Newport Beach mayor to paddle from Catalina to Newport Beach
On Friday, Sept. 13, Newport Beach Mayor Hon. Joe Stapleton will undertake an ambitious 30-mile paddle across open ocean—from Catalina Island to...
Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race rules them all
Paddleboard endurance races have become a world-wide sport, but the return of the 48th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard race brings back the...
Fishing Derby contestant hauls in 26
For the Islander
A total of 18 kids from Hermosa Beach, New York, and Idaho Falls joined the community...
Ocean calling leads to life in the sea
It seems that Catalina Island’s newest sea creature didn’t just wander into the Avalon Bay by accident. Mermaid Madison had a specific...
Fishing Derby results July 18, 2025
A total of 34 kids from Avalon, Los Angeles and Long Beach joined the fifth fishing derby of the season on July...
Fishing Derby pulls 180 fish out of bay
For the Islander
A total of 37 kids from Avalon, San Diego, San Pedro, Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, and Temecula...
Honoring legacy of Rosie Cadman
A large gathering of the community came together on June 14 for a ceremony at the fish weighing station on the pier,...
First ‘Fishing Derby’ of season results
A total of 15 kids from Avalon joined Avalon’s first fishing derby of the of the summer season. The derby occurs every...
Team Catalina to race at U.S. Outrigger Championships
By Paul “Uncle Paul” DeMyer
The Catalina Channel Crossing has become the official U.S. Outrigger...
‘Just for the Halibut’ crowns champs
The ‘Just for the Halibut’ Fishing tournament fundraiser recently crowned this year’s winners. In first place was Billy...
