San Diego was once known as the Tuna Fishing Capital of the World until the late 1970’s, with over 40,000 people employed in the tuna industry. However, it is still one of the best destinations to catch giant Yellowfin Tuna and is now known as the home of the Long Range Fleet, with many boats offering trips to anglers in the Mexican waters south of the border.
Offshore fishing San Diego and the Baja coast is productive for catching some of the largest Yellowfin Tuna in the world, as well as Wahoo, Dorado (Dolphinfish), Bluefin, and Bigeye Tuna. The late summer and fall offers the biggest Yellowfin cows. The Long Range Fleet can provide multi day and week long trips for a true fishing vacation.
Bottom and kelp bed fishing around San Diego waters provides excellent opportunities to catch Yellowtail, Sculpin, Sharks, various Rockfish, Rock Cod, Sand Bass, and Calico Bass nearly all year round. Halibut frequent the area during spring, fall and winter. Large White Sea Bass are thick during the spring and are often caught on squid. There is also good fishing for Barracuda, and Bonito in the summer.
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425-FATHOM-SPOT 1/13/2018 10:36:30 PM -
drop off 6 mi out 5/28/2016 1:56:39 AM - 32° 46.310' ,-117° 22.783'
drop off glider port 5/28/2016 2:22:46 AM - 32° 53.512' ,-117° 16.944'
drop off del mar track 5/28/2016 2:34:47 AM - 32° 58.244' ,-117° 18.979'
South Kelp Ridge 7/6/2013 12:37:54 AM -
Salina 5/3/2013 9:10:24 PM -
Carlsbad Canyon 4/26/2017 1:07:18 AM -
Loma Canyon 4/26/2017 1:08:39 AM -
International Reef 2/9/2017 3:46:05 AM - First constructed in 1992 and still being added onto. Over 25,000 tons of quarry rock, concrete and steel Triton missile tower, and 300 tons concrete rubble have been used.
Scripps Canyon 4/26/2017 1:09:58 AM -
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There is a 93.2% catch rate for Queenfish, based on 20128 Queenfish counted.
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There is a 2.82% catch rate for Kelp Bass, based on 608 Kelp Bass counted.
There is a 1.41% catch rate for California Sheephead, based on 305 California Sheephead counted.
There is a 0.69% catch rate for Giant Sea Bass, based on 148 Giant Sea Bass counted.
There is a 0.36% catch rate for Cabezon, based on 77 Cabezon counted.
There is a 0.35% catch rate for Lingcod, based on 75 Lingcod counted.
There is a 0.33% catch rate for Striped Marlin, based on 72 Striped Marlin counted.
There is a 0.17% catch rate for Bluefin Tuna, based on 37 Bluefin Tuna counted.
There is a 0.12% catch rate for Mahi-mahi, based on 25 Mahi-mahi counted.
There is a 0.12% catch rate for Yellowfin Tuna, based on 25 Yellowfin Tuna counted.
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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Sep 23 (Sep 22-25) 3-day Private Charter 9/24/2022 3:27:12 PM - Good morning We got on scene at about 9pm last night and scratched throughout the night. Pretty much had opportunity from sun down to sun up on a mix of 30-40lb bluefin and
Creamy Yaki Sauce for Bluefin 9/23/2022 9:41:17 AM - GOT BLUEFIN? And looking for ways to prepare it for friends and family? We asked our own Chef Josh for a sauce recipe that is sure to please! 1 cup soy sauce 1 cup Mirin (ric
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 197 (Trolling Lures for Wahoo) 9/22/2022 9:03:25 AM - Welcome back to another episode of Tackle Tip Thursday anglers! As we approach our fall long-range trips we thought we would talk about trolling lures that are known to get t
Sep 21 (Sep 19-22) Private Charter FD Rover 9/21/2022 6:10:23 PM - Good morning We saw a good sign of bluefin right after dark then we lost track of them and the weather came up. We got a few bites and landed one nice one. We put the ancho
Sep 20 (Sep 19-22) 3-day Private Charter FD Rover 9/20/2022 10:06:07 PM - Good morning We got on scene here just before 10pm and had a few opportunities throughout the night on bluefin tuna. It seemed like we were a little late but we still managed
Fall Forecast Overview and Tackle Tips 9/20/2022 5:14:03 PM - Captain Art here to report on current conditions and field reports from Alijos Rocks and The Ridge which could be destinations for our upcoming fall long-range trips. Wahoo
Sep 18 (Sep 16-19) Penn Open Charter 9/19/2022 8:07:36 AM - Good evening We slid down the beach last night and put ourselves in position to catch some yellowfin tuna in the morning. We had an action-packed stop in the morning on scho
Salmon Patties 9/16/2022 7:26:42 PM - I’m Jeff a longtime listener to LTH a professional chef and a fisherman. I have the exciting opportunity as offered by Pete to see if we can’t help you get that fish out of th
Sep 15 (Sep 14-16) Extended 1.5 day trip 9/15/2022 9:13:28 PM - Good morning We ran out to the west last yesterday to try catch some nighttime bluefin. We caught a handful of 60-90lbers but the weather was not really workable so we baile
Sep 13 (Sep 11-14) 3 day Charter 9/13/2022 4:45:16 PM - Hello anglers We saw good signs of bluefin tuna during the day yesterday but they weren't biting. We waited for nighttime and had some opportunities. We landed fish from 50-1
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