Chris’ Fishing Trips posted half to full limits of near shore rockfish and up to 12 lingcod on Check Mate trips this week.

Anglers are making the most of deepwater rockfishing before April ends. Good catches of chilipeppers, canary and vermilion are on the menu.

We are already seeing a few catches of the big flatfish here and they’re ... it’s perfectly legal to fish for halibut in these shallow areas year-round. Be sure to release any rockfish ...