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The original post was written by DJ Thrillz . Unfortunately it was lost along with the old SDFish forums.
This is an amazing article that will help you catch fish in SD bay, so I figured it has to be re-posted here.

The fishing in SD Bay is simply amazing. You basically have a buffet of fish to ...

Bay Fishing: The Ins and Outs to Fishing Mission Bay, By DJ Thrillz

Before we really start diving into everything, I found a map that may be very helpful as you read through this article. If it isn’t clear enough, here’s a link to download the full-size file.


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Otra vez. Another 22.5 right at the end of the day. Too funny.

Went out on my buddies boat to San Diego bay on the blue dream YouTube video is at landofishing don’t know if YouTube urls are allowed

Juvenile Spotted Cabrilla caught before the rain. Evidence of a breeding population in our local waters? Or just a lost fish…

I was fishing in the morning for 3 hours. caught 11 Bass. 9 were caught on spinners.

https://inewsource.org/2023/11/17/invasive-algae-coronado-cays-endangers-broader-bay-ecosystem/

https://cisr.ucr.edu/invasive-species/caulerpa-taxifolia-or-killer-alga

So far, it has only been seen in a small area and if that is the case, they should be able to eradicate it. It displaces eel ...

Hello SDFISH,
Went on Black Friday shopping for fishing gears. Ended up only two sinking jerkbait. Headed straight to MB to tried it out, first stop landed 4 SBB and than stop at last stop about to call it a day. Landed at 20.5" hali

Fished H.I. this morning, mostly in the deeper channels. Spotties were a no-show, but between my friend and I we caught 3 sculpin, 1 hali, 1 sand bass (small), 5 mackerel. This was our first outing where not a single spottie was in the mix.

Had a great morning in Mission Bay today. Caught and released 11 nice spotties.

Three inch paddletails on keel-weighted hooks slowly pulled through the grass on the bottom was the ticket today. I was fishing an ultralight rig with 4 pound test, and had to make sure my drag was set well because all ...

Way to adapt and find a winner, something I need to work on. I tend to fish a certain technique, and instead of switching it up when it doesn't work, I just fish it harder (with generally poor results).

Rattus wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:40 pm Way to adapt and find a winner, something I need to work on. I tend to fish a certain technique, and instead of switching it up when it doesn't work, I just fish it harder (with generally poor results).

Ditto, I seem to do the same. WTG JWall

I take a different approach. After I catch several fish from a location and the bite slows down or stops, I will switch baits and often catch a few more. Then switch baits again. If I am not catching anything at all, I will move around and switch baits until I find something that works. I carry 5 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUeT8eabaLE
Hey all I hope the holiday season is treating you right. I headed out to the big bay for some fishing and had not been out there in a while. I met up with some people that said the fishing was slow but picking up. Launched the tube from Tidelands Park ...

It was fun for sure. I love it when you just never know what you’ll get.

4.5 Fish Per Hour.
South Bay float tubing.
The wide open winter bite is not here yet.
Got a handful of foot long spotties.
And thirty typical SoBay rats.
No bonus species.
Calm conditions helped me detect a dozen really subtle bites. Used small tube baits, grubs and even got one on a tiny spoon.

After watching Pourboy’s video, now seeing this report, I think I may have dawned on me one of the reasons why you float tube fellas consistently catch more fish than I do. I fish from a 16’ Saturn in the same areas and rarely eclipse 15 fish. I typically can’t fish the smaller fluke and grub ...

I have one and have used it before. It’s mainly laziness why I don’t use it more often. Maybe it’s time to dedicate a day to testing my hunch.


I find managing the drift to be very important - if you can't keep your offering in the zone you will get fewer grabs.

An electric motor with "Spot ...

I usually just try to keep a constant depth (usually in the 6-10' range) in the tube and let the tide take me out and back, I don't try to hold in one spot. I fan cast all around whatever depth seems to work best for that day. If you have a trolling motor and depth finder, you can do the same with a ...

Ran out to the MB jetty to make a few casts and ended with a few species mostly all on the weedless 4" white slim swimmer. Caught my first mullet ever, just after dark, thought maybe it was a baby corvina or a bonefish at first.

Macks were rolling through the jetty channel, and a couple baby ...