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Fanta Sea Salmon Fishing in Monterey Bay
Another good day on the water. Smooth run out at 5:30 am, but soon that south wind chopped up the sea into close chop seas. Pretty much same numbers for us as the last few days 49/04 --50/05, Same junk in the water, Khanh's Blue dancer, PH hoochies, dodgers, we at times ran spoons and/or WM apex's. All fish came in the upper water column, 50 ft up. Decent grade of fish to maybe 15 pounds. Started out a little slow...about 7 mins to our first fish (I know thats sic), then a couple shakers, … [Read More...]
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An Interview with artist and fisherman Amadeo Bachar
West Coast Highliners is excited to announce we have teamed up with Amadeo Bachar, and artist from the Monterey area. Amadeo works as a freelance artist in addition to teaching duties at CSU Monterey Bay. Amadeo produces stunning portrayals of marine life, from pelagic scenes with tuna and yellowtail, to benthic habitats of the northern California coast. We recently had some time to ask Amadeo a few questions about fishing and his work as an artist focusing on marine life. Click an image above to read the interview
Ladies Day on the Lotsa Luck II
Left HMB at 7:00 this morning with Capt Mike Velasquez, my wife Cyndi, her friend Maria, business friend Diana and her friend Laura. We knew today was dedicated to the ladies. We drew numbers for rotation and headed to 06/28. It was all of about 5 minutes for the first one and then it never [...]
Halibut, Salmon & Sturgeon, OH MY! – John Badger Report
The talk: Seems like everybody wants some butts to bite? I have been halibut fishing(Exploratory)Trips and the fish just aren’t there as of 4/20/12. I have been seeing some reports. Oyster point says there getting a few fish. That’s where I got my only fish. So far this season! I hope I’m wrong but the [...]
Bringing Steelhead Back to Southern California
Field and Stream Video: Bringing Steelhead Back to Southern California/by Tim Romano Yes, I said southern California. There used to be around 50,000 adult steelhead that returned to the area’s rivers. Now, that number totals around 500. http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/flytalk/2012/04/video-bringing-steelhead-back-southern-california
Crab Risotto
Is there anything better that onion, rice and cheese cooked in olive oil, butter and wine and homade chicken stock ? Yes. When you add a large amount of fresh crab meat in at the end. Saute one large onion in olive oil and butter and add 2 cups of arborio rice. Add one cup [...]
This Old Skanky-Front Hatch
As if one boat project weren’t enough, I found an old Radoncraft drift boat that I just HAD to have to sitting in a field along HWY 101. After lightening my wallet for the grand sum of $400.00, I hitched it up and drug it home. Unlike Dinky, I plan on keeping this job a [...]
How to Double Stack a Downrigger
If you have ever wanted to stack multiple lines on a downrigger here is a useful video from BC Outdoors
