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Tuna Fishing in San Diego is Full Force by Chris Coletta (8/05/2020)
[San Diego] We have been on a crazy good bite in San Diego both on our full and half day trips.

All You Want Whitefish & A Nice Yellowtail! by Chris Coletta (8/09/2019)
[San Diego] Captain Brian running the Wanu and first mate Trevor back at it again this afternoon.

Huge White Sea Bass Makes Afternoon Session Successful! by Chris Coletta (8/07/2019)
[San Diego] Huge White Sea bass caught in San Diego made for an epic day close to shore.

Hooray for May! The Bite is Here to Stay! by Chris Coletta (5/08/2019)
[San Diego] The San Diego Springtime bite has marched right into May and our anglers continue to experience fantastic trips and bountiful catches! Here at Coletta Sportfishing, we pride ourselves on delivering the San Diego fishing experience of a lifetime, especially to families that include children and junior anglers.

Jumbo Halibut Fishing in San Diego by Chris Coletta (2/13/2019)
[San Diego] The family fishing fun is about to go into full swing here in San Diego.  Each year we get some of the best families in the world fishing with us.  And because we are kid-friendly, you don’t need any experience and all ages are welcome aboard. 

Fall Fishing San Diego Yellowfin Tuna & Skip Jacks by Chris Coletta (10/23/2018)
[San Diego] The fall fishing season has been absolutely gorgeous with plenty of rod bending action. Now is the time take advantage of great fishing and better weather.

Ending the Summer in the Meat! by Chris Coletta (8/28/2018)
[San Diego] The fishing in San Diego has been awesome. While some days we have struggled, most days we are finding the fish.

Epic Season So Far! by Chris Coletta (8/03/2018)
[San Diego] We have hooked into marlin, mako sharks, tuna and dorado all lately and we are just getting started!

Mako Sharks Are Showing Up in San Diego by Chris Coletta (7/03/2018)
[San Diego] A huge variety of fish are in the San Diego area including makos, bonita, halibut, rockfish, bass and more.

Rockfish and Mako Sharks In San Diego by Chris Coletta (6/05/2018)
[San Diego] It's that time of the year again, where the mako sharks are on the tail of our catch. We are ready for them.

May Is Off To A Great Start In San Diego by Chris Coletta (5/08/2018)
[San Diego] The fishing has been a mixed bag daily, but one thing that is consistent is that our anglers are having a great time!

Offshore fish report 4-10-18 by Alan Clowers (4/22/2018)
[San Diego] Coranado island fish report for yellowtail and Rock cod . Good fish for both yelliwtail and Rock cod .. now is the time to book your private charter ... tight lines Captain Clowers .

Lake El Cap fish repot for March 2018 by Alan Clowers (3/18/2018)
[San Diego] The lakes are on fire right now with lots of numbers and some fish over 5 lbs on my 4 trips this month. We have been using dropshot rigs , Carolina rigs from 1 to 15 feet of water around spawning coves and Rocky areas . Now is the time if you want to experience some good fishing ... see you in the water . Captain Clowers

Offshore fish report for March 2018 by Alan Clowers (3/18/2018)
[San Diego] Epic style rock cod fishing off coranado islands . We have been fishing from 200’ to 300’ and getting limits of real nice reds and some lingcod as well on squid and sardeans .. the quality of thease fish are real good . There has been a few days we found good yellowtail fishing as well . The weather kinda pushed them down the last few days though but they should pop back up soon as we get some decent weather . Overall it’s epic style fishing for March 👍

Mixed Bag Each Day in San Diego by Chris Coletta (2/13/2018)
[San Diego] Now is the time to catch a wide variety of species her in San Diego. The temperatures are right and the fishing continues to improve as we get closer to the spring.