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Pinch me: Monterey charter’s Crabs and ‘Dabs excursions hit hot spots | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 12 Feb 2026
Another nice Petrale sole caught this week on the Chubasco, fishing out of Monterey Harbor ... The sanddab fishing is productive and Dungeness limits are a daily occurrence for anglers on the Chubasco ... Anglers caught far more fish than predicted by DFW.
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We’re enjoying crabbing, halibut success, and optimistic about a ’26 salmon season | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 05 Feb 2026
We still have a couple of months to go before saltwater fishing in the Monterey Bay area is in full swing, in terms of weather, sea conditions, fish movement and seasonal regulations ... fishing seasons.
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Incoming swell to affect action, including crabbing | FIsh Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 29 Jan 2026
Chris’ Fishing Trips in Monterey continues to send out the Check Mate with loads as light as six people aboard ... We are hoping this indicates an early season influx of flatties to their breeding (and our fishing) grounds.
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Mild weather, surfcasting success | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 22 Jan 2026
Mild weather and calm seas resulted in an uptick of positive results for anglers fishing the Monterey Bay this week ... The crab fishing is getting better in 200 feet of water ... The perch fishing is still great.”.
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Crabbing tops list of wintertime fishing options | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 15 Jan 2026
Happily, there are quite a few alternatives for wintertime fishing ... All are very edible fish, some even consider the dabs and sole as delicacies ... There’s still a chance of finding bluefin tuna, fishing from 10-30 miles offshore.
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Anglers enjoy final days of rockfish season | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 08 Jan 2026
Anglers around Monterey Bay enjoyed a few very nice fishing days as the 2025 rockfish season eased to a close ... The tuna-like fish caught last week were of a high grade, and were fooled by anglers using flat fall jigs with slow-pitch rods.
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’26 begins with optimism for a more normal king salmon season | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 01 Jan 2026
Not to be overlooked are the diligent efforts of a number of non-profit orgs, most notably the Golden Gate Salmon Association, Coastside Fishing Club and the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project.
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Restrictions for recreational crabbers ease in January | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 25 Dec 2025
Looks like Monterey Bay anglers are getting a Christmas present from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ... One model predicts the total fishable stock of adult salmon in the ocean for ’26 to be between 400,000 and 800,000 fish.
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Surfcast perch anglers enjoying consistent action | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 18 Dec 2025
Great perch fishing reports have come from Asilomar and Carmel Beaches this week as well ... Any sandy beach along the Monterey Bay can provide fantastic surfperch fishing ... Fishing from piers can also be productive for perch.
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Christmas shopping for the avid angler | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 11 Dec 2025
We have a number of retailers in our area that feature an array of fishing and outdoor equipment or clothing ... For a wintertime fishing fanatic, nothing could be better than a new set of Patagonia Capilene tops, bottoms and socks.
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Eventful outings for anglers on southern portion of bay | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 04 Dec 2025
Weather and water conditions held steady this week, allowing Monterey boaters to turn the corner at Point Pinos and fish the deep reefs off of Carmel for great success ... Most fish were medium-sized with a couple reported 15-inchers caught.
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Access to deepwater reefs makes a difference | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 27 Nov 2025
Looks like Chris’ Fishing Trips launched from Monterey on Wednesday and headed south, towards Big Sur ... Rodney Armstrong from Santa Cruz Coastal Fishing Charters and finding rock cod limits for every trip ... The perch fishing has been great.”.
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Options still good when weather complies | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 20 Nov 2025
Winter storms are here and that can limit the number of fishing days ... Fishing for sand dabs and sole is a productive diversion while the hoop nets are soaking in 180-220 feet of water.
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Winter weather brings swell, dangerous conditions | Fish Rap

Santa Cruz Sentinel 13 Nov 2025
That is great for our water table and parched river systems in the long run but not so great for getting out to fish in the short. Monterey Bay anglers that fished over the weekend and up to Wednesday this week did very well.

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