Allen Bushnell is a journalist specializing in local fishing and outdoor activities in Santa Cruz, California. His articles for the Santa Cruz Sentinel and The Mercury News provide readers with updates on fishing conditions, tips for anglers, and stories of successful catches in the area.
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Allen Bushnell's coverage is heavily focused on fishing and angling, particularly in the California area. His articles revolve around seasonal updates, event coverage, and investment analysis related to fishing. Therefore, he would be interested in receiving pitches that offer local insights into current fishing conditions or upcoming events in the Santa Cruz area.
Given his focus on investment analysis within the context of fishing-related activities, Allen may also appreciate pitches regarding new equipment launches or innovative technologies related to sportfishing.
Local anglers with unique success stories or experiences could provide valuable content for Allen’s column "Fish Rap." Additionally, experts with knowledge about regulations impacting recreational and commercial fishing in California would likely find a receptive audience with him.
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By: Allen Bushnell
A beautiful west swell served to further slow our halibut bite from the 30 to 70-foot depths.
By: Allen Bushnell
Conditions cleared up for the weekend and held steady all week. The best action overall was for offshore rock cod anglers. A few nice halibut were reported as well.
By: Allen Bushnell
This week we will be experiencing a few transitions. In the fishing game, everything is always moving, shifting and changing.
By: Allen Bushnell
Rockfish anglers have moved to the nearshore area now we've passed into November. The deep reefs past 300 feet are now closed until December. There are still plenty of rockies on the inside, though the fish are usually smaller and catching limits takes longer. The trip to fishing grounds is a lot quicker, though.
Weather and sea conditions were tough all week, but featured quite a few windows of calm to access the nearshore waters for anglers in search of rockfish, Dungeness crab and the dwindling population of California halibut in the area.
For surfcasters around Monterey Bay at least, it is now officially wintertime.
Loading your audio article Last week we covered some scary stories about shore beak, surf and currents taking people out while fishing.
In the final bottom fishing changeup for the year, December ushered in one more month of deepwater rockfishing. As per CDFW regulations, nearshore rockfishing is closed for 2024.
For the most part, Monterey Bay anglers enjoyed decent conditions for deep water excursions chasing rock cod or Dungeness crab. Surfcasters were a bit more challenged as the swell kicked up a lot o…
By: Allen Bushnell
Halibut, for the most part, have moved on out to deeper waters for the winter. They will start filtering back in to the 60-foot depths in March. There are always those maverick wintertime flatties,…
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