24 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 3/4 day run boated 3 bluefin tuna, 48 yellowfin tuna and 3 yellowtail. The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 31 anglers aboard reported 33 bonito, 3 sheephead, 1 …
July 16, 2015
Fishing Report
January 15 dock totals
Big bluefin!
The yellowtail bite has pretty much shut down at the Coronados though the boats are finding them in numbers offshore on kelps along with some decent dorado. The yellowfin tuna are charging into San Diego …
July 15, 2015
Time to tuna up your gear
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The ½ and ¾ day boats are mostly working the schools of tuna following the warm water into San Diego’s near-shore waters with mixed results. There are …
July 12, 2015
Fisherman's dream of a year
Talk about spoiled... Tuna on the 1/2 day. Tuna on the kayak. What will happen when the crazy-good fishing returns to the normal good San Diego fishing? I have never seen a year like last …
July 11, 2015
On a [tuna] roll
Looks as though the tuna are going to stick around a bit. I have heard two unconfirmed reports of bluefin caught from a kayak launching out of La Jolla. Sure would like to get the …
July 9, 2015
The fishing license gap
Many San Diego area anglers seem to get ticked off this time of year. Often we wait until summertime to buy our annual fishing licenses, knowing that our $47.01 will only last until December 31. …
July 8, 2015
Oh my, whatta bigeye you have!
July 7 dock totals 41 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run caught 1 bonito, 120 calico bass, 5 yellowtail and 12 rockfish. 100 calico bass were released. 30 yellowfin tuna were caught …
July 8, 2015
Red, white, and bluefin
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The fishing has been red-hot, even if the weather hasn’t. There are still bluefin tuna within ½ day range, the bass bite has been steady and yellowtail …
July 5, 2015
Fresh fish for the Fourth
July 2 dock totals The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 76 anglers aboard reported 1 lingcod and 170 rockfish caught. 62 anglers aboard their 1/2 day pm run put 1 sheephead, 206 rockfish and …
July 3, 2015
Here come the dodos!
The mahi-mahi, also known as the dolphin fish on the East Coast, and the dorado in Latin America, is a highly-prized gamefish. Its brilliant display of color and frantic leaping fight will raise the excitement …
July 2, 2015
Mako my day
A couple of mako sharks have hit the deck this week on 1.5 day trips. Like the thresher shark, makos are good fare for the dinner table. It is one of the fastest fish in …
July 1, 2015
First-ever oarfish caught on rod and reel
The oarfish is thought to inhabit the epipelagic to mesopelagic layers, ranging as deeply as 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface. A few have been found still barely alive, but …
June 30, 2015
Gone fishin' — in record numbers
A season-high 35 sportfishing vessels hit the briny Sunday in spite of the small squall that rolled through town, churning it up a bit at the local beaches and lowering the water temp by nearly …
June 29, 2015
The usual baits are working well
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The halibut count keeps edging up as the water warms along the coast. The yellowtail are going off for the boats in the right place. The San …
June 28, 2015
Dock totals from the last two days
40 anglers aboard 2 boats out of Chubasco 2 Sportfishing caught 74 yellowtail, 12 yellowfin tuna 13 calico bass, 6 bluefin tuna. 120 calico bass were also caught and released. Fisherman's Landing hosted 146 anglers …
June 27, 2015