Monday July 22nd 2013
Channel Islands
Gaviota coast is the location of the current Seabass bite. The Island bite appears now to have died up.
Barracuda showing in this coastal area as well with some good numbers of them being caught.
The Seabass are mostly 30 to 40lb grade and are mixed in with the Cuda.
Catalina Island
I was at Catalina yesterday on the Gail Force, Seeker rods charter. Had Pam Sharp, Dave Hansen, and my little bro Charlie along with me.
We fished the front side of the Island from the East End up to past Goat Harbor.
Conditions were not right! Weak uphill current along with a stiff 10mph Southeast wind made the boat swing all around and off the spot.
We did catch Yellowtail though. we went 8 for 16. Lots of pulled hooks for some reason.
Best signal from the Yellows came at Gallaghers and at Red Bluff. Best bite time was from 9:30 to 1pm. Everything was on LIVE SQUID!!
With out this bait your wasting your time for catching any of these 10lb class Yellowtail.
The Jackpot was Close but Charlie won it with 1 of his 2 Yellowtail. These 2 Yellows were his first ever Yellowtail.
Congrats Charlie! Your now addicted for life.
If you ever get a chance to ride the Gail force you should jump on it. Capt. Ryan and Capt. Joel and Shane will take great care of you!!
Darrell is around on the Back side of the Island near Little Harbor or Cat Harbor
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!
33.24.35 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
Pic is of my brother Charlie with his 2 first ever Yellowtail.
LA Harbor to Newport Beach
Spotty barracuda fishing and slow Sand Bass action is the story right now.
Water temps took a big hit and are slow to rebound.
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
33.38.10 x 118.14.05 Bull Kelp
33.38.33 x 118.14.08 Olympic Rock
33.41.73 x 118.08.72 Gambler Wreck
33.41.06 x 118.07.73 Sand Bass Junction
33.39.03 x 118.06.08 Izors Reef
33.37.35 x 118.03.64 108 spot
33.37.30 x 117.59.87 Power Plant
Dana Point to South of Oceanside
Smokin hot Calico Bass action has returned although most are shorts just under the 14 inch size limits.
Add in a few Barracuda and a few Sand bass to round out the action.
The Yellowtail are being seen at Middle Kelp, San Onofre and Barn. Lucky if you get on of these to bite though.
33.22.96 X 117.36.80 San Mateo Point
33.20.88 x 117.34.05 San Onofre
33.21.79 x 117.33.78 Domes
33.18.58 x 117.29.13 Barn Kelp
La Jolla / Point Loma
Very quiet on the Seabass scene now. Still good reports of Squid being found though.
The current moon is nearly full now so if anything is going to happen it will be tonight or tomorrow night.
Lots of Squid is being seen from the North West Corner to Hill street.
Currently the main biters are Calico Bass and Rockfish.
32.51.22 x 117.17.62 North West Corner
32.51.33 x 117.16.30 La Jolla Cove
32.47.58 x 117.16.58· Pacific Beach Artificial Reef – Crystal Pier
32.43.79 x 117.16.66 Hill Street (Bull Kelp)
32.43.78 x 117.16.51 Hill Street
32.43.18 x 117.16.63 College Area
32.42.61 x 117.16.74 Green Tank
32.42.51 x 117.16.64 Green Tank #2
32.42.00 x 117.16.30 Point Loma Kelp
32.41.45 x 117.16.31 The Lab
32.40.87 x 117 16.16 5 Tanks
Coronado Islands
Every report says SLOW. Cold 62 degrees and off color green.
OFFSHORE
Dana Point
Report from Jim on the Best Pals:
Short report- went out with my dad today out of Dana Point. Caught 4 yellowtail up to 15 lbs between 267 and 209 on one kelp paddy. Saw 4 others throughout day. Hooked a couple more on this paddy and saw some dorado that were not willing to bite. Nice afternoon. Water temps were 66.5-67. A few other boats in area and overall overcast.
Report from Ray on the Short Fill:
left oceanside at o dark thirty. headed out west. found first paddy with bait on it at about 12 miles. second drift got a pick up and one good sized yellow boated. Ran back up and capt. Josh hangs boats one. baited anchovies on 15lb. good fight for sure!!! Found few more paddies up towards dana but no love for rest of the day. cheers! Ray 
La Jolla
Report from Jeff on the MissMyMoney:
Decided to fish on Sunday with my brother and nephew. Lazy start after breakfast, around 9:30. Headed to the 182 out of Mission Bay and found great water and a few paddies on the way. Most of the paddies are holding an enormous amount of bait and found yellowtail on them just not hungry. Did find one at 32.41 117.39 that had the right ones and hungry. Picked 6 off of the paddy, smallest weighing in at 19.9# and biggest went 21.9#. Great day watching the kid catch his first Yellowtail. Back in the slip by 4pm. Great day on the water.
Mexico
302
Report from Nick on the striker:
Fished a couple of kelp paddies 3 miles shy of 302. (left from Point Loma) Had limits of yellows for myself and my son by 9 a.m. There were nice quality fish between 10 to 15 pounds. Lost a few to the kelp. Beautiful weather and 68 degree water where we caught the fish. The paddies we found near the 302 seemed to be holding fish. Finished the day at Coronados catching a few rockfish. Found quite a few paddies between 302 and Coronados but none were holding fish. Used your temperature chart to decide where to fish today. Thanks for the great info you provide!
Nick
Tuna Pens
The Pens are now at 31.53 x 117.13.
Good bite this morning on a mixed grade of Bluefin from 18 to 60lbs.
Some Yellowtail and Dorado are following the pens too.
Report from Robert on the Road Trip:
Fished down by the pens. Didn’t have much going on this morning, so we went east. Found a pod of dolphin and instantly hooked up. One tuna for the day, but it was 56 pounds!
Report from a friend of Garrett’s:
Heres the down and dirty. Started day 1 at the tuna pens for no love.
Then ran south to the 1040? and went paddy hopping. We boated about 40ish yellowtail (4-8 per paddy and mostly rats with one or two 15+ lbs per paddy) before finding the first school of tuna.
Hooked into my first tuna of the year on my shimano rod / Okuma Andros reel. First long run takes me straight under the middle of the boat. I tried to run the rail and get to the other side without getting hung up and fail. Line gets caught in the prop, can’t get it out and it breaks.
I grab another rod, throw it back out, hook up again and boat my 25lb bluefin. Immediately re-rig and throw out, hook up right away and hand it to my buddy. He goes on to land the jackpot fish of the trip with a 35lb bluefin. It was actually the largest fish of the trip.
Bite died down but we found one more school of football bluefin at the end of the day. I went 1 for two on those.
Woke up the next day at the pens again and had a hot 30 minute morning bite. I went 1 for 2 on 25lb bluefin before it died.
Spent the rest of the time paddy hopping back up the line for better grade yellows. I didn’t get into any of them.
Ended the trip with 65 bluefin from 10-35lbs, 60 yellowtail from 5-30lbs, and 3 Mahi about 10lbs each. I personally ended with 1 yellowtail and 3 bluefin. Buddy got 1 yellowtail and 1 bluefin. All of them were nice size though (thankfully) so we still got a ton of fish.
It was a frustrating trip despite the fish. We got limited on bait and were only given 2 tanks instead of their normal 4. We ran out of bait the first day.
Deckhands couldn’t chum like they should in order to keep the schools around and then towards the end the bait was just trash. We were throwing half dead sardines back out. They would hit the water and roll on their sides or just not swim at all. It was really hard to get bit.
The Producer gave us a tank of bait during the night but it was all trash also. All of the bait was still half dead, beat up noses, losing scales, ect… We ended up running out of bait the second day also.
They were rationing bait so we would pull up to a paddy and have to wait in line until the deckhand dished you out a single fish.
They weren’t keeping the little side tanks stocked with bait so you could just reach in and grab one. By the time you got your bait, the first 5 guys had already thrown in and hooked into all of the fish on the kelp.
The deckhand wouldn’t even be at the tank to start handing out bait until after we had stopped. The deckhands also farmed a lot of fish.
My buddy had two fish lost to their efforts. One guy had three fish lost at gaf because of them. One was being pulled over the rail when the deckhand hit the fish on the rail and ripped the gaff out. Fish fell back into the water and broke the line on the fall. Adios.
So anyway the captain was good, crew was marginal at best, and the bait sucked ass. Fishing was good though.
Weather ended up being awesome. flat and calm. Second day was glass.
All reports, good, bad, or otherwise are very helpful.·
If you go fishing please give us a call or shoot us an email.
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WEATHER
SYNOPSIS FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AT 8 AM PDT…A 1026 MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS NEAR 40N 140W AND RIDGED
SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE WAS
NEAR LAS VEGAS NEVADA. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
752 AM PDT MON JUL 22 2013
TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN
THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ676-222230-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
752 AM PDT MON JUL 22 2013
TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 4 TO 6 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 3
TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT…BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 4 TO 6 FT.
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PZZ650-222230-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
752 AM PDT MON JUL 22 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 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 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.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
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 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE 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 AT 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED 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 3 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT.
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PZZ655-222230-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
752 AM PDT MON JUL 22 2013
TODAY
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 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 S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS…BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 5 TO
10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT…BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
1 TO 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN
THE MORNING.
WED 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. MIXED
SWELL W 1 TO 3 FT AND SW 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3
FT AND SW 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W 1 TO 3
FT AND SW 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
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PZZ750-230030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
916 AM PDT MON JUL 22 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
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 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
7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
WIND NW 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL S 2 TO
3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL S 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SWELL SW 2 TO 3 FT.
THU
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING NW 10 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL
SW 3 FT.
THU 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 SW 3 FT.
FRI
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING W 10 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL
SW 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI 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. SWELL
SW 2 TO 3 FT.
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PZZ775-230030-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
916 AM PDT MON JUL 22 2013
TODAY
WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT…BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
WIND W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
WIND W 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS… BECOMING
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
3 FT IN THE EVENING…BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL S 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
WED
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS…BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL S 2 TO
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
4 FT. SWELL W 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL SW 3 FT.
THU
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 FT
AND SW 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
WIND W 15 KT…BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING… BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
MIXED SWELL W 2 FT AND SW 3 FT.
FRI
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 FT
AND SW 3 FT.
FRI 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 SW 3 FT.
Sunday July 21st 2013
Gaviota Coast
There are still some nice white seabass being caught in this area as well as some big halibut, too. The white seabass are anywhere from 45 to almost 60 pounds and most of the halibut are well into the 20 pound class. You’ll want to be in 90 feet of water and the squid and fin bait was working.
CatalinaIsland
We received a voicemail report from Joe on the Golden State saying that he was fishing Hen Rock with good yellowtail fishing with fish up to 14 pounds and some barely legal barracuda. He also said that calico bass fishing was all you want.
33.24.35 x 118.21.93 Hen Rock
Capt. Dave Hansen, Yoursaltwaterguide, just gave us an on the water report aboard the Gailforce: We have not found any current on the frontside of the island this morning. We have worked from Red Bluff to the east end for 1 calico bass. 1 yellowtail hooked and lost at Red Bluff. The water temp has changed from 71f to 69f.
33.25.67 x 118.25.63 Red Bluff
33.18.370 x 118.18.200 East End – Seal Rocks
Dana Point to Oceanside
More of the same in this area, good calico bass fishing with most of the fish a little short on one side. Most of the kelp beds are holding and should provide a good catch and release trip with few legal fish. Down in the Oceanside area, the boats fishing the twilight hours are doing better on the bigger sand bass on the structure areas.
33.18.58 x 117.29.13 Barn Kelp
33.18.00 x 117.30.28 Yellowtail Kelp
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
Offshore
Dana Point to Oceanside
Michael Baird on the Bank Robber in staying the night on the 209. He left Oceanside with a tank of mixed anchovies and sardines, but when they woke up the boat was surrounded by bait, mostly mini macks. They found a swordfish that they played with for awhile, but couldn’t get it to participate in the party. He said they found some really nice sized kelp paddies for nothing except bait. The tern birds were the key to finding kelps with the weather being up just a bit. They did find one kelp that they got a nice 20 pound yellowtail on. The kelp was located at 33.11.2 x 117.45.5 the further to the west you went the water cooled down a bit. The water temp was anywhere from 69f to 71f.
Tuna Pens
Just got a late report from Rob that started down by the tuna pens: Ran to the pens this am along with 30 or so other boats and fished for about an hour then got bored. Cruised east and found a stringer with two birds sitting on it. Picked up 5 YT at 31.50 x 117.40. Water temp was 67, blue and calm. Headed north and trolled some more for nada. Back to SI by 1:00. I had a scoop in a 50 gallon live well and the bait was poor, really poor.
The bite at the tuna pens has slowed down with the weather coming down. With no wind and hardly any current made for some slack drifts. Hopefully a good tidal movement will get these fish on the same program with everybody else. Along with the blue fin tuna, there have been some yellowtail roaming around the area, as well.
Terry Angel on the Mo Money emailed in this report: Left Friday morning and hit the tuna pens, but only caught 3 tunas 20lb- 38lb. Slept Friday night on board at the 290. Saturday morning headed south and at 90 miles we fount a large paddy. We fished it for three and a half hours and caught 20 yellowtail from 15 to 25 lb. And One blue fin tuna. We Left plenty of fish on the paddy. 31.24X117.22
Weather
NWS Forecast for: Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and Westward 60 NM
Today: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday: SSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: NW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Wednesday: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night: NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.
Thursday: NW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…NW 5 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.
NWS Forecast for: East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu including Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands
Today: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday: S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. Partly sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 2 to 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 1 to 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and S 1 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
Today: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…NW 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tonight: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Monday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…NW 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell…NW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell…NW 2 to 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.
Wednesday: WNW wind around 15 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell…NW 3 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday Night: WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.
Thursday: WNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell…NW 4 ft and SSW 2 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
Today: SSE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday: SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 1 to 2 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thursday: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
NWS Forecast for: Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands
Today: SSE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tonight: W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mixed swell…W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday: SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the morning. A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Monday Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 1 to 2 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt, with gusts as high as 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SSW 3 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
Thursday: W wind 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
NWS Forecast for: Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 30 nm
Today: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mixed swell…W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Monday: WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 1 ft at 8 seconds and SSW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Monday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Tuesday: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night: NW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday: WNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Mixed swell…W 1 ft and SSW 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.