Fresh Southern California Fishing Reports

We hit the water early from 6 AM to 9 AM with air temps already climbing into the low 100s, water temps holding at 84°F, and a light 5 mph breeze. Sunrise was at 5:49 AM, and the stripers were sitting slightly deeper than last week as the hotter weather and weekend boat traffic pushed the shad lower in the water column. We anchored in about 33 feet of water, roughly 75 yards off the no-wake buoy on the right side closer to Body Beach than the Nautical. Early in the morning, we tossed some topwater after spotting small, isolated schools of stripers pushing shad to the surface, but it didn’t produce. I regrouped, chopped up some chum, and mixed in loose pieces along with the chum bucket to see if I could hold any roaming schools under the boat. About 30 minutes in, the plan worked and a good school stacked up beneath us. This trip was extra special as I brought my 4-year-old son out for some one-on-one fishing time. He kept me busy baiting hooks as he reeled in stripers one after another, with the biggest hitting 2 lbs. Between helping him, I picked up a few fish on 3" white grubs with an 1/8 oz jig head and a couple more on a 1 oz silver jig with a red head. We finished the morning with our limits and will be frying them up in the next couple of days. Tomorrow, August 4th, we have a 3-hour morning striped bass charter special for two anglers. The bite is dialed in, so if you want to join the action book today.

The ROCKENREEL had 3 charters today. This morning's bite started out with a nice Barracuda on the first cast immediately. The third catch was a nice White Sea Bass followed by a couple dozen more Calico Bass, one Sand Bass and a ton of big Barracuda. Tomorrow Captain Noah is scouting Catalina for 10 hours on the Scarab and I'm targeting Big Makos on a 10 hour and I will drop for Swordfish followed by a local twilight trip for WSB. Fish on.

Had a great group of guys on the boat today, going 3/3 on some good grade bluefin!

Fishing on our 44 Magnum setup, 11 years old Vincent hooked, fought & landed a 36" Halibut!! Then his sister, 9 years old Emery, caught a 24" Halibut! This was a personal best for each child. Oh yeah....Dad & Mom both caught a few fish, too.

Let’s go make memories and catch bluefin!

This group of anglers were busy reeling in a variety of fish, from sharks to halibut, bass and a few other species. They enjoyed an unforgettable fishing adventure and given their ability to pick up on some new fishing techniques it made for a memorable day on the Bay.