Weekly fishing report Inshore: The spotty weather early in the week put bit of a damper on the local inshore fishing out of San Diego landings. Even so, the rockfish and sheephead counts were very …
November 8, 2015
Fishing Report
Bluefin tuna ban lifted in Mexican waters
Pelagic trick or treat
Inshore: It’s back to basics for the near-shore fishing off San Diego. Calico bass, sand bass, sheephead, rockfish, bonito, and barracuda are biting well off the kelp edges. Expect an occasional white seabass or halibut …
November 1, 2015
Big bucks in the black and blue
Inshore: The 1/2 boats have started concentrating more on the up and down fishing for rockfish, whitefish, sheephead and an occasional lingcod or halibut. Calico bass counts doubled in the past week from the previous …
October 26, 2015
Tropical invasion
Weekly fish report Inshore: The 1/2-day boats have started concentrating more on the up and down fishing for rockfish, whitefish, sheephead and an occasional lingcod or halibut. Sand bass and calico bass are picking back …
October 18, 2015
315-pound blue marlin off 9-Mile Bank
As this super-season in the local fishery continues, San Diego angler Kevin Mattson didn’t expect to be battling a blue marlin when he launched his 17-foot Ranger bass boat out of Mission Bay Thursday (October …
October 13, 2015
Blue marlin making a splash
Inshore: The 1/2 boats have started concentrating more on the up and down fishing for rockfish, whitefish, sheephead and an occasional lingcod or halibut. Sand bass and calico bass are slowing down a bit while …
October 11, 2015
Lobster season log, day 1
The first Wednesday in October (October 7 this year) marks the opening day of the commercial lobster season in California. In the weeks and months prior, permit holders are busy building traps, mending lines, and …
October 9, 2015
Wahoo, the 65 mph meal
Inshore: No change here, except a couple wahoo being picked up on ¾ day trips. ½ day boats are fishing in tight for calico and sand bass, rockfish, sheephead and a few yellowtail while a …
October 4, 2015
Bluefin missing; wahoo, marlin just outside
Inshore: No change here, except a couple wahoo being picked up on ¾-day trips. Half-day boats are fishing in tight for calico and sand bass, rockfish, sheephead and a few yellowtail while a good number …
September 27, 2015
500 fewer anglers, 5000 more yellowfin
Inshore: Half-day boats are fishing in tight for calico and sand bass, rockfish, sheephead and a few yellowtail while a good number of the ¾ day boats are fishing a little further out and looking …
September 20, 2015
The largest yellowtail ever caught from shore?
San Diego photographer and angler Jarred Davidson and friend Nate Lindsay were on a mission. After seeing yellowtail on bait just outside the breakers in La Jolla and Ocean Beach recently, they decided to walk …
September 17, 2015
"Once-in-a-lifetime" fishing losing its meaning
While El Niño conditions continue to influence the great fishing along the California coast, reports of "once in a lifetime" catches seem to diminish in meaning. It's not all that surprising when a dorado or …
September 16, 2015
Warm water equals a busy fleet
Weekly fish report Inshore: Inside and along the kelp, the fishing has been up and down. The reports indicate a good number of ¾-day boats fishing a little further out and looking for tuna and …
September 14, 2015
Go fishing now, before El Niño departs
The summer of 2015 may be about to pass into the history books, but the fishing is still going strong and there is no sign of it changing much in the near future. As long …
September 10, 2015
Yellows on the beach
Inshore: There were some thrills for kayakers as a couple hammerhead sharks were spotted just offshore. The sand bass tapered off a bit last week though they are still being caught on the flats in …
September 6, 2015