On the Water: Fishing for hi-tech
Afishinado was custom-built for me in 1998 by a group of guys then known as Canaveral Custom Boats.
Their approach to boat-building was old-school. When...
Outrigger season has begun
With much anticipation for the start of the 2018 outrigger season, Catalina paddlers took to the water on April 2 as part of their...
New tour offers flying with the fish
IEX Helicopters (“Island Express Helicopters”) has teamed up with acclaimed marine scientist, Diane Alps to launch the first and only Heli-Marine Expedition on the...
Scuba Diving: A little bit about sharks
Ever since I was a young boy I’ll never forget watching Steven Spielbergs 1975 thriller “Jaws.”
Of course by the time I actually viewed the...
On the Water: Family Time
I enjoy the calls I get from customers inquiring about a fishing charter for their upcoming visit to Catalina Island. Sometimes I think that...
Scuba Diving: Where have all the sea stars gone?
It’s difficult to think about the ocean without sea stars coming to ones imagination. In fact there are well over 1,000 different species of...
On the Water: Good help
Good help
I have a lot of good friends who are captains, most of whom are also outstanding anglers. They fish Catalina regularly, but are...
Scuba Diving: There’s something in the Water
Let’s face it: we live on a planet that is in constant rotation inhabited with more than 7 billion people going in all directions.
Some...
Scuba Diving: Bat Rays Believe In The Tooth Ferry Too
Here I am once again on dry land daydreaming about the deep blue sea. Care to join me ? It’s that time of year...
On the Water: Celebrating a Life
Catalina Island has a long history of attracting people who fall in love here and fall in love with the island, even after they...
