Inshore: The inshore fishing for rockfish has been very good for those getting out to the near-shore bumps on out to the 9 Mile Bank. Lots of sheephead, starrys, vermillions and even an occasional decent …

Fishing is my life away from the hassle of making a living. Wherever I’ve found myself I’ve found a fishery, whether it was the Colorado or Montana high country, the lakes of north-central Texas, or …

November 12 — Harbor Patrol responded to the area of Zuniga Jetty for a dinghy that was adrift. The dinghy was located and stored at the HP impound dock. The owner soon contacted HP and …

Inshore: Calico bass, rockfish, sheephead and a scratch of yellowtail have been the main targets in San Diego inshore waters this past week. When the current is midflow to slack and you can see the …

October 29 — HP responded to a vessel collision in the Kona Kai Marina. The collision occurred between a small fishing vessel that was attempting to leave the marina. During this process, the vessel struck …

Inshore: It has that feeling of slowly getting back to the normal San Diego fishery inshore for November after a couple phenomenal years for the short-run boats. Though a few yellowtail have been caught by …

This Saturday, November 5, some 2400 bike riders will be pedaling their way along the coast or up the San Luis Rey River in the Bike the Coast/Taste the Coast Ride and Exposition at Oceanside …

Inshore: The inshore fishing was very good this last week with lots of elbow room, to boot. A little bumpy weather kept the angler count down and I believe it’s the first week since springtime …

Named for Sally Ride, the first American woman in space as part of the space shuttle Challenger crew and member of UCSD’s faculty, Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s new research vessel, Sally Ride, will be open …

October 15 — HP responded to the 5th Avenue Landing for a jet ski that was abandoned. HP located the ski which was a rental ski from Seaforth Boat Rentals. The ski was found tied …

Inshore: This past week was a bit slow due to moon phase and wind, dropping the angler count for the fleet by a third. Even so, the local counts reflect good bottom fishing for rockfish, …

My first thought upon seeing the images of the wave at Pedra Branca (“White Rock” in Portuguese) was of a Hollywood tsunami. It had to be a certain death for any human other than Snake …

October 12 0827 Medical: Traumatic injuries at west Mission Bay Drive on a 50y/o male. LG Special events and Medic 78 responded. Medic 78 handled the call. — 09:20 Boating: Vessel left at the dock …

Inshore: There are still schools of bonito inshore along with yellowtail and lots of pacific mackerel for bait. An occasional halibut is coming from between the reefs and still mostly out in deeper water or …

My friend Joe and I used to have a running bet on the number of bass caught that morphed into who found and hauled the most trash from the water. Down between the riprap rocks …

September 29 — 13:19 Medical: Hemorrhage/Laceration at Bonita Cove. Lifeguard and emergency units respond. Fire handles call. — 16:30 Medical: At OB Pier Café, a fisherman has a stingray wound to hand. OB Lifeguards respond …

Inshore: The first week of lobster season has been good for the hoop-netters along the jetties and inshore reefs with some getting a legal bug for every five released shorts. A few larger units over …

The self-contained underwater breathing apparatus became available to the public in the mid-1950s. But not until it was pitched and sold to over 100 syndicated markets was the popular show Sea Hunt picked up by …

September 24 — 09:44 Medical: Lifeguard requests medics to 3141 Ocean Front Walk for a 50y/o male possible OD, LG already has PD in route. Medic transports to unknown location. — 12:42 Medical: 52y/o male …

Inshore: For those fishing from the beach, corbina, surfperch and shovelnose are cruising the coastline. If you can find the sand crabs they’re hunting for, you’ll be in the right area. Try alongside the rip …

This October first, a lot of divers and boaters will enter the ocean in the dark during the first hours of the month with one thing in mind: lobster. When you hear “lobster,” most think …

Inshore: Half-day trips are targeting the local kelps and bumps for rockfish, sheephead and calico bass and the occasional yellowtail or halibut. ¾ day boats are mostly looking for yellowfin tuna with mixed success, some …

California’s waters can get crowded. Just ask any sportfishing captain chasing yellowfin these days. The sportfishing fleet electronics and chumming only inspires private boaters to shadow them. A few of the sportfishers have been known …

Inshore: Half-day boats are fishing inside again with the occasional extended trip looking for those yellowfin tuna in close. A few yellowtail and white seabass are being caught off Point Loma and the La Jolla …

The U.S. military developed their amphibious vehicle known as the Landing Vehicle Tracked, or LVT, in the 1930s. The first two LVT prototypes were dubbed the Alligator and the Crocodile (even though neither is an …

September 7 — HP located a vessel that was adrift near the A-1 Anchorage off of Shelter Island. The vessel was impounded and later returned to the owner. — HP impounded a small vessel that …

Inshore: Some of the half-day boats are passing up the kelp and are running extended trips out to hunt for the school-sized yellowfin tuna just off the 9 Mile and 182 banks. For those staying …

Since the mid-1980s, we have read of plastics in the ocean. Most of the plastics found are tiny particles that are consumed and passed through the food chain. Larger pieces of plastic, such as grocery …

August 21 — HP responded to a fully engulfed vessel fire in La Playa Cove A— 1 Anchorage. HP found that the owner/occupant was aboard the sailboat when it exploded into flames. He jumped into …

Inshore: The barracuda seemed to disappear this past week while bonito numbers held steady. The calico bass bite is still pretty good, but the average size is going back down, judging by the kept/release ratio …

The modern version of Oceanside Pier was completed in 1987, some 99 years after the first structure jutting into the sea was erected on the spot in 1888. Through the late 1800s and early 1900s, …

August 19 —HP contacted several subjects who were in Chula Vista Bayfront Park after hours. One of the subjects was taken to jail due to being in violation of a court order. —Unknown age female …

Inshore: The calico catch continues to slide as the rockfish pick up, seemingly early in season after the last two amazing years in the San Diego area inshore fishery. Yellowtail numbers also fell off dramatically, …

August 12 — Swimmer screaming for help at Emerald Cove buoy. 3King responds with 24 Sam backup by boat. 3King rescues female and brings her in to the beach. No further assistance needed. — Person …

Inshore: The ½- and ¾-day boats backed off the calicos this past week, after posting over 5000 caught per week twice in a row. The inshore runs mostly caught rockfish as the bonito and barracuda …

By 1910, Imperial Beach had its first sidewalks, a general store, post office, library, a dance pavilion, and houses. A pier was constructed to provide electricity utilizing the Edwards Wave Motor. The machine never worked …

July 31 — Overturned kayaks with people in the water at Pt. Loma. Jet 1, R4, USCG Helo and 1Sam responded. Jet 1 assisted a couple into their vessel and the rest of POB made …

Inshore: Half-day boats are still pounding away at the calico bass. Hard to imagine the kelps from La Jolla to the Coronado Islands producing over 5,000, 14” or greater of the slow-growing bass per week, …

Donald Takayama was probably the first professional surfer in the sport, according to Dale Velzy, notable longboard rider and board shaper. In the early 1950s, Velzy saw the young Takayama surfing at Makaha Beach on …

July 29 — 14 ft. inflatable black Avon washed up at Cable and Orchard. 24Sam responds. Vessel is impounded and brought to the BSU and USCG is notified for investigation. — U24 takes one into …

Inshore: Half-day boats are still concentrating on the great calico bass bite of the kelp in Point Loma and La Jolla. Yellowtail are just about everywhere from the kelp edges out and the short runs …

For the initial southward migration of anglers into Baja, those in search of trophy fish usually bypassed San Quintín, known as a windy and coolish place with sand dunes between rocky escarpments dotted with shallow …

July 23 — HP responded to the mooring balls off of Shelter Island to investigate some damage that was done to the interior of a vessel. It was found that the damage occurred the night …

Inshore: Half-day boats are still concentrating on the great calico bass bite of the kelp in Point Loma and La Jolla. The inshore yellowtail bite slowed a bit, but the size of the fish are …

July 16 — HP responded to the Harbor Island West Marina to investigate a burglary that occurred aboard a vessel. The report documented the missing items and the investigation is still in process. — VHF …

Before World War II there were San Diegans who would feed their families with what they could scratch up from the ocean bottom. This was when few went more than waist deep. The first “goggle …

Inshore: Half-day boats are concentrating on the great calico bass bite of the kelp in Point Loma and La Jolla. The legal-sized (14” or greater) count on the "checkers" nearly doubled last week over the …

July 10 — USCG reports abandoned Jetski on the rocks near the sewage treatment plant on Pt. Loma. 1 Sam, 3 L, Jet I and Rescue 1 respond and tow the ski to LG impound. …

Inshore: The total angler count for the San Diego sportfishing fleet topped 5000 for the first time in 2016 last week, after 4000 the week previous. The ¾-day boats are getting bonito some very large, …

Someone hollering “Shark!” at the beach is akin to a person yelling “Fire!” in a theater. Folks react whether or not they see a fin rising out of the water or smoke filling the room. …