FISHING
MISSION: TAP INTO BAY’S CORNUCOPIA
Mission Bay is one of San Diego’s most popular locations for water sports, including some of the Southland’s best saltwater fishing for spotted bass and plenty of other species. (BILL SCHAEFER)
SAN DIEGO’S SHELTERED WATERS OFFER PEACE, PLENTY OF YEAR-ROUND ANGLING OPTIONS By Capt. Bill Schaefer ission Bay Park is one of sunny San Diego’s great aquatic spots. Known for all types of water sports, these waters also hold all the different types of species of fish to tempt anglers. Most of the bay is a 5-mph-only
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zone, so it’s easy to get away from all the action of jet skis and the like. The park-like setting is a great place to bring the entire family for a picnic, as well as to fish.
BASS HEAVEN Mission Bay has bass – calico, sand and spotted – throughout the year. The
main resident fish are the spotted bay and spotted sand bass. They usually frequent the weeds, docks and boat mooring lines. Barred sand bass, the larger cousin to the spotty, tend to hang more out towards the main channel that leads to the Pacific Ocean. Calico bass also tend to hang out on the jetties that lead to the ocean
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