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Joe Sarmiento, Author at BD Outdoors

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Joe Sarmiento
Joe-Sarmiento
Joe Sarmiento is the founder and primary writer of the So Cal Salty blog. The blog covers saltwater fishing, primarily aboard the many sportfishing boats of Southern California. In addition to writing his blog, Joe's writing has appeared in Western Outdoor News, The Log and Griffin Media. Joe is the father of Jacob and Juliana, and enjoys cooking and eating his catch.
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Ghost Hunting In The 805 Channel Islands

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMay 11, 2021 at 12:48 PM
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I’ve often said that when the white sea bass start biting up in the Channel Islands, it’s a good idea to drop whatever you are doing and get in on the action. It may be your best opportunity of the year to catch sea bass. …

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SoCal Fishing Season Is Heating Up

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMay 6, 2021 at 6:59 PM
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So I was talking last week how things seemed to be kind of slow. Then as soon as that publish button was hit, news started coming in about some of the great goings on that were happening… Let’s start with The San Diego, I reported …

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Just For The Halibut – SoCal Fishing

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onApr 28, 2021 at 7:08 AM
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The yellowtail bite at the Coronados seems to have shut off for the time being. Maybe white seabass is in play, but the full moon was Monday, and I’m not seeing any white seabass catches posted. I was invited to go offshore on Friday (April …

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Trip Report: Santa Cruz On The Graylight

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onApr 21, 2021 at 4:50 AM
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I caught my first white seabass ever by accident. It was June of 2011, and I was riding the New Del Mar in Santa Monica Bay. Barracuda was the target species of the day. There were a bunch of kids on the boat that day …

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New Adventures Await

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onApr 13, 2021 at 1:01 PM
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I didn’t get out last week…at least not on a boat. I hit my favorite South Bay (Santa Monica Bay) surf fishing spot. My surf fishing sensei, Randy Toji, told me that he went the previous weekend and saw the elusive ghosts (corbina) swimming in …

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Trip Report: Santa Rosa Ghost Hunt

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onApr 6, 2021 at 5:56 AM
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With all the rockfishing that I’ve already done this year, I have yet to catch a legal lingcod. Other than a couple shorts that I caught at Punta Colonet in January, I’ve blanked. It’s been kind of perplexing because it’s not like I haven’t had …

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Yo-Yo Yellowtail On The San Diego

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMar 31, 2021 at 5:56 AM
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Usually at this point in the year, I’ve already caught my first yellowtail. My first one of the year typically happens on the Colonet trip that I do in January. This year though, that trip was pretty disappointing, at least in terms of the yellowtail …

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Early Season Yellows For SoCal Anglers

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMar 17, 2021 at 8:11 AM
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Joe Sarmiento has a fresh fishing report from a recent trip on the sportboats and gathers up the latest fishing intel from the fleet. It's time to go fishing!
Fishing Reports

Windy Week But A Happy Ending For SoCal Anglers

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMar 9, 2021 at 7:20 AM
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Despite the windy weather and multiple attempts to go, Joe Sarmiento was able to cash in on some rockfish opener action. He rounds up the experience in his latest fishing report.
Fishing Reports

Trip Report – One Last (Winter) Bass

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMar 2, 2021 at 5:13 AM
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Joe Sarmiento recounts a recent sportboat bass trip as rockfish season prepares to open. Check out his latest fishing report.
Fishing Reports

How To Fishing Advice – Paying It Back

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onFeb 24, 2021 at 7:09 AM
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I remember back to when I first started fishing here in Southern California.  The San Diego had gotten into a good bite (for that time…over 20 fish) of yellowtail at the Coronado Islands.  I booked a ticket for later that week and made plans to …

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Rockfish Preview – SoCal Fishing Report

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onFeb 16, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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Joe Sarmiento is longing for the rockfish opener but has some recent fishing dope on what's biting and a great explanation of the upcoming rule changes for rockfish.
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