Dock Totals 12/26 – 1/1: 295 anglers aboard 19 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 2 bonito, 43 calico bass, 2 halibut, 2 lingcod, 37 perch, 1,080 rockfish, …
January 2, 2022
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Stories by Daniel Powell
Bring kneepads for the Pacific bluefin
Yellowtail will wear you out
Dock Totals 12/19 – 12/25: 557 anglers aboard 35 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 124 bluefin tuna (up to 30 pounds), 2 bonito, 78 calico bass, 18 …
December 26, 2021
Santee doesn't break the bass records
Dock Totals 12/12 – 12/18: 540 anglers aboard 37 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 172 bluefin tuna, 18 calico bass, 8 lingcod, 25 lobster (34 released), 24 …
December 19, 2021
Wahoo send anglers to the ER
Dock Totals 11/28 – 12/4: 826 anglers aboard 49 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 466 bluefin tuna (up to 70 pounds), 16 bonito, 1 cabezon, 829 calico …
December 5, 2021
Surf fishing Baja’s Pacific coast
Dock Totals 11/21 – 11/27: 1,830 anglers aboard 81 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1,020 bluefin tuna (up to 256 pounds), 1 bocaccio, 58 bonito, 1,182 calico …
November 28, 2021
As seasons change large fish are biting
Dock Totals 11/14 – 11/20: 1,362 anglers aboard 76 half-day to three-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 361 bluefin tuna (up to 271 pounds), 29 bonito, 651 calico bass (345 …
November 21, 2021
‘Tis the season to get the kids fishing
Dock Totals 11/7 – 11/13: 2,078 anglers aboard 101 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 700 bluefin tuna (up to 248 pounds), 22 bonito, 566 calico bass (275 released), 14 dorado, …
November 14, 2021
Big Bluefin Biting Again
Dock Totals 10/31 – 11/6: 1,776 anglers aboard 100 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 548 bluefin tuna (up to 310 pounds), 83 bonito, 654 calico bass (408 released), 29 dorado, …
November 7, 2021
We drag ‘em around by the lip
Dock Totals 10/24 – 10/30: 1,599 anglers aboard 85 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 88 bluefin tuna (up to 310 pounds), 30 bocaccio, 91 bonito, 288 calico bass (187 released), …
October 31, 2021
The battle of the sexes hits the water
Dock Totals 10/17 – 10/23: 2,940 anglers aboard 145 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1 bigeye tuna, 159 bluefin tuna (up to 240 pounds), 27 bocaccio, 54 bonito, 152 calico …
October 24, 2021
Bisbee’s Los Cabos tournament has a record weekend
Dock Totals 10/10 – 10/16: 2,325 anglers aboard 121 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 168 bluefin tuna (up to 194 pounds), 95 bonito, 241 calico bass (80 released), 256 dorado, …
October 17, 2021
San Diego is tops in live bait sportfishing
Dock Totals 10/3 – 10/9: 3552 anglers aboard 185 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 1352 bluefin tuna (up to 340 pounds), 35 bonito, 255 calico bass (64 released), 1429 dorado, …
October 10, 2021
Bluefin still active near San Clemente Island
Dock Totals 9/26 – 10/2: 3,749 anglers aboard 183 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 2,533 bluefin tuna (up to 230 pounds), 84 bonito, 132 calico bass (31 released), 489 dorado, …
October 3, 2021
It’s Time to Get Buggy
Dock Totals 9/19 – 9/25: 4236 anglers aboard 191 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 2931 bluefin tuna (up to 240 pounds), 37 bocaccio, 93 bonito, 176 calico bass (53 released), …
September 26, 2021
Everyone has a spot at the rail
Dock Totals 9/12 – 9/18: 3,255 anglers aboard 173 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught (977) 2,013 bluefin tuna (up to 260 pounds), 4 bocaccio, 74 bonito, 146 calico bass (5 …
September 19, 2021
Bloody Decks, Yummy Flyers, Monster Bluefin, and Poor Man’s Lobster
Dock Totals 9/5 – 9/11: 4,401 anglers aboard 198 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 16 barracuda, 1 black seabass (released), 977 bluefin tuna (up to 295 pounds), 436 bonito, 594 …
September 12, 2021
Fishing is Just an Educated Roll of the Dice
Dock Totals 8/29 – 9/4: 4,160 anglers aboard 193 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 5 barracuda, 842 bluefin tuna (up to 260 pounds), 1 bocaccio, 568 bonito, 648 calico bass …
September 5, 2021
Guitars on the Beach
Saltwater: The full moon phase at the beginning of the week coupled with breezy conditions slowed the bite across the board for the fleet. That said, fishing was spotty for some trips yet still very …
August 29, 2021
A Rare Abundance of Golden Treasure for Local Anglers
Dock Totals 8/15 – 8/21: 5,486 anglers aboard 247 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 84 barracuda, 1,322 bluefin tuna (up to 75 pounds), 1 bocaccio, 694 bonito, 2,761 calico bass …
August 22, 2021
Conditions Point to Great Fall Fishing in the San Diego Area
Dock Totals 8/8 – 8/14: 5,585 anglers aboard 256 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 78 barracuda, 4,133 bluefin tuna (up to 80 pounds), 13 bocaccio, 517 bonito, 2,134 calico bass …
August 15, 2021
Amid Great Fishing the Taxman Cometh – Great Whites Take Their Cut at Guadalupe
Dock Totals 8/1 – 8/7: 4,882 anglers aboard 215 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 120 barracuda, 1,921 (up from302) bluefin tuna (up to 138 pounds), 85 bonito, 1,387 calico bass …
August 8, 2021
Best Catch of the Season? Ocean Odyssey Crew Finds Missing Free Diver.
Saltwater: Though today’s sportfishing vessels are equipped with the latest fish-finding and scanning technology, captains and crews often rely on ‘old school’ methods to give their passengers the best odds of putting fish on the …
August 1, 2021
Yellowtail Numbers Soar in the Count – Adaptability is Key
Dock Totals 7/18 – 7/24: 5,990 anglers aboard 246 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 236 barracuda, 2 black seabass (released), 898 bluefin tuna (up to 210 pounds), 31 bocaccio, 219 …
July 25, 2021
Warm water, hot heads: parking lot fishing and distancing protocol
Dock Totals 7/11 – 7/17: 5722 anglers aboard 230 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 939 barracuda, 2 black seabass (released), 3583 bluefin tuna (up to 230 pounds), 1 bonito, 3278 …
July 20, 2021
Giant sharks south of Ensenada
The wind was blowing from the east before sunup, and a faint predawn illuminated whitecaps on the bay. My plan for kayak fishing Isla Asunción had become out of the question. If the wind was …
September 11, 2019
Kayak goes missing in Bahia Asuncion, then returned
My kayak, which I foolishly leave at the center-town ramp in Bahia Asuncion, went missing. I have a hard time loading and unloading the bulky thing, and it made it easier to leave the stripped …
June 18, 2019
Car in Otay Lakes, fire at Mission Bay Yacht Club, Seaworld gondola rescue
Feb 24 09:36 Medical: 911 call of a surfer with a head injury at Tourmaline. U25, 21S, M20 and E16 respond. E16 transports patient. 10:06 Boating: Fire calls with a report of smoke coming from …
February 26, 2019
Intermediate volleyball on sands of Mission Beach
Since its inception at the 1996 Olympics, beach volleyball has exploded in popularity, and what was once a recreational sport now garners support from over sixty universities with Division 1 beach volleyball programs. Volleyball club …
February 26, 2019
Fishing between the fronts offers few choices
Dock Totals Feb 17 – Feb 23: 569 anglers aboard 25 half day to one and a half day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 3 bonito, 1 halibut, 57 calico …
February 25, 2019
Wind shut down the Open Bay Bass tournament
Dock Totals Feb 10 – Feb 16: 484 anglers aboard 25 half day to one and a half day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 25 yellowtail, 87 bonito, 2 halibut, …
February 18, 2019
Overturned catamaran 10 miles off Encinitas too far for lifeguards
Feb 10 10:25 Other: Call box report of person in distress not in the water, drug related. U25 and 21S respond. 21 Sam handles dispute between two beach patrons. 13:33 Medical: Person down, 32 year-old …
February 12, 2019
One would think scheduling a fishing tournament would be easy
Considering our mild weather, one would think scheduling a fishing tournament would be easy to pull off. This has not been the case the last few years for the San Diego Anglers and their Open …
February 12, 2019
Know your limits while fishing off Baja
Dock Totals Feb 3 – Feb 9: 383 anglers aboard 24 half day to one and a half day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 58 yellowtail, 58 calico bass, 473 …
February 11, 2019
River rescue in El Cajon
Feb 3 12:58 Swimmer: 911 report of a dog owner and dog in the rip at Big Jetty. U12, 1S, R1, E15, and M3 respond. Lifeguards make rescue. Medics transport victim to UCSD. 16:38 Cliff: …
February 5, 2019
Two seals, one issue
The seawall at Casa Beach’s Children’s pool was built in 1931. The goal was to provide a safe, surf-free area for children to play in the ocean. Eighty-eight years later, the seawall is still providing …
February 5, 2019
Ramp re-model and weather delay bass tourney in San Diego bay
Dock Totals Jan 27 – Feb 2: 698 anglers aboard 36 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 92 yellowtail, 145 bonito, 70 calico bass, 412 sand …
February 4, 2019
Boogie boarders rescued near Marine Room, sea lion on La Jolla Cove boardwalk
San Diego Lifeguard report Jan. 21-27 Jan 27 12:55 Medical: 911 call of sick person at the Torrey Pines Glider Port. 31S, M9, and M72 respond. Medics to handle. 16:20 Other: San Diego police department …
January 29, 2019
Calving season of the devil fish
Once known as “devil fish" for attacking skiffs used by whalers that hunted them, gray whales are now viewed as docile, sometimes attention-seeking creatures by those who have been up close during whale-watch trips to …
January 29, 2019
Float tubes and kayaks considered boats in Mexico
Dock Totals Jan 20 – Jan 26: 827 anglers aboard 47 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 190 yellowtail, 72 bonito, 90 calico bass, 356 sand …
January 28, 2019
Scripps research boat off Torrey Pines mistaken for panga
San Diego Lifeguard reports Jan. 14-20 Jan 20 11:41 Cliff: Report of 2 person cliff rescue (no injuries) at Boundary Line. 31S, 4L, U35, R43, and state guards respond. Victim and rescuer at the top …
January 22, 2019
One immigrant’s contribution to paddle sports
One of the longest running races featuring outrigger canoes, surfskis, paddleboards, standup paddleboards and kayaks will be held again this Saturday in Mission Bay. Some 650 athletes ages 7 to 80 will compete. The Hanohano …
January 22, 2019
Tues., Jan. 15 – no San Diego boats left their slips
Dock Totals Jan 13 – Jan 19: 595 anglers aboard 32 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 42 yellowtail, 15 bonito, 77 calico bass, 519 sand …
January 21, 2019
Scooter accidents edging out stingray calls 4-3
Jan 13 08:45 Boating: Report of a 25 foot power boat beached in Mariner’s Basin. Vessel came off mooring number 702. G1 responds and puts vessel back on its mooring. Jan 12 03:37 Cliff: 2 …
January 15, 2019
10.1 pound halibut caught by five year-old
Dock Totals Jan 6 – Jan 12: 461 anglers aboard 29 half day to three day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 89 yellowtail, 3 white seabass, 1 bonito, 62 calico …
January 14, 2019
2018: A trashy year
Between San Diego Coastkeeper and the San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, there will be some forty cleanup events this year. Add other organizations like the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Creek to …
January 14, 2019
If you think San Diego is nirvana...
When the timing is right— when the sun and moon affect light and tide; when the wind and swell affect clarity — the ocean tilts herself to me, and from my perch just 20 feet …
January 9, 2019
Female swept off rocks at Clam, males off North Channel Jetty and Osprey Point
Dec 30 07:58 Medical: San Diego Fire Department requests response for a body in Mission Bay washing up on the south side of El Carmel. 24 Sam, 4 Sam, 4 L, M 21, E 21, …
January 8, 2019
Yellowtail bite gets better the further south you go
Head: Dolphin Halibut tournament gets a good start – excellent yellowtail fishing along Baja - bluefin tuna caught off SoCal coast Dock Totals Dec 30 – Jan 5: 1,610 anglers aboard 60 half day to …
January 7, 2019
Rescues at Dolphin Tanks, Hospitals, Wipeout, South Garbage, No Surf, and Fiesta Island
Dec 23 09:01 Call for service: Reporting party reports they heard someone scream for help in area of 3991 Crown Point Dr. Rescue 5, Rescue 3, 4Sam respond. Unable to locate. 4Sam calls clear. 13:35 …
December 31, 2018
Don't cast near swimmers
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