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Big bugs and ‘buts in San Diego's big bay
Hubbs-SeaWorld boosts halibut population here
Hefty halibut pulled in on Dolphin during Wednesday's derby
Dock Totals 3/2 – 3/8: 479 anglers aboard 20 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 9 calico bass, 20 halibut, 306 lingcod, 1 perch, 7 rock crab, 461 rockfish, 207 sand bass, 12 sanddab, 237 sculpin, 8 sheephead, 50 spiny lobster (110 released), and 196 whitefish.
Saltwater: Over this past week, windy conditions for a couple days kept the local boats at the docks and angler and catch numbers are low as a result, though fishing was great for those who did get out on calmer days. Lobster hoop netters have been doing well in the bays and along the jetties – a decent two-to-one short to legal ratio and lots of larger bugs in the mix.
Further south, 1.5-day and 2-day boats have thrived on rockfish and lingcod; the Tribute reporting excellent bottom fishing off Colinet.
Yellowtail seem to have slowed after a week of wind off the northern Baja coast, but that may change soon as we are now in a window with dropping swell and wind allowing pangeros access to the nearshore banks. At least for a few days, that is. It is the windy season after all, and boats will be working around or through blustery conditions.
Yellowfin tuna coming over the rail of the Red Rooster while off Baja California Sur
Off the southern end of the Baja Peninsula, the main bite has been as usual for the long-range fleet. Yellowfin tuna and wahoo have been biting well for the boats running 10- to 16-day trips. Occasional choppy days have slowed the bite, but fishing for big tuna and speedy wahoo has mostly been great.
By the end of the week, the Red Rooster III reported choppy weather and scratch fishing with some quality mixed in for the 23 anglers aboard to begin the fishing on their 16-day trip that departed on March 2. Halibut continue to bite well in the bays along the channel edges. The Dolphin reports 19 legals caught and 20 shorts released on their Wednesday halibut derby trip that usually fishes inside San Diego Bay. To date, this year’s derby has produced some really nice halibut; the top three fish weighed in at 34 pounds, 29 pounds, and 28 pounds.
The Dolphin Halibut Derby, which is in its eighth year, runs from January 1st until the last week of April; boats depart from Seaforth Landing every Wednesday at 7am and fish until around 3:30 in the afternoon and get back to the dock at 4pm. Ticket price for the Halibut Derby trips are $95.
The first batch of 2,300 juvenile fish was released into Mission Bay.
Speaking of halibut, the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute began releasing hatchery-raised California halibut in the fall of 2019. The first batch of 2,300 juvenile fish was released into Mission Bay. Prior to their halibut program, white seabass has been the focus of the Hubbs institute for several decades.
Today, the daily bag and possession limit for white seabass is three fish. Hoping to help California halibut in a similar method, Hubbs collected dozens of adult male and female California halibut to begin the hatchery and grow out program in 2016, with new tanks and associated infrastructure installed at Hubbs' Mission Bay research facility. Through study and adjustment, the program has been successful in breeding and raising juvenile halibut to a releasable size.
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Big bugs and ‘buts in San Diego's big bay
Hubbs-SeaWorld boosts halibut population here
Big bugs and ‘buts in San Diego's big bay
Hubbs-SeaWorld boosts halibut population here
Hefty halibut pulled in on Dolphin during Wednesday's derby
Dock Totals 3/2 – 3/8: 479 anglers aboard 20 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 9 calico bass, 20 halibut, 306 lingcod, 1 perch, 7 rock crab, 461 rockfish, 207 sand bass, 12 sanddab, 237 sculpin, 8 sheephead, 50 spiny lobster (110 released), and 196 whitefish.
Saltwater: Over this past week, windy conditions for a couple days kept the local boats at the docks and angler and catch numbers are low as a result, though fishing was great for those who did get out on calmer days. Lobster hoop netters have been doing well in the bays and along the jetties – a decent two-to-one short to legal ratio and lots of larger bugs in the mix.
Further south, 1.5-day and 2-day boats have thrived on rockfish and lingcod; the Tribute reporting excellent bottom fishing off Colinet.
Yellowtail seem to have slowed after a week of wind off the northern Baja coast, but that may change soon as we are now in a window with dropping swell and wind allowing pangeros access to the nearshore banks. At least for a few days, that is. It is the windy season after all, and boats will be working around or through blustery conditions.
Yellowfin tuna coming over the rail of the Red Rooster while off Baja California Sur
Off the southern end of the Baja Peninsula, the main bite has been as usual for the long-range fleet. Yellowfin tuna and wahoo have been biting well for the boats running 10- to 16-day trips. Occasional choppy days have slowed the bite, but fishing for big tuna and speedy wahoo has mostly been great.
By the end of the week, the Red Rooster III reported choppy weather and scratch fishing with some quality mixed in for the 23 anglers aboard to begin the fishing on their 16-day trip that departed on March 2. Halibut continue to bite well in the bays along the channel edges. The Dolphin reports 19 legals caught and 20 shorts released on their Wednesday halibut derby trip that usually fishes inside San Diego Bay. To date, this year’s derby has produced some really nice halibut; the top three fish weighed in at 34 pounds, 29 pounds, and 28 pounds.
The Dolphin Halibut Derby, which is in its eighth year, runs from January 1st until the last week of April; boats depart from Seaforth Landing every Wednesday at 7am and fish until around 3:30 in the afternoon and get back to the dock at 4pm. Ticket price for the Halibut Derby trips are $95.
The first batch of 2,300 juvenile fish was released into Mission Bay.
Speaking of halibut, the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute began releasing hatchery-raised California halibut in the fall of 2019. The first batch of 2,300 juvenile fish was released into Mission Bay. Prior to their halibut program, white seabass has been the focus of the Hubbs institute for several decades.
Today, the daily bag and possession limit for white seabass is three fish. Hoping to help California halibut in a similar method, Hubbs collected dozens of adult male and female California halibut to begin the hatchery and grow out program in 2016, with new tanks and associated infrastructure installed at Hubbs' Mission Bay research facility. Through study and adjustment, the program has been successful in breeding and raising juvenile halibut to a releasable size.