Video: Kids Catch Mackerel; Rockfish Season Almost Over

A group of kids from Long Beach and Wilmington recently joined Cruz Soto, Alex Hernandez and Philip Friedman Outdoors for a trip on the water.

Brandon and Josh Vaca joined Kayla Terrones, 10; Angel Perez, 9; Sonny Soto, 8; and Adrian Perez, 4, on the half-day boat Southern Cal for some fun times.

While many anglers consider mackerel a nuisance, the kids had the time of their lives catching the hard-fighting little fish. At one point, three of the kids' lines came together as they lifted five mackerel over the rail.

Quick bites

• Rockfishing continued strong for Southern California anglers from San Clemente to the Santa Monica Bay this week. The rockfish season closes on Jan. 1, so now would be a great time to get out and catch these fine-eating fish.

• The Dominguez Channel off the 405 freeway was full of trash headed for our precious seas. It’s a sad reminder that anything that gets thrown in our storm drains ends up polluting the ocean. Do the right thing and don’t toss anything in the storm drains.