Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Last week to hoop up some bugs

Lobster season ends March 22

California spiny lobster
California spiny lobster

A decent weather week brought more anglers to the landings and private boaters to the local spots, resulting in mixed counts depending on who was targeting what. The yellowtail bite along the coast of northern Baja slowed a bit toward the end of the week due to cool water and surging currents. That said, the tide phase is easing off and the water has warmed 2 degrees back to 61 to 63 over the weekend and the bite should pick back up.

Closer to home, the La Jolla area has kicked out a few nice homeguard yellowtail for kayakers and private boaters. Rockfish have been the mainstay for most of the ½ and ¾ day boats, so very few calico bass in the counts though they are biting when the kelp is up for those targeting them. Spotted bay bass continue to bite very well, along with some decent springtime halibut in both San Diego and Mission bays along the eelgrass edges and holes off the main channel. The count doesn’t reflect it, but the spiny lobsters have shown up for many of the hoop-netters wanting to get the last few drops in this season, which ends March 22.

Dock Totals 3/5 – 3/11: 1,121 anglers aboard 53 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 168 yellowtail, 13 calico bass, 30 sand bass, 3,128 rockfish, 243 sanddab, 21 rubberlip seaperch, 46 halfmoon, 16 lingcod, 1 halibut, 62 bonito, 611 sculpin, 71 mackerel, 1 cabezon, 110 sheephead, 317 whitefish, 6 finescale triggerfish, 1 red rock crab and 3 spiny lobster.

Top performing boats of the week

March 11: The Chubasco II out on a ½ day run with 27 anglers aboard called in with1 halibut, 2 lingcod,5 calico bass and 208 rockfish in the gunnysacks. The Malihini reported 57 whitefish, 1 yellowtail, 3 sheephead and 109 rockfish for their 17 anglers aboard. 46 anglers aboard the Electra caught 60 rockfish, 63 sculpin, 41 sanddab, 41 mackerel and 3 whitefish on a ½ day run off Oceanside.

Sponsored
Sponsored

March 10: The Outer Limits took 9 anglers out on an overnight trip and returned to the dock with 2 sheephead, 1 calico bass, 3 sculpin, 5 lingcod, 3 whitefish and 90 rockfish in the hold.

March 9: 9 anglers aboard the Premier on a ½ day run sacked up 20 rockfish, 39 sculpin, 3 sand bass and 1cabezon.

March 8: The Point Loma returned from a ½ day run with 19 anglers aboard and reported 2 sand bass, 33 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 5 rubberlip seaperch and 37 rockfish.

March 5: 34 anglers aboard the Pacific Queen on a 1.5 day run south of the border hauled in 66 yellowtail and 170 rockfish. The Old Glory called in with 96 rockfish, 11 bonito and 12 yellowtail for the 24 anglers aboard their 1.5 day trip to the Colonet area. 89 yellowtail and 140 rockfish were reported caught by 14 anglers on a 2.5 day trip aboard the Pacific Voyager.

Fish Plants: 3/20 - Lake Jennings, trout (1,500)

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Operatic Gender Wars

Are there any operas with all-female choruses?
Next Article

Hike off those holiday calories, Poinsettias are peaking

Winter Solstice is here and what is winter?
California spiny lobster
California spiny lobster

A decent weather week brought more anglers to the landings and private boaters to the local spots, resulting in mixed counts depending on who was targeting what. The yellowtail bite along the coast of northern Baja slowed a bit toward the end of the week due to cool water and surging currents. That said, the tide phase is easing off and the water has warmed 2 degrees back to 61 to 63 over the weekend and the bite should pick back up.

Closer to home, the La Jolla area has kicked out a few nice homeguard yellowtail for kayakers and private boaters. Rockfish have been the mainstay for most of the ½ and ¾ day boats, so very few calico bass in the counts though they are biting when the kelp is up for those targeting them. Spotted bay bass continue to bite very well, along with some decent springtime halibut in both San Diego and Mission bays along the eelgrass edges and holes off the main channel. The count doesn’t reflect it, but the spiny lobsters have shown up for many of the hoop-netters wanting to get the last few drops in this season, which ends March 22.

Dock Totals 3/5 – 3/11: 1,121 anglers aboard 53 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 168 yellowtail, 13 calico bass, 30 sand bass, 3,128 rockfish, 243 sanddab, 21 rubberlip seaperch, 46 halfmoon, 16 lingcod, 1 halibut, 62 bonito, 611 sculpin, 71 mackerel, 1 cabezon, 110 sheephead, 317 whitefish, 6 finescale triggerfish, 1 red rock crab and 3 spiny lobster.

Top performing boats of the week

March 11: The Chubasco II out on a ½ day run with 27 anglers aboard called in with1 halibut, 2 lingcod,5 calico bass and 208 rockfish in the gunnysacks. The Malihini reported 57 whitefish, 1 yellowtail, 3 sheephead and 109 rockfish for their 17 anglers aboard. 46 anglers aboard the Electra caught 60 rockfish, 63 sculpin, 41 sanddab, 41 mackerel and 3 whitefish on a ½ day run off Oceanside.

Sponsored
Sponsored

March 10: The Outer Limits took 9 anglers out on an overnight trip and returned to the dock with 2 sheephead, 1 calico bass, 3 sculpin, 5 lingcod, 3 whitefish and 90 rockfish in the hold.

March 9: 9 anglers aboard the Premier on a ½ day run sacked up 20 rockfish, 39 sculpin, 3 sand bass and 1cabezon.

March 8: The Point Loma returned from a ½ day run with 19 anglers aboard and reported 2 sand bass, 33 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 5 rubberlip seaperch and 37 rockfish.

March 5: 34 anglers aboard the Pacific Queen on a 1.5 day run south of the border hauled in 66 yellowtail and 170 rockfish. The Old Glory called in with 96 rockfish, 11 bonito and 12 yellowtail for the 24 anglers aboard their 1.5 day trip to the Colonet area. 89 yellowtail and 140 rockfish were reported caught by 14 anglers on a 2.5 day trip aboard the Pacific Voyager.

Fish Plants: 3/20 - Lake Jennings, trout (1,500)

Comments
Sponsored

The latest copy of the Reader

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Hike off those holiday calories, Poinsettias are peaking

Winter Solstice is here and what is winter?
Next Article

The Art Of Dr. Seuss, Boarded: A New Pirate Adventure, Wild Horses Festival

Events December 26-December 30, 2024
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader