Considering almost half of California borders are on the water, one would expect to find some pretty decent fishing to be had there. While this is true, you might end up with the exact opposite problem you feared; you don’t have to worry about not being a find a place, but now there are so many you can’t find the one you want! Many trips down to SoCal have been ruined to enthusiasts booking “deep sea cruises” with some entrepreneur with a boat that actually knows absolutely nothing about the sport!
While I may be no certifiable expert, I have been in the same problem as you before; and I have done my research, this way hopefully I can make yours just a little easier for you. All of these charter companies will be based out of Southern California around: San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
Rock and Roll Sport Fishing:
All trips includes USCG licensed captain and crew, bait and tackle, fish cleaning, and food and drinks. Fish permits are required.
This great company has everything to offer from short half-day whale watching ventures to full-day offshore Tuna fishing excursions. Their prices start out at $600 for fishing per person and can work their way up to $1,450 for an all inclusive fishing package; they truly have something for everyone’s personal tastes and budget. Near the San Diego Sea World location, exact directions can be had from the site at www.worldwidefishing.com.
Bowman Bluewater Guides and Outfitters:
Imagine a serene view of fly-fishing along a gentle stream in the rockies. What’s the only way you could make this better? Fly-fishing on a boat in ocean wrangling in a mako shark! Bowman Bluewater has developed unique techniques to bring in and catch makos using nothing but some heavy duty fly fishing gear.
Using standard 5-7 weight rods you can now fly-fish spotted bay bass, sand and calico kelp bass, shortfin corvina, bonefish, halibut, barracuda, bonito, and mackerel all in the San Diego and Mission Bays! Other packages include sight-casting for corbina right off of the coast as well as fishing for surf perch and croaker.
Marina Del Rey Sport Fishing:
This is probably the most standard type of fishing offered in this article. With extremely reasonable prices started at $35 a trip for adults and going down for seniors and children (with discounts on same day repeat trips), this is a hard price to beat! The “New Del Mar” fishes year router, and is 75×25 feet and can fish with a boatload of 90 passengers.
Marina Del Ray covers most of the normal fish, but also includes Barracude, Rock Cod, and anything that is biting!
We have just covered some of the many options that go over SoCal Sport Fishing, as to do a comprehensive list would take hours! All I can hope you glean from this is that it sparks a fire in you to go out and do some fishing!
