Angler stories, the history of this fishery, deep dives on the fish, and straight talk on gear — from the people who fish this coast.
A warm-water finger from Baja, a short run from Point Loma, and a set of islands just over the line — here’s why San Diego boats are still bent when the rest of the coast has packed it in.
8 min read · in the works
Offshore wind, glassy dawns, and the trap it sets — how to tell a workable Santa Ana from a day you should sleep in.
6 min read · in the works
Why yellows glue themselves to hard bottom, current lines and kelp — and how to put the iron where they live.
7 min read · in the works
Surface versus yo-yo, colour and weight — a plain-language guide to the jigs in every local’s rail bag.
5 min read · in the works
How a marine heatwave rewrote the SoCal season — and what the ocean record tells us about the warm years.
9 min read · in the works
Meter marks, a breezing paddy, and one very good afternoon out of Point Loma.
4 min read · in the works
Hooking, casting and keeping a bait lively — the small stuff that decides whether you go bendo or blank.
6 min read · in the works
More in the logbook soon.
Today’s Bite Score for your fish and your harbour.