July 7 — HP located a small dinghy operated by a minor that had broken down near the Carrier Basin in San Diego Bay. The vessel was towed back to its dock and the guardian …

Inshore: The total angler count for the San Diego sportfishing fleet topped 4000 this week and it looks good for the operators for months to come. Last year’s epic season is so far mirrored this …

June 24 — Vessel on the rock at Islandia Point. 24Sam responds and impounds vessel. No one around to claim it or saw what occurred. — Vehicle in the water at North Pac Passage. Guardian, …

Inshore: The yellowtail numbers are still good locally along with a few white seabass and halibut for the inshore anglers. The calico bass fishing is very good along the kelp and even off the jetties, …

After reading Graham Mackintosh’s Into a Desert Place about his two-year walk around the Baja coastline, I had to meet him. Smallish and pale, Scottish by blood, he was living in Lemon Grove. By the …

June 19 — Fall from a motor bike at Seaforth boat rental lot; 80y/o male with unknown medical condition. LG’s and Fire respond. Patient transported by medic 21 to UCSD. — 21 y/o stingray patient …

Inshore: The yellowtail numbers came back up a bit this past week for the ½- and ¾-day boats, while calico bass, rockfish, and bonito are dominating the counts for the short trips. A few more …

The image of a cigar-smoking cop with a Jackie Gleeson–like waistline hiding in his cruiser behind a billboard alongside the road in speed-trap mode is much more Hollywood than fact these days. Truth is, first …

June 17 — Surfing accident at Santa Rita PL. on a 14 y/o male with a knee injury. LGs and Fire respond. Medic 1 handles the call and transports patient to unknown destination. — Cliff …

Inshore: As summer begins with a heat wave, the inshore yellowtail fishing has cooled slightly. The jacks are still there, of course, and the slow bite might just be moon phase and/or the plethora of …

June 6 — HP responded to a medical emergency aboard a vessel in the Laurel Street Anchorage (A-3). The subject was taken off his vessel and transported to shore to an awaiting ambulance. — HP …

Inshore: The pelagic “tuna” crabs that have been painting many beaches red and sometimes requiring dozers to clean them up are also causing the inshore fishing to be a little iffy. Most fish caught, whether …

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There were 220,100 beachgoers at City of San Diego beaches over Memorial Day weekend. Over the three days, San Diego lifeguards performed 77 water rescues, 104 medical aids and 2,654 preventative acts. Overcast skies and …

Inshore: With the majority of the fleet looking for yellowtail and bluefin in the top of the water column, the calico and sand bass counts dropped off a bit. Still, those ½-day and ¾-day trips …

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May 22 — PWC’s inside the surf at AB reef. Rescue west responds along with SDPD. PD was contacted due to unfavorable behavior from the Operator. Operator was cited and released. — Missing person at …

Weekly fishing report Inshore: Last week was a coolish, gray week on the water. The full moon phase put a bit of a damper on the upper-water column species, though the yellowtail were definitely out …

Lake Jennings, off the I-8 in Lakeside, is an 85-acre reservoir at about 700 feet in elevation. It holds channel catfish, largemouth bass, stocked trout, blue catfish, redear sunfish, and even “wipers” — a white …

May 15 — HP dispatched to a scene where a subject climbed around a fence with razor wire, then jumped into the water around the Fifth Avenue Landing. Upon HP arriving and locating the subject …

Inshore: In spite of being fat-plugged with pelagic crab, the rockfish continue to bite well for the local bottom-fish trips. Most of these fish come up with mouths and bellies full of the hapless crabs, …

On the bay side of the Silver Strand north of Lowes Coronado Resort, there is a branch of Southwestern Community College tailored to water sports. The Crown Cove Aquatic Center is now offering credit courses …

A team of Harbor Police officers were recently deployed to Jamaica where they provided training to maritime police as part of U.S. efforts to promote maritime security. The Harbor Police Department is sharing their practices …

Inshore: The half-day boats are working the kelp edges for calico bass, barracuda, and bonito, and the high spots for rockfish, whitefish, and anything else that is biting. The fish are still plugged with pelagic …

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May 7 — HP responded to a dinghy that was adrift near the Shelter Island fishing pier. The dinghy was impounded at the HP Impound dock. — HP responded to the shoreline near the Bali …

Inshore: The half-day boats are getting a good mix of calico bass, sheephead, rockfish, and sculpin with occasional top-water activity on barracuda, bonito and yellowtail. Bluefin tuna are back in ¾-day range and the boats …

Inshore: With a bump on top and a bit of a breeze most of the week, the ½- and ¾-day boats stayed a bit closer to home. There are good yellowtail marks all over La …

April 29 through May 1, the San Diego Yacht Club’s 2016 Yachting Cup will be filling San Diego Bay with colorful sails and crews vying for winner’s flags. Nearly one hundred entrants from a dozen …

April 24 — Breathing problems 32 y/o female at Fiesta Island. Lifeguard events and Medic 21 respond. Medic 21 transports to Scripps La Jolla. — Elderly man falls and a head injury results at Coast …

Inshore: With the full moon mid-week and a bit of a blow out of the north, those local bluefin fell off the counts quite a bit. The yellows are in their springtime run-and-gun mode; feeding …

April 13 — HP responded to a dinghy that was adrift near the Laurel Street Anchorage. The dinghy was impounded at the Harbor Police Dock for being a hazard to navigation April 12 — HP …

Inshore: La Jolla is still going off for the kayakers on a good 20- to 30- pound grade yellowtail and occasional white seabass to over 60 pounds, when weather permits. Bluefin tuna and a few …

National Bass West is a tournament series in California and Arizona. In the San Diego region, the tournaments are usually held at Lake Hodges, Lower Otay, and El Capitan. This Saturday, April 16, will be …

April 5 — Disabled vessel at the tip of Pt. Loma. Vessel is a 16ft. Bayliner w/2POB. Rescue West and 1Sam responds. Vessel fixes problem on own resources. Call cancelled. — Truck in the water …

Inshore: La Jolla has been going off for the kayakers on a good 20- to 30-pound-grade yellowtail and occasional white seabass to over 60 pounds. It seems the stealth of the silent sit-on-top kayaks coupled …

While paddling offshore a couple miles outside of La Jolla a decade or so ago, I came across a large pregnant female sea lion that seemed to be struggling to keep her head up and …

Inshore: The yellowtail continue to show well off the Coronado Islands for the ¾-day boats running south of the line. As the water temps hover around 62 degrees, the yellowtail have been both on the …

Located on Shelter Island Drive and tucked into the northeast corner of La Playa Cove, Humphreys by the Bay puts on summer concerts from April through October. The shows sell out often — like the …

March 27 — 50 y/o Female ETOH at 361 Prospect. Lifeguards and Fire Responded. Lifeguards clear Fire to handle. — Burns to hand from a vape pen, at WaveHouse. 47 y/o male. Lifeguards and Fire …

Inshore: Though sculpin, rockfish, whitefish and sheephead continue to dominate the half-day counts and the ¾-day boats are whacking the yellowtail just south of the border at the Coronados, the big story in the local …

I remember seeing tiny fish in a shallow pool of water no more than a couple inches deep. My dad said that they must’ve been left there a by a wading bird that transported the …

March 15 — HP Investigated a vessel that had sunk in the Driscoll’s Wharf in Americas Cup Harbor. A small fuel spill from the vessel was immediately contained and the vessel was raised. — HP …

Inshore: The half-day boats have been reporting a mix of rockfish, sculpin, sheephead and tons of halfmoon perch. Calico bass are eating plastics in the kelp when the current sets up right, while sand bass …

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March 9 — SDFD dispatch advises that they are responding to Perez Cove/Ingraham for a patient that is possibly still in the water. A lifeguard rescue vessel and U 4 respond as well as E …

In 1778 John Webber, captain James Cook’s ship artist, sketched what is thought to be the first representation of a paddleboarder. He later added the image to an engraving in 1781 that depicted Cook’s arrival …

2/27 — HP issued a citation to a boater for not having a valid permit for staying at the Harbor Police Transient slips. 2/22 — HP issued a citation to a boater for not having …

Inshore: The rockfish opener for southern California waters kept the ½-day anglers pinned to the rail with some pretty good taco meat counts. As a result of targeting the deeper bumps there were a lot …

If you head out of Chula Vista Marina into the open bay and make a left turn to the south, you’ll see a spit of land jutting westward out into the east side of the …