Friday August 2nd 2013

Channel Islands
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Weather has put the skids on a fantastic Halibut bite at Santa Rosa Island. Beecher’s Bay and inside of the Rosa reef are reported to be the spots to look at.
Some just legal to about 15lb White seabass are also showing in the same area. The bite is all on live squid.
33.58.05 x 120.14.16  Santa Rosa Reef
33.54.45 x 119.57.95  East Point
34 00.20 x 120 00.00  Beecher’s Bay

Catalina Island
Good and steady fishing at the Island right now.
Yellowtail are the primary target for most and they can be found almost anywhere on the front side as long as there is some downhill current.
Hen Rock and Gallagers are just 2 of the spots giving up Yellows.
The backside near Salta Verde is giving up some Yellowtail too. Most of these fish are 20lbs plus.
You also have a shot at a Seabass at Salta Verde and back around the the East end.
Calico Bass fishing is good most days but it gets slow at times.
Barracuda action is almost entirely a west end thing right now.
Darrell is installing a new generator on the boat and won’t be at the Island until Friday.
Contact Darrell on the “Mary Claire” at 949-677-0607 or CH 11. If you mention “Fishdope” you’ll get $10 dollars off on each scoop of Squid!
33.28.80 x 118.35.90  Starlight
33.28.56 x 118.35.57  Shiners
33.28.65 x 118.35.36  Johnson Rock – Caution Boiler rocks
33.28.50 x 118.35.22  West Beach
33.28.47 x 118.35.07  East Beach
33.27.56 x 118.35.28  DJ’s Point
33.27.62 x 118.30.44  Eagle Reef
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
   Backside #’s
33.19.700 x 118.28.130  China Point
33.19.100 x 118.23.490  Silver Canyon
33.19.050 x 118.26.710  Freddies Beach
33.18.830 x 118.25.280  Salta Verde
33.18.540 x 118.21.290  3 V’s
33.18.090 x 118.20.430  Orange Rocks
33.17.750 x 118.19.700  Church Rock
33.18.370 x 118.18.340  Seal Rocks
33.18.370 x 118.18.200  East End – Seal Rocks
33.17.960 x 118.19.000  Under the light

San Clemente Island
Some Seabass in the early morning on the backside and a few Yellows, mostly late in the afternoon highlights the story at the Island.
The Seabass are being found at Lost Point, Eel Point and the Dunes. The Yellows are in the Cove and China Point.
We haven’t heard much of anything coming from the front side.
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
32.48.45 x 118.24.17  The Caves
32.45.52 X 118.24.52  Desperation Reef
32.46.00 x 118.24.50  29 Fathom Spot
32.47.75 x 118.26.00  China Point
32.48.00 x 118.31.50  The Nipple
32.51.06 x 118.30.21  Lost Point
32.55.17 x 118.33.41  Eel Point
Always make sure the Island is open before making the run.
http://www.scisland.org/schedules/usageGoogle/usageGoogle.php schedule

LA Harbor
After several days of so-so Barracuda action the fish finally turned on yesterday afternoon.
Improving water temps and conditions are surely playing a role in all of this.
Sand Bass are still mostly quiet but some good action happened last night on the twilights.
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

Dana Point to  South of Oceanside
YUCK!  Pass on this area for a few more days. Many reports of “chocolate milk” water and slow fishing.
This area is going to need at least couple more days at least to recover.
The worst conditions are being found in the Oceanside area. Nasty looking water extends 10 to 12 miles off the beach at Oceanside.
UPDATE: Some much cleaner warmer water began moving in this morning. Blue/green and up to a high of 68.5
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

La Jolla / Point Loma
Water is improving now but the bite is still mostly Green Mackerel
If your out in this area looking to catch something give the Rockfish a shot. Both Lings and Rockfish are biting.
32.51.22 x 117.17.62  North West Corner
32.51.33 x 117.16.30  La Jolla Cove
32.50.75 x 117.19.95  The 32 Spot – Rockfish
32.46.71 x 117.20.89  The 270 Spot – Rockfish

Coronado Islands
Not much pressure at the islands this week. There are yellowtail spread throughout the islands from Pukey Point to the Ribbon Kelp at South Island. The sea lions are reported to be horrible stealing most hooked fish. Sardines and topwatee irons are working. Look for bird schools.

OFFSHORE
267 / 209
Lots of kelps but only a rare one is holding Yellowtail. Even fewer have Dorado.
Best chance is south below the 209 around the 312 and the 181.

181/182 Ridge
Kelps with Yellowtail, Some Dorado and even a few Bluefin Tuna are spread out along the ridge and inside the 181 to the 312.
good clean water with kelps holding bait is drawing the fish.
Be advised however not everybody is finding fish. Many kelps are dry.
The following numbers came from a 6 pack from late yesterday afternoon
32.43 x 117.42 Mixed bag kelp.
32.54 x 117.49 Good Kelp
33.00 x 117.50 Yellow and Dorado kelp

9 mile bank
A number of kelps in this region holding Yellowtail
32.28 x 117.30 Good numbers on this kelp
32.29 x 117.27 15lb Yellows on this kelp

MEXICO
302 / 230
Kelps in this area have Yellowtail and Bluefin have been seen a number of times but not biting yet.
31.18 x 117.39 Kelp
31.20 x 117.38 Kelp

425
Continued good kelp paddy Yellowtail fishing. Some Dorado in the mix as well.
Many of the Yellowtail are in the 12 to 15lb class with some bigger and some smaller.
A few guys are reporting seeing Bluefin but none have been caught that we know of.
32.13 x 117.26 Limits for 2 on a skiff
32.16 x 117.29 Yellows and Dorado on this one.
32.10 x 117.30 Tuna Jumpers

Tuna Pens
31.54 x 117.12
31.51 x 117.12
Both sets of pens are holding small numbers of Bluefin.
There is also a few Yellowtail and Dorado wandering around though the area.
For the past several days the best bite has come in the afternoon around 4pm after everybody has left for home. The mornings have been very slow to completely dead.
There is also some Tuna and Yellowtail close by on kelps.
31.57 x 117.16 Plunker Bluefin bite
31.51 x 117.14 Bluefin and Yellowtail kelp

Due West of Ensenada to just east of the Upper 500
Some good Bluefin action happening in this area. It is hit and miss though.
This is roughly 50 to 55 miles down from Point Loma and well inside of 1 day range.
Some of the 1 day fleet is working this area today and a few are doing fairly well on the Bluefin.
There is also plenty of Kelp paddy Yellowtail in the area as well.
31.43 x 117.10 Bluefin stop
31.46 x 117.13 Mixed Bluefin and Yellowtail kelp
31.42 x 117.09 Bluefin, Yellowtail and Dorado kelp

Double 220 / 1010 / 213
Right now these spots are on the quiet side except for a couple of reports of great kelp paddy bites near the top of the 1010.
Plenty of bait also being seen.
The Bluefin have been slowly marching to the west so these spots need to be watched closely now

1140 finger
Quite a few boats down this way. Mixed results on the Bluefin and Kelp paddy Yellowtail.
Some got them good while others didn’t see much of anything.
Look at a 4 mile block around 31.21 x 117.19

90 to 100 miles
This area has been a focal point for about a week now.
There is a strong current break running east to west, with the Tuna stacked up along this edge.
Look from 31.01 x 117.07 to 31.02 x 117.16

WEATHER

SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 9 AM PDT…A
1006 MB THERMAL LOW WAS NORTHWEST OF NEEDLES CALIFORNIA…AND A
1015 MB HIGH WAS 30 NM WEST OF SAN DIEGO. WEAK TO MODERATE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
812 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW
SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ676-022245-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
812 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…
BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
NW 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.

SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED
SWELL NW 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ650-022245-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
812 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2
FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

SAT
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 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT 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 AT 8 SECONDS.

SUN
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS.

SUN 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.

MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ655-022245-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
812 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
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 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING
5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AND
S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL
W 1 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL
W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-022230-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
919 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 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 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.

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 AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

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

SUN
WIND N 10 KT…BECOMING W WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN
THE MORNING. SWELL SW 2 TO 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 2 FT IN THE EVENING. SWELL S 2 TO
3 FT.

MON
WIND NW 10 KT…BECOMING W WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND SW
2 FT.

MON NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

TUE
WIND NW 10 KT…BECOMING W WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND SW
2 FT.

TUE NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND SW 2 FT.
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PZZ775-022230-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
919 AM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
3 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

SAT
WIND NW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

SAT NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

SUN
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 TO
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

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

MON
WIND NW 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR
LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT
AND SW 2 FT.

MON NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT.
MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

TUE
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO
3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

TUE NIGHT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

Thursday August 1st 2013

2013 Make-A-Wish Tuna Challenge
Thursday evening, August 1, 2013, the Make-A-Wish Tuna Challenge tournament will host its 12th Annual Tuna Fishing Seminar at Dana Landing, 2580 Ingraham Street, on Mission Bay.
This annual event is a great opportunity for tournament anglers and the public alike to learn about the latest techniques, equipment, and secrets for catching tuna in our local San Diego waters.
It is free of charge and all interested anglers are invited to attend. There will be a free casual dinner available (although we ask for a small donation for Make-A-Wish in exchange). Beer and wine will also be available. Everyone in attendance will also receive a free raffle ticket for great fishing-related door prizes!
This will be your last chance to register in the tournament at our “early bird” price.
Skippers looking for extra crew members or anglers wishing to “hook-up” with a boat in order to participate in the tournament will find this the event to attend! But you don’t have to be registered for the tournament to attend.
Our expert panel includes Captain Todd Mansur of The Boardroom, Captain Dave Hansen, and representatives from Fishdope.com.
It is a win-win situation when you can have a great time fishing with friends and family while making a child’s dreams come to life. Especially when that life hangs in the balance.

The 2013 Make-A-Wish Tuna Challenge began in 1990 and raised $800.
To date, with the help of volunteers, organizers and you, the Tuna Challenge has raised $2,690,000 dollars. That has sponsored a bunch of wishes for children with life threatening medical conditions. The money raised stays in the San Diego area and the local chapter has granted more than 3,000 wishes,

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…

Excellent Halibut ad White Seabass bite for the Mirage! The guys scored 37 Seabass and 75 Halibut on a 2 day trip!
The Seabass were schoolie sized under 15lbs but the Halibut were all good sized fish from 15 to 40lbs or so.
The action took place at Rosa Reef and in Beechers Bay
33.58.05 x 120.14.16  Santa Rosa Reef
33.54.45 x 119.57.95  East Point
34 00.20 x 120 00.00  Beecher’s Bay

Catalina Island
It now appears some new Yellowtail are on the front side of the Island as the number of 15 to 20lb class fish has increased.
Once again Hen Rock is a great spot to look at but so are spot up west like Eagle Reef and West Cove.
Some White Seabass are showing again from the Quarry ad around the past Church Rock
33.28.80 x 118.35.90  Starlight
33.28.56 x 118.35.57  Shiners
33.28.65 x 118.35.36  Johnson Rock – Caution Boiler rocks
33.28.50 x 118.35.22  West Beach
33.28.47 x 118.35.07  East Beach
33.27.56 x 118.35.28  DJ’s Point
33.27.62 x 118.30.44  Eagle Reef
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
This upcoming Friday Aug 2nd the Gail Force is running limited load open party to Catalina Island 5am to 5pm.
Trip is limited to 20 passengers at $100 per person and that includes your breakfast and lunch!
If you mention “Fishdope” you’ll get a $10 discount
Purchase you tickets at gailforcesportfishing.com or give Ryan a call @ (310) 844-3814 The Gail Force had another good day fishing the east end spots and came away with 20 yellows. Most in the 10lb class and topped by this massive 40lb monster.

San Clemente Island
Yellowtail made a decent showing late in the afternoon yesterday with good numbers of 20 to 25lb Yellows biting on the Live Squid in the cove.
No new info on White Seabass but they are likely still around on the backside from Lost Point to the Dunes
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
32.48.45 x 118.24.17  The Caves
32.45.52 X 118.24.52  Desperation Reef
32.46.00 x 118.24.50  29 Fathom Spot
32.47.75 x 118.26.00  China Point
32.48.00 x 118.31.50  The Nipple
32.51.06 x 118.30.21  Lost Point
32.55.17 x 118.33.41  Eel Point
Always make sure the Island is open before making the run.
http://www.scisland.org/schedules/usageGoogle/usageGoogle.php schedule

LA Harbor
The Barracuda are still biting……..kind of. The wind rolled the water over and put a damper on the action.
The best biter right now is Sculpin.
Not many Sand bass around right now. Nothing even close to what it should be like.
Some Squid can be found right outside of Queens Gate and at Izors reef. You’ll probably have to jig it to make any bait right now.
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

Dana Point to  South of Oceanside
Wind rolled the water over and its Green and cold. Not much happening yesterday or today. The Bass bite is slow with almost no legal fish being caught.
This area is going to need a couple days at least to recover.
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

La Jolla / Point Loma
Squid is still in the cove and at Crystal pier.
Some grey light Yellowtail action in the cove this morning but mostly the surface fishing is slow, except for Green Mackerel. Lot’s of these are all along the kelp lines.
32.51.22 x 117.17.62  North West Corner
32.51.33 x 117.16.30  La Jolla Cove
32.50.75 x 117.19.95  The 32 Spot – Rockfish
32.46.71 x 117.20.89  The 270 Spot – Rockfish

Coronado Islands
Very Quiet. The latest info we have has green off color water again over most of the Island chain. Some Tern Birds working over what appears to be some Yellowtail on bait in the Middle Grounds.
This report coming from a member traveling through the Islands to fish offshore.
32.25.80 x 117.16.80  Middle Grounds
32.24.80 x 117.13.88  Ribbon Kelp

OFFSHORE
312 / 181/182 Ridge
Reports coming are talking about really good kelp paddy Yellowtail action this morning.
32.56 x 117.56 Hot Kelp

MEXICO
South 9 / 302
Some good kelps holding Yellowtail and a few Dorado are being found again this morning. Some private guys are reporting limits of 12 to 15lb Yellowtail.
32.26 x 117.31 Kelp with Yellow and a Dorado

302/ 230 / San Salvador
Some very large bluefin from 50 to well over 100lbs seen in this area on Wednesday.
These fish were moving fast
There is also some kelp paddy Yellowtail around.
32.24 x 117.40 Kelp Paddy

425
Good kelp paddy yellowtail action just to the south and Southwest of the high spot.
Good grade of fish with most in the 12 to 15lb class. A few 20lbers too.
32.10 x 117.26 Loaded Kelp
32.14 x 117.24 Kelp

Due West of Ensenada to just east of the Upper 500
Some good Bluefin action happening in a brand new area.
This is roughly 50 to 55 miles down from Point Loma and well inside of 1 day range.
31.45 x 117.11 Bluefin
31.43 x 117.14 Bluefin
31.37 x 117.21 Good Bluefin stop
31.34 x 117.21 Bluefin

Report from Louie on the It’s 4 Reels:
After a late start the family and I headed for the tuna pens that are a mere 27 miles from the Hotel Coral. After running 20 miles at 30 mph. we found 3 paddies that were close together and I saw a breezing school of yellows that did not want to bite. We put the trollers out for the last 7 miles to the pens and had no strikes and we did not see any more paddies. There were several pens within a couple of miles of each other and only a handful of boats fishing them. There was very little activity on the meter so after a couple of drifts and trolling around I decided to head back towards the 500 fathom line on a heading towards the Banda Bank. This paid off as we finally found a couple of kelps that were holding a good amount of fish. We trolled past the first paddy and we tossed some anchovies at it and 1 of the trollers went off and we proceeded to land 4 fish out of 10+ hookups using spanish macks and also 1 on the iron. These fish were tough and they all ran for the paddy and the kids and Pati did all they could to get them in. After the bite finally died we moved on and found another paddy and pulled 2 more out of many hookups. Final count for the day was 6 yellowtail and some good times with the family. Most of our action was in a little pocket of water around the 31.46 x 117.00 area.

Tuna Pens
31.54 x 117.12
31.51 x 117.12
Both sets of pens are holding Bluefin.
For the past several days the best bite has come in the afternoon around 4pm after everybody has left for home.

90 to 100 miles
Water temps dropped down to 64.5. This has put a damper on the Bluefin bite. This isn’t good news for the mass of Yellowfin moving up the line either.
Still the area is your best bet for a good steady bite. Full range of Tuna here with 20lbers, some 35 to 45’s and some 60 to 80lb stuff.
There continues to be a nice temp break that runs from east to west.
the edge goes from 65.8 to 64.5. This is the break that the boats are working
Look from 31.01 x 117.07 to 31.02 x 117.16

WEATHER

SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 8 AM PDT…A 1008 MB THERMAL LOW WAS JUST SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS
NEVADA AND A 1027 MB HIGH WAS NEAR 35N AND 140W AND RIDGED
SOUTHEAST TO OFF THE OF SAN DIEGO COAST. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
859 AM PDT THU AUG 1 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 15 TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT…BECOMING 10 TO
20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT…
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT…BECOMING
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
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.

MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ676-012230-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
859 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. STRONGEST
NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT…BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST NW
OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT…
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO
6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ650-012230-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
859 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

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

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WESTERN PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING…BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. COMBINED
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 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 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI 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 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
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 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ655-012230-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
859 AM PDT THU AUG 1 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
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 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 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 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. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 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. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

SAT NIGHT
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 3 FT AND
S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-020030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
929 AM PDT THU AUG 1 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 TO 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 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 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 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 AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.

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 AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

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 FT AND S
2 TO 3 FT.

SUN
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 AND S 2 TO 3 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 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.

MON
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 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

MON 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 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.
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PZZ775-020030-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
929 AM PDT THU AUG 1 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 TO 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.

TONIGHT
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 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 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
2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

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 AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.

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
2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.

SUN
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 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 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
2 FT.

MON
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 SW 2 FT.

MON NIGHT
WIND NW 15 KT…BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING… BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT.

Wednesday July 31st 2013

Santa Barbara Island
Some good action on White Seabass lately. Weather is making this spot hard to get to though.
Look on the frontside on the MPA line just below the Anchorage.
33.28.57 x 119.01.54  Anchorage
33.29.17 x 119.01.38  Webster Point
33.28.29 x 119.01.39  Yellowtail Spot
      Backside
33.28.50 x 119.02.59
      Sutil Island
33.27.46 x 119.03.03

Catalina Island
Still some good Yellowtail fishing happening along the front with some bigger 20lb class Yellows showing now too
Hen Rock is a hot spot. This isn’t the only spot with Yellows though as they are being found from Arrow up west to the Cove and a few on the Backside at Ironbound and then down near the East end at Salta Verde.
Barracuda are still being caught too at most of the westend spots. Eagle reef saw good numbers of them.
Calico bass fishing is warm and cold but was hot yesterday with many guys reporting limit style action.
You will need Squid for any of this. Last word is Nachos has some. Pedro bait might have some too.
Darrell was unable to make any bait last night on Izors reef do to very poor weather conditions. Says he will try again tonight.
Contact Darrell on the “Mary Claire” at 949-677-0607 or CH 11. If you mention “Fishdope” you’ll get $10 dollars off on each scoop of Squid!
33.28.80 x 118.35.90  Starlight
33.28.56 x 118.35.57  Shiners
33.28.65 x 118.35.36  Johnson Rock – Caution Boiler rocks
33.28.50 x 118.35.22  West Beach
33.28.47 x 118.35.07  East Beach
33.27.56 x 118.35.28  DJ’s Point
33.27.62 x 118.30.44  Eagle Reef
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
This upcoming Friday Aug 2nd the Gail Force is running limited load open party to Catalina Island 5am to 5pm.
Trip is limited to 20 passengers at $100 per person and that includes your breakfast and lunch!
If you mention “Fishdope” you’ll get a $10 discount
Purchase you tickets at gailforcesportfishing.com or give Ryan a call @ (310) 844-3814
The pic is from the Gail Force taken yesterday 7-30

LA Harbor to Newport Beach
The bite is “off” this morning after the wind late yesterday.
Barracuda are harder to find this morning and the Sand Bass are MIA
Some Squid can be found right outside of Queens Gate and at Izors reef. You’ll probably have to jig it to make any bait right now.
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

Dana Point to  South of Oceanside
Wind rolled the water and its Green and cold. Not much happening today. The Bass bite is slow with almost no legal fish being caught.
This area is going to need a couple days at least to recover.
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

La Jolla / Point Loma
Lots of Mackerel all along the kelp line. Many are perfect Marlin or Mako sized bait
still some Squid in the cove and a nice 30lb Yellow and a Seabass were caught over night. You have to jig for the squid. Mackerel are making it impossible to get a float.
32.51.22 x 117.17.62  North West Corner
32.51.33 x 117.16.30  La Jolla Cove
32.50.75 x 117.19.95  The 32 Spot – Rockfish
32.46.71 x 117.20.89  The 270 Spot – Rockfish

Coronado Islands
Green off color water again over most of the Island chain. Some Tern Birds working over what appears to be some Yellowtail on bait in the Middle Grounds.
This report coming from a member traveling through the Islands to fish offshore.
32.25.80 x 117.16.80  Middle Grounds
32.24.80 x 117.13.88  Ribbon Kelp

OFFSHORE
209
Wind late yesterday and overnight rolled the water and dropped water temps. It appears the fish that were on this spot have moved south a few miles to the 312.

312 / 181/182 Ridge
Yellowtail and a few Dorado are building up on kelps
Some good counts are coming from this area today.
32.56 x 117.51 Kelp
32.57 x 117.47 Kelp
32.45 x 117.48 Kelp
32.41 x 117.40 Kelp

MEXICAN WATERS

South 9 / 302
Some good kelps holding Yellowtail and a few Dorado are being found this morning. Some private guys are reporting limits of 12 to 15lb Yellowtail.
32.31 x 117.26 Wide open kelp
32.30 x 117.30 Limits of Yellowtail

302/ 230 / San Salvador
several spots of 50 to 100lb bluefin seen here yesterday. Only know of a single tuna caught though.
Still this dope comes from a very trusted source so this an area worth looking at.
32.22 x 117.41 Bluefin Jig stop

425
Report from Steven on his Trophy Pro:
Tons of Yellowtail of real nice size under most every paddy 4-9 miles south of the 425.
We caught fish almost all day from sunrise until about 2pm keeping those over 20-30 lbs and releasing many more.
The paddies are all over the area and we would only run 5-10 minutes to find another paddy.
Bait didn’t matter if alive or dead as we put torpedo sinkers ahead of the dead sardines and dropped em down 25-50 feet….
The water temp was 64-66 degrees.
Go get em!!!
32.07 x 117.21

475 Knuckle
Another fairly close area with kelps holding Yellowtail. Most are over 10lb with many in the 15 to 20lb class.

Tuna Pens
2 sets of Pens to look at.
31.54 x 117.12
31.51 x 117.12
Both sets of pens are holding Bluefin and they are biting.
For the past several days the best bite came in the afternoon around 4pm. Today appears to be a repeat of this with the morning bite being only so-so.

Report from Matt on the Greyling:
Went to the pens 31.54.00 117.12.00.
Got there with a lot of boats soaked bait till 9:30. No love for us, didn`t see any other boats hooked up either so headed up the line to the 425.
Two miles north of the pens found paddy and got limit`s of yellows mostly 10-15 we got a couple 20-25lbs had dodos but couldn`t get them to bite.
 Headed out again stopped on paddys back up and lots were holding yellows as long as had a strong dean they were chewwing. Fish were holding aways off some paddys.

1140 Finger Lower 500
Great kelp paddy fishing with a few Bluefin
31.12 x 117.11 7 Bluefin. All on Sardines
31.12 x 117.05
31.11 x 117.10 Kelp, Bluefin, Yellowtail and Dorado
31.20 x 117.11 Yellowtail Kelp
31.23 x 117.11 Yellowtail Kelp

90 to 100 miles
Still the area to look at for your best shot at numbers of bluefin.
Most of the Long Range fleet along with the 1.5 to 3 day boats are working this zone over.
There is a nice current/ temp break down here and the boats are all lining up on it.
Something new!! Some Yellowfin are filtering in to the area today
31.03 x 117.11 25 to 50lb Bluefin
31.01 x 117.11 50lb troll Bluefin
31.01 x 117.13 Limits of Bluefin

WEATHER

SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 9 AM PDT…A 1011 MB THERMAL LOW WAS NEAR NEEDLES WITH A 1019 MB
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE
FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
—————————————————————————

WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
903 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT…

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
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.

SUN
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.
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PZZ676-312230-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
903 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXED SWELL NW 2 TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 TO 4 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 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 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NW OF SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS…BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT
PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO
8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO
4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.

SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO
5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ650-312230-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
903 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW 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. 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 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING…BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO
4 FT AT 8 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 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 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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PZZ655-312230-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
903 AM PDT WED JUL 31 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 NW 2 TO 3 FT AT 7
SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 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 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 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. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 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. MIXED SWELL W 2
TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 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. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-312245-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
916 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

TODAY
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 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 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
4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.

THU
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 TO 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.

THU 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 2 TO 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

FRI
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 14 SECONDS.

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 2 FT.

SAT
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 TO 3 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT… BECOMING NW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND S
3 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 FT AND S
3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 TO 3 FT.
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PZZ775-312245-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
916 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

TODAY
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 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 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
4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 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 TO 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
WIND W 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.

FRI
WIND W 10 KT. 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 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED
SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT.

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

SAT NIGHT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO
3 FT AND S 3 FT.

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

SUN NIGHT
WIND NW 15 KT…BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING… BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 3 FT.