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Landing in San Diego opened their Landing in San Diego opened their season the second weekend in June season the second weekend in June and returned home from a 1.5-day and returned home from a 1.5-day trip with multiple bluefi n trip with multiple bluefi n over 100 pounds. Jackpot over 100 pounds. Jackpot winners from the trip were winners from the trip were Jeff for a 170-pound catch, Jeff for a 170-pound catch, Paul for a 169-pound catch Paul for a 169-pound catch and Gary for a 111-pound catch. and Gary for a 111-pound catch. H&M Landing shared this H&M Landing shared this photo of one of the jackpot photo of one of the jackpot winners in a June 15 Facebook winners in a June 15 Facebook post. They also announced post. They also announced in the Facebook post Mike in the Facebook post Mike Keating had retired as capKeating had retired as captain of tain of Spirit of Adventure Spirit of Adventure and Captain Evan Kraft has and Captain Evan Kraft has taken the helm. taken the helm.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISHING NEWS

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By Jordan B. Darling

Owens Pupfish Makes a Comeback

The species was declared extinct the fi rst time in 1940, before being rediscovered only to face extinction again in 1969 when restoration techniques picked back up.

By: JORDAN B. DARLING

MONO COUNTY— In a June 9 press release, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shared that in early April biologists from the CDFW in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Office had relocated pupfish from five different habitats in Owens Valley to the River Spring Lakes Ecological Reserve in Mono County.

The Owens Pupfish has faced extinction twice, once in 1940 and again in 1969 when fishery biologist Phil Pister saved the pupfish just days before its habitat would dry dried up.

For the past five years the CDFW and USFWS have worked to restore the fish’s habitat, removing non-native species from the reserve, and translocating more than 700 pupfish from Owen’s Valley to several square miles of marsh in the River Springs Lake Ecological Reserve in Mono County. “This release represents the culmination of years of dedication and hard work by numerous former and current biologists,” said CDFW Fisheries Supervisor Russell Black in the June 9 press release. “This population will become the largest and most genetically fit population of Owens pupfish since World War I and is a great victory for conserving the species.”

The Owens pupfish is a small thin fish that ranges in color from bright blue for breeding males to brownish with a silvery stomach for females. They congregate in small schools and feed on aquatic insects.

The fish generally hang out in spring pools, sloughs, irrigation ditches, swamps, and flooded pastures in Owens Valley and historically from Mono County to Inyo County.

The introduction of non-native trout and bass paired with an increase in water resources development caused a decrease

Anyone will be able to drop a line into the water anywhere in California without a sportfi shing license on “Free Fishing Days” held on July 3 and Sept. 4. fi shing license on “Free Fishing Days” held on July 3 and Sept. 4.

Free Fishing Days to to be Held July 3 and Sept. 4 to

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TOP CORNER Bass are Biting Bass are Biting

The “seabz are biting!!” according to Ventura Harbor Sportfi shing, to Ventura Harbor Sportfi shing, who reported that between four who reported that between four boats and 88 anglers there boats and 88 anglers there were 27 white sea bass, 644 were 27 white sea bass, 644 rockfi sh, 42 ocean whitefi sh, rockfi sh, 42 ocean whitefi sh, two California scorpionfi sh, two California scorpionfi sh, one California sheephead, one California sheephead, one starry fl ounder and one starry fl ounder and three barracuda caught three barracuda caught on May 30. This white on May 30. This white sea bass was reeled sea bass was reeled aboard Pacifi c Eagle. aboard Pacifi c Eagle.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife o ers two free fi shing days each year, allowing people to fi sh without a sportfi shing license.

By: LINDSEY GLASGOW

STATEWIDE— July 3 will be a good day to get a friend or family member out on the water to try their hand at fishing. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be hosting two free fishing days on Saturday, July 3, and Saturday, Sept. 4.

On these days, anyone can drop a line into the water anywhere in California without a sportfishing license. The free fishing days are an effort by the CDFW to provide a low-cost way for people around California to give fishing a try without committing to a full license.

All fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours, and stream closures remain in effect on free fishing days. Every angler must have the appropriate report card if they are fishing for steelhead, sturgeon, or salmon in the Smith and Klamath-Trinity River systems.

A full list of regulations can be viewed online at www.wildlife.ca.gov/ regulations or apps.wildlife.ca.gov/ sportfishingregs/.

Outside of the free fishing days, CDFW regulations state any person who is 16 years of age or older must possess a valid sportfishing license when taking any fish, shell fish, reptile, or amphibian in California. Fishing licenses can be obtained on the CDFW website. Annual licenses are available for $52.66 for any California resident and $142.05 for any non-resident. The CDFW also offers short term fishing licenses for one day or two days for residents and non-residents and 10 days for non-residents. in the population. For two days, biologists spent their time trapping, measuring, and collecting male and female pairings to move to the new site. CDFW biologist Nick Buckmaster, the lead on the project, recently went to revisit the reserve to check on the progress of the fish and was pleased to see that they were already spawning.

“They’re spawning successfully,” said Buckmaster in the June 9 press release. “This introduction is an important step toward securing Owens pupfish against extinction and ensuring the continued existence of one of the most imperiled fish species in North America.”

According to Buckmaster this is the first time in 100 years that the Owens pupfish were introduced into a habitat that is both stable and able to support their population for the long haul.

fishing days. Every angler must have the appropriate report card if they are fishing for steelhead, sturgeon, or salmon in the Smith and Klamath-Trinity River systems.

A full list of regulations can be viewed online at www.wildlife.ca.gov/ regulations or apps.wildlife.ca.gov/ sportfishingregs/.

Outside of the free fishing days, CDFW regulations state any person who is 16 years of age or older must possess a valid sportfishing license when taking any fish, shell fish, reptile, or amphibian in California. Fishing licenses can be obtained on the CDFW website. Annual licenses are available for $52.66 for any California resident and $142.05 for any non-resident. The CDFW also offers short term fishing licenses for one day or two days for residents and non-residents and 10 days for non-residents.

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IN MEMORIAM: Marge Brookshire

MISSION VIEJO— Sad to say that Marge Brookshire passed away unexpectedly on June 16. Marge was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a well-known and respected member of the marine industry on the West Coast. Born in 1946 as a refugee, her family was fleeing the advancement of Russian troops when her mother gave birth to her in a field. They migrated to Brooklyn, New York and in 1972 Marge moved to California where she went into advertising and sales. Marge was a part of the SEA family where she worked in both production and sales from 1975 until 1995, and was considered “the face of SEA” before moving on to yacht financing at Ganis Credit from 1995 until 1999. She was known to always bring cookies for her customers. Marge was a member of the California Yacht Brokers Association. Marge lost her oldest son Frank in 2019, after a twoyear battle with ALS. After his passing Marge began to suffer from neurological problems and had two brain surgeries in the past two years before her unexpected passing on June 16, a week after her 56th wedding anniversary.

Marge is survived by her husband Gary of 56 years, her son Bob, and her grandchildren.

A celebration of life celebration will be held on July 10 at 11:30 a.m. at Fairhaven Memorial in Mission Viejo with a reception to follow.

Rescue

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Boaters can also play their part in identifying an animal in trouble and reporting it to the proper channels that will hopefully be able to help the animal out and lead to a happy ending for our trapped ocean friends.

Going back to the boater who spotted an entangled whale, they should start by taking photos of the animal, noting location, time, and the animal’s condition before reaching out to either the Coast Guard through CH16 or calling one of the NOAA hotlines to report it.

“The first thing to do would be to call our hotlines and report. We have a network of 15 organizations that are permitted by NOAA to conduct rescue and responses,” said Justin Greenman, California assistant stranding coordinator. “… They monitor those phones 24/7 and they have folks who are able to come out and respond.”

Once they call one of the numbers, they will be asked to describe the situation while being as detailed as possible.

What is not recommended is attempting to help the animal on their own, instead boaters should keep a distance and monitor the situation until help arrives.

“It could make things worse,” said Greenman. “Entangled animals are frightened, especially newly entangled animals they can be very erratic in their behavior… In addition, you don’t know what that animal is entangled in, you could potentially entangle yourself. Keep a distance, monitor the situation, and allow the vets and people who are trained and permitted to take these things on.”

Once the team arrives, they can successfully assess the situation, determine the best way to untangle the animal, assess its medical needs - if it is a smaller animal like a turtle or sea lion, they can take it in for rehabilitation - and hopefully find the best solution to help.

After that the boater can continue on their way, knowing they took the correct steps to assist the animal in need.

Reporting these incidents helps NOAA to report and log the incidents to assess how fisheries are doing to lower entanglements and assess other methods to avoid these incidents in the future.

san diego fish report

SUMMER SEASON IS HERE AND BLUEFIN, YELLOWTAIL AND BONITO ARE BITING OFFSHORE!

By Bob Vanian of 976Bite.com

The 2021 run of bluefin tuna off the Southern California and Northern Baja coast started in the late winter months and has now carried over through the spring and into the summer. Offshore anglers are not only finding good numbers of bluefin tuna biting but are also catching a nice complementary mix of large bonito and mixed-size yellowtail. As a sign of things likely to come as the summer progresses, the past week also saw a couple of yellowfin tuna caught incidental to fishing for bluefin tuna. The bluefin tuna have been quality-sized fish that have ranged in size from 18 to 220-plus pounds with most falling within the 30 to 120-pound range. The yellowtail have been mostly 5 to 12-pound fish with an occasional larger fish to 30 pounds also in the mix. The bonito being caught have been jumbo sized bonito that have been in the 8 to 12-pound range. The main bluefin bite area is currently within 40 miles of Point Loma for boats working the waters around and below the 425 Bank and working in the area ranging from south to southwest of the 371 Bank. The area being fished in the region of the 371 Bank has boats fishing from 32 to 38 miles 200 to 207 degrees from Point Loma and the region producing bluefin around and below the 425 Bank has boats working from 24 to 28 miles 200 to 207 degrees from Point Loma. Bluefin have been biting during daylight hours but the best bluefin fishing continues to be found during the dark. The bluefin fishing during daylight hours has been improving though and those not wanting to fish during the dark hours have seen their bluefin catches improving when compared to the daylight hours fishing of a week ago. The best bluefin methods have been fishing with 4-ounce torpedo sinker rigged sardines and fishing with Flat Fall jigs. There have also been improving numbers of bluefin biting for those fishing fly-lined sardines and on sardines that are being fished on the surface with a kite. The Flat Fall jigs tend to work best during the dark and the torpedo sinker rigged fished sardines tend to work best during the daylight hours. If sardines are hard to get for bait, anchovies have also been working but anglers have usually had to use the lighter tackle to get the bluefin to bite the anchovies. Private boater Tom Golding of Last Buck reported about fishing on a recent trip to the 371 Bank and the 425 Bank areas. Golding said they started out the day fishing the area below the 371 Bank