West Coast Outdoors and Sportfishing Expo lures people to Ventura

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The West Coast Outdoors & Sportsfishing Expo lures people to Ventura every year.

The expo opened Friday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

There are boats, fishing rods, outdoors business booths and areas for kids to learn about fishing.

Jamie Diamond of Santa Barbara Landing and Stardust Sportfishing had one of the biggest areas at the expo.

"We are really excited to share what is so great about Santa Barbara between fishing whale watching kayaking we get you across the islands, um and there's so many people that don't you can do that we want to be able to share that with you," said Diamond.

"It is just the fishing Industry especially here in Ventura county and Santa Barbara, it is a big part of our community, there's four landings here in the area, very different than most other counties and everybody they are like family, everybody knows everybody," said the expo's Richard Ramos.

Ramos said they are trying to keep prices low.

Discounts are being given to members of the military and first responders.

For more information visit https://venturacountyfair.org