Dock Totals Dec 21 – Dec 27: 1,576 anglers aboard 56 half day to full day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 9 yellowtail, 133 bonito, 77 calico bass, 120 sand …
December 28, 2018
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Stories by Daniel Powell
Don't cast near swimmers
Dive in, have a mimosa
Every New Year's Day in the Netherlands, some 10,000 people dive together into the frigid water at Scheveningen. New Zealanders do it in mass at various beaches in late June, which is when winter just …
December 25, 2018
Calmer seas might reveal Clemente tuna
Dock Totals Dec 16 – Dec 20: 537 anglers aboard 28 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 4 bonito, 55 calico bass, 50 sand bass, 1,844 rockfish, 408 …
December 24, 2018
Kayakers stuck at Devil's Slides and Razor Reef
Oct 21 07:08 Boating: US Coast Guard notifies San Diego Lifeguards that an 18 ft. runabout is on the beach at No Surf. Lifeguard vessel, Joint Harbor Operations Center, and Border Patrol respond. Lifeguard vessel …
December 18, 2018
Rules tightened on lingcod, loosened on scorpionfish, canary rockfish
Dock Totals Dec 9 – Dec 15: 936 anglers aboard 63 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 3 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowfin tuna, 21 skipjack tuna, …
December 17, 2018
Struggling for trout while ponds dry to puddles
“San Diego Trout is an ad-hoc consortium of outdoor enthusiasts, scientists, conservationists, and consultants who share the common goal of improving and maintaining San Diego's wild trout fisheries in as many as possible of the …
December 17, 2018
Lobster on the crawl
Dock Totals Dec 2 – Dec 8: 616 anglers aboard 39 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 113 bluefin tuna, 1 yellowtail, 77 bonito, 12 calico bass, 58 sand bass, 56 …
December 10, 2018
Target spotties and don’t forget your Hawg Trough
The Toys for Tots Kayak Fishing Tournament launches from Tidelands Park this Saturday morning. The targeted species will be the basses that reside in the bay. Although calico and sand bass grow to over double …
December 4, 2018
Fishing beat down by storms
Dock Totals Nov 25 – Dec 1: 830 anglers aboard 46 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 326 bluefin tuna, 3 yellowfin tuna, 15 skipjack tuna, 333 yellowtail, 150 bonito, 54 …
December 3, 2018
Shoulda gone fishing on Thanksgiving
Dock Totals Nov 18 – Nov 24: 2,542 anglers aboard 93 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 742 bluefin tuna, 1,069 yellowfin tuna, 56 skipjack tuna, 1,506 yellowtail, 689 bonito, 74 …
November 26, 2018
Body found half mile off Mission Beach, boat sinks at South Mission jetty,
Oct 14 11:41 Medical: Unconscious mail on boardwalk at Garnett. Lifeguard, fire, medical and San Diego police respond. No aid given. 13:49 Medical: 62 year-old male unconscious at Ventura and Mission Blvd. Lifeguard, fire, medical …
November 21, 2018
Cooler water cools down the surface action, except for bluefin tuna.
Dock Totals Nov 11 – Nov 17: 2,282 anglers aboard 107 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1,499 bluefin tuna, 441 yellowfin tuna, 113 skipjack tuna, 1 bigeye tuna, 5 dorado, …
November 19, 2018
The green turtles hang on
The Gulf of Ulloa is south/southeast of San Diego along the Pacific coast of the Baja peninsula. It is vibrant with sea life. Whales cruise and forage the gulf during annual migratory patterns; tuna, wahoo, …
November 19, 2018
Great bluefin at last
. Dock Totals Nov 4 – Nov 10: 2,206 anglers aboard 109 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 852 bluefin tuna, 755 yellowfin tuna, 823 skipjack tuna, 6 bigeye tuna, 15 …
November 12, 2018
Rescues at Boundary Line, Ventura Street Bridge, maybe murder at Bonita Cove
Oct 7 13:58 Medical: Medical distress call, report of man down on stairs at the foot of Gravilla at Neptune. Slip and fall. Lifeguard, emergency, and medical units respond. Medics transport patient to Scripps La …
November 6, 2018
Bonito for dinner? Smoke some.
Dock Totals Oct 28 – Nov 3: 2,228 anglers aboard 112 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 256 bluefin tuna, 2,665 yellowfin tuna, 1,882 skipjack tuna, 6 bigeye tuna, 55 dorado, …
November 5, 2018
Crawfish past and present
Alvarado Creek runs through La Mesa along the south side of Interstate 8 from the Mount Helix watershed to where it converges with the San Diego River a few hundred yards east of the mission. …
November 5, 2018
40+ jumpers at Sunset Cliffs
Sept 30 05:35 Boating: VHF 16 call of disabled sloop off tip of south channel jetty. Captain with shoulder injury (previous). Lifeguard rescue vessel responds and tows sloop back to reception dock. 14:50 Enforcement: Lifeguard …
October 31, 2018
Sportboat Prowler a total loss in collision, one dead
Dock Totals Oct 21 – Oct 27: 3,426 anglers aboard 204 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 127 bluefin tuna, 4,755 yellowfin tuna, 4,617 skipjack tuna, 3 bigeye tuna, 132 dorado, …
October 29, 2018
Get catfish at trout opener
Catfish bite actively during trout season, especially in the fall during the first trout plants. When the trout stocking begins around November, anglers show up in droves and most are using scented baits, and catfish …
October 29, 2018
Stuck on rocks at Ladera Park
Sept 23 07:45 Medical: Lifeguard requests medics to tower 13 for a 27 year-old male with a dislocated shoulder from a fight the night before. Medics and San Diego Police respond. Medics transport patient to …
October 23, 2018
What to do with bonito
Dock Totals Oct 14 – Oct 20: 4,339 anglers aboard 204 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 452 bluefin tuna, 9,469 yellowfin tuna, 3,806 skipjack tuna, 3 bigeye tuna, 766 dorado, …
October 22, 2018
Fleet Week's celebration on Broadway Pier
It was the water that brought them. Since the first forays of Europeans, San Diego’s natural harbor offered a strategic naval location. Silts carried by runoff and outflow from the inland mountains could not fill …
October 22, 2018
How a fishing boat ticket can pay for itself
Dock Totals Oct 7 – Oct 13: 4,334 anglers aboard 192 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 546 bluefin tuna, 9,322 yellowfin tuna, 3,261 skipjack tuna, 1 bigeye tuna, 636 dorado, …
October 15, 2018
O'pen Bic – extreme sailing
O’pen BIC is another product from Bic, and open is for the open transom of the junior-sized sailing dinghy. Like many vessel designations, the prototype became the class. The capital O and apostrophe of O’pen …
October 15, 2018
One out of three lobsters were keepers this week
Dock Totals Sept 30 – Oct 6: 4,001 anglers aboard 183 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 80 bluefin tuna, 9,062 yellowfin tuna, 3,900 skipjack tuna, 3 bigeye tuna, 263 dorado, …
October 9, 2018
Divers who want to see meet at La Jolla Shores
Snorkeling is usually a shallow water endeavor where you see the bottom while you breathe. Freedivers drop to depth, usually to hunt or forage. To get the best use of time below the surface, freediving …
October 8, 2018
Paddle boarders pinned down
Sept 22 Harbor Police responded to the A-3 Anchorage and investigated a theft of some rigging from a moored vessel. The stolen rigging is used to hoist dinghies up to the stern of a vessel. …
October 2, 2018
Reader fish man drives further south into Baja
Dock Totals Sept 23 – Sept 29: 5,557 anglers aboard 250 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 310 bluefin tuna, 12,327 yellowfin tuna, 7,361 skipjack tuna, 11 bigeye tuna, 847 dorado, …
October 2, 2018
Rose Creek was worst of the Clairemont parks
In the 1850s, San Diego pioneer Louis Rose maintained cattle and a ranch house in Rose Canyon, utilizing the canyon’s stream to water his animals. As the town grew up around the creek and Mission …
October 2, 2018
Missing Yukon diver reunited with boat
Sept 2 01:48 Swimmer: Lifeguard and San Diego Police units respond to Crystal Pier for someone supposedly yelling for help in the water. SD Police on scene with two intoxicated swimmers who went in the …
September 25, 2018
Lobsters sigh as big goat caught
Dock Totals Sept 16 – Sept 22: 5,465 anglers aboard 230 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 95 bluefin tuna, 13,530 yellowfin tuna, 8,624 skipjack tuna, 8 bigeye tuna, 351 dorado, …
September 24, 2018
Fishing off the three Californias
Dock Totals Sept 9 – Sept 15: 5,549 anglers aboard 249 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 442 bluefin tuna, 7,681 yellowfin tuna, 8,170 skipjack tuna, 1 bigeye tuna, 804 dorado, …
September 17, 2018
Citizens Trail and Black Gold Rd. - repeat rescues
Aug 26 10:29 Medical: Lifeguards, Fire, and Medics respond to a man down on the Emerald Street stairs. Medics transport patient to Kaiser. 11:25 Medical: Lifeguards, Fire, and Medics respond to a fainting at Newport …
September 11, 2018
Old School fish, new techniques to get them
Dock Totals Sept 2 – Sept 8: 5,827 anglers aboard 249 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 246 bluefin tuna, 7,729 yellowfin tuna, 10,315 skipjack tuna, 8 bigeye tuna, 1,506 dorado, …
September 10, 2018
Stow-away on fishing charter and spinal injury speeding over wake
Aug 22 Harbor Police investigated a burglary that occurred aboard a vessel at the Sunroad Marina. The suspect broke a window, entered the vessel, ate and drank some food and then vandalized the interior. Harbor …
September 4, 2018
Try areas 421 and 390
Dock Totals Aug 26 – Sept 1: 5,769 anglers aboard 234 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 375 bluefin tuna, 6,262 yellowfin tuna, 7,672 skipjack tuna, 3 bigeye tuna, 776 dorado, …
September 3, 2018
A beach sport for the elite
This weekend you can watch a sport played in the sand that you rarely get to see, polo, the sport of the elite. The Polo America Beach Polo Cup. No, this isn’t some frat-invented game …
September 3, 2018
Missing diver at New Break, motorhome fire on Fiesta Island
August 5 09:24 Medical: Lifeguard, emergency, and medical personnel respond to fainting at El Paseo Grande. Medics handle. 10:23 Medical: Lifeguard and medical personnel respond to Mission Bay Drive for sick person. Medics handle. 11:46 …
August 28, 2018
San Diego's ocean becomes parking lot
Dock Totals Aug 19 – Aug 25: 6,969 anglers aboard 255 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 110 bluefin tuna, 12,349 yellowfin tuna, 10,565 skipjack tuna, 1,202 dorado, 1,644 yellowtail, 2 …
August 27, 2018
All the kayaking options
If you’ve ever looked out on the water at all the people on kayaks and wondered, “that looks like fun, but it is such an investment,” you aren’t alone. Like surfing, until one tries to …
August 27, 2018
Harbor police stop man swimming to Hawaii
Aug 11 Harbor Police stored a small dinghy that was found adrift within the south San Diego Bay main shipping channel. Aug 9 Harbor Police investigated an accident where a small vessel (dinghy) was operating …
August 20, 2018
Yellowfin, skipjack turn on – record bluefin caught
Dock Totals Aug 12 – Aug 18: 6,583 anglers aboard 256 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 654 bluefin tuna, 8,190 yellowfin tuna, 7,093 skipjack tuna (50 released), 1,294 dorado, 3,178 …
August 20, 2018
Stingrays, of course, but scooter accidents, too
Hit and run at Dog Beach among calls on busy week July 29 05:59 Boating: VHF channel 16 call of a 36 ft. fishing vessel with small electrical fire, one mile off Crystal Pier. Lifeguard …
August 14, 2018
The $50,000 swim bladder
Captain Paul Watson and the crew of the ship named for author Farley Mowat have been chasing, harassing, ramming, and boarding whalers operating illegally. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society behind the Farley Mowat has waged …
August 14, 2018
Dorado Invasion 2.0
Dock Totals Aug 5 – Aug 11: 6,512 anglers aboard 270 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 155 bluefin tuna, 2,984 yellowfin tuna, 1,594 skipjack tuna, 3,493 dorado, 6,676 yellowtail, 2 …
August 13, 2018
Stingrays at Blacks, Boundary Line, Tourmaline
July 22 10:55 Medical: Lifeguard, fire, and medical units respond to traumatic injuries from contact with a police officer after an arrest. San Diego Police Department officers take the arrest and medics are cancelled. 11:45 …
August 7, 2018
Hot water: good for exotics, bad for kelp
Dock Totals July 29 – Aug 4: 6,072 anglers aboard 232 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 192 bluefin tuna, 1,235 yellowfin tuna, 544 skipjack tuna, 1,306 dorado, 6,685 yellowtail, 9 …
August 6, 2018
Rocks, rips, and reefs
Of the several hundred rescues on summer weekends by San Diego lifeguards, most are people caught in rip currents. Yet those currents are used by surfers, kayakers, and swimmers as a path out through the …
August 6, 2018
Tired kiteboarder needs a lift
July 27 Harbor Police responded to the area of Harbor Island for two jet skis that were capsized. Harbor Police called for the rental company to respond, assisted the subjects out of the water and …
July 31, 2018