The Log • Feb. 27 - Mar. 12, 2015 • 35
Heavy Homecoming
fishrap.com By Bob Vanian
The winter of 2015 continues to provide unseasonably good fishing. An interesting question to ponder is that when all is said and done, will we have had tuna to tar- get for an entire year? The bluefin tuna numbers have been slipping, but bluefin are being caught on every sportboat trip. The 9 Fathom Spot area of the Cortes Bank has been pro- viding the best action while drifting and fishing meter marks, sonar marks, bonito- trolling strikes or other signs of life in 30 to 50 fathoms of water. The water tempera- ture throughout the area continues to hold between 61.5 and 62.5 degrees. Some recent catch reports
from 1.5-day sportboat trips fishing the area are Tribute out of Seaforth Sportfishing with 33 anglers catching four bluefin tuna and 29 bonito. Outer Limits out of Seaforth Sportfishing fished the same day and had 21 anglers catch six bluefin tuna, 25 bonito and seven yel- lowtail. H&M Landing had Invicta fish- ing a recent 1.5-day trip with 20 anglers who caught seven bluefin tuna, one mako and 15 bonito. Dana Wharf Sportfishing had Fury return from a 1.5-day trip with 26 anglers catching five bluefin tuna and 28 boni- to.
The yellowtail bite along the San
Diego County coast … has slowed for the time being. There are still a few yel- lowtail being scratched out, but the bite has been difficult in recent days. Top spots for a chance at scratching out yellowtail have been Box Canyon, Del Mar, La Jolla and the 150 Spot located below and outside of the Horseshoe Kelp. Capt. Joe Cacciola of Sea Star with
Sea Star Sportfishing is finding good action on a mix of sand bass and calico bass while fishing recent trips to the
American Angler returned home after a fishing trip Feb. 6 with some heavy tuna. The boat’s captain announced the fishing trip’s jackpot winners, which included two tuna catches of 300-plus pounds. Those winners are Ben Frazier (first place, 315-pound yellowfin), Jake Waardenburg (second place, 305 pounds), and Gordo Brofft (third place, 237 pounds). John “Doc” Metcalf (256 pounds) and Galen Steward (205 pounds) earned honorable mentions.
Will the winter bite cool down? SAN DIEGO REPORT
They say it never rains in Southern California. If this year’s fishing season is any indication, winter apparently avoids the region altogether as anglers continue to find bits of bonito, tuna and even mako. With spring on the horizon, the fishing sea- son continues in earnest.
artificial reefs outside Oceanside. He says they anchor and begin some chumming and that perch are usually the first to gather around the boat. Los Coronados continue to produce a mix of bonito, yellowtail, lingcod and assorted rockfish. The most recent fish counts from boats fishing the islands start with San Diego out of Seaforth Sportfishing that had a ¾-day trip with 36 anglers catch 51 yellowtail. Point Loma out of Point Loma Sportfishing had a ¾-day trip with 16 anglers catch 33 yellowtail, five sand bass and five rockfish. Malihini out of H&M Landing had a ¾-day trip with 26 anglers catching five bonito, 20 rock- fish and 32 yellowtail. Vendetta out of H&M Landing had 11 anglers on a ¾- day trip catch 18 yellowtail. The fishing for rockfish and lingcod has been very good in the region of Los Coronados. The two best areas have been at the lower end of the 9
Mile Bank while fishing on the Mexican side of the border and while fishing at the hard bottom areas to the north and northwest of North Island. Farther down the Mexican coast,
the Punta Colnett area continues to produce very good fishing for a mix of yellowtail, rockfish and lingcod for boats fishing 1.5-day trips out of San Diego Bay and Mission Bay. Recent reports from San Clemente
Island include occasional flurries of yellowtail action. There have not been many boats out fishing the yellows, but reports are that the yellows have for the most part been in the 6- to 12- pound range. On the backside of the island, try spots such as the ridge out- side Pyramid Cove and the boiler rocks inside Pyramid Cove. Along the front side of the island, try fishing around Purse Seine Rock and White Rock.
The fun winter fishing continues.
Keep on fishing and I hope to see you out on the water! Bob Vanian is the voice, writer and
researcher of the San Diego-based Internet fish report service called 976- Bite, which can be found at
976bite.com. Vanian also provides anglers with a personal fish report serv- ice over the telephone at (619) 226- 8218. He always welcomes your fish reports at that same phone number or at
bob976bite@aol.com.
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