Established in 1972, The Mission Bay Marlin Club (MBMC) is one of the oldest existing saltwater fishing clubs in the San Diego region and has traditionally been the club of choice for many of the best anglers on the Southern California coast. MBMC is dedicated to promoting the joys of fishing, encouraging sportsmanship and fellowship among its members, and conserving our local fishery.

The club hosts a range of fishing tournaments and social events each year. Whether it be bay, bottom, in-shore or off-shore fishing; there is some type of fishing fun for everyone. We invite new members – male, female and juniors, to participate and get the most out of the MBMC experience. See Membership for more info.

MBMC IS NOT ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERSHIPS AT THIS TIME!

Calendar

TOURNAMENTS

• June – Month Long Halibut/White Seabass Tournament
• July – Month Long Yellowtail Tournament
• August – Month Long Tuna Tournament
• September and October – Month Long Jerry/Roy Lively Marlin Tournament
• September 12,13,14 – MBMC Annual Marlin Tournament
• November – Month Long Rock Cod Tournament

SOCIAL EVENTS

• November 15, 2025 – Seminar and Social Event – Dan Muslin on Mag Bay fishing and logistics and member socializing at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse.

Posts

• OOPSLINE – DECEMBER 2025
  Season’s Greetings MBMC Members! The 2025 Fishing Season is winding down and so is the Mission Bay Marlin club after 53 exciting years. Our last meeting of the year was held at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse which included a fine meal and a rundown of Dan Muslin’s and Ann Thompson’s recent Mag Bay run with over 200 Marlin released. Dan gave us important logistics information for what it takes More …
• 2025 NOVEMBER OOPSLINE
  Greetings to all. Summer is long gone however both Yellowfin and Bluefin Tuna were caught in decent numbers throughout October and even now into the 1st week in November. Some Bluefin schools returned to the local banks while a steady bite has developed at the Tanner and Cortez Banks along with a fairly consistent bite on Bluefin, Yellowfin, Yellowtail, and the rare Dorado 70-90 miles below the Border. More …
• 2025 OCTOBER OOPSLINE
  GREETINGS MBMC! Well… no Marlin were caught during the September Month Long Marlin Tournament so the MBMC Board has extended the Tournament into the month of October with the same rules and regulations. All Tournament Entries will carry forward and any new Tournament Entries will be accepted through 10/31/25. Just remember to submit your new or updated entry to info@missionbaymarlinclub.org before you go. There were no fish submitted More …
• 2025 OCTOBER OOPSLINE
  The Full Moon in beginning of the month put a damper on the already dismal offshore season as even the 2 and 3 day Sportboats were struggling to even bring home 1 fish for each angler for the whole trip. Except for a couple of days around the 101 outside Rosarito where the large BFT came out of nowhere and bit anything thrown at them, there was nothing More …