18 anglers aboard 1 boat out of Chubasco 2 Sportfishing caught 9 sand bass, and 48 calico bass. Fisherman's Landing sent 167 anglers out to the briny aboard 4 boats and reported a total catch …
July 21, 2015
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Stories by Daniel Powell
July 20 dock totals
Churning out the catfish
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The inshore fishing has been as good as ever, if not better. Schools of large bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna just off the beach are adding to …
July 20, 2015
The skipjack are here
The fishing is so good in the local waters that a lot of operators in Baja are not seeing as many anglers as they usually do. Places like San Quintin, not so far from the …
July 17, 2015
January 15 dock totals
24 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 3/4 day run boated 3 bluefin tuna, 48 yellowfin tuna and 3 yellowtail. The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 31 anglers aboard reported 33 bonito, 3 sheephead, 1 …
July 16, 2015
Big bluefin!
The yellowtail bite has pretty much shut down at the Coronados though the boats are finding them in numbers offshore on kelps along with some decent dorado. The yellowfin tuna are charging into San Diego …
July 15, 2015
Paddle with the mayor
First developed in the 1880s and incorporated on July 18, 1956, Imperial Beach became the tenth city in San Diego County. The I.B. Pier was originally built around 1909; one purpose was to attract crowds, …
July 14, 2015
Time to tuna up your gear
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The ½ and ¾ day boats are mostly working the schools of tuna following the warm water into San Diego’s near-shore waters with mixed results. There are …
July 12, 2015
Fisherman's dream of a year
Talk about spoiled... Tuna on the 1/2 day. Tuna on the kayak. What will happen when the crazy-good fishing returns to the normal good San Diego fishing? I have never seen a year like last …
July 11, 2015
On a [tuna] roll
Looks as though the tuna are going to stick around a bit. I have heard two unconfirmed reports of bluefin caught from a kayak launching out of La Jolla. Sure would like to get the …
July 9, 2015
Oh my, whatta bigeye you have!
July 7 dock totals 41 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run caught 1 bonito, 120 calico bass, 5 yellowtail and 12 rockfish. 100 calico bass were released. 30 yellowfin tuna were caught …
July 8, 2015
Two terrifying notes cue this Friday's Flix by the Bay feature
The Port of San Diego is hosting Friday Flix by the Bay this summer, a free film series held every other Friday evening at different waterfront parks. As the steward of San Diego Bay, the …
July 7, 2015
Red, white, and bluefin
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The fishing has been red-hot, even if the weather hasn’t. There are still bluefin tuna within ½ day range, the bass bite has been steady and yellowtail …
July 5, 2015
Fresh fish for the Fourth
July 2 dock totals The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 76 anglers aboard reported 1 lingcod and 170 rockfish caught. 62 anglers aboard their 1/2 day pm run put 1 sheephead, 206 rockfish and …
July 3, 2015
Here come the dodos!
The mahi-mahi, also known as the dolphin fish on the East Coast, and the dorado in Latin America, is a highly-prized gamefish. Its brilliant display of color and frantic leaping fight will raise the excitement …
July 2, 2015
Mako my day
A couple of mako sharks have hit the deck this week on 1.5 day trips. Like the thresher shark, makos are good fare for the dinner table. It is one of the fastest fish in …
July 1, 2015
Cetacean collisions
As the human population and oceangoing traffic expand, interactions with whales increase. Southern California’s waters have a cetacean community with potential for problems. On March 11 off Cabo San Lucas, a tour boat out for …
July 1, 2015
First-ever oarfish caught on rod and reel
The oarfish is thought to inhabit the epipelagic to mesopelagic layers, ranging as deeply as 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the surface. A few have been found still barely alive, but …
June 30, 2015
Gone fishin' — in record numbers
A season-high 35 sportfishing vessels hit the briny Sunday in spite of the small squall that rolled through town, churning it up a bit at the local beaches and lowering the water temp by nearly …
June 29, 2015
The usual baits are working well
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The halibut count keeps edging up as the water warms along the coast. The yellowtail are going off for the boats in the right place. The San …
June 28, 2015
Dock totals from the last two days
40 anglers aboard 2 boats out of Chubasco 2 Sportfishing caught 74 yellowtail, 12 yellowfin tuna 13 calico bass, 6 bluefin tuna. 120 calico bass were also caught and released. Fisherman's Landing hosted 146 anglers …
June 27, 2015
June 24 dock totals
33 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day morning run boated 7 sand bass, 20 rockfish, 2 halibut, 72 calico bass and 1 bonito. The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 16 anglers aboard reported …
June 25, 2015
Yellowtail bite strong this year
The most popular saltwater game fish caught in the San Diego area is yellowtail. Each week, anglers step aboard one of San Diego’s sport-fishing vessels in hopes of landing one. Usually abundant in migrating schools …
June 24, 2015
Finescale triggerfish wanders north; another sign of El Niño
Looks like the barracuda are starting to bite in numbers, the tuna are still in town, and a finescale triggerfish decided to move north of its normal haunts. A few are caught each year from …
June 24, 2015
Low takes for low lakes
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The numbers are back up at the landings in spite of the new requirement for passports within 12 miles of the Mexican coast south of the border. …
June 21, 2015
A lot of searching and a little catching
There was a dorado in the counts caught from a 3/4 day 6-pac and the tuna and 'tails are out there, but are not treating all boats equally. As the schools can move far in …
June 20, 2015
June 18 dock totals
Chubasco 2 Sportfishing hosted 28 anglers aboard 1 boat and reported 2 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 48 rockfish and 1 halibut caught. 2 anglers aboard 1 boat out of Dana Landing caught 5 bluefin …
June 19, 2015
Trade your mackerel for a yellow
Looks like they are finding the yellows offshore with the tuna on the overnight runs. A few have been caught daily on the local 1/2-day boats. Here's a tip: I talked to a kayak angler …
June 18, 2015
Bluefin on the half-day
27 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run boated 1 halibut, 10 calico bass,1 sheephead and limits of 270 rockfish. The Dolphin morning 1/2 day run with 9 anglers at the rail reported …
June 17, 2015
Modern panga pápi
The San Diego International Boat Show steams into town Thursday and will be at Spanish Landing Park and the Sheraton Hotel & Marina on Harbor Island through Sunday. Among the exhibitions, activities, displays, and demonstrations, …
June 17, 2015
Wahoo on the chew
Chubasco 2 Sportfishing hosted 51 anglers aboard 3 boats and reported 61 yellowtail, 248 rockfish, 1 sand bass and 1 barracuda caught. 3 anglers aboard 1 boat out of Dana Landing put 5 yellowfin tuna …
June 16, 2015
Tuna crabs to sanddabs
Weekly fishing report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The local yellowtail bite slowed a bit this past week for the inshore anglers though the barracuda are showing just off the kelp. Schools of bonito are …
June 13, 2015
Midweek landing report
Dock totals for June 9-11 Chubasco 2 Sportfishing hosted 56 anglers aboard 3 boats and reported 105 Rockfish, 1 sand bass, 1 lingcod, 3 bluefin tuna, 1 barracuda and 63 calico bass caught. 132 anglers …
June 12, 2015
Teach your dad to fish this weekend
Established in January 1990, the San Diego Anglers is a saltwater fishing club dedicated to the preservation of marine sport-fishing. They take children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County program out …
June 10, 2015
Hundreds caught; hundreds released
25 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day morning run boated 1 sheephead, 1 rockfish and 101 calico bass. 80 of the calicos were released. The Dolphin hosted 43 anglers aboard their am 1/2 day …
June 9, 2015
Get a passport to increase your fishing chances
It's been a bit slow on the bite for the local fleet while adjusting to their clientele with no passports. Not to say they aren't trying — it's their bread and butter to put folks …
June 8, 2015
Few damp ramps in county
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: Large bluefin tuna up to and over 60 pounds have been caught within 10 to 20 miles of Point Loma, giving local sportfishing boats a chance to …
June 7, 2015
Bluefin on the boats
Friday dock totals: H&M Landing hosted 66 anglers aboard 2 boats and reported a total catch of 3 bonito, 3 yellowtail, 1 whitefish, 5 sculpin and 100 rockfish. 37 anglers aboard 2 boats out of …
June 6, 2015
Keep those Cuyamaca carp!
From up on the hill, the folks at Lake Cuyamaca would like all anglers that catch any carp to not return them to the water. The carp are not natural to the lake and can …
June 4, 2015
Not an upper-body sport
On Saturday, June 6, some 75 rowing clubs around the country will open their doors to the public for National Learn to Row Day. This is the third year San Diego Rowing Club has participated …
June 3, 2015
Lip service
June 2 dock totals 23 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day morning run boated 200 calico bass and 1 barracuda, 135 of the bass were released. The Dolphin 1/2 day am run with 14 …
June 3, 2015
Another San Quintin biggie from the kayak
On Saturday I caught a personal best 48" halibut. Nobody around had seen one that big from the area and I was pretty jazzed. That's a big halibut, especially from a kayak. I ran into …
June 2, 2015
Halibut are turning on
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The local ½ day boats are producing rockfish, calico bass and sculpin, with a few yellowtail in the mix. The ¾ day boats have shifted outside of …
May 31, 2015
U.S. passport now required to fish coastal Mexico
The San Diego sportfishing fleet has made some adjustments in their fishing areas due to a new requirement for all anglers south of the border and within 12 miles of the Mexican coast to posses …
May 30, 2015
May 28 dock totals
37 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run caught 36 rockfish, 2 sand bass, 4 lingcod, 1 sculpin, 3 calico bass, 2 halibut and 23 yellowtail. The Dolphin 1/2 day morning run with …
May 29, 2015
May 27 dock totals
29 anglers aboard the Dolphin 1/2 day morning run boated 4 sculpin, 48 rockfish and 5 lingcod. 7 anglers aboard their pm 1/2 day run caught 1 sculpin, 39 rockfish, 1 lingcod and 36 calico …
May 28, 2015
What to do with these dying animals?
Many sea lions are dying. Possible causes include sardine depletion, warming waters, changing conditions, and ultimately, starvation. During strong El Niño events, pup production decreases while pup mortality has increases. In early 2015 there have …
May 27, 2015
May 26 dock totals
13 anglers aboard the Dolphin 1/2 day am run caught a total of 3 sculpin, 50 rockfish and 1 lingcod. 18 anglers aboard their 1/2 day afternoon run boated 27 rockfish and 53 calico bass, …
May 27, 2015
Memorial Day dock report
May 25 fish totals 40 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run caught and kept 1 sand Bass, 5 calico bass, 2 sculpin,1 lingcod and 58 rockfish. 48 calico bass were caught and …
May 26, 2015
Average of five bass per angler
Weekly Fish Report ½ Day - ¾ Day: The local ½ day boats are producing rockfish, calico bass and sculpin, with a few yellowtail in the mix. The ¾ day boats are mostly concentrating on …
May 25, 2015
May 24 dock report
The Chubasco II 1/2 day am run with 36 anglers aboard reported 1 sheephead, 2 sculpin, 2 sand bass, 93 rockfish and 1 lingcod caught. 33 anglers aboard the Dolphin 1/2 day morning run boated …
May 25, 2015