Fish Report 2018

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Fishing trips in 2018 bring a wide range of possibilities! There’s been Halibut, Yellowtail, and big White Sea Bass along the coast, and jumbo Bluefin Tuna offshore.  We’ve also had great fishing at both Catalina and San Clemente Island, where the Yellowtail bite is most consistent. It’s been great to have the opportunity to land ...

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Bluefin Tuna & Dorado

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Dorado are here! Great to see the exotic fish move in! We've had some amazing opportunities as of late. Bluefin Tuna fishing remains historic, there's been a big push of Dorado, and a good mix of Yellowfin and Yellowtail mixed in. The water has warmed up over 74 degrees offshore, looks like we're on Schedule ...

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Season’s First Bluefin Tuna & Epic Local Halibut Fishing

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Fishing's big news for the month is the first Bluefin Tuna being caught. The fish was caught February 4, 2017. There were hundreds more seen, however being so early in the year most boats were not prepared to catch them and lost multiple fish due to light line. The fish were also extremely finicky as ...

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Yellowtail, Halibut & World Class Lobster

Yellowtail Coastal Fishing Charter
Yellowtail fishing's been good at the local islands with a few still popping up near shore on our half-day private charters. There's been days where it can be challenging to locate them but once found, they are very rewarding. They've been bigger fish, coming in up to 35lbs. They've mostly been eating live sardine but ...

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December Ended With Limits Of Cod 

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[image_with_animation image_url="1202" alignment="" animation="None"] Dana Point Fish Report December was a great month for fishing. Crowds were at a minimum and the weather was great. We focused the last part of the month on filling our freezes with Cod before the season closure January 1, 2017. The Cod bite was really good and produced a ...

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Fall Fishing At Its Finest

Yellowfin Tuna October 2016
Dana Point Fish Report Fall fishing at its finest. October brought on a push of Yellowfin Tuna to Southern California. We've been targeting these fish mostly around San Clemente and Catalina Island(s). There have been a lot of Tuna swimming with large Dolphin pods as of late. The key has been to get out in ...

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Fantastic Halibut Fishing

Dana Point Fish Report The final week of May brought fantastic halibut fishing along with a steady pick of Yellowtail. These fish have been coming in all sizes and it’s been some of the funnest fishing around! There’s also been good white sea bass fishing for the guys putting in the time. [divider line_type="No Line" ...

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Yellowtail Fishing HEATS UP

Dana Point Fish Report May brought on fantastic yellowtail fishing. We have been targeting these fish in a variety of areas and have been catching fish ranging from 8 to 40 pounds. The fish have been eating the surface iron, live sardine, squid, mackerel, and anchovy. When using anchovy, it’s been key to use a ...

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