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On short notice I'm spending a couple days in Fort Bragg. Not a fishing trip per se, but I may have a spare hour or two. The site is unclear regarding the pier in Noyo Harbor. Is it still open? What's the best bet with limited time if it isn't? Jetty fishing? The beach? Thanks!

This won't be the world's greatest report, but I have been meaning to write it... First, clams. Bodega Harbor is a reliable place to get 'em, and as a still-fresh Sonoma County transplant, I went for it. This was actually my first time clamming, and I went two days in a row on the most recent...

Unclear if there will be any change to the current state of affairs for shore anglers, for whom groundfish are open year round. https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/big-changes-to-sport-groundfish-regulations-coming-in-2023

In 2020, I relocated to Sonoma County, which has been awesome. I'm still trying to get the lay of the land. I've been hunting the surf for perch (seems like a tough bite between Pt. Reyes and Pt. Arena) and scouring Hwy. 1 for the perfect poke-poling spot. But right now, all the tidal sloughs...

I headed out to my favorite beach south of Capitola. I don't think I'd been to the coast since Christmas, when I headed down to Jade Cove. A series of family and work obligations had kept me away, so I was glad to get out today. The weather was great. Clear blue skies, light wind, tolerable...

I read references lately to "crab backs" as a bait here, here, and here for example. Does this mean the top half of a crab shell, plus whatever sticks to it? Crabs with their legs cut off? Something else? I assume we're talking small crabs like shore crabs or (at the most) kelp crabs...

The other day I got skunked at Montara. I had better luck this morning, north of Pacifica. 3 caught in about 3.5 hours, all keeper males. Only the first one required measuring and he was over by about a sixteenth. The other two were obvious. Bait was squid, some mackerel heads and some...

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/gray-laws-on-white-sharks/

Anyone have any tips for snelling baitholders? Especially on the smaller sizes, it seems almost impossible to do this without nicking the line on the shank barbs.

Searching for new territory and a break from biggish swells, I fished the breakwater in front of the yacht club for 2 hours Friday morning. The tides were unfavorable, but anyway nothing but nibbles there. Spent the next four hours on the Moore Rd Pier. Coast Guard was dispatched at some...

They are moving to a 9,500 ft2 warehouse-type facility in Fairfield. This leaves the south bay with Bass Pro (takes 1000x as long to hunt for what is often not in stock anyway), Fishery Supply, Sportsman's Warehouse (Milpitas), Laine's Baits and assorted Dicks'. I'm bummed but what can you do...

Downloaded this over the weekend as I was in Montara and couldn't remember the exact boundary. http://fishlegal.info/

I'm doing a rafting trip on the American River (Middle Fork and South Fork) soon. I'd like to do a little fishing but I'm not sure where to begin. I have an Okuma 4-piece ultralight spinning outfit that I have used in lakes and ponds, especially when I backpack, but I don't know a thing about...

Up early again and headed out to the South Jetty at HMB this morning. Parked in front of the RV park, a fellow angler (Ron, I think was his name) parked in front of me and asked me if I was going poke poling. He's normally a kayak fisherman and later I saw him in his wetsuit bottoms poking...

The alarm goes off at 4:50, and I'm out the door with coffee in hand at 5:10, headed to South San Francisco. It's earlier than I really need to be there, but with the traffic these days, I figure I might as well arrive early. I park behind Genentech at the little fishing park, finish my...

I figure this is shore angling but not strictly the surf, so I put it over here on the Misc board. I'm trying to figure out parking at Genentech/Point San Bruno Park. This is a spot just south of Oyster Point. This map should make it clear: https://goo.gl/maps/sSkrGE5M8ftLEYPA9 As far as I...

I headed out this morning to poke pole the minus tide at HMB, south jetty. I was out at the north jetty two days ago and there was no one around. This morning was different. Not crowded when I arrived at 6, but definitely a few folks piling out to pump/dig for clams and a couple other parties...

Nothing major and I don't need Cadillac service. I have an Ugly Stik with a bent tip guide. Any recommendations? Mountain View to Santa Clara preferred, San Jose, Milpitas, or Palo Alto would be OK. While-I-wait service would be ideal. Thanks a ton.