Dock Totals 5/28– 6/3: 2854 anglers aboard 130 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 barracuda, 756 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 45 bocaccio, 21 …
June 11, 2023
Fishing Report
Bluefin tuna counts edging up with more fish showing on the surface
Bluefin and yellowtail stubborn? Go heavy and deep for big reds – and bring a descender rig.
Dock Totals 5/28– 6/3: 3466 anglers aboard 126 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 24 barracuda, 620 bluefin tuna (up to 200 pounds), 9 bonito, 1 …
June 4, 2023
Cool Start for a Predicted El Niño Year
Dock Totals 5/14 – 5/27: 5081 anglers aboard 247 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 barracuda, 2849 bluefin tuna (up to 186 pounds), 30 bocaccio, …
May 28, 2023
Bluefin counts dip during the full moon
Dock Totals 4/30– 5/13: 3,889 anglers aboard 189 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 892 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 35 bocaccio, 334 bonito, 133 …
May 14, 2023
Bluefin tuna numbers explode
Dock Totals 4/16– 4/29: 3509 anglers aboard 151 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 2607 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 2 bocaccio, 243 bonito, 3 …
April 30, 2023
2023 promising to be another excellent year for bluefin tuna
Dock Totals 4/2– 4/15: 2560 anglers aboard 106 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 230 bluefin tuna, 4 bonito, 4 calico bass, 1 halibut, 28 lingcod, …
April 16, 2023
The albacore are coming! No, they’re probably not.
Dock Totals 3/19– 4/1: 1,359 anglers aboard 62 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 18 bluefin tuna (to 120 pounds), 39 bocaccio, 17 calico bass (21 …
April 2, 2023
A few early-season yellowtail off the Coronados
Dock Totals 3/5– 3/18: 1,363 anglers aboard 74 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 15 calico bass (45 released), 1 halfmoon, 2 halibut, 138 lingcod, 11 …
March 19, 2023
Major changes for rockfish coming April 1st
Dock Totals 2/19– 3/4: 684 anglers aboard 34 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 barracuda, 22 calico bass (88 released), 21 halfmoon, 1 halibut (released), …
March 5, 2023
Bluefin tuna sighted from the air in the Catalina Channel
Dock Totals 2/5– 2/18: 808 anglers aboard 46 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 blacksmith, 27 calico bass (103 released), 43 halfmoon, 1 halibut, 3 …
February 19, 2023
Lake Cuyamaca Upper Basin Full and Fishable
Dock Totals 1/22 – 2/4: 1,063 anglers aboard 51 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 9 barracuda, 1 black seabass (released), 2 bonito, 33 calico bass …
February 5, 2023
Qualifier 105 burns - Big Waves, Big Sharks, and Big Tuna at the Cortez
Dock Totals 1/8 – 1/21: 691 anglers aboard 43 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 6 blacksmith, 68 calico bass, 124 halfmoon, 2 halibut, 15 lingcod, …
January 22, 2023
Stormy weather keeping you in the slip?
Dock Totals 12/25 – 1/7: 1108 anglers aboard 45 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 10 bluefin tuna, 24 bocaccio, 2 bonito, 1 black seabass (released), …
January 8, 2023
365-day Licenses go into effect on New Year’s Day
Fish Pix Win Fish Tix! Submit your best fishing photo and every 2 weeks we’ll pick our favorite and run it in this column. Winner will also receive 2 half-day passes plus rod and reel …
December 25, 2022
Winter storms shift offshore fishing to the bottom
Fish Pix Win Fish Tix! Submit your best fishing photo and every 2 weeks we’ll pick our favorite and run it in this column. Winner will also receive 2 half-day passes plus rod and reel …
December 11, 2022