Wednesday August 14th 2013

Channel Islands
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
The Halibut in Beecher’s Bay are still willing to bite as long as the weather allows you to get there.
Today’s forecast says it’s not a good idea
34 00.20 x 120 00.00  Beecher’s Bay (big area)

Catalina Island
Not much happening. The fishing is slowing down. All the Yellowtail action is still on the eastern half of the island.
There was a Yellow caught at Hen Rock and another at K-20. Both on Live Squid.
The best action is on Calico Bass. Pretty good numbers of these fish biting in tight to structure.
Little action on barracuda from time to time too, but no big scores on these fish right now.
33.24.35 x 118.21.93  Hen Rock
33.23.06 x 118.21.32  K-20
33.22.23 x 118.20.72  Gallaghers – 12 fathoms
33.21.75 x 118.20.03  Frog Rock
33.19.32 x 118.22.28  Palisades
33.19.32 x 118.18.23  Slide – Quarry

San Clemente Island
Some Yellowtail are being caught along the frontside of the Island at White rock and Purse seine rock.
The cove however is dead. No squid and no Yellowtail
32.53.58 x 118.26.36  White Rock
32.52.23 x 118.24.75  Purse Seine Rock
32.48.92 x 118.21.25  Pyramid Head
32.48.00 x 118.21.50  Pyramid Reef
32.49.00 x 118.23.00  Pyramid Cove
Always make sure the Island is open before making the run.
http://www.scisland.org/schedules/usageGoogle/usageGoogle.php schedule

LA Harbor
Horseshoe Kelp
Scattered small schools of Barracuda are being found but the best fishing by far is for the Rockfish out on the 150.
33.39.87 x 118.13.50  Horseshoe South
33.40.00 x 118.13.34  Horseshoe North
33.38.70 x 118.12.27  East Horseshoe
33.38.40 x 118.14.00  Horseshoe
33.36.14 x 118.10.98  150 Bubbles West
33.35.72 x 118.09.22  150 Bubbles East
33.35.68 x 118.09.09  150 Kelp Reef North
33.34.80 x 118.08.60  150 Kelp Reef South
33.35.62 x 118.09.75  150 Spot
33.35.54 x 118.10.24  150 Spot Hump
Izors Reef
Sand bass are chomping on Live Squid in the late evenings. You can also catch your own squid here as well.
33.39.03 x 118.06.08  Izors Reef

Dana Point
water conditions are improving….slowly, and the Calico Bass are beginning to turn back on. It’s still tough fishing. Best bet is to work deep into the kelp if you going to find any legal sized bass.
33.25.38 x 117.39.52  Middle Kelp – Hard Bottom
33.24.45 x 117.38.14  Clemente Reef (San Clemente Kelp)
33.24.28 x 117.37.06  Seal Rocks
33.22.96 X 117.36.80  San Mateo Point
33.21.19 x 117.33.92  Short Pipe 
33.20.88 x 117.34.05  San Onofre
33.21.79 x 117.33.78  Domes
33.19.29 x 117.30.52  Box Canyon
33.19.08 x 117.31.76  Box Canyon #2
33.17.29 x 117.34.15  Box Rockfish – General area
33.18.58 x 117.29.13  Barn Kelp

Oceanside
Bonito, Bass and Barracuda are all showing at the Buck Pipe. Good action on the flylined anchovy’s.
33.10.340 x 117.22.700  Buccaneer Pipe
33.08.060 x 117.20.860  Encina Powerplant Pipe

Torry Pines
No new info on the Squid and Seabass. If you go here send us a report.

Crystal Pier
No new info on this Squid spot either. At last word some yellowtail and a Seabass were caught on the Squid Beds in 80 feet, but this dope is several days old now.
32.47.58 x 117.16.58· Pacific Beach Artificial Reef – Crystal Pier

Coronado Islands
Yellowtail were seen again at Pukey Point by a couple of divers. No reports of any hook and line Yellowtail however.
Only report we got in was a slow to fair pick on rockfish at the Rockpile.
32.26.85 x 117.18.23  Pukey Point
32.25.80 x 117.16.80  Middle Grounds
32.24.80 x 117.13.88  Ribbon Kelp
32.22.00 x 117.13.26  South Kelp Ridge
32.17.50 x 117.10.50  Rockpile

OFFSHORE

US Waters

14 mile bank /267/209/277/312
Mostly slow kelp paddy fishing but everyday somebody finds a nugget with Yellowtail and Dorado on it.
33.08 x 117.41 Pair of yellows and 1 Dorado on this kelp

182
Report from Kris on the Grim Reefer:
left Dana Point at 8am so we could move the boat to mission bay for the week. traveled to the 267,209,181 and saw virtually nothing. 5 miles north of the 182 we found a tiny stringer of kelp. threw, bait and started to drift. looked down and a Dorado was circling the boat. Rob baited it and landed it quick(12pounder). Another was spotted, but it split. then we turned and burned for the barn.

MEXICO

425 to the Upper Hidden Bank
This area is you best shot for kelp paddy yellowtail right now.
Not every kelp is holding but enough are to make it worth the run.
Don’t be surprised if you see the San Diego 3/4 day fleet working this area
There is also a very small number of Dorado and the odd Bluefin found on the troll.
32.11 x 117.24 Wide open kelp. Limits of Yellowtail
32.10 x 117.26 Dorado Jig stop
32.01 x 117.20 Lots of Yellowtail on a kelp
32.06 x 117.24 Lots of Yellow on a kelp

Tuna Pens
The pens have moved out to the west a few miles 31.48 x 117.18
Water temp reported to be 68.4 but no much action happening at them. Perhaps after they become more stable in 1 spot things will perkup.

Mushroom Bank
8pm update: Bluefin are showing in good numbers just to the Southwest of the Mushroom. Take a look around a 5 to 10 mile block centered at 31.57 x 118.40

Airplane to the Dumping Grounds
This is the location of most of the Bluefin action happening right now.
Yesterday and again this morning the weather is horrible. At least the wind is down under 10 mph today so maybe it will begin to lay down.
The Bluefin in this area are almost all coming on sonar marks with only the rare jig fish.
They are deep, holding at around 100 feet so a good sized sinker is working best to get bit.
This is extremely hit and miss fishing. Some boats are scoring while others are not seeing much of anything.
Look in a block from 31.49 to 31.39 x 118.13 to 118.25
Very few kelps in this zone and not many, if any yellowtail or Dorado on them if you find one

155 miles
This is the other zone that the Bluefin are coming from. Most of the boats down this way are on 2 to 6 day trips.
Tons of Yellowtail on kelps down the 117.00 line and inside to 116.40. No big showing of Bluefin however. There are some being caught in the 35 to 60lb class but its far from wide open.
Still NO Yellowfin seen or caught down here today.

WEATHER

LIVE weather broadcast
http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/smallplayer.html?stationid=wb6ypf|114|2900

SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 8 AM PDT…A 1014 MB HIGH WAS CENTERED 40 NM W OF ENSENADA WITH
A RIDGE EXTENDING NE TO OCEANSIDE…A 1012 MB COASTAL EDDY WAS
CENTERED NEAR SANTA CATALINA ISLAND…AND A 1008 MB THERMAL LOW
WAS OVER SE CALIFORNIA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING NW THROUGH INTERIOR
CALIFORNIA. A COASTAL EDDY WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE NIGHT AND
MORNING HOURS….OTHERWISE EXPECT GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW
SEAS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUN.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
909 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT…

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING…
THEN PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING…
THEN PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT…BECOMING
15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO
6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS…SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT…BECOMING
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ676-142215-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
909 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. WIND WAVES 2
TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST NW OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT…BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ650-142215-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
909 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ655-142215-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
909 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 5 TO
10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-142230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
838 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 TO 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 TO 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.

FRI
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

FRI NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S
1 TO 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND
S 1 FT.

SUN
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S
1 TO 2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND
S 1 FT.

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PZZ775-142230-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
838 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 TO 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 TO 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.

FRI
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

FRI NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
WIND W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AND S 1 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 4 FT AND S 1 FT.

Tuesday August 13th 2013

Channel Islands
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
 It’s not very nice right now. The seas are ugly and the wind is howling.

Marina Del Rey
Hermosa Beach is still kicking out Squid and the Seabass are on it too. No numbers of fish caught but enough to make mention of it.
A couple of yellowtail also made it on board a couple of boats on this spot.
33.52.09 x 118.25.23  Hermosa Hard Bottom

San Clemente Island
Squid has all but dried up in the Cove now. The Squid boats have left and moved out to the 43 fathom spot.
32.52.23 x 118.24.75  Purse Seine Rock
32.48.92 x 118.21.25  Pyramid Head
32.48.00 x 118.21.50  Pyramid Reef
32.49.00 x 118.23.00  Pyramid Cove

Report from John on the Como No:
Fished Purse Siene Rock at San Clemente Island with squid. We couldn’t get any squid from Nacho. He said it has been weeks since he’s gotten any sardines. We did subiki up a dozen small mackerel but our squid attacked them as soon as they got in the bait tank. We caught a 8#, 12# and 18# yellowtail by fly lining squid on 12# straight mono. Water was 68 degrees and off color with very little current.

Always make sure the Island is open before making the run.
http://www.scisland.org/schedules/usageGoogle/usageGoogle.php schedule

Izors Reef
Still a little bit of Squid in the area and the Sand Bass bite has improved a bunch in recent days.
33.39.03 x 118.06.08  Izors Reef

Torry Pines / Blacks Beach
Squid is back and so are a few Seabass. Its a grey light showing with nothing seen or hooked after that time.
32.53 x 117.15 Torry Pines

Crystal Pier
Some Squid are still in the area but the stuff will no float. You will have to jig it if your going to get any.
Some Yellowtail and Seabass continue to show on the Squid Beds but not in any big numbers. Just a fish here and there kind of thing.
32.47.58 x 117.16.58· Pacific Beach Artificial Reef – Crystal Pier

Coronado Islands
Quiet… Some Yellowtail are at North island along the weather side but they are not on the bite.
Mostly the action is centered on Rockfish.
32.26.85 x 117.18.23  Pukey Point
32.25.80 x 117.16.80  Middle Grounds

OFFSHORE

US WATERS

Mackerel Bank
Marlin and Dorado are on the bank and just to the south.
Most of the Dorado seen are open water fish and not on kelps
33.02.50 x 118.23.50 Mackerel Bank

43 Fathom Spot
Squid are on the spot and so is the Squid fishing fleet.
A few Bluefin are being caught but no major showing….so far. This area should kept on a close watch however. If any big school of Bluefin finds this Squid………….
32.39.20 x 117.58.25  43 fathom spot

Cortez Bank
Bluefin Tuna and Yellowtail are both still around but conditions are just not quite right. The water is clean and warm enoungh but there is very little current.
The bait of choice BY FAR is Live Squid. Both the Bluefin and the Yellowtail are keyed up on it although you can get a Bluefin to bite a HOT Anchovy if you can get it past the horde of 5lb Bonito.
Plenty of BIG 7 to 10lb Whitefish, Sheephead and Salmon Groupers are chewing as well.
32.26.25 x 119.07.50  Cortez Bank

Report from Pam Sharp fishing on the Electra:
I had an opportunity last weekend to get out on a 2-day trip on the Electra out of Oceanside.
We left the dock a little before the scheduled departure time, loaded with some nice looking anchovies, and stopped at the bait dock for some big sardines.
While at the dock, Captain Joey Helgren went over our options. Although the weekend weather forecast was pretty good, the weather had been up a bit during the week preceding our trip.
The bluefin bit had been decent at the Cortez Bank earlier in the week, as well as a few boats getting some really nice sized yellowtail.
The plan was to head to Cortez Bank overnight, and stop at San Clemente on the way to get some squid from one of the boats there. Although the ride over wasn’t bad, the squid we’d hoped for wasn’t there. They made a few trips through the squid grounds but couldn’t find anything that looked like it would float or could be jigged.
Early morning produced a wide open bonito bite, with few bluefin mixed in. Five bluefin were landed and certainly more of them were lost, mostly to pulled hooks. The anchovies were definitely favored.
The Eldorado showed up at the bank mid-morning and handed us some squid. We made use of those to put 11 nice yellowtail on the boat, most of those went for the live squid, but some where also caught on the big sardines. We made a second pass on the Eldorado for some fresh dead squid, and fished the bank until dark.
In addition to the bluefin and yellowtail, there were a number of big sheephead, whitefish, and some extra large sculpin as well.
Captain Joey came down in the evening to discuss options for the second day. There wasn’t any reason to expect conditions to change much at the bank, so reviewing our options, we would head overnight toward the Butterfly bank to see if we could find any kelps for some yellowtail, dorado or tuna.
Well, the short story on the second day was a few good looking kelps, with nobody home. One showed a few fish on the meter, but no one was enticed out for sardines or jigs.
The long day lead to some creative entertainment, and one angler, Ryan, was the target of a prank lead by Danny Lynch and with the participation of most of the passengers and crew.
With Ryan distracted, a gunny sack was run down his troll line. Ryan came running when everyone yelled “HOOK UP!” He was a really good sport, and insisted on having his picture taken with his catch!
Louie did a great job in the galley; the food was excellent. Breakfast to order the first day, French toast, bacon, sausage and eggs day two. Lunch the first day was carne asada and/or fish tacos, and day two was burgers to order. Dinner Saturday night was a pork tenderloin with grilled potatoes, mixed vegetables and a Caesar salad…
I’d never been on the Electra before, and I’d have to say the deck space was impressive! I think all 23 of us could have almost fished together on the bow. The space up the rail left room to pass another angler easily, even with the entire side rod racks filled with rods. The area in the stern is equally spacious, with three large bait tanks and lots of hand well space.
Inside there are new pads on the bunks, each of the bunks covered with a fitted sheet and clean pillow cases, with extra large blankets. There were also brand new pads in the galley. Outside of the galley is a spacious sun deck with tables, a perfect place for a meal on a warm day!

This pic is of me, hung on a very large Black Seabass

MEXICO

425 / 101
Look at the area south of these spots for good numbers of kelp paddy Yellowtail. Dorado are on these kelps as well.
32.11 x 117.24 Kelp   
32.09 x 117.23 kelp
32.10 x 117.25 kelp

Tuna Pens
The word is the pens are being moved. 1 set is headed for Ensenada and the other is heading for the coronados.
The Tuna are not following the moving pens

The Airplane
This is a reposting of yesterdays dope as the intel is exactly the same today.
Some of the boats out fishing tuna today had nice scores in the morning on the smaller grade Bluefin. There is a break that runs up and down around the 118 latitude. The weather was sporty out there for small boats today.
The bigger boats did long drifts and had 1-3 fish hooked up most of the morning. It takes a ton of chum to get these fish to go. Also flying the kite was working.
The sardines from Mission bay and San Diego were reported stellar today.
Find the 1.3 degree break between the 117.58 and 118.05 lines on a course for the airplane bank and you’ll find some tuna.
The Airplane Bank is located at 31.50 x 118.08 65 miles on a 224 degree heading from San Diego.
Some boats have found kelps holding above and inside the bank just below the 32/118 cross.

155 miles
Tons of Yellowtail on kelps down the 117.00 line and inside to 116.40. No big showing of Bluefin however. There are some being caught in the 35 to 60lb class but its far from wide open.
NO Yellowfin seen or caught down here to today.

WEATHER

LIVE Weather Broadcast
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SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 9 AM PDT…A 1020 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS ABOUT 700 NM WEST OF SAN
DIEGO…AND A 1007 MB THERMAL LOW WAS 30 NM NORTH OF NEEDLES. WEAK
TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
910 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

…GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT…BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ676-132215-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
910 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST NW OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT…BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST NW
OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT…
BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ650-132215-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
910 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7
SECONDS.

WED
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7
SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS.

THU
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT.

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.
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PZZ655-132215-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
910 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 7
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WED
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THU
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-140030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
922 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

WED
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S
1 TO 2 FT.

FRI NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND
S 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S
1 TO 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED
SWELL W 2 FT AND S 1 FT.
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PZZ775-140030-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
922 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

TODAY
WIND W 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING… BECOMING 2 FT
OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT
12 SECONDS.

WED
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED
SWELL W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

WED NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 1 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…
BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED
SWELL W 2 FT AND S 1 FT.

FRI
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S
1 TO 2 FT.

FRI NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 3 FT AND S 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO
3 FT AND S 1 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 1 FT.

Monday August 12th, 2013

Oxnard
The condo’s near Deep Hole have squid again. We have not heard of any white sea bass with it but no one has been fishing it.

Oceanside
Hey guys! Fished a few hrs Sunday night around sunset. Kept it simple and headed out of Oside to the northern artificials and anchored up in about 55 ft. Just some old squid from the back of the freezer for bait but had a fairly steady bite with a good mix of fish.. Caught multiple calicos, Johnny bass, tree fish, and sculpin, a sandbass and a flounder.. nothing of size but a much better bite than the last few weeks, the bigger calicos were hitting a squid strip fished slow on a lead head pretty steadily. Water was around 65 and was much more blue than it has been lately. – Ed on the Fo Reel

The Oceanside Artificial Reefs are located at:
Artificial Reef 2
NW of Oceanside Harbor
A. 33.12.253 x 117.26.088
B. 33.12.347 x 117.26.068
C. 33.12.408 x 117.26.177
D. 33.12.527 x 117.26.242
E. 33.12.408 x 117.25.658
F. 33.12.523 x 117.25.772
G. 33.12.622 x 117.25.880
H. 33.12.738 x 117.25.943
I. 33.12.720 x 117.25.163
J. 33.12.797 x 117.25.227
K. 33.12.910 x 117.25.307
L. 33.13.050 x 117.25.402

Artificial Reef 1
SW of Oceanside Harbor
A. 33.10.983 x 117.25.017
B. 33.11.000 x 117.24.983
C. 33.10.967 x 117.25.017
D. 33.10.983 x 117.24.983
E. 33.10.950 x 117.25.033
F. 33.10.950 x 117.24.983
G. 33.10.917 x 117.25.017
H. 33.10.900 x 117.24.983

San Diego Bay
Be careful going out of the bay. Right hand side (West Side) near Ralphs Surf Break there is a submerged sportfisher that has sunk and is on the hook. Big navigational hazard that is unmarked.

Coronado Islands
The 3/4 day boat San Diego took a look at the islands and down to the Rockpile today. He did not get any yellowtail and ended up fishing cod.
We have heard of walls of yellowtail off Pukey Point over the weekend seen by divers. Expect to see yellowtail on kelps just offshore of the islands as one was found yesterday at 32.20 x 117.22. The kelp was full of dorado and yellowtail with tern birds all over it. This area is just outside of North Island.

Offshore
Cortes Bank
Talked with Danny Lynch about his trip aboard the Electra for the last 2 days.
Danny said that the Bluefin fishing at the Cortes Bank is a live squid only bite. If you don’t have live squid you won’t catch a tuna. Thankfully they got 6 passes of squid off another boat to catch their 6 Bluefin and 11 yellowtail for the trip but it wasn’t enough.
The cod, whitefish, bonito and whitefish were plentiful with finbait but that was not what they were after.
The fish would come down the line of boats and everyone with flylined squid would get hooked up. Those with out would just watch the show.
There was no squid to be made in Pyramid Cove. None of the commercial boats there could make it anywhere on San Clemente Island over the weekend.
The nearest Squid is on the Frontside of Catalina Island in 150′ of water next to ship rock at the Isthmus. Bring it from the receivers if you can.
The weather was nasty day 1 and beginning of day 2 (Sunday). On the way home inside the bight the weather laid down in the afternoon.
They did not find any kelps holding and found no productive water as they drove through the West and East Butterfly then up to the corner just below the 43, down the Mexican/US line all the way home through the 9 mile bank and up the line. Not a single fish caught, a lot of dead water.
The Cortes Bank is located 100 Miles out of San Diego, Newport, Dana Point, etc at 32.26.25 x 119.07.50. It is open ocean with no cover and not a small boat spot.

267
Bill on the Agitator reported a jig marlin released this morning at 10:41am. He was working the area of 33.17 x 117.51 in 66.5F water.
Black and green marlin jig.
He finally got that single marlin everyone has been seeing at the 267…

181
Brett aboard the 60′ Viking Mayhem out of Newport Beach reported in yesterday catching 5 yellowtail off a kelp. There were dorado with them chasing bait but they were hooked up with yellowtail the whole time the fish were up. The water temp was 64F.
For general reference the 181 is located at 32.54.50 x 117.53.00.

9 Mile Bank
Aaron aboard the Hemingway’s Whiskey took a trip to the 9 mile bank with his kids.
Told the wife we’d run to the 9, bag a rat yellowtail or two for the kiddos and be back by noon. Not to be.
Ran South 9 to the 226 to the 182 and back to the North 9 for nothing but kelps with no one home but bait fish. Kids still had fun and I still have fish in the freezer, so can’t complain.

425
Captain Ali Hussainy of the Tuna Jihad is out with the AFTCO guys today fishing local. He decided to stay close and fish for what is biting instead of chase tuna far for a scratch. So far it’s paid off.
By 12:30pm he and his crew were well on their way past double limits of fish for the day. Lots of catch and releases on smaller yellowtail.
He got in to the zone of the 425 and ever since grey light it’s been game on as he works his way towards the hidden bank.
The whole mosquito and 3/4 day fleet is in this zone catching fish.
The weather is still up.
These are all kelps holding yellowtail and skittish dorado. Water temp 66.7F
32.13 x 117.23.7
32.12.5 x 117.22.6
32.12 x 117.25.7
32.11.6 x 117.27
32.11.5 x 117.27.5 Also baited a Marlin on this kelp.
31.58.713 x 117.23.356 Double Kelps Lots of boats on, everyone bent.

Amanda aboard the Leslie Ann fished for Dan’s Birthday down near the 425. Had 3 yellows on Saturday. Happy Birthday!

The Airplane
Some of the boats out fishing tuna today had nice scores in the morning on the smaller grade Bluefin. There is a break that runs up and down around the 118 latitude. The weather was sporty out there for small boats today.
The bigger boats did long drifts and had 1-3 fish hooked up most of the morning. It takes a ton of chum to get these fish to go. Also flying the kite was working.
The sardines from Mission bay and San Diego were reported stellar today.
Find the 1.3 degree break between the 117.58 and 118.05 lines on a course for the airplane bank and you’ll find some tuna.
The Airplane Bank is located at 31.50 x 118.08 65 miles on a 224 degree heading from San Diego.
Some boats have found kelps holding above and inside the bank just below the 32/118 cross.

Weather

NWS Forecast for: Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and Westward 60 NM
Small Craft Advisory

This Afternoon: NW wind around 20 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight: NW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday: NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night: NNW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Wednesday: NW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night: NW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 35 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

Thursday: NW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night: NW wind around 20 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday: NW wind around 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

NWS Forecast for: East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu including Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands

This Afternoon: W wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. Mixed swell…W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. W swell 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Clear. W swell 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. W swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. W swell 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. W swell 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

NWS Forecast for: Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 nm offshore including San Nicolas Island
Small Craft Advisory

This Afternoon: WNW wind around 20 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell…WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tonight: WNW wind 20 to 25 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Tuesday: NW wind around 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…WNW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday Night: WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Wednesday: WNW wind around 10 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night: WNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday: NW wind around 10 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 6 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night: WNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday: WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

NWS Forecast for: Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands

This Afternoon: W wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 10 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 3 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Friday: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

NWS Forecast for: Waters from San Mateo point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island

This Afternoon: W wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 1 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight: WNW wind around 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 1 ft at 6 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…WNW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. W swell 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 30 nm

This Afternoon: W wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and …becoming W 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.