ROCKFISH:  The 2024 rockfishing season is now open through the end of the year.  During the month of April, rockfishing is restricted to outside of the 50 fathom boundary (deeper than 300 feet) catching slope rockfish, shelf rockfish and lingcod.  Thankfully the deeper water does crank out some extremely huge rockfish...it just takes a little more muscle and a little heavier sinkers and gear.  Check out our recent fish reports to see pictures of some of the bomber fish being caught onboard the Queen of Hearts.  As of May 1, rockfishing moves in along the coast inside the 20 fathom boundary for five months (from shore to 120 feet).  The coastline fishery is open May, June, July, August, September and November, and the deep water fishery is open April, October and December.   Pending any emergency actions, the seasons will be the same in 2025 and 2026.

DUNGENESS CRAB:  The commercial crab season is now closed.  If you have your own boat or crab along the coast or piers, recreational anglers can continue to harvest dungeness crab through the end of June in our area, but anglers are restricted to using hoop nets or snares (crab pots are not permitted).

SALMON:  It is now official...no salmon fishing anywhere in California for 2024.  As long as all goes as planned, salmon fishing will open next year on Saturday, April 5, 2025 with a 24" minimum two fish limit off our coastline.