I thought I'd check out Lake Jennings yesterday and warm my bones in the welcome sunshine. Such a pretty little lake sometimes that you can almost imagine you are in the wilderness somewhere, far from …
January 5, 2015
Casting everything in the box at an indifferent four-pounder
Big Blue
Santa made his rounds and I see lots of folks were blessed with fishing rods and reels and lures and guided trips and such. Most of you were fishing around under the tree, giving and …
December 26, 2014
Rock fishin' in the free world
January 17 dock totals Fisherman's Landing 30 Anglers, 1 Boat, 31 Lingcod, 142 Rockfish, 108 Yellowtail H&M Landing 114 Anglers, 5 Boats, 17 Sculpin, 6 Lingcod, 45 Yellowtail, 83 Rockfish, 31 Bonito, 1 Barracuda, 1 …
January 18, 2015
Lures — and patience — tested
I was wondering how things were going in the area lakes this past weekend, and though I got few reports of catches, I didn't get a complete picture. So I thought I'd venture out and …
January 21, 2015
New year's fishing report
January 2 dock totals H&M Landing 49 Anglers, 3 Boats, 4 California Spiny Lobster, 8 Lingcod, 402 Rockfish, 13 Yellowtail, 6 Whitefish, 1 Sheephead, 141 California Spiny Lobster Released Point Loma Sportfishing 36 Anglers, 2 …
January 3, 2015
Nonstop wahoo action
The Bluefin are still biting out at the Tanner/Cortes Banks. The Tribute, fishing out there right now, has added two more 1.5-day trips departing on Wednesdays. Otherwise, they will be fishing south to Colonet on …
January 22, 2015
On the chew
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: Only a couple half-day boats a day fishing the local kelp daily and a few three-quarter day boats made it out this week to the Coronado Islands. …
January 11, 2015
Thar she blows. And thar and thar and thar.
January 29 dock totals Locally, H&M Landing had one boat out for the 1/2 Day run with 18 Anglers aboard. They fished the edges for 93 Rockfish and 16 Lingcod Point Loma Sportfishing had one …
January 30, 2015
Rolling in the deep
January 28 dock totals H&M Landing 26 Anglers, 3 Boats, 2 Spider Crab, 2 California Spiny Lobster, 5 Red Rock Crab, 10 Vermilion Rockfish, 10 Bocaccio, 129 Rockfish, 1 Sculpin, 1 Sheephead, 55 California Spiny …
January 29, 2015
Ill-timed bite
So, we’re catching some tuna, mostly on the troll and on the slide, when the boat is sliding to a stop on a jig-strike, and it’s gray and lumpy on Tanner Bank (southwest of San …
January 28, 2015
The most exciting moment I have had in the outdoors
Set the hook, keep the tip up, and reel like hell.
October 1, 2014
On board with the New Seaforth, the Dolphin, and the Fisherman III
A play in multiple acts. Cast, in order of appearance: Chorus, infrequent fisher and loather of boat travel Bill Poole, 85, local fishing legend, past part-owner of Poole-Chaffee Boatyard Buck Everingham, 51, heir and part-owner …
November 30, 2006
The sing of the line
The Red Rooster is making its way south past Cedros Island en route to the Hurricane Bank and concentrating on the great wahoo fishing along the way. Yesterday, they boated over 100 of one of …
January 27, 2015
Looking for action
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: It’s hit and miss on the spots of yellowtail roaming about in 160’ of water or so. When they’re found and eating, it can be an epic …
February 1, 2015