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Southern California family fishing
Offshore runs, kelp paddies and a family chasing fifty species before fifty, aboard our Parker 2320 GrayLight and our Boston Whaler Montauk 150 GrayLITE.
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Ericka's bucket list: fifty different species in three years, before she turns fifty. Scroll to sweep the light across the log.
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The fleet
The mothership
2021 Parker 2320
Our offshore boat. GrayLight launches from Huntington Harbour, Dana Point and Shelter Island to hop kelp paddies for dorado, grind for yellowtail, and chase tuna and marlin when the water turns blue.
The skiff
Boston Whaler Montauk 150
Bought sight unseen in Oregon, hauled home through Reno, and towed to the ramp by a Tesla Model Y. Fifteen feet, a 60 HP Mercury, and somehow twelve miles offshore hunting wahoo.
Places we've fished
From the Mississippi to the Kenai Peninsula, every light on the globe is somewhere we've fished. The rings are where we're headed next.
The crew
Shine your light on the crew.
Mom · the 50-before-50 challenger
At 47, Ericka made the fishing addiction official and relaunched our YouTube channel with one clear goal: catch 50 different species before she turns 50 in 2028. The real reason she keeps fishing, though, is the time on the water with family and friends, and sharing those trips on the channel has become one of her favorite parts of the whole addiction.
Dad · boats, cameras & farm life
Scott has fished with Ericka since they took up kayak fishing in the early 2000s, more than 20 years as her partner on the water. Raising Emma and Tucker out there has always been the most important part of fishing for him. Between the farm and everything at home, he can't get out on the boat as often as he'd like, but when he does, he's usually the one behind the camera.
Son · captain & future pilot
Emma's twin and Ericka's most reliable fishing partner. Tucker fishes hard every trip and keeps his mom company whether the bite is on or not, something she never takes for granted. Coached by Dave and Kelly Hansen of Your Saltwater Guide, he has become one of the best anglers in the family and runs the boat better than anyone aboard. In fall 2027 he heads off to college to become a pilot.
Daughter · Sleeping Beauty
Emma has fished since she could barely walk, and the ride out is still her favorite part of any trip, especially when the dolphins show up. These days she mostly sleeps through it. In her rare waking moments she has picked up a speargun, and she's counting down to college in fall 2027 with one requirement: as close to the beach as she can get.
Roots
Before the Pacific, there was the river. Five generations of our family have fished the same stretch of the Mississippi at De Soto, Wisconsin, and we still go back for walleye, sauger and a catch-and-cook.
Watch the river episode
Giving back
We volunteer as Scientific Observers with the Sportfishing Association of California, measuring barred sand bass for Fish & Wildlife research so the fishery is still here for the next five generations.
Watch the Native Sun trip
Our fishing community
We're proud to be part of Captain Dave Hansen's Your Saltwater Guide, a community of Southern California saltwater anglers and one of the most valuable fishing resources we know: weekly game plans, local hot spots and hundreds of video lessons.
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