I am hearing the sport boats are getting tuna at 12 miles out. I am considering taking my boat out to get some of that. Anyone got out yet?
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Hunting & Fishing Anyone getting TUNA of socal landings?
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Oh yeah, go get some!
Wishin I had the funds to go Tuna fishing again. I used to take the 1.5 -2 day trips out of San Diego.
Take pics!
Wishin I had the funds to go Tuna fishing again. I used to take the 1.5 -2 day trips out of San Diego.
Take pics!
We always had good luck at 13 mile bank heading straight out of Dana Point. Water is warm and the conditions are ripe for them to be farther north.
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Having just returned from the worst yellowfin fishing conditions (unseasonably stormy and not many sardines) in our 20 years of fishing the East Cape of Baja, I too would be up for some good tuna conditions. In view of the generally poor catches, we consider ourselves lucky that we weren't skunked. As best I can tell from watching the trend over the years, Japanese trawlers (no longer welcomed) and the explosion of the recreational fleet have over-fished the East Cape. Dorado used to be nuisance catch to be released, but now schoolie dorado are being proudly taken to dock.
Unfortunately, from what I am reading/hearing, the albacore bite remains poor out of San Diego (as it has been for the last few years). As best I can tell, if you want albacore within 25 miles of shore, you'd have to head to Coos Bay or even more north—otherwise you may run 100 miles and still get skunked.
If you San Diegans have better news, we are all ears.
Unfortunately, from what I am reading/hearing, the albacore bite remains poor out of San Diego (as it has been for the last few years). As best I can tell, if you want albacore within 25 miles of shore, you'd have to head to Coos Bay or even more north—otherwise you may run 100 miles and still get skunked.
If you San Diegans have better news, we are all ears.
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The Mexican .gov just moratorium on Blue Fin for the rest of 2014 so no fishing out of San Diego into Mexican waters the penalties are stiff. But I am almost 100%+ that Blue Fin is now off the coast further North like just off the coast of Newport Beach.
We started fishing at 13 miles west of Del Mar beach at camp pen. Found some kelp at 21 miles chummed some bait threw some live bait and the fish came out from under the kelp biting. Put a few fish on the boat there and headed 6 miles south, saw a school of fish boiling chummed, parked and fished there for the next hour or so. Then headed in.
That seems like a great day to be out and to have your son along with you for the bite. Those will fill the freezer! You planning to head out again while the fish are in the waters and are that close? If I can get some time off I may take a boat out and see about the bite.
Went back out Sunday. Same spots and direction. VERY SLOW FISHING. We saw the biggest shark I have ever seen in the wild. Looked like the couch swimming around the boat. Saw 2 dorado swim off a stringer of kelp and pass the boat. We got 1 fish ... it was a Marlin. The fish was released in good health. Will post pics when i take them off my phones visdeo and change them into still photos. No tuna or Dorado.
Thanks for those reports. Good family fun PLUS delicious meat! Any word on albacore?
Your mention of a big shark reminds me of one of the times we were halibut fishing near the inlet of Tomales Bay. We were in a rented 13 foot tin can when two huge dorsal fins sliced our way. Two huge shadows much larger than our boat had to be great whites (Tomales is one of their breeding areas). We started breathing again when they passed us. I guess they were on a "date."
Your mention of a big shark reminds me of one of the times we were halibut fishing near the inlet of Tomales Bay. We were in a rented 13 foot tin can when two huge dorsal fins sliced our way. Two huge shadows much larger than our boat had to be great whites (Tomales is one of their breeding areas). We started breathing again when they passed us. I guess they were on a "date."
Just outside the mouth of Pt. Reyes is a primary breeding ground for great whites, about 200 yards south. I once overturned a catamaran sailboat just inside of the mouth, I had no idea at the time about the great whites. Someone came by to help right the boat, as the mast tip was stuck in the mud. They told me "we saw (great white) sharks out here just this morning".
I am not sure what kind of shark it was, but it was absolutely the biggest one I have seen in the wild to date.
Friend have gone out over the past 2 weeks
Southeast of Catalina they picked up a bunch of yellow fun and yellow tail in the 15-25 lb range
1/2 day trip from San Diego landed a limit for the boat. Many in the 30-40 pound range.
Southeast of Catalina they picked up a bunch of yellow fun and yellow tail in the 15-25 lb range
1/2 day trip from San Diego landed a limit for the boat. Many in the 30-40 pound range.
There have been a few other sightings of some large sharks about the areas. Sucks the fishing was not that great as it was the first time with the tuna catch. Just from reading reports it seems they are still going off with the bites.
http://www.pointlomasportfishing.com/
Water is too warm for albacore but yellowfin, bluefin, dorado, yellowtails are all on the menu.
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Thanks for the link to that fishing report—mostly interested in the day trips, not the overnighters.
