Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Fishing Charters

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

We report ALL of our fishing trips so you can have an idea of how the catching has been going. Pictures show just some of their catch for the day. Click on any picture to get a better view.

April 9

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Another *perfect day on the water* with light overcast skies and flat calm seas—couldn’t have asked for better conditions.
We ran back out to the Jurassic Park deep grounds and absolutely *smashed the rockcod*. It was *non-stop action* from the first drop, with steady hookups and plenty of double-ups keeping the rail hot all morning.
The bags filled quickly with a quality mix of *big reds, yellowtail, canary, and bocaccio rockcod*, and we topped it off with *six lingcod up to 16 pounds*!
Epic fishing, great weather, and a full load of happy anglers—days like this are what it’s all about.

April 8

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We made the run out to the Jurassic Park rockcod grounds today in flat calm, picture-perfect conditions with a full crew of six. The bite was absolutely wide open from the start, with steady action and plenty of double hookups all morning long.
Quality fish across the board—big reds, canaries, bocaccio, and yellowtail rockfish hitting the deck nonstop. The boat was alive with hootin’ and hollerin’ as limits stacked up fast.
By the end of the trip, we had two jumbo fish boxes loaded down with over 200 pounds of beautiful rockfish.
Another epic day on the MEGA-BITE.

April 6

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Great trip to Jurassic Park today. Weather was good and the fish were waiting! Nailed the big reds, canaries and chili peppers today. Mom, Dad and the kids did great working gear in 330 to 360 feet of water with electric reels.

April 4

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Our first trip out to the deep this season was stellar! We caught Lingcod, chilipepper, reds, canary rockcod, and petrale sole throughout the day. The water was a bit bumpy this morning, but it laid flat calm around 10:00 AM. It was a great day on the water.

April 3

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We had our first charter of the season today with Mark, Johnathan, and Marlin. Although we tried for halibut, we didn’t have any luck, so we shifted our focus to lingcod and rockcod.
The wind and water conditions were a bit challenging today, but we still managed to come home with near limits of lingcod and some nice fat red rockcod.

2025-2006 end of year

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That’s a wrap!
The 2025 fishing season is officially in the books — and what a season it was. A huge thank-you to all our new customers, and an extra-big shoutout to our returning customers for making our 20th season one of the most memorable and productive we’ve ever had.

This year we outdid ourselves again:
• More big halibut
• Bigger lingcod
• Box-filling limits of chili peppers, reds, and a whole lineup of rockcod. It was nonstop action from spring through fall, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Now it’s time for the offseason ritual — tearing things apart, fixing what needs fixing, upgrading what needs upgrading — so MEGA-BITE is dialed in and ready to roll for next year. Our 2026 season kicks off April 1st.

Thanks again for an incredible year, and from all of us here at MEGA-BITE Charters, we wish you a safe, happy holiday season. See you on the rail next spring!

Here’s our latest newsletter

March 2026 Newsletter

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