Big news in the local fishing scene, albacore are here! Last week’s first cold front swept through the Pacific Northwest bringing cool temperatures and rain to the north end of the state. The ...

By Edward Carver Marine heat waves have become longer and more frequent along the U.S. West Coast, as elsewhere in the world.

Every June, fisherman Scott Hawkins and his small crew set sail from a marina in San Diego and travel hundreds of miles, scouring the water for a good catch of albacore tuna. It can take hours or days ...

Monterey Bay anglers are exultant this week. For the first time in 10 years we have albacore tuna in our area. Albacore, also known as “longfins” due to their winglike pectorals, are a much smaller ...

False albacore are weird. In the South where they’re called “bonita” they’ll chow down on almost any lure, fly, or bait you can get in front of them. Set out a chum slick and they’ll hang around for ...

Whether you're at a supermarket or small mom and pop shop, chances are you'll find an assortment of tinned tuna options once you descend down the canned food aisle. More often than not, you might grab ...

A new Maryland state record-holding fish was recently caught off the coast of Ocean City. Timothy Shaarda, from Clayton, North Carolina, caught a 23.5-pound false albacore, which makes his catch the ...

Massachusetts is poised to become the first East Coast state to set regular fishing limits on false albacore and Atlantic bonito. Though there aren’t clear numbers about the abundance of either fish, ...

Albacore continue to be all the rage out of Fort Bragg’s Noyo Harbor, with private boaters bringing in all the longfin tuna they can handle. The wind is expected to blow during the middle of the week, ...

The bonito have been on the menu pretty much everyday since mid-August but their running mates the false albacore, so far, have made far fewer splashes in the late summer waters off the coast here.