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This Town Is Known As Surf City USA—and It Has Dog Surfing, Oceanfront Hotels, and Some of California's Best Fish Tacos

Huntington Beach, California, is the perfect blend of surf culture and relaxed, SoCal energy. Post up at the Hyatt Regency ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Surf perch for now, as we wait for the rockfish opener April 1 | Fish Rap

The wheel turns. Every year we have a slump in the fishing action in and around Monterey Bay around this time. Dungeness are getting skinny and more scarce, rockfish season has yet to begin, halibut ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Pier 360 Beach Festival Returns June 28-29 with Two Days of Surf, Sports and SoCal Vibes

Photo credit: The Santa Monica Pier Corporation. Santa Monica's Pier 360 Beach Festival returns June 28-29 for two days of competition, entertainment and beach culture celebration along the iconic ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Anglers reeling in rockfish, Petrale sole, and California halibut | Fish Rap

Charter operations and private boaters enjoyed decent conditions this week all along the Monterey Bay. Deep water rockfishing has been the name of the game this month. A steady increasing legal ...

San Lorenzo River mouth surf spot approved as California Historic Landmark

For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and historians as the ...