The Logbook, page 5
Fishing out of Santa Barbara: the landing, the islands and the Channel kelp
Cold water, deep reefs and the northern islands: how to fish out of Santa Barbara, from rockfish and lingcod to calico and spring white seabass.
Rockfish rigs: dropper loops, shrimp flies, sinkers and lingcod gear
The dropper loop, shrimp flies, squid strips and the right sinker: a plain guide to rockfish rigs, plus lingcod tactics and the descending device.
Rockfish in Southern California: species, depth, seasons and how to fish them
Vermilion, copper, bocaccio and the rest: where SoCal rockfish live, how the season and depth rules work, and how to release the ones you cannot keep.
Fall yellowfin in Southern California: where they go in October
Yellowfin are the last tuna to show up and the first to leave. Here is how to find them on the fall edge, and how to tell when the run is over.
Reading a kelp paddy: how to fish dorado in Southern California
Which paddies are worth the stop, how to slide up on one without spoiling it, and the one habit that turns a single dorado into several.
The iron: picking jigs that actually get bit in SoCal
Surface vs. yo-yo, weight and color: a plain-language guide to the jigs in every local's rail bag, and how to fish them.
Chasing the grey ghost: how yellowtail relate to structure
Why yellows glue themselves to hard bottom, current lines and kelp, and how to put the boat on the side of the spot they are actually watching.