Geoffrey Wells is a lifelong Santa Cruz resident who has fished for, hooked, gaffed, landed, barbecued, sautéed, marinated, smoked, devoured and given away literally tons of albacore, also known as ...

Albacore fishing has been a dynamic part of the West Coast fishing industry since the late 19th century. But its complexion has been considerably altered by recent food trends. In those early years ...

Big news in the local fishing scene, albacore are here! Last week’s first cold front swept through the Pacific Northwest bringing cool temperatures and rain to the north end of the state. The ...

LONG BEACH, Wash. — It’s been a summer of frenetic fishing in the Pacific Northwest, with rare sightings and a record catch. Recreational fishermen along the Oregon and Washington state coasts are ...

The ocean-fishing charter outfit that my spouse and I use out of Depoe Bay has walls lined with pictures of clients and their catch of chinook salmon, steelhead, rockfish and albacore tuna. Rows and ...

OREGON COAST (KOIN) — The Northwest is seeing a big comeback after two lackluster years of albacore tuna fishing. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 2019 season has the ...

Monterey Bay anglers are exultant this week. For the first time in 10 years we have albacore tuna in our area. Albacore, also known as “longfins” due to their winglike pectorals, are a much smaller ...

Whether you're at a supermarket or small mom and pop shop, chances are you'll find an assortment of tinned tuna options once you descend down the canned food aisle. More often than not, you might grab ...

It’s a sight out of a National Geographic TV special. Finback whales, some 90 miles off the coast near the Cortez Bank, are circling schools of anchovies at high speed and rolling the fish into dense ...

POINT LOMAPOINT LOMA — If projections are accurate about this 2014-15 El Nino forecast, we’re in for some incredible fishing off our coast in upcoming years. It’s been a while since albacore stormed ...

A new Maryland state record-holding fish was recently caught off the coast of Ocean City. Timothy Shaarda, from Clayton, North Carolina, caught a 23.5-pound false albacore, which makes his catch the ...

False albacore are weird. In the South where they’re called “bonita” they’ll chow down on almost any lure, fly, or bait you can get in front of them. Set out a chum slick and they’ll hang around for ...