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News Flash - Monday, Feb.8, 2010 by Rob - The overnight and two-day rockfish trips out of San Diego targeting Mexican waters continues to have excellent fishing for a wide range of rockfish, including lings and cows. Limits have been common and the weather has not slowed the bite at all. The long-range action has been equally spectacular shaping up to be another excellent year for the big fish boats.Here's a report from Capt. Bryan who runs the El Gato Dos, a six-pack private charter boat out of Seaforth Landing with a excellent reputation and catch record. I asked Bryan how the winter fishing is going:January 27 at 7:40am (by Capt.Bryan Zulka) Before the storms winter fishing was pretty good near and around San Diego. The Giant Squid were attracting most of the attention being easily caught around the north 9 mile bank. The Coronado Islands had steady fishing for Rockifish with occasional Bonito showing up as well. There were also reports of a few Yellowtail being caught if you were at the right place at the right time. Early in the month La Jolla kicked out some nice size Yellowtail on live squid and yo-yo iron. That bites seems to have died, at least until the market size squid move in again. Lastly before the rains, there were some nice size Halibut caught around Mission Beach/ Crystal Pier area.Seasonal San Diego saltwater fish species charts for the peak fishing seasons of our deep sea fishing areas. Use this easy at-a-glance chart as a guideline for planning and booking your trip. View what big game fish are targeted for a specific time of year off San Diego boats. Please note that peak seasons can vary from year to year based on sea/weather conditions. This chart is intended to be used as a guideline for trip planning. I posted a Seasonal Targets Chart for quick reference here.
Sea surface temperature, clarity, temp-breaks, current and food supply are all part of what triggers a particular fish species to bite. Please note I post this information as general guidelines and not exact times for planning your trip. In addition to using the seasonal targets chart, ask a local resource like myself, landing or boat about the current conditions and questions about planning your San Diego deep sea fishing trip. I also wrote an article to use with the seasonal targets chart with my personal local advice and thoughts about what fish you will be targeting on your next San Diego sportfishing trip.
There are fish species to target year round for the San Diego deep sea fishing fleet. Currently we are in the cooler water, ground fishing season for species not closed to fishing during annual closures in San Diego waters. One of the most under rated fish that is one of my favorites this time of year is the big "grumpy" Sand Bass. My favorite and most successfull technique is to fish them using plastic swim baits like "Fish Trap", a local made and tested favorite. Sand Bass filets make excellent fish tacos. Captain/Owner Gary Abbamonte on his six-pack "Alexes" about this fish species and Gary brought up a great point that a kid is hooked for life after catching one of these relatively good fighting and good eating fish as they are easy to catch, abundant and are fun to catch, especialy when the more popular target species aren't biting. They get enormous to over 11lbs and there's always a shot at catching a Halibut, Calico Bass or Bonito while on a hot Sand Bass bite. For more info on the Alexes or to speak with Owner Gary he can be reached at 619-990-0926 - his knowledge of the local fishery as well as tuna is excellent and productive. Rob Seaforth is also running the very popular Twilight Giant Humbolt Squid trips and there's the Alexes also always ready for a private 6 - pack charter. Next door to Seaforth down the road a short ride is Dana Landing, San Diego's only 4 - 6 pack landing. Preparing
for a 1.5 - 2 day tuna trip - What to bring on your San There's always the Long Range fleet that gets hot this time of year and the Cow's (Giant Yellowfin Tuna) are the biggest. Whatever the budget the San Diego fleet has a long range boat to fit your group's or individual needs. Chubasco Sportfishing has a 3/4 day open party trips targeting rock cod, sheephead lingcod and yellowtail at the Coronado Islands. Weekday loads are usually light this time of year. Owner/Captain Ernie (and Captain Trevor) run a consistently successfull and friendly operation. Look up Chubasco II here What to do with all the fish you just caught and how to ship your catch home - Here's a couple links to companies who offer fish handling services when your boat arrives back at dock with a load of fresh tuna and fish. Sportsmen's Seafood and Fisherman's Landing Processing service - Read the full article I wrote here. Chubasco II is new to my choice of suggested trips for a 3/4 day open party spot or private charter for your group. Captain Ernie runs 3/4 day (and as of this post half-day twice a week) sportfishing trips out of Mission Bay and is an excellent choice for a fun and successful day on the water targeting species out of popular local fisheries and the Coronado Islands just south of San Diego at the Baja, Mex. border. New - To find a specific boat or any info on this web site fast use the Google Search Box for an instant search of this entire web site San Diego Sportfishing Trip DescriptionsHow to plan and book a San Diego open party or private charter sportfishing trip. I posted this article explaining San Diego's different trip types as this can be confusing especially for those not familiar with San Diego's sportfishing fleet, sport boat trip descriptions and local lingo....more about trip descriptions Use this quick form to send me a question or inquiry
Tipping on a San Diego Sport fisherTips on open party trips is not mandatory but sincerely appreciated! 15% to 20% is appropriate. Don't hesitate to adjust it up or down depending on the quality of service. Personally if I had a great time and the boat has less passengers then I throw in a$10 or $20 if I plan on returning often and to cover passengers who may under tip or not tip at all. Do what you want but just remember tips are a boat crew's bread and butter and if they have been helpful and courteous then by all means tip however much you want. Regular pay for a crew isn't much for the countless hours of hard work so please help these guys and ladies out if they worked hard for your fun and relaxing time out on the water. They (and I used to) sincerely appreciate it!
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