California Sport Fishing


Your local California fishing resource for charter and party boats, fishing reports, marine weather forecasts, tournament and event information and everything a fisherman needs to catch anything from striped bass, yellowtail and halibut to tuna and thresher sharks. Covering California fishing regions including Catalina Island, Berkeley, Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, Port San Luis, San Diego, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz.

  • Fish Taxi

    Oceanside Harbor is a great Deep Sea and Sportfishing destination in San Diego county Southern California. Please join me, Capt.Don Nelson on my 6 passenger charter boat, a 32ft. R...

  • Anchor Charter Boats

    The Trek II is located in front of the Wharf Restaraunt in Noyo Harbor. Noyo Harbor is located in Fort Bragg, CA which is about half way between San Francisco, CA and Eureka, CA an...

  • Blockbuster Charters

    Enjoy the comfort of fishing with only 6 people on our 32-foot boat with inside seating for all. We specialize in light tackle fishing and with the speed we have, we can fish areas...

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  • King Harbor Marina

    It's all here - great location, clean environment, quality service and a lot more. We have docking accommodations for everyone from the overnight guest to the long term liveaboard ...

  • Peter's Landing Marina

    Peter's Landing Marina, at the Harbour entrance and just off Pacific Coast Highway, offers sport fishing, private charters and electric boat rentals. The marina provides compliment...

  • Redondo Beach Marina

    You'll find more than a day's fun at Redondo Beach Marina. All kinds of ocean oriented activities from sport fishing, boat rides, and water sports to seasonal whale watching excurs...

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  • Jig Stop Tackle & Tours

    The Jig Stop has been outfitting saltwater anglers for 35 years. Our staff are experts on both Baja and long range fishing. Our tackle shop is completely equipped with all of the s...

  • Fisherman's Landing Tackle Shop

    When Quality, Selection and Service matters, nobody comes close. We know saltwater fishing tackle and our professional staff is ready to help you with the competitive advantage of ...

  • Melton International Tackle

    With over 10,000 different handmade trolling lures, from the most prolific manufacturers in the business, in stock at any given time, piecing together your perfect lure spread is e...

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  • Ocean Pacific Yacht Sales

    Yacht broker in Oxnard, CA. Commercial and sportfishing boat sales: Radon, Wilson, Anderson, H&F Custom Boats ......

  • Yorath Yachts

    Yorath Yachts is a full service yacht brokerage specializing in power boats and yachts. Family owned and operated...

  • Advertise Boat Dealership Here

    Advertising for your California boat dealership is available. Thousands of California Sport Fishermen see our web...

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California Fishing Reports

Sundance Marine Report: 5-13-08

Current Fishing Conditions for California Coastal Fishing: Good calico bass fishing is happening in the L. J. and Pt. Loma kelp beds. Thresher shark fishing is still good in L. J. and Carlsbad canyons, but fish are starting to move up the line out of Oceanside and Dana Point. Bait-o-matic's are  Full Story »

Excel Long Range Report 5-6-08

Hello Anglers, Hi Anglers, We arrived at the bank around 0700 and were welcomed with excellent wahoo fishing. It didn't take long to get the boat stopped. They were biting the bombs and jigs as good as I have ever seen it. We hit the century mark early and tried to  Full Story »

Royal Polaris Long-range Update 4-29-08

Hello everyone; We arrived to Clarion at 06:35, and the weather is just beautiful. Flat seas, clear skies, and all the sunshine you could want. It is almost to perfect. We started looking for schools off the island and we found our first school around 10:00 hours. The life off the island  Full Story »

Sundance Marine Report: 5-13-08

Current Fishing Conditions for California Coastal Fishing: Good calico bass fishing is happening in the L. J. and Pt. Loma kelp beds. Thresher shark fishing is still good in L. J. and Carlsbad canyons, but fish are starting to move up the line out of Oceanside and Dana Point. Bait-o-matic's are  Full Story »

Bayside Marine Report 4-18-08

April 18, 2008 ROCKCOD OPENS ON MAY 1ST 2008!!!!!!! The Halibut anglers are starting to find some fish while working the beaches near Capitola. There was a 20 pound Halibut caught last weekend. I am sure this is the beginning of a good Halibut season. Don't forget Rockcod opens Thursday May  Full Story »

Bayside Marine Report 4-6-08

April 6, 2008 The inshore action is starting to come to life with good reports of Surf Perch and Striped Bass. There was a nice 7 Gill Shark weighed in today that was caught drifting dead Sardine of the beach. The Sandabs and Mackerel are keeping the few anglers who  Full Story »

Sacramento River Trout 4-27-08

All River Fishing Guide: Jason Thatcher Jason@AllRiverFishing.com , Cell (916) 997-2765Sunday, April 27, 2008 Fishing was hot and cold today, when we found a pocket of biters it was great...otherwise we were hunting and scratching one here and one there. Terry did a great job learning the ropes from casting, to mending,  Full Story »

Get Your Fishing Report Here!

Thank you for your interest in submitting your fishing report to us at sportfishermen.com. We are currently working on a system where you'll be able to post your own reports, but for now are using an email based system. All reports should be sent directly to reports@sportfishermen.com and they will  Full Story »

NJ DEP Warns Against the Spread of Rock Snot

The following message and information from the NJ DEP can also be found on the Division of Fish and Wildlife Web site at . Rock Snot, an algae that forms massive mats in streams, arrived on the East Coast in 2007 and sightings have been reported in New Jersey rivers. The  Full Story »

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Local Articles

Hanging Out In "Bad Company"

When It Comes to West Coast Marlin Fishing, the game is played a little differently than almost anywhere else in the world. Sight fishing for bills using live bait along with run and gun tactics complement trolling in this big game you want to play with the best you better design  Full Story »

Published March 26, 2008

High Speed Jigging 101

By Paul Reyburn - JPR Rods Tuna fishing has always been a fun and exciting trip to make during the year, so why not find a way to add some more fun to the trip. Over the last 10 years or so, tuna fishing has been changing with the addition of jigging.  Full Story »

Published March 25, 2008

A very different way to chum sharks

I've received a lot of emails and PMs asking me about how I chum for sharks, so I decided to answer here. As usual, I will probably curl some hair and get some folks fired up and thinking that I'm crazy. That can't be avoided, so with apologies in advance  Full Story »

Published April 13, 2007

The Skinny on Shark Trolling

Bear in mind that I started shark fishing off the Jersey coast over forty years ago and naturally, I was a hard core chummer back then. The first time I ever even heard of trolling for sharks was after we moved Shimano to California. They had a shark out there  Full Story »

Published January 10, 2006

Sharp Hooks Sink Fish

Too many people talk the talk but don't walk the walk when it comes to using sharp hooks and a pile of fish get missed because of that. I am a complete fanatic about sharp hooks. Hook Rule Number One on my boat is that unsharpened hooks are absolutely not allowed  Full Story »

Published December 27, 2005

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Sundance Marine "Summer Night" Seminar - Thursday, June 5

CROW'S NEST YACHTS SEATTLE (206) 625-1580 - NEWPORT BEACH (949) 574-7600 SAN DIEGO (619) MARINE MISSION BAY (619) 226-3737 2590 Ingraham Rd. - San Diego, CA Marine in Mission Bay, Southern California dealers for Parker Boats, Contender Boats, and Tiara Yachts, will be hosting a free private boater seminar at its waterfront showroom  Full Story »

Published May 15, 2008

"Fishery Failure" Declared for West Coast Salmon Fishery

May 1, 2008 Declaration Clears Path for Congressional Action Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery due to historically low salmon returns. Also today, NOAA's Fisheries Service issued regulations to close or severely limit recreational and commercial salmon fishing in the  Full Story »

Published May 1, 2008

California's Anglers and Boaters Score Partial Victory in No-Fishing Process

by Mary Jane Williamson April 23, 2008, Alexandria, Va.-California's anglers and boaters have scored a partial victory in the effort to maintain access to coastal marine areas. On Wednesday, the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) voted to forward the proposal supported by the American Sportfishing  Full Story »

Published April 23, 2008

Director McCamman Makes Statement on Salmon Closure

Contact: Jordan Traverso, DFG Deputy Director, Office of Communications, Education & Outreach, (916) 212-7352 John McCamman, Acting Director of the Department of Fish and Game, made the following statement today regarding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proclamation: "On behalf of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), I commend Gov. Schwarzenegger on his immediate  Full Story »

Published April 10, 2008

Nine Nabbed in Sturgeon "Operation Sacked Again"

Contact: Lt. Kathy Ponting, (916) 365-5704 Harry Morse, Office of Communications, (916) 322-8962 Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens arrested nine suspects Friday morning for violations involving the illegal take of white sturgeon in "Operation Sacked Again." Arrests and searches were carried out by DFG's Delta Bay Enhancement Enforcement Program and the  Full Story »

Published March 21, 2008




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