July has seen an improvement in both inshore and offshore fishing. The Coronado Islands have seen the best yellowtail fishing in years in terms of both size and quantity. Boat traffic has been very heavy. Big barracuda and calico bass have been making a show at the islands.  There has also been a small handful of Bluefin caught at the Islands in shallow water.

There have been some nice yellowtail and white seabass coming off the squid flats in Pacific Beach. Four white seabass were weighed in
at 33, 36, 44, and a monster 61 pounder at Dana Landing.  This is in addition to the Yellowtail and Bass fishing which has been consistent around La Jolla.

Best sand bass bite in years off of Imperial Beach.  Flyline baits all the way to dropper loops have been slaying them.

We would like to welcome new member Alex Bryant. The Board thanks you for your support.

The fish of the month went to Jim Kelley with a 41.2 lb white seabass.  Fish of the month club winners are awarded a beautiful Daiwa Saltist Reel.

The 2024 Marlin Seminar is August 24th from 12-4 pm. It will be held at Sardinas Restaurant. Ken Schilling will be our main speaker. He is a renowned record holding angler and accomplished marlin fisherman.   Larry Oberti will help in hands on knot tying and marlin lure rigging.  Bring your favorite marlin jig for rigging.  Don’t miss this seminar!  Attached is the sign up/RSVP form or you can open it here –  2024 Marlin Seminar.

September is the Jerry and Roy Lively Month-Long Marlin tournament. You will be able to sign up at the marlin seminar or on the MBMC website by clicking here – Month Long Marlin Entry and Rules.

September 27-29th will be the MBMC 50th Anniversary Marlin Tournament.  All prizes are awarded whether a marlin is caught or not. Winners will be selected by drawing from entered anglers for prize categories where no marlin qualify. Come support your club. Entry Form and Rules are attached and can be found here – 50th Anniversary Marlin Tournament Entry and Rules

This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Mission Bay Marlin Club.  Great tournament, lots of fun, post tournament banquet is a wonderful social event with lots of raffle prizes.

All donations large or small are greatly appreciated. Remember this fundraiser supports MBMC throughout the year and allows for our seminars and generous raffles. 

A huge thank you to those that have already donated to this year’s tournament:

Platinum Level ($1,000+)
 John Brudvik
 Jeff Winters
 Dana Landing
 Fisherman’s Landing 
 Everingham Bait Co.

Thank you also to Clint Lively who has donated the Early Bird Entry reel- a Shimano TN-30.

MBMC t-shirts will be available at all seminars or just ask Jim at info@missionbaymarlinclub.org.

Please tell your dock mates and friends about our club!
Please remember to send us pictures of your fish and we will put them on our website.

We hope you and your family have a great summer!

Scott Paul
secretary\social

Greetings, MBMC Members!

June has come and gone. Bluefin fishing has mainly centered around tuna pens. The night bite has been the most productive. These are big fish.  Mixed grade fish have been scattered from off Colonet all the way to SCI and even West of Catalina.  Local fishing and around the Coronados have been streaky depending on finding clean water. Red tide has been an issue.  Calicos are active at La Jolla, along with occasional yellowtail or sea bass.

We want to welcome new members Mark Conklin, Jake Martines, Craig Hempel and Michael Van Zeeland to the Mission Bay Marlin club. The board hopes to meet you at our meeting and seminars.

We want to thank John White for his excellent presentation on Bluefin fishing at our last Seminar. What’s working and what’s not. Also want to thank Dana Landing Tackle Shop and Fuel Dock for all their support throughout the years.

There was no fish of the month weighed in for June. These Saltist reels are phenomenal . Let’s get out there and get those fished weighed in.  You can be a winner too!  Please also send us pictures of your catches for the website.

Get signed up for the 2024 MBMC TUNA TOURNAMENT on on July 13 and 14. You can download the Entry Form and Rules here or from our website. There will also be a yellowtail side pot.  For all the tournament rules please refer to the Entry Form and Rules. Hope to see you out there for this one. 

This is followed up in August with the “What’s Hot” Tournament on the 17th & 18th, Entry Form and Rules.  Any Gamefish qualifies in this Tournament. And September 1st will be the start of the Jerry and Roy Lively Month Long Marlin Tournament.  We’ll have the entire month to tease up a marlin for this tournament. Entry Form and Rules

We will be presenting a Marlin Seminar on August 24, location to be determined.  Guest speaker will be renowned Marlin fisherman Kenny Schilling. This marlin seminar is a warm up to the Jerry and Roy Lively September Month Long Tournament and our September 28th 50th Anniversary Marlin Tournament. These are very informative seminars. As usual a generous raffle will follow.  

Our BIGGEST fundraiser is this year’s 50th Annual Mission Bay Marlin Club Marlin Tournament. All of your donations help to sustain the marlin club and allow for future seminars and raffles.  Thank you for the support.

This year’s Marlin Tournament will be held September 28th. There will be a Captains meeting on the 27th. This will be held 6-8 pm at the Marina Deli. We will be served salad, Lasagna and a drink. The awards banquet will be held at Sardina’s Restaurant the 29th at 2:00 pm.
Awards and prizes will be awarded to the top anglers. As always this year’s raffle will be another very generous haul of fishing items. I have seen Ray Fear’s eyes get bigger every time he talks about the raffle he is putting together.

Let’s have a great showing. Bring your friends and family and enjoy some fishing stories.
Hope to see everybody there. If you have any ideas or requests that could make your MBMC experience better, please let us know.  We would love to hear from you.
Hope everybody has a happy and safe 4th of July.

Scott Paul
secretary/social

MBMC will be holding a Tuna Seminar at the Dockside Deli at Marina Village on this Saturday, June 22nd. John White from Dana Landing Tackle Shop will be giving us all the latest intel on fishing the bluefin. As always there will be a very generous raffle held.  The seminar starts at 1:00 pm and food will be served till 3:00. Burgers and sandwiches with a drink will be available for $10.00. Hope to see everybody there. Please spread the word among your friends and fellow dock neighbors.

Greetings!

We are starting to see a few more species being caught this month. Seems like bluefin are showing down around the butterfly, 60 mile bank and are heading towards San Clementi Island. The more consistent bite has been at night time.

Yellowtail have made their presence around the Coronados. This bite has been on and off again . All dependent on water temperature. There have been some yellowtail found further south on kelp patties, but not a lot of biters.  Big Bonito have been trolled up around the Coronado Canyon and in front of the 302. There has been a lot of red tide from La Jolla to Point Loma. When water is clean, calico fishing has been good.

June 22nd we will be holding our Tuna Seminar at the Dockside Deli at Marina Village. John White will be giving us all the latest intel on fishing the bluefin. As always there will be a very generous raffle held.  The seminar starts at 1:00 pm and food will be served till 3:00. Burgers and sandwiches with a drink will be available for $10.00. Hope to see everybody there. Please spread the word among your friends and fellow dock neighbors.

Mark your Calendars for the MBMC Marlin Tournament. This year it has been scheduled September 27-29.  More information to follow next Oops line.

We want to welcome all new members for the month of May.  Thank you for all your support. We are always looking for new members interested in helping out the board.

On a sad note we want to acknowledge the passing of past member Don Ware. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Don’s family from the MBMC family.

Fish of the Month for May went to Paul Himmelberger for his nice 6 pound red caught on the Encounter. The boat was captained by Ken Yasuda.

No qualifying fish were submitted by any of the Entries for the May Halibut/White Seabass Tournament.  Maybe the fishing will pick up soon.

Our Month-Long Yellowtail Tournament is on all this month (June).  Get your entries in!  Click for Entry Form and Rules. Yellowtail are showing up down the line, at La Jolla, and the Islands should start biting once the water conditions get better there!

Remember, please send photos of your fish of the month entries or any other great on the water pictures so we can get them on our website.

Hope great fishing is in for everybody this summer.

Scott Paul
Secretary\Social

Hello MBMC!

Fishing is becoming more interesting everyday.  Nice grade yellowtail have been showing up under the birds anywhere from the NW corner of La Jolla  to Del Mar.  Calico fishing is also heating up. Bait and plastics are working when the sun comes up in the afternoon.  A nice volume of bluefin are being seen down around the double 220, 295 area. This has been a night time bite. The fish have triple digits. Hopefully they continue to move up the line to our local banks.

The month-long Halibut-White Seabass Tournament is under way. This is the time of year to catch your personal best and put a very delicious fish on the table. Entry Form and Rules

We want to welcome new members 
      Jacob Martinez
      James Snodgrass
Welcome aboard. The board looks forward to meeting you at seminars and fishing tournaments.

Don’t forget to get out there and get a fish weighed in for FOM!  Winner gets a new Daiwa Saltist reel.

A big shout out to Randell Norris for winning the Early Bird membership reel and graciously donating it to the “Friends of Rollo.”

Results of the Bay Bass Tournament:
Once again the Hargraves on Team Radar sweep the standings. Brent Jr. beat out all of the adults for largest fish with a nice 15 ¼ inch spotted sand bass. Congratulations!

Tim and Heidi Mc Bride wished to share the data report on the two Blue Marlin they tagged in the Hawaii International Billfish Tournament (HIBT).  One tag failed to initialize, but the second provided some impressive data.  The marlin was tracked 2615 nautical miles to near Pitcairn Island.   

Keep an eye out on our website for future seminars and tournaments

Hopefully, El Nino lives up to all the hype and we have a phenomenal fishing season. 

Please remember if you have a great photo of a catch or even a beautiful day on the water please send it to us so we can get it on the website

Be safe on the water. Hope to see everybody at our next event.

Scott Paul
social/secretary