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

Greetings to all!

Weather has still been an issue with lots of wind and swell.  Fishing has been primarily bottom fishing. Though a nice White seabass was landed in February .  See FOM below for more info on this beautiful sea bass.  There has been some life down around the rockpile but as you know this changes day to day.  Yellowtail spots have been popping up on the Coast.  A spot even popped up off Pukey Point this last week.

• Last day of lobster season is March 20th.
• White seabass limit goes from 3 to 1 fish on March 15th
• Local Rock Cod season reopens April 1st.

Save the dates-

April 13th will be the Annual Membership Meeting and a Bay Bass seminar. John White from Dana Tackle Shop will present all the latest and hottest technique for fishing the Mission Bay Bass Tournament.  As always Ray Fear will put an incredible raffle together. Mission Bay Marlin Club T-shirts will also be available to purchase. The meeting and seminar will be on the spacious back patio at Bay Park Fish Company restaurant. Cost will be 20.00.  A taco bar is planned for dinner. The event starts at 12:00 noon. Please RSVP by April 9th – Details in emailed flyer.

April 13th Membership Meeting. This is the time for any members that would like to serve on the board. We are always looking for help and new ideas for the Club.  The board meets once a month.  A short questionnaire will also be available where you check in for the Seminar. Please take time to fill it out. We can’t improve the club experience if we don’t know what members’ wants and expectations are.

April 20-21 will be the Mission Bay Bass Tournament. This is always a low key fun time. Let’s get the word out and fill the bay with MBMC anglers.  Entry Form and Rules 

 Membership is at 58 MEMBERS.  Please renew membership if you have not done so; and tell your fellow anglers about our great club.

WEIGHMASTER REPORT

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NEW!! – Rules for FOM Marlin release – Marlin tag/release will be eligible for FOM Recognition. All entries must follow all the rules for release published under MBMC Fishing Rules and Regulations – Tag & Release. This includes notification within 3 days and the MBMC Tag/Release Form within 10 days. For FOM, 130 points (pounds) will be awarded for each release that is properly documented. Tie breaker will be awarded to the first Marlin released for the month.

We look forward to seeing everybody in April to begin our seminar and tournament season.

Tight Lines,
Scott Paul, secretary/social