Fishing Reports by Captain Jame McDaniels
About The Author: Captain
Company: Grande Sportfishing
Area Reporting: San Diego CA
Bio: Hi my name is James McDaniels. I am the owner & operator of the 85 foot sportfishing boat Grande. I have been a fisherman in Southern California for all of my life. I have been operating charter and open party boats since I was 19. For the most part I have been located in the San Diego area. I have operated boats in San Diego, Mission Bay and Los Angeles. I have owned the Grande operating out of San Diego, California since 2005. Prior to that I was a crewman on the Grande as well as several long range boats, such as Bill Poole's 124 foot Excel fishing destinations from Guadalupe to as far as the Hurricane Bank. From 2000 to 2004, I helped Point Loma Sportfishing develop the highly popular Ultra Limited Load run on the 65 foot charter boat Dominator.
On the Grande we have a six person crew. We carry three deckhands, a chef and at least two captains on all trips. Other than myself there are two more captains on the Grande. Nick Nichols and Michael McDaniels, together we have over 50 years experience fishing in Southern California.
[San Diego,CA] Our Memorial Weekend 2.5 day trip fished offshore the first day and the Baja coast on the second day. Not much to catch in our zone yet, but the Albacore and Bluefin are on their way!