Despite the delay of commercial Dungeness crab season, and the temporary prohibition against using ”long soak” rigid crab pots, plenty of Monterey Bay residents enjoyed their traditional Thanksgiving ...

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...

Question: In regards to catching California spiny lobster, the regulations say the following: Both rigid and collapsible hoop nets may be used from piers and boats. When fishing from a boat, five nets ...

The combination of lightweight materials and a large hoop size makes this the perfect net for kayak anglers targeting a variety of species. An innovative and compact net that is designed to give ...

If you want to go lobster hoop netting, you only have until Wednesday to do so before the season closes. Captain Dave Dodge reported that the lobster hoop netting inside Long Beach Harbor has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 2—An experiment earlier this summer using hoop nets instead of trap nets to sample channel catfish along the U.S. portion of ...

The Gail Force starts lobster hoop-netting trips this weekend out of Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach. Captain Ryan Gengler says he is a go for today, Saturday and Sunday evening no matter how many ...

Losing a fish is bad, but fumbling your buddy’s personal best is unforgivable. The right fish-landing gear is the difference between zero and hero.

Farley Eaglespeaker (center) reels in a traditional hoop net while fishing for salmon on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington on June 23, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle) This ...