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Vantuna Research Group published their 2022 survey a few months back. You can read the 82-page report here. They conduct this trawl and seine survey twice a year, every few years, so it's interesting to see the seasonal differences within a year, as well as trends over time. Additionally, they ...

Launched in the dark Saturday at the other saltwater fishing hole. Taking a break from jiggin to throw hard baits all morning. Hooked about 8 fish, took the biggest one home. 27"- 6.5lbs- Yo Zuri 110 on 8lb mono.

My dad and I fished HI on Sunday. Ended with:
6 halibut (largest two were 19.5 & 18.5)
1 BGF
1 sandbass (13")
A dozen or so spotties, some close to legal.

Live bait + lures

I fished the big bay on Saturday with two coworkers, it was painfully slow down there as well.

Next time I would launch from fiesta Island or South shores. Less boat traffic. That's where I launched my canoe from over there. Better chance of catching fish too.

My dad and I fished around SD Bay on Saturday and Sunday. The bite was good early on Saturday, but kind of died once the big tide swing started in the evening. I hooked into 2 batrays, one was about 20lbs, the other was somewhere near 100. I only hooked them on 12lb leader, so the ~100lber broke off ...

Oooh damn I'm not one to question a mans fishing areas or style but why of all the days did you choose today to test out a new rig? I know the urge to fish but F the bay fishing, go to a lake first especially these next few days


There are very few options for using an SUP on lakes in San Diego ...

You got out, got bit and hung a couple.........life is grand

Circling back to this, I got clarity from San Diego Resovior and Lakes Program Manager, and despite the SUP-like appearance, so long as you're sitting down and using a traditional kayak paddle, it meets the regulatory definition as a kayak and is allowed on any county lake which allows both kayaks ...

You took my recommendation that's cool ,I'll be going there with my canoe next weekend.

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 ...

I saved all the images in case the apocalypse came and I had to live off spotties without the internet.

I’ll put them in an album and pm the link to you tomorrow so you can add them into the article.

I saved all the images in case the apocalypse came and I had to live off spotties without the internet.

I’ll put them in an album and pm the link to you tomorrow so you can add them into the article.


You were not the only one expecting an apocalypse :D
Gotfish? did as well and with his ...

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.


Mission_Bay_Fishing_Map_.jpg ...

Employee appreciation party at Tower Beach Club, I always have my gear in the truck so figured why not? Threw out some mussel meat on a Carolina rig just to see what happens. Bam! First ever stingray within 5 minutes. Did the same again, boom! Bent rod and got snapped off immediately. No idea what ...

I fished the south Pacific passage from 6:00am till 9:00am. Caught 9 bass. Loss just as many. Had the place to myself didn't see anybody else fishing out there.. maybe because it was kind of choppy and a little bit of wind. I just drifted around in the current .

I fished south shore 6:30am to 10:00am. Caught 11 bass and two barracudas. I was shocked to catch barracudas back there.

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Late report from yesterday...

Me and the broski picked up 1/2 scoop of quality bait that was well worth the line, had two double hookups just south of 302. Then farmed a couple of open water dorado, and landed a yellowtail that made multiple runs into the paddy. They bit 15-25# flytline and the ...

Went out on the Old Glory and it was super fun...we went all the way to Tanner on an overnight boat (big thanks to the Captain). Got there about an hour after first light and there were 30+ boats there already on anchor. we did the same and in short order I hooked (and subsequently landed) a BFT ...