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Cobia Fishing Out of Apalachicola: Season, Reefs, Charters

Cobia Fishing Out of Apalachicola: Season, Reefs, Charters

When cobia show up off Apalachicola, where boats run, and the Franklin County reefs and towers to plot, with IDs and depths. Includes the local NOAA station and the charters that list cobia.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing out of Ventura: Where to Look

California Yellowtail Fishing out of Ventura: Where to Look

The named island grounds Ventura boats work for yellowtail, from East End Light to Yellowbanks and Talcott Shoals, with the local methods, the buoy to check and the closures that bound each run.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Two Harbors: Grounds

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Two Harbors: Grounds

The run from Isthmus Cove to the backside west end, with depths for Isthmus High Spot and the Black Rock to Johnson's Rock hard bottom, two positions to mark, and the west end crank-count drill.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Santa Cruz, by Depth

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Santa Cruz, by Depth

Out of Santa Cruz, yellowtail comes on deep-sea cod trips at about 375 ft, fished high off the bottom with chilipepper and bocaccio. Here are the named grounds, depths and the charter that lists it.

By Breakpoint Team
California yellowtail fishing out of Santa Barbara: grounds

California yellowtail fishing out of Santa Barbara: grounds

Named yellowtail grounds off Santa Rosa Island, the islands Santa Barbara boats reach, the buoy to check before you go and the local charters that list the fish.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Out of San Pedro and Long Beach

California Yellowtail Out of San Pedro and Long Beach

Where the San Pedro and Long Beach fleet runs for yellowtail, from Catalina Island to the offshore banks, and which boats list the species. Read the fleet's pattern before you run your own boat.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of San Diego: Port Guide

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of San Diego: Port Guide

A port orientation for private boat anglers: the grounds San Diego boats run, the landings that list yellowtail, the June and August tournaments, and where the rules live.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Redondo Beach

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Redondo Beach

The kelp, reefs and canyon that private boats work for yellowtail from King Harbor, with exact depths from 55 ft to 2000 ft. It also covers where to get live bait and which local boat fishes the same water.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Port San Luis Guide

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Port San Luis Guide

Yellowtail out of Port San Luis come up as a bonus on rockfish and lingcod trips, not on a seasonal run. Here are the trip ranges, named structure with depths, and how to read the counts and the Diablo Canyon buoy.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Oceanside: Port Guide

California Yellowtail Fishing Out of Oceanside: Port Guide

Season timing, the 40-mile offshore range, CDFW reef depths, high spots 312 and 181, and the 2 conflicting Barn Kelp reports for skippers running their own boat out of Oceanside Harbor.

By Breakpoint Team