We will be spending two days in Monterey and are thinking of going Whale watching or fishing - any suggestions or better ideas?

If you like to golf, there are a number of courses open to the public. Also some nice wineries in the vicinity. Don't know what the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz is like in the winter, but it's a easy drive and interesting in the warmer months. Lots of beautiful scenery, 17 Mile Drive, Carmel, try the Monterey Peninsula web site.

Joe - My family had a great experience late this summer on a six hour whale watch through www.montereybaywhalewatch.com ... for about $40 per person, we saw dozens of ocean things and even had some humpbacks come right up to the boat.

The rest of your time can easily be spent in Carmel (shopping and eating) or Monterey pier (touristy stuff)... have fun...

take some time to drive down to big sur just to view the coast - also the 17 mile drive around pebble beach golf course is pretty.

monterey aquarium

If you're interested in architecture, you might enjoy Monterey State Historic Park. It offers guided tours daily of California's oldest Adobes, buildings that have withstood earthquakes, fire and the tests of time.

http://www.mbay.net/~mshp

Joe, you can watch the whales, but I don't think that you can fish for them. It's probably illegal. Besides, they're really too big to do anything with unless you happen to own a commercial fishery.