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Halibut and bonito fill the days before bluefin season

1 month ago | sandiegoreader.com | Chris Yuscavage |Daniel Powell

One more grunion run predicted before no-take kicks in Another solid halibut caught during the Dolphin's Halibut Derby Wednesday trip in San Diego Bay Dock Totals 3/9 – 3/15: 497 anglers aboard 18 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 26 bonito, 2 calico bass, 17 halibut (24 released), 21 lingcod, 14 rock crab, 189 rockfish, 311 sand bass, 215 sanddab, 752 sculpin, 10 sheephead, 42 spiny lobster (70 released), and 321 whitefish.
Winter Doldrums? ‘Tis the Magical Season in Baja

Jan 12, 2025 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

The tuna bite off Bahia Asuncion is still active (left): Happy anglers with a chunky yellowtail caught while fishing with Cristian Catian out of K&M Sportfishing. (right): Ethan Dannis with his 213 pound yellowfin tuna caught on the kite while fishing aboard the Red Rooster III.
Chunky Wintertime Yellowtail off La Jolla

Jan 5, 2025 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Santee Lakes Trout Reopener (left): Matt Rabasco with his solid 40-pound-plus yellowtail caught off La Jolla. (right): Santee Lakes trout Reopener will feature lightning trout to good size, as witnessed by this hefty unit caught earlier this season.
December yellowfin biting well - Rockfish over until April

Dec 29, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Dorado count very low for 2024 after two record seasons (left): December yellowfin biting well for these happy anglers while fishing aboard the Independence on their Christmas 5-day run. (right): San Diego fishing guru John Ho with his jackpot-winning vermilion rockfish caught while fishing aboard the Dolphin half-day trip.
Yellowtail show off La Jolla, Big tuna south

Dec 8, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Spiny lobster doing well (left): A 290-pound bluefin tuna caught on December 5 by angler John Collins while fishing south aboard the Royal Polaris on their Phenix Rods sponsored 10-day trip. (right): Angler, deckhand, and tube bait-maker Brandon Douglass Cross with a nice bug caught aboard the sportfishing vessel Patriot during a fishing/lobster combo trip running out of H&M Landing.
Tuna within 3-day range Back in the Counts

Dec 1, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Mind the rockfish regulations (left): Two large petrale sole caught aboard the Daily Double while fishing off the Nine Mile Bank. (right): Usually running much further for big game, the Tribute targeted rockfish close to home on a ‘friends’ trip which brought big smiles for the kids aboard.
Economical freezer-filling rockfish trips

Nov 10, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Long-range season begins with a bang (left): A pair of solid good-eating vermilion rockfish caught aboard the Premier in 500-feet of water within half-day range. (right): Nice start to long-range season for the Excel with this cow yellowfin tuna hauled aboard during their 10-day run south off the southern third of Baja.
Change is constant in our fisheries

Nov 3, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Yellowfin still biting well (left): Solid yellowfin tuna are still being caught, as exampled by this nice pair caught aboard the Old Glory during a 1.5-day run. (right): The increased pressure on inshore fishing has produced some decent halibut this fall, including this fat flatty caught aboard the Daily Double.
Big swordfish, big marlin, and big money

Oct 27, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Trout opener at Santee Lakes Dock Totals 10/20 – 10/26: 2125 anglers aboard 101 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 180 bluefin tuna (up to 120 pounds), 23 bocaccio, 1 bonito, 90 calico bass, 1 halibut, 38 lingcod, 9 perch, 21 rock crab, 7143 rockfish, 90 sand bass, 432 sculpin, 19 sheephead, 28 skipjack tuna, 104 spiny lobster (173 released), 245 whitefish, 1269 yellowfin tuna (up to 100-pounds), and 210 yellowtail.
Sudden late season yellowfin bite yields solid grade fish close to home

Oct 20, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Daniel Powell

Massive tuna caught during the Los Cabos Open(left): The whopper 330-pound yellowfin tuna caught by angler John Duffy of Team Broad Vision during the Bisbee’s Los Cabos Open. (right): Solid yellowfin tuna caught aboard the Tribute 2-day run just off Punta Colonet between Ensenada and San Quintin.