Inshore: The yellowtail continue to show well off the Coronado Islands for the ¾-day boats running south of the line. As the water temps hover around 62 degrees, the yellowtail have been both on the …
April 3, 2016
Fishing Report
Slow trolled greenback mackerel for local yellowtail
Bluefin tuna back
Inshore: Though sculpin, rockfish, whitefish and sheephead continue to dominate the half-day counts and the ¾-day boats are whacking the yellowtail just south of the border at the Coronados, the big story in the local …
March 27, 2016
Halfmoon bonanza
Inshore: The half-day boats have been reporting a mix of rockfish, sculpin, sheephead and tons of halfmoon perch. Calico bass are eating plastics in the kelp when the current sets up right, while sand bass …
March 20, 2016
"Snackle Box" on the way at Santee Lakes
Inshore: The rockfish opener for southern California waters kept the ½-day anglers pinned to the rail with some pretty good taco meat counts. As a result of targeting the deeper bumps there were a lot …
March 6, 2016
First bluefin tuna of 2016 caught off Colonet
Weekly fishing report Inshore: This past week the moon phase kept our nighttime orb between 91% illuminated to full, and back to 92% from Saturday through Friday. That’s a lot of light at night, which …
February 29, 2016
It's lunker season
Inshore: Sculpin, yellowtail and calico bass continue to lead the inshore counts for the sportboats. Kayakers are reporting a decent bite on white seabass, mostly off the northern edge of the La Jolla kelp beds …
February 21, 2016
Calicos warming up
Inshore: The calico bass bite off the kelp edge came on by the weekend as the tide flux slowed and offshore conditions warmed up the surface temp a bit. Sand bass did well off the …
February 14, 2016
Springtime yellowtail showing well
Inshore: Though there were very light loads with few boats leaving the dock this past week, the yellowtail continue to chew on the yoyo iron and dropper-looped live bait in 120 feet of water near …
February 7, 2016
Kelp standing up? Freefall a weedless swimbait
Inshore: Rockfish, sculpin and yellowtail are the main local catches off the kelp edge and on the high spots. A few grumpy-sized sand bass are showing up prespawn, and some decent calicos have hit the …
January 31, 2016
Good mix of taco meat being caught
Inshore: The inshore fishing up and down the coast is very good for those that are getting out there between the occasional winter storms and large swells. Sometimes, one just needs a bigger boat, and …
January 24, 2016
Kayakers loading up on yellowtail
Inshore: It is the slower time of the year for the local ½- and ¾-day boats with light loads and occasional big swells being the wintertime rule. Anglers fishing near-shore high spots and the kelp …
January 17, 2016
Tough conditions keep tackle in the box
Inshore: The big storm kept the boats off the water most of the week, with only the 3rd and the 9th represented in the dock totals below. That said, signs are looking good for above-average …
January 10, 2016
Sculpin back on the menu
Inshore: Sculpin, or California scorpionfish, are back on the menu as of January 1, and in the first two days over 600 of the spiny-yet-tasty fish were taken from San Diego landings. Yellowtail are still …
January 4, 2016
Going deep for yellowtail, rockfish
Inshore: Rockfish continue to dominate the local catch as is usual for this time of year. Bonito are biting well on the surface just off the kelp edges and the calico bass are turning on …
December 27, 2015
No tuna caught in weekly local counts a 2015 first
Inshore: Rockfish continue to dominate the local catch as is usual for this time of year. The past two weather systems seem to have quieted the bite for the pelagic species, though a few bonito …
December 20, 2015