Dock Totals Oct 15 – Oct 21: 3,121 anglers aboard 136 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 289 bluefin tuna, 3,970 yellowfin tuna, 843 skipjack tuna, 103 dorado, 967 yellowtail, 1 …
October 23, 2017
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Stories by Daniel Powell
Too crowded in LA? Try the other Los Angeles.
Stolen sailboat found, bilge fire, and a shot television
Oct 13 Harbor Patrol impounded a small vessel that was adrift near buoy #19. The owner of the dinghy overheard USCG broadcasting the hazard on VHF channel 16. He then met Harbor Patrol at the …
October 20, 2017
Extreme Sailing Series Act 7 — spectators will get good look
In 2013 Team USA’s Oracle, a hydrofoil fitted catamaran flew around San Francisco Bay and won the America’s Cup. By 2016, the Extreme 40, a sleek carbon fiber conventional catamaran, was replaced by the hydrofoil-equipped …
October 16, 2017
Bonito bite excellent — good bait for lobster hoop-netters
Dock Totals Oct 8 – Oct 14: 3,793 anglers aboard 165 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 139 bluefin tuna, 4,815 yellowfin tuna, 1,331 skipjack tuna, 469 dorado, 2,164 yellowtail, 1 …
October 16, 2017
Slip and fall, suicide attempt, boat collision, motorhome fire, distressed whale
Sept 24 09:33 - Enforcement: Transient male acting erratic at Tourmaline parking lot. Lifeguard and SDPD respond. Suspect questioned and released by SDPD. 10:56 - Boating: Vessel taking on water 1 mile off of Mission …
October 12, 2017
Pretty darn good fishing
Dock Totals Oct 1 – Oct 7: 3,449 anglers aboard 164 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1 swordfish, 763 bluefin tuna, 4,682 yellowfin tuna, 488 skipjack tuna, 529 dorado, 662 …
October 9, 2017
Fleet Week: Ready to get yelled at by Marine drill instructor?
Though New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco host military parades in their harbors, Fleet Week in San Diego was first. On May 29, 1935 a U.S. Marine Corps color guard-led parade crossed the …
October 9, 2017
Boat fire turns out to be flag burning at Campland
September 9 00:14 - Swimming: Possible suicide attempt south of OB Pier. Lifeguards, emergency, medical and SDPD units on scene. SDPD takes suspect into custody. 08:38 - Other: Smoke, possible boat fire near Campland by …
October 6, 2017
Fewer anglers but still getting the exotic species
Saltwater Dock Totals Sept 24 – Sept 30: 4,080 anglers aboard 175 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 113 bluefin tuna, 5,312 yellowfin tuna, 567 skipjack tuna, 825 dorado, 1,215 yellowtail, …
October 2, 2017
Female swimmer unties boats; illegal aliens jump off dark boat onto Shelter Island
Sept 22 Harbor Patrol investigated a vessel collision that occurred at the Harbor Police guest slips when one vessel was attempting to back out of a slip in strong winds. Due to the impact of …
September 28, 2017
Huge bluefin tuna caught off San Clemente Island
Dock Totals Sept 17 – Sept 23: 5,336 anglers aboard 214 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 124 bluefin tuna, 12,699 yellowfin tuna, 1,580 skipjack tuna, 762 dorado, 618 yellowtail, 376 …
September 25, 2017
Toy gun, pier jumper in boxers, and entangled whale on lifeguard to-do list
September 3 Harbor Patrol investigated a minor vessel collision in the Chula Vista Marina. Two vessels collided while one of them was attempting to enter a slip. The damage was minor. 07:51 Medical: 27 year-old …
September 21, 2017
Getting buggy
What bug can cost five hundred dollars? There are a bunch of them cruising along, especially near reefs and jetties. The hefty price tag is the fine for illegal take or possession of the California …
September 19, 2017
Yellowfin tuna fishing off the hook
Dock Totals Sept 10 – Sept 16: 5,182 anglers aboard 218 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 353 bluefin tuna, 10,824 yellowfin tuna, 1,378 skipjack tuna, 247 dorado, 1,886 yellowtail, 441 …
September 18, 2017
Arterial bleeding from stingray, boating under the influence
Aug 20 07:57 - Medical: 700 North Jetty Rd. 20 year-old male with burns. Lifeguard, medical and emergency units respond to South Mission Beach. Medical to UCSD. 08:22 - Medical: 13 year-old female nausea & …
September 14, 2017
You need the right gear for big-shoulders bluefin
Dock Totals Sept 3 – Sept 9: 4,672 anglers aboard 188 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1,334 bluefin tuna, 696 yellowfin tuna, 345 skipjack tuna, 202 dorado, 2,500 yellowtail, 1,471 …
September 11, 2017
OMBAC's Classic Longboard contest at Crystal Pier
The Classic Longboard Surfing Contest, held in the waves aside Crystal Pier this Saturday, is sponsored by the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club. The club was formed and operated in the early 1950s, mostly as …
September 11, 2017
Baby locked in vehicle, 4 year-old drowning/aspiration at Leisure Lagoon
Aug 13 11:02 Boating: Seaforth rental boat on rocks at Islandia Point. Lifeguard boat unit responds, Good Samaritan pulls off rocks and clears. 11:22 Medical: Vessel Humbolt reports patient with elevated heart rate. Lifeguard boat …
September 5, 2017
Kayak fishing tournament starts midnight Sunday
In just a few years of internet postings by paddle-angler pioneers like Jim Sammons and Dennis Spike hitting the beaches with remarkable catches on an inexpensive plastic boat, the popularity of kayak fishing exploded. The …
September 4, 2017
Bluefin fishing still strong off 9 Mile Bank and elsewhere
Dock Totals Aug 27 — Sept 2: 5,708 anglers aboard 215 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1,746 bluefin tuna, 1,607 yellowfin tuna, 100 skipjack tuna, 868 dorado, 2,651 yellowtail, 1,028 …
September 3, 2017
Good fishing means deckhand shortage
Dock Totals August 20 – August 26: 6,921 anglers aboard 255 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1,749 bluefin tuna, 2,022 yellowfin tuna, 508 skipjack tuna, 1,032 dorado, 12,916 yellowtail, 1,045 …
August 28, 2017
Black's Beach knife-wielder found on trail
August 6 01:37 Boating: Boat aground at Tourmaline. Reporting person states three occupants ran ashore and up Sea Ridge Drive. Lifeguard units respond. SDPD, Coast Guard, and Border Patrol are notified. Lifeguard confirms no occupants …
August 25, 2017
Festival of Sail — not fuel-driven design
Though steam-driven or steam-assisted vessels first ventured onto the high seas in 1831, the main turning point from sail to side-wheel and eventually propeller for naval technology was during the Civil War. During the war, …
August 24, 2017
Unable to re-attach his arm but saved his leg.
August 12 HP investigated a theft of some property that was taken from a boat in the A-2 Americas Cup Harbor. August 11 HP located an adrift dinghy in the area of the Grape Street …
August 24, 2017
Mako my day — bonito sharks following the fray
Dock Totals August 13-19: 6,385 anglers aboard 244 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 686 bluefin tuna, 2,406 yellowfin tuna, 4 bigeye tuna, 300 skipjack tuna, 3,687 dorado, 7,910 yellowtail, 885 …
August 21, 2017
Cornhole finally on California beaches
During summer, especially in the Midwest, one can usually find a game of cornhole (tossing a corn-filled sack onto a tilted plank) in progress at the local park. During winter, it is played indoors where …
August 21, 2017
A 3,900-peso surf perch
Dock Totals August 6-12: 6,782 anglers aboard 253 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 106 bluefin tuna, 2,633 yellowfin tuna, 47 skipjack tuna, 3,010 dorado, 12,021 yellowtail, 546 calico bass, 7 …
August 14, 2017
Etchells sailboats will race this week from Pt. Loma along Coronado
In 1965, Stamford, Connecticut boat designer and builder Skip Etchells saw a notice by the International Yacht Racing Union announcing a contest to build four new classes of racing sailboats, including a new three-man keelboat …
August 13, 2017
Overturned kayakers, pier jumpers, and seal harassers
July 30 0757 - Medical: 28 year-old male with a stingray injury at Blacks Beach. Lifeguard unit responds. Unable to locate. 0940 - Boating: Overturned kayak with 3 people in the water at Dana Landing. …
August 12, 2017
Dorado by kayak off La Jolla's Children's Pool
Dock Totals July 30 — August 5: 6,658 anglers aboard 244 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 520 bluefin tuna, 1,527 yellowfin tuna, 28 skipjack tuna, 3,826 dorado, 15,653 yellowtail, 3 …
August 7, 2017
Clydesdale and Athena categories in Chula Vista Challenge
What is probably the most inclusive triathlon event on the West Coast will be held at South Bay’s Bayside Park this Sunday. The Chula Vista Challenge features race events for entrants in groups the ‘Itsy …
August 7, 2017
Last week's dorado catch equalled nearly one third of last year's total
Dock Totals July 23 – July 29: 6,210 anglers aboard 220 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 57 bluefin tuna, 129 yellowfin tuna, 1,810 dorado, 15,825 yellowtail, 3,069 calico bass, 162 …
July 31, 2017
Broadway pier swept by divers
July 21 HPD Dive Team members conducted a security sweep and assessment at Broadway Pier prior to the arrival of the newly named USS Gabrielle Giffords, which is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the …
July 27, 2017
Epic yellowtail, dorado fishing continues
Dock Totals 7/16 – 7/22: 5,128 anglers aboard 200 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 90 bluefin tuna, 24 yellowfin tuna, 727 dorado, 10,126 yellowtail, 2 white seabass, 3,813 calico bass, …
July 24, 2017
Soggy jetskier unable to remount ski
July 15 HP issued a citation to a boater in the A-1 Anchorage who did not have a valid permit. HP were dispatched to the area of Buoy 22 for a boater needing assistance. It …
July 21, 2017
Lots of yellowtail
Dock Totals July 9 – July 15: 4,197 anglers aboard 163 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 33 bluefin tuna, 28 yellowfin tuna, 89 dorado, 3,804 yellowtail, 2 white seabass, 3,370 …
July 17, 2017
Rule 9 infraction, boating under the influence, and inexperienced sailor
July 6 HP took a phone report for a subject who claimed he hired a vessel mechanic to perform some work. The subject claimed the mechanic took miscellaneous engine components and cashed checks he should …
July 13, 2017
Another opah caught
Dock Totals 7/2 – 7/8: 4,009 anglers aboard 134 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 46 bluefin tuna, 12 yellowfin tuna, 16 dorado, 552 yellowtail, 2 white seabass, 2,406 calico bass, …
July 10, 2017
Mahi-mahi fishing contest at Los Barriles in Baja
Mahi-mahi, their name in Polynesian, means “very strong.” Common in warmer waters worldwide, they have been a food fish for thousands of years. They are known by at least ten names around the globe. Here …
July 6, 2017
Rockfish counts doubled and calico bass counts went down by half
Dock Totals 6/25 – 7/1 3293 anglers aboard 132 boats out of San Diego landings this past week caught 49 bluefin tuna, 17 yellowfin tuna, 513 yellowtail, 1 white seabass, 1,114 calico bass, 63 sand …
July 6, 2017
Investigations and arrests on the waterfront
June 24 — HP investigated a vessel collision that occurred when an operator was attempting to pull out of his slip in a Harbor Island marina. The operator lost control of his boat in the …
June 29, 2017
Big blue whales surface in San Diego
As summer begins and springtime fades, the gray whales have completed their trip from the seas off Alaska to the lagoons of Baja Sur and back. But for those seeking whales to watch, this is …
June 29, 2017
Inshore fishing produces good mix; Mako Bob Kayak Halibut Tournament results
Maybe the hot, hot weather and/or the big tide swing put a damper on the tuna fishing for the second week in a row. Yes, the yellowfin and bluefin are around, as is their cousin …
June 25, 2017
Fish 23 hours on June 29, win Offshore Jackpot
San Diego is the home of the world’s largest live bait sportfishing fleet. Beginning in the 1930s, vessels have been fitted to take anglers out for deep sea fishing; tournament fishing grew in the post …
June 22, 2017
Wharf rats busy
June 15 — HP investigated a burglary that occurred on a commercial fishing vessel in north SD Bay where unknown subjects broke into the vessel, damaging it and taking a few items. HP is still …
June 19, 2017
Calico Bass firing up in the kelp, tuna action slow
Lots of long boat rides with little results for those boats hunting tuna in local waters out to 40 miles or so. A few biters were coaxed out of the metered and sighted schools along …
June 18, 2017
Offshore tuna cools a bit while the bays heat up for corvina and halibut
The word is that the shortfin corvina and halibut are on the chew in the bays. San Diego Bay and Mission Bay can be excellent fisheries for spotted bay bass and sand bass through the …
June 11, 2017
Revolt Summer Surf Series — #NoSharksinOB
This year’s Revolt Summer Surf Series kicks off Saturday, June 17 at Ocean Beach Pier with the tag #NoSharksinOB for a reason: great white sharks have been spotted along the Southern California coast this spring, …
June 6, 2017
Wildcoast Baja Bash at Coronado Cays
Last fall along Baja California’s Pacific coast, several San Diego-based sportfishing vessels were aggressively confronted by local pangeros. The problem is, for the pangeros, the high spots that hold the endemic rockfish and draw the …
June 6, 2017
Good Sam to the rescue
6/2 HP issued two citations to boaters that were illegally moored at the HPD Guest slips. 6/1 HP contacted a subject on the HPD guest slips and subject was subsequently arrested for an outstanding warrant. …
June 6, 2017