Happy New Year from the Board. Wishing you all a happy and healthy year.
Fishing has been dominated by rock codding. Yellowtail off La Jolla have been showing occasionally. Rock Cod fishing is closed in US waters till April 2025. Make sure you have the proper documents for fishing Mexican waters. Fish and Game has been checking.
The Mission Bay Marlin Club Annual Awards Banquet is February 15, 2025, to be held at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse at 5:00 pm. This is a great event in a beautiful setting honoring the angling accomplishments of the 2024 fishing season. Please RSVP by February 8, 2025 (Details in link sent via email). Cost is $60.00 for adults and $15.00 for children (16 and under).
Remember the 2025 Early Bird membership renewal deadline is February 1st. The Early Bird drawing will be held at the Awards Banquet on February 15th. Please renew by March 1st as this will be the cutoff date for the 2025 directory to go to print.
The MBMC Annual Membership Meeting will be held March 15th at Sardina’s Restaurant from 2:00-5:00 pm. As you all know this is a very important meeting for the club. We need to elect a new president as well as add two more board members. Of course, there will be a generous Raffle put together by board member Ray Fear. Save the date. Details to follow.
Future tournaments with date to be determined:
- Rock cod tournament will be held in April
- Bay Bass tournament will be held in May.
Fish of the Month went to Ken Yasuda on the Encounter with a 12.6-pound lingcod. Congratulations Ken!
Finally, the Dana Landing Fuel Dock will be removing all non-member phone numbers for fuel discount from their list on March 1, 2025. Make sure you renew your membership by March 1 to remain current on the list and ensure uninterrupted access to this valuable MBMC benefit.
Wishing everybody a great year on the water,
Scott Paul
Secretary/social