Weekly Fishing Report ~ May, 21 2023 – May 28, 2023
Plowed through another week here locally and over at the island. Along the coast here, 63° water was pretty much the norm. Where is the sun? Man a little bit of sun would really kick things up. We’ve got some great sardine and anchovy mix for our live bait so the bass action picked up…
Weekly Fishing Report ~ May, 15 2023 – May 21, 2023
Good week, very similar to what we had to work with last week with the conditions on the beach with 63° water. Bass fishing for the 1/2 day anglers showed more signs of improvement with some action for the guys on the fly lined baits and the artificials. A day or two of some dirty…
Weekly Report ~ May, 15 2023 – May 21, 2023
American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the fin whale “the greyhound of the sea … for its beautiful, slender body which is built like a racing yacht and the animal can surpass the speed of the fastest ocean steamship.” We have been so fortunate to see a rare Fin whale cow/calf pair as Fin whales…
Weekly Whale Watching Report ~ May, 8 2023 – May 14, 2023
Magnificent Blue and Mighty Fin Whales Still Feeding Off Our Coast! A Blue Whale was feeding for two days just outside the Dana Point Harbor early in the week before heading north! Multiple Fin Whales are seen daily on almost every trip. Many of these whales are VERY boat friendly, and our passengers are getting…
Weekly Fishing Report ~ May, 8 2023 – May 14, 2023
Status quo type of week with some good opportunities and some good fishing. 3/4 day fishing has still been on the rockfish push. Along the coast here, the reds and bocaccio made up the bulk of the counts with some whitefish and other random mixed rockfish. Good conditions made for easy drifts and anchor sets. Off the beach…
Weekly Fishing Report ~ May, 1 2023 – May 7, 2023
Water temps on the beach making good improvements 62°-63° and the half-day bass fishing has been improving every day with it. Good action on the live baits with the calico bass. A 1/4 oz egg sinker and a live anchovy are super simple and just classic bass approaches are catching fish. We just started our…
Weekly Report ~ May, 1 2023 – May 7, 2023
Blue Whale Season Has Begun At Dana Wharf! We saw our first blue whale of the season on Sunday, May 7, 2023 with Captain Tommy White on the 95ft. Dana Pride, our largest whale watching vessel who called in the sighting from the 10am trip. Tommy said “When you think that the blue whale is the…
Weekly Report ~ April 24, 2023 – April 30, 2023
Fin Whale Mania including a Cow/Calf Pair, Gray Whales, a Humpback Whale, and a Minke Whale! Fin whales have been seen eight of the last nine days, including a cow/calf pair where the baby whale appeared to be playing with the dolphin very close to shore just north of the Dana Point Headlands. On multiple…