​2025 Season now extended to 12/31/25
Book your trips now!

Rockfish/Halibut/Lingcod
Kayak Fishing  Tour​

$165 per person​
Add $40 to upgrade to  Old Town's
Pedal ​Sportsman 106 or 120. 

Fish for rockfish , halibut and lingcod just a short paddle from our store on Monterey Beach. Our licensed fishing guides will share their favorite tips, techniques, and strategies for getting the most from your kayak fishing adventures. If you are new to kayak fishing, especially in the ocean, this experience will be invaluable to building your skills.

​We’ll begin with a brief clinic, covering kayak fishing basics, boat outfitting, and launching strategies. Then we’ll hit the water to make the most of the prime hours for catching fish. We’ll fish for 3 to 4 hours, depending on conditions.

Includes a fishing kayak, wetsuits, life vests, rods, bait, and tackle.  Must bring your CA Fishing License.
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Reservations require minimum 48 hours notice as we only have a few licensed fishing guides. Trips need a minimum of 2 people.  You can also request a private tour.
Pedal Kayaks must be added to your reservation as they need to be
​set up the night before.
​Limit 3 per tour. 

RESULTS!
​Annual Fishing Derby Sat ​Sept 6, 2025

MBK 2025 Derby was another success! Great weather, good people, good food. The winner was James Jones with a 39.15lb Halibut. Then 2nd Place was a young teenager with a 22.31lb halibut.  3rd Place was Percival Kong with a 18.03lb halibut.
We want to give a huge shoutout to all the sponsors especially the NRS Fishing, danco pliers, Stohlquist WaterWare, RinseKit, Branson Baits, Big Hammer Lures, Ketch Products Inc. for their awesome trophies!, Old Town Fishing, QI Fishing, Reliable Fishing, Sail Monterey, Studio Abachar, and YakAttack and the many others that helped out We could not have done it without the continued great support of these businesses.​
DERBY RULES
*Must be registered to participate in prizes
*Anglers must be present and in line for weigh-in by noon to qualify.
*All fish entered must be caught from a kayak, without the aid of a powerboat, motor or sail.
* Hook and line only. No spear
 * Regulation size net required
*Must have a valid fishing license displayed while fishing.
*All DFG rules apply, including the multiple rod rule. If you are fishing for halibut and have no rockfish aboard, you can fish with 2 rods. One RCG fish on the boat=one rod only.
*Launch and landing from Monterey City beach by MBK only. Travel to other areas for launching and fishing not permitted.
*Leopard and thresher sharks included, but no other sharks or rays qualify.
*If two fish have exact equal weight, then the longer of the two wins.
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Extreme conditions may cause the event to be cancelled and no refunds will be issued. However, all prizes will be raffled off.

Follow for event updates: Instagram: @montereybaykayaks • @mbk.fishing Facebook: montereybaykayaks

Prizes from our generous Fishing Derby Sponsors!
​(more sponsors coming soon)

https://www.anglerinnovations.com/
 https://www.abachar.com
https://www.nrs.com/
https://www.yakattack.us/
​www.dancopliers.com/
https://notoriouscustomjig.com/notoriouscustomjig.com/
https://reliablefishing.com/reliablefishing.com/
no website
https://www.oldtowncanoe.com/
https://rinsekit.com/
https://therodglove.com/
https://xzonelures.com/
http://www.swimbait.com/home.htm
https://www.qifishing.com/
https://ketchproducts.com/
https://www.rayfishing.com/rods
https://stohlquist.com/