Hello Members!
Heavy fog has been with us close to 3 weeks now. Water temperature had dropped in some areas up to 6 degrees. October has seen some nice yellowfin caught off the dolphin schools.
Ken Yasuda and crew put John White (Dana Tackle manager) on a nice 76# yellowfin off a school of dolphin. A spreader bar was used to entice this fish. Dan Muslin also landed a yellowfin on a Rapala. Paddy fishing is all but over for the season. Coronado Islands still have steady fishing. The rockpile has been putting out some bruisers lately. A lot of these fish are in the 30# class. Small Bluefin are still being caught on iron and live bait at SKR.
Rock Cod season has begun with nice fish being caught in the deeper waters off the nine. Check all rock cod regulations before you fish. Groundfish Regulation Summary Probably a good idea to print out all the Rockfish ID Flyers on the Species of Concern page to help ID the different species. Wardens have been pulling these out when checking bag limits.
Lobster season is in full swing also. Some big bugs coming off the Mission Bay and San Diego Bay jettys.
We would like to welcome our newest member William Lopez and his family member Luke. William fishes out of his 27 Grady White. His boat is at Marina Village slip.
FOM for the month of September went to Chris Bailey on September 1st. Chris released a Marlin for 130 pts=130 pounds. The August marlin count was 6 marlin and the September count was 3 marlin captured or released by MBMC members.
The Rock Cod/Lingcod Tournament will be November 16th &17th. Mark your calendars. Rules and Entry Form here. This will be our last tournament of the year.
Also watch for our November Seminar/Social date. Kenny Schilling will be back by popular demand.
THE 50TH ANNUAL MARLIN TOURNAMENT
MBMC thanks all our donors who generously contributed to our 50th Annual Marlin Tournament – September 27-29, 2024
Platinum Donors
Dana Landing Market and fuel dock- John White
Everingham Brothers Bait Company
EW Trucking- Jeff and Linda Winters (Una Mass)
John Brudvik (Gratitude)
Ken Yasuda (Encounter)
Bob and Donna Hargraves (Radar)
Diamond Donor
Clint Lively (Lively One)
Gold Donors
Paul and Gloria Himmelberger ( Reel Estate)
Bay Park Fish Co
Silver Donors
Sardina’s Restaurant
Seaforth Sportfishing
Larry Oberti
Offshore Tavern and Grill
Scott Paul (Tri-dent)
Red Marlin Restaurant
Squidco
Lou Hayden
The Captains Meeting was held Friday night at Dock House Deli at Marina Village. Lasagna and a salad was served. As always the food and service was excellent. The early bird rod and reel was won by John Kirhoffer. The rod was donated by Fisherman’s Landing. Clint Lively donated the reel. Thank you for the donations!
Saturday’s tournament produced no fish for the 7 boats in the tournament.
Sunday was our banquet which was held on the patio at Sardina’s Italian Restaurant. A wonderful dinner was served consisting of more lasagne , chicken marsala , pasta and antipasto salad. Desert was a red velvet cake which featured an icing decoration of the MBMC burgee.
Since no fish were caught the prizes were awarded via a drawing.
MARLIN
1st Prize of $1500 – Paul Himmelberger
2nd Prize of $1000 – Kevin Yamamoto
3rd Prize of $700 – Mike Plakosh
TUNA
1st Prize of $750 – Hugh Koller
2nd Prize of $500 – Mako Ogden
Thanks again to all our donors. A special Thank you to all; the board members that made this tournament special. Thank you Ken, Kevin, Ray, Jim, Paul, Larry.
Christmas is coming. MBMC TEE SHIRTS MAKE A GREAT STOCKING STUFFER. You can contact Jim Kelly online at info@missionbaymarlinclub.org.
Once again it’s been a great year with seminars, socials, and tournaments. We look forward to another exciting year. Please tell your friends about our club. Stay safe on the water this winter.
Scott Paul
Social/Secretary