PHIL FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Nearby kelp paddies hold fishing treasure
The Southern California offshore bite continued as water temperatures remained above 70 degrees in many areas with tuna and dorado within range of many local landings. Captain Shawn Morgon said he...
View ArticleFRIEDMAN: Twilight trips hook into big sand bass
The big sand bass came out to play last weekend on the Native Sun’s twilight trips out of Long Beach Sportfishing. The availability of fresh dead market squid seemed to make all the difference. The...
View ArticlePHIL FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Argonaut octopus finds way here
A crew member on the Freedom out of 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro recently scooped up an unusual visitor to Southern California waters. While trying to net live market squid for bait about 3 miles...
View ArticlePHILIP FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Great white sharks congregating off Manhattan...
Two more great white sharks were caught and released off the Manhattan Beach Pier on Tuesday. That makes five of the apex predators released by fishermen since the middle of July. Eric Martin, director...
View ArticlePHIL FRIEDMAN ON FISHING: Gail Force starts lobster hoop-netting trips
The Gail Force starts lobster hoop-netting trips this weekend out of Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach. Captain Ryan Gengler says he is a go for today, Saturday and Sunday evening no matter how many...
View ArticlePHIL FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Fishermen look to give more during the holidays
Even though times may be tough at Thanksgiving, it isn’t hard to find someone in a more difficult situation than the one you find yourself in. Perhaps John F. Kennedy said it best: “As we express our...
View ArticlePHILIP FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Long Beach angling regular Raul Martinez is...
When the winning raffle ticket was read over the public-address system on the Native Sun out of Long Beach Sportfishing a few months ago, Raul Martinez raised his hand and claimed a brand new rod and...
View ArticlePHILIP FRIEDMAN on FISHING: Former Laker Flynn Robinson takes shot at helping...
In 1966, Flynn Robinson of Los Angeles was stepping up to the free-throw line as his Cincinnati Royals were down by a point to the St.Louis Hawks in St.Louis with no time left on the clock. Robinson...
View ArticleFRIEDMAN ON FISHING: Pot of Gold Halibut Derby about to begin
The Pot of Gold Halibut Derby gets rolling at Long Beach Sportfishing on Wednesday, Jan. 16 and will run through March 10 with a Fish-Off for the grand prize on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17. The trips...
View ArticlePHILIP FRIEDMAN: Whale of a day for grays off Palos Verdes
Perhaps the largest pod of gray whales ever seen off the coast of Southern California was spotted off the Palos Verdes coast last Sunday on board the Christopher out of Harbor Breeze Cruises in Long...
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