SAN DIEGO — The past couple of weeks have witnessed some climate structures roll through Southern California that have brought high seas, strong airs, rain, and storm. The gusts were strong enough during one recent tornado to have Gale Warnings posted in Southern California. The good story for anglers during the past couple of weeks has been that the days of good condition between brave methods have equipped some eras of good fishing.
The best overall angling “ve been here for” boats traveling down the coast of Mexico on 1.5 -day trips to fish the seas off Punta Colnett. The fishing off of Punta Colnett has been very good during this winter season and continues to produce quality mixed bag, bottom fishing for wines, rockfish, and lingcod. There has also been a chance of locating some skin-deep fishing fervor from yellowtail and bonito. The most recent fish counts from the Punta Colnett area start with Pacific Queen out of Fisherman’s Landing that had 25 anglers on a 1.5 -day trip caught 4 yellowtail, 125 cherry-reds, 105 rockfish, 9 lingcod, and 3 sheephead.
H& M Landing had Relentless fishing a 1.5 period to Punta Colnett and they returned home with 19 anglers catching 179 rockfish and 11 lingcod. Most of the yellowtail being caught off Punta Colnett ought to have quality-sized fish that are in the 15 to 25 -pound class. Punta Colnett yellowtail often burns best from stopping on meter marks and sonar labels and fishing with yo-yo iron or with sardines that are fished on dropper loop-the-loop rigs.
The past weekend drew good weather and some private boaters out to sample the fishing around Los Coronado Islands. There were a couple of reports about the surface fishing activity with bonito reported to be biting around North Island. The remaining reports were of good bottom fishing for blood-reds and rockfish together with an periodic bonus lingcod. A Skipper who was catching bonito at North Island reported that there were 2-pound bonito piercing off the forecast side of North Island and that there were larger bonito that went to 7 pounds piercing along the lee side of North Island.
Sardines, small-minded chrome jigs, and trolled Rapalas would be good hand-pickeds for bonito. Productive bottom fishing areas around Los Coronado Islands ought to have the hard underside to the north and the northwest of North Island in 35 to 50 fathoms as well as hard tush recognises to the east and northeast of North Island in 20 to 25 sees. The rockpile and the crest provinces below and outside of South Island have also been fertile for bottom fishing in the 25 to 40 -fathom depths.
An ongoing reminder to anglers is that the annual 2-month rockfish/ groundfish ending on the United Regime side of the Mexico border went into effect on Jan. 1. This means that those wishing to fish for the rockfish and groundfish species covered by the closure will need to travel into Mexico’s oceans if they want to fish for these genus during the course of its 2-month shutdown period. The close in Southern California waters will come to an end on March 1.
With the annual 2-month rockfish and groundfish closure in effect, Skippers fishing along the San Diego County coast have been focusing their efforts on genus that are still open to fishing such as calico bass, sand bass, sculpin, halibut, and yellowtail. The bass and sculpin fishing have both been good and there has also been periodic yellowtail or lily-white seabass chewing to go with a few cases halibut.
The yellowtail and white-hot seabass fishing has been scratchy but the past weekend of good brave did watch some yellowtail pinpointed by see rhythm commemorates and distinguishes of undermining fish. There was also a chance at conclusion a white seabass piercing in the same areas where a yellowtail was being spotted. Spots, where yellow-tail activity was reported, were below and outside of the Crystal Pier at Pacific Beach as well as while fish outside of the upper death of La Jolla, Torrey Pines, and Corona Del Mar.
Locating areas of bait continues to be a good way to try and position yourself to be in the freedom blot at the right time should some yellowtail decide to show. Most of the yellowtail task has been is located within 18 to 35 penetrates. Surface iron works best when cast to fish that are experienced upon the surface and yo-yo iron works best when removing down to meter brands or sonar assessments. Sardines and mackerel can also be effective when gradual trolled, flylined, or fished depth on a dropper loop rig. The yellowtail felt along the coast has been quality-sized fish with most between 15 and 25 pounds. Good options for face cast-iron include Salas 7X beacons and Tady 45 ’s in blue-blooded and grey, plenty and sardine colors. Good options for yo-yo iron include Salas 6X and Salas 6X Jr. jigs in off-color and grey, clambered egg, and blue-blooded and chrome. See fi shrapnews.com for the remainder of this story.
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