Wildlife officers in a patrol boat during California’s spiny lobster season opener witnessed illegal fishing activities ...

barred surf perch and other surf zone fish. For myself, I’ve got my surf fishing kit in my vehicle because I want to take advantage of those little breaks in the day when I can walk out on the ...

officers discovered that three of the fishermen had been illegally using a Hawaiian-style throw net to take a variety of fish, and they were in possession of “gross over-limits” of surf perch.