Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Ventura: Island Grounds
When bluefin show off Ventura, which Anacapa, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa grounds to scout, and how to read Endeavor counts and the NDBC 46217 buoy before you run your own boat.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Two Harbors, CA
Bluefin are occasional at the Isthmus, and the fall schools are a backside pattern. Here are the grounds from Isthmus Cove to Eagle Rock and West Cove, with depths and positions.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Shelter Cove, CA
Bluefin off Shelter Cove are not a listed season, but when they show, boats troll Madmacs, Rapalas and DTX for fish of 110 to 170 pounds. Here are the named grounds, the buoy to read and where the rules live.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Sekiu: Grounds and Data
An honest look at Sekiu for bluefin. It covers the named reefs, rocks and ridges near Clallam Bay and how to read NDBC 46087 off Cape Flattery before running west.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Santa Cruz: The Grounds
The season months, the run, the four grounds Bayside Marine reports bluefin at, and the troll-first method Santa Cruz boats use. The two local charters that list bluefin round out the picture.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Santa Barbara Guide
From Santa Barbara, bluefin mostly mean a run to the far side of Anacapa and Santa Cruz. Here are the named grounds, the field signs locals use, and the buoy to check before you go.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of San Pedro and Long Beach
A port orientation for private-boat owners covering Catalina Island and the offshore banks, Horseshoe Kelp and the rigs off Long Beach, and the overnight and 1.5-day fleet that targets bluefin.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific bluefin tuna fishing out of San Francisco Bay
When bluefin are reported off Northern California, where they hold at the Farallon Islands, and why the inside-Bay spots are striper and halibut water. The local briefing for anglers running their own boat out the Golden Gate.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of San Diego: Port Guide
A port-only look at bluefin out of San Diego for owner-operators. It covers how timing shifts with the water, the Coronado Islands in Mexican waters, which landings to watch and where the rules live.
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Redondo Beach, CA
Who runs for bluefin from King Harbor, what that says about range, and the named structure near the port, from the 2000 ft Redondo Canyon to the 60 ft streetcar reef.
By Breakpoint Team