Pete Thomas

Outdoors


Recent Columns:
July 20, 2008
Matthew Espy halts near ocean's edge, plants both feet in the sand, crosses his arms, furrows his brow, and refuses to proceed one step closer.

July 15, 2008
High fuel costs and a weak economy are keeping more anglers off party boats and more vessels at the dock or with loads too light to cover the cost of fuel.

July 1, 2008
Paige White, 9, a budding kayak angler who'd grown weary of catching lowly triggerfish and puffers during a recent trip to Baja California's East Cape, met her father at water's edge the next morning and demanded "to catch something I can bring to the fish-cleaning table."

June 19, 2008
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico -- Bruce Grimes gingerly clenches his stitched right hand, asserting as best he can that he was accompanied by angels the morning a large bull shark chomped "softly" on his arm as he paddled his surfboard.

May 27, 2008
White seabass are perhaps the most highly prized saltwater game fish to frequent Southland waters.

May 20, 2008
Capt. Tom Lee of the vessel Freedom says conditions at San Clemente Island "went from winter to summer mode" over the weekend "and it's just wonderful, wonderful to see."

May 16, 2008
LEE VINING, Calif. -- Beyond this tiniest of Eastern Sierra communities is a parcel of barren wilderness soon to be nourished by high-mountain snowmelt and teeming with colorful life.

May 13, 2008
Philip Friedman reports a successful conclusion to the Fiesta de 976tuna tournament in Baja California's East Cape region.

May 9, 2008
Bob Caffey is a flooring contractor, but his alter ego reveals a wilder side.

May 6, 2008
Great white sharks have been on the minds of many since the recent fatal attack on a swimmer off Solana Beach, but another type of shark is grabbing the attention of anglers off nearby La Jolla.