Out to the Jurassic grounds today. We had a small window of weather so we needed to catch as fast as we could and get out of there before the winds showed up. No problem as soon as we dropped in our lines we had doubles on all six rods. BIG blues too! We hammered […] The post June 14 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Ran a bit offshore for our local potluck today. Water is still a little bumpy from the recent weather. As soon as we dropped in our lines it was a wide open bite! Got our fish early today. Pics are just some of the fish. Ten-year old Robbie’s first time on the ocean. Fun fun […] The post June 12 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishin...

Wow. Ran up the coast for our Jurassic Park trip and as soon as we dropped our lines in we started catching fish. It was non-stop action until we couldn’t catch anymore fish. After getting our fill of rockcod we came closer to port and tried for halibut. Beautiful day on the water. Great family […] The post June 9 appeared first on Monterey Bay an...

Wow. Ran up the coast for our Jurassic Park trip and as soon as we dropped our lines in we started catching fish. It was non-stop action until we couldn’t catch anymore fish. After getting our fill of rockcod we came closer to port and tried for halibut. Beautiful day on the water. Great family […] The post June 9 appeared first on Monterey Bay an...

Jurassic Park today up the coast with so-so water conditions. Took a while to find some willing fish then after a couple hours the bite went wide open. Prior to the trip our party also prepared some ceviche fixings. All that was needed was fish. Added some fish and we all got ceviche for lunch. […] The post June 8 appeared first on Monterey Bay an...

Jurassic Park today up the coast with so-so water conditions. Took a while to find some willing fish then after a couple hours the bite went wide open. Prior to the trip our party also prepared some ceviche fixings. All that was needed was fish. Added some fish and we all got ceviche for lunch. […] The post June 8 appeared first on Monterey Bay an...

Another beautiful day out for halibut (although sea was a little bumpy). Great time with the guys and we got a halibut! The post June 2 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Perfect afternoon for a halibut trip. Great bunch of Cal State guys that get together annually for the past 30 years! Lots of fun but no halibut this time. The post May 31 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Hey fishermen The week end wrap up. Friday through Sunday. Great Fishing larger grade of bass with very early limits and halibut up to 35 lbs. Lets see what the week brings. Call me on the boat phone if you would like to get into the action. Enjoy the weekend photos. Captain Steve Talmadge Boat... Read more » The post Flashfishing Report. 6/2/24 a...

Awesome local potluck today with awesome people. The post May 29 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Hey Fishermen Flash 2 had an action packed half day trip today. The bass fishing was non stop. They had early limits. They released many bass in the 24 in range. They also picked up a couple of halibut and a shark. The person that caught the shark was very excited as this was the first... Read more » The post Flash Fishing report 5/27/24 appeared...

Hey Fishermen Flash 1 and Flash 2 both had 1/2 day trips today. They both did very well with the new large live bait. Flash 1 was hot on the halibut up to 27 lbs. And one boy got his first ever halibut. Flash 2 was hot on the bass. And they released a leopard shark.... Read more » The post Flash Fishing Report 5/26/24 appeared first on Flash Sport...

Local potluck trip today with two families with their young sons. Pretty slow bite for the first hour or so then after moving around a bit we found some willing fish and the bite went wide open! Nice haul of blues and browns and a blue lingcod. Great time and water was nice! The post May 26 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Cha...

Hey Fishermen While we were finishing up getting Flash 1 back in the water look at what Flash 2 has been doing the last week and half. These are photos from mostly 1/2 day trips. Fishing is good. Call me on the boat phone if you would like to get into the action. Enjoy the... Read more » The post Flash Fishing Report 5/25/24 appeared first on Flas...

Hey Fishermen Flash 1 is back in service. She had a major face lift. Today is her first trip and they are doing well. The halibut grade is growing. They have a gentleman on board that caught his very first fish of any kind. It was a small halibut but it made the mark. Stay... Read more » The post Flash Fishing Report 5/24/24 appeared first on Flas...

Water settled down from this morning’s trip and the fish were ready to bite! Loaded up the boat with good sized reds blues browns and olive rockcod. Real fun trip and a lot of fish. The post May 18 – Afternoon trip appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Headed out for a local rockcod trip and the water wasn’t very comfortable. Fish didn’t bite much but we came home with some rockcod. Great family and fun. The post May 18 – Morning trip appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Hey Fishermen Flash 1 is still in the yard getting work and paint done. Mean while Flash 2 is doing well on the fishing grounds. Call me if you would like to join the fun. Enjoy the photos. Captain Steve Talmadge Boat mobile and booking Phone number 510 851-2500 Flash Sport Fishing The post S F Fishing Report 5/13/24 appeared first on Flash Sport...

Up the coast for Jurassic Park trip today. Fog was thick! Got up a ways and dropped in. Slow bite with the south swell but we managed to find rockcod and lings. The post May 11 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.

Halibut trip today. Water was calm and no breeze. Fun group. The post May 10 appeared first on Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters.