Lots of productive trips out of San Diego this weekend. Fishing the Hurricane Bank on a 15-day trip, the Red Rooster III is getting Wahoo and big Yellowfin Tuna to 250 pounds right now. The …
February 2, 2015
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Stories by Daniel Powell
Weekend bite report
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
Then, wham!
Well there ya go. That's what it took. The Yellowtail were waiting for lighter loads, so they played finicky until anglers became disheartened. Then wham! There they are eating the dropper loop and yoyo iron …
January 31, 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
A story of two tactics
The San Diego Bay Bass Tourney was a success as usual, though the new limit of 14" made it tough. The organizers reduced the total fish from 5 to 3 to keep it fair, but …
January 28, 2015
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
Net numbers
January 25 dock totals H&M Landing 100 Anglers, 5 Boats, 36 Bonito, 7 Sculpin, 6 Sheephead, 365 Rockfish, 127 Yellowtail, 11 Lingcod, 1 Red Rock Crab, 5 California Spiny Lobster, 42 White Croaker, 7 Sand …
January 26, 2015
Weekly fish report
½ Day - ¾ Day: Locally, the ½ day boats are still getting spots of yellowtail on the dropper loop deep, tempting some boats to spend their time metering in hopes of finding them. It …
January 25, 2015
January 23 dock totals
Fisherman's Landing 27 Anglers, 1 Boat, 190 Rockfish, 1 Barracuda, 32 Yellowtail, 37 Lingcod H&M Landing 75 Anglers, 3 Boats, 323 Rockfish, 15 Sand Bass, 70 Yellowtail, 1 Sheephead, 2 Lingcod Point Loma Sportfishing 6 …
January 24, 2015
January 22 dock totals
H&M Landing 36 Anglers, 1 Boat, 311 Rockfish, 1 Yellowtail, 1 Sand Bass, 1 Lingcod Seaforth Sportfishing 113 Anglers, 3 Boats, 21 Yellowtail, 35 Rockfish New Seaforth 1/2 Day AM with 45 anglers aboard reported …
January 23, 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
40 percent of North American birds drop in
In 1970, the San Elijo Alliance was formed to oppose development of the San Elijo Lagoon and to convince county and state government the resource need be protected. By 1983, the lagoon was dedicated to …
January 21, 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
Leviathans in the lagoon
January 18 Dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 14 Anglers, 1 Boat, 2 California Yellowtail H&M Landing 100 Anglers, 6 Boats, *30 California Spiny Lobster, 125 Yellowtail, 354 Rockfish, 77 Whitefish, 30 Bocaccio, 20 Bonito, 6 …
January 19, 2015
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
Looking for the elusive yellowtail
January 16 dock totals H&M Landing 32 Anglers, 1 Boat, 11 Whitefish, 139 Rockfish Point Loma Sportfishing 36 Anglers, 2 Boats, 4 Sand Bass, 6 Sculpin, 2 Calico Bass, 15 Bonito, 9 Yellowtail, 2 Lingcod …
January 17, 2015
Midweek fishing report
The half day boats went out looking for meter marks and the yellows they found earlier this week and picked a few. Thus, the low counts on rockfish and such. They're around and up and …
January 16, 2015
Whale-watching weekend
Each winter, 20,000 Pacific gray whales pass by the California coast after spending the summer feeding in the food-rich waters of the Arctic. The grays swim south along the coast to the lagoons of Baja …
January 14, 2015
Trade squid for seabass
The Premier 1/2 Day AM run with 27 Anglers aboard reported 2 Lingcod, 18 Ocean Whitefish, 60 Sanddab, 1 California Scorpionfish and175 Rockfish 27 Anglers aboard the New Seaforth 1/2 Day AM run caught 31 …
January 14, 2015
Plugs, bombs, feathers, and bait
January 12 dock totals 31 anglers aboard the Premier 1/2 Day AM run off Point Loma kelp found some croaker, catching *262 Rockfish, 14 White Seabass and 1 Lingcod* The New Seaforth 1/2 Day AM …
January 13, 2015
Anglers aboard
January 11 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 25 Anglers, 1 Boat, 23 California Scorpionfish, 4 Barred Sand Bass, 2 Kelp Bass, 1 California Spiny Lobster Released H&M Landing 93 Anglers, 4 Boats, 210 Rockfish, 1 …
January 12, 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
Sculpin back on the menu
January 9 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 28 Anglers, 1 Boat, 48 California Scorpionfish, 10 Barred Sand Bass, 1 Kelp Bass H&M Landing 33 Anglers, 1 Boat, 215 Rockfish, 1 Lingcod, 1 Sculpin, 1 Sheephead, …
January 10, 2015
A most excellent bass
Apparently, there is still a lot of water in the 64-66 degree range up there, the warmest being on the 432 spot due south of Tanner and west of the Mushroom. Predicted light winds and …
January 8, 2015
January 6 fishing report
Only a couple boats made it out yesterday to the kelp beds. The New Seaforth 1/2 Day PM run with 15 Anglers aboard reported *3 California Yellowtail, 25 Pacific Mackerel, 2 Pacific Bonito, and 1 …
January 7, 2015
Casting everything in the box at an indifferent four-pounder
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
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
Two simple rules
Citing the aftereffects of reveling in appreciation of the fantastic entire 2014’s saltwater fishing, only six boats made it out on the California coast yesterday. Mostly just some rockfish and bottom fare caught, although one …
January 2, 2015
The purpose of the drag
I spent about three hours at Legg Lake near Whittier, about 12 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. I caught a bluegill at the South Lake. Then moved to the North Lake at another spot. …
December 31, 2014
Brought up from the sea
December 30 dock totals H&M Landing 41 Anglers, 2 Boats, 4 Sheephead, 2 Sand Bass, 3 Calico Bass, 94 Rockfish, 1 Spider Crab, 2 Red Rock Crab, 9 California Spiny Lobster Helgren's Oceanside Sportfishing 34 …
December 31, 2014
Wylandesque flukes
Whale watch Gray whales are showing well. Hornblower reported over 50 since Christmas day. Spouts, backs out of the water even Wyland-esque flukes slowly sinking out in a slow dive. There was one report of …
December 30, 2014
Mission Bay Bridge, back in the day
Found this shot of the old Mission Bay bridge before the bay was dredged into the world's largest man-made water park. If you look closely, you will see what looks like long sticks. These aren't …
December 29, 2014
End-of-the-year fish and cetacean report
*½ Day - ¾ Day: Anglers are catching the normal winter fare of Rockfish, Sheephead and Lingcod on the local kelp beds off Point Loma and La Jolla with a few Yellowtail and Calico Bass …
December 29, 2014
Yellowtail in late December!
December 26 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 36 Anglers,1 Boat, 43 Rockfish, 2 Pacific Bonito, 1 Lingcod, 1 Sheephead, 10 Yellowtail H&M Landing 106 Anglers, 3 Boats, 16 Sheephead, 2 Sculpin, 368 Rockfish, 5 Lingcod, …
December 27, 2014
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
The Red Rooster III returns from 10-day Baja trip
H&M Landing 34 Anglers, 1 Boat, 12 Sheephead, 4 Sand Bass, 97 Rockfish, 6 Calico Bass Point Loma Sportfishing 21 Anglers, 1 Boat, 1 Whitefish, 9 Sheephead, 79 Rockfish, 4 Sand Bass Seaforth Sportfishing 73 …
December 25, 2014
Yesterday's catch is tonight's dinner
December 23 dock totals *Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 39 Anglers, 1 Boat, 27 Vermilion Rockfish, 3 California Sheephead, 128 Rockfish H&M Landing 86 Anglers, 5 Boats, *2 Spider Crab, 3 Red Rock Crab, 5 California Spiny …
December 24, 2014
December 22 dock totals
Yesterday's catch: Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 30 Anglers, 1 Boat, 3 California Sheephead, 7 California Yellowtail, 5 Lingcod, 123 Rockfish H&M Landing 32 Anglers, 3 Boats, 17 California Spiny Lobster, 14 Sheephead, 7 Sand Bass, 130 …
December 23, 2014
Winter solstice fishing report
December 22 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 28 Anglers, 1 Boat, 121 Rockfish H&M Landing 39 Anglers, 4 Boats, 12 Red Rock Crab, 14 California Spiny Lobster, 11 Bonito, 49 Rockfish, 1 Halibut, 46 Yellowtail, …
December 22, 2014
Hoop-netters aboard
December 20 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing, 18 Anglers, 1 Boat 4 Bocaccio, 2 California Sheephead, 12 Vermilion Rockfish, 61 Rockfish H&M Landing 77 Anglers, 5 Boats, 162 Rockfish, 1 Halibut, 31 Bonito, 105 Yellowtail, …
December 21, 2014
Those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish
December 19 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 16 Anglers, 1 Boat, 121 Rockfish, 20 Bocaccio, 19 Vermilion Rockfish, 2 California Yellowtail, 2 Pacific Bonito Fisherman's Landing 30 Anglers, 2 Boats, 44 Rockfish, 1 Sand Bass, …
December 20, 2014
Seasonal mixed catch
A few Yellows showed in North County yesterday as the seas calmed from the last couple fronts. Expect lots of surge this week due to high tide flux. The incoming tides tend to work well …
December 19, 2014
The right time, place, and bait
The So Cal boats took the day off yesterday due to weather and rough seas. We should get a good idea how the local Yellowtail and offshore Tuna bites were affected by the front in …
December 18, 2014
A Pelican's Lot
Not much to report on the fishing front for yesterday. The surf was chewed up, near and offshore conditions were horrible and only a few brave souls took a shot at some bonita from the …
December 17, 2014
Slicker up
December 15 dock totals Fisherman's Landing 22 Anglers, 2 Boats, 11 Bonito, 6 Sheephead, 43 Sand Bass, 44 Rockfish, 110 Pacific Mackerel, 14 Sculpin Released H&M Landing 11 Anglers, 1 Boat, 1 Bonito, 35 Rockfish, …
December 16, 2014
Get out there and get 'em!
December 14 Fishing Report Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 35 Anglers, 1 Boat, 4 Bocaccio, 4 California Sheephead, 33 Rockfish Fisherman's Landing 12 Anglers, 1 Boat, 4 Sheephead, 37 Rockfish, 22 Bonito, 52 Sand Bass, 9 Sculpin …
December 15, 2014
Fishing around the edges of the storm
Weekly Fishing Report ½ Day: The boats that were able to fish around the edges of the storm found good Rockfish, Sheephead and Lingcod on the local kelp beds off Point Loma and La Jolla …
December 14, 2014
Ode to the wahoo
Well, looks like the only thing to talk about for fishing yesterday, other than a few brave, soggy anglers catching Trout, is Baja. The Excel is on it's way up the line, trolling as they …
December 13, 2014