Captain’s Log: End-of-Year Fishing Opportunities

Capt. David Bacon with a hefty rockfish and a tasty lingcod, caught along the coast near Santa Barbara. The last rockfish boat of the season departs Dec. 31. After that, the tasty bottom-dwelling denizens are off-limits until March 1. Before the end of the year , we can fish waters to 360 feet deep where big reds, chuckleheads, bocaccio, starries, rosies and other rockfish take savage whacks at squid strip baits, live baits, – gulp! baits and small to medium jigs.

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