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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.
Articles: 381

Joe Sarmiento Articles

Fury Dana Point
Fury Dana Point
FishingFishing ReportsInshore Fishing

TRIP REPORT: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND ON THE FURY

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onMar 8, 2022 at 4:28 PM
  • 0 Comments
I boarded the FURY last Tuesday night (March 1st).  The boat was out the previous day on a charter for the opener, so this was their first open party trip of the year.  I remember the days of coming down here with my own kids …

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Fishing Opener
Fishing Opener
FishingFishing Reports

OPENER ANTICIPATION

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onFeb 25, 2022 at 4:07 PM
  • 0 Comments
By this time next week, the annual rockfishing closure in Southern California will lift, marking the unofficial beginning of the fishing season. My freezer is stocked, so it isn’t a pent-up desire to rockfish that has me excited about the opener.  What does excite me is …

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Winter Yellowtail
Winter Yellowtail
FishingFishing Reports

ELUSIVE WINTER YELLOWTAIL

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onFeb 13, 2022 at 10:09 AM
  • 0 Comments
Prior to the last El Nino we experienced here in Southern California, sportboat fishing trips down the northern Baja coast to Punta Colonet were billed as “Freezer Filler” trips.  The draw for those trips was the opportunity to rockfish in Mexican waters during the annual …

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Joe Sarmiento Fishing
Joe Sarmiento Fishing
FishingFishing ReportsInshore Fishing

WINTER BASS: SMALL ADJUSTMENTS, BIG RESULTS

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onJan 27, 2022 at 6:06 PM
  • 0 Comments
As mentioned in my Fishing Resolutions post a few weeks back, one of my areas of focus for 2022 was to improve my winter bassing game.  I’ve had a chance already to fish several bass-focused trips this year.  I’ve observed closely how the crew and …

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FishingFishing Reports

2022 FISHING RESOLUTIONS

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onDec 29, 2021 at 11:22 AM
  • 2 Comments
With last week being Christmas, and given the sloppy, stormy weather here in Southern California, I didn’t go out fishing.  I worked on writing assignments and started doing some planning for next year.  As I was going through that mental exercise, high on my fishing …

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FishingFishing Reports

A YEAR IN REVIEW WITH JOE SARMIENTO

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onDec 22, 2021 at 1:22 PM
  • 0 Comments
I got out this week (and I’ll mention it down below), but it’s that time of year to take a look back on the year that was… January 2021 After being in Seattle for the majority of 2020, I was very happy to return to …

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FishingFishing Reports

BAJA ROADTRIP: SAN QUINTIN

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onDec 18, 2021 at 5:42 PM
  • 2 Comments
I was supposed to go fishing out of Ensenada on Wednesday last week, but I ended up canceling over concerns about the weather. I was looking for an alternative to fill that void, but so many boats are out of the water right now doing …

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FishingFishing ReportsInshore FishingSaltwater Fishing

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND ON THE ELDORADO

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onDec 7, 2021 at 3:51 PM
  • 0 Comments
I’ve been writing a lot lately about wanting to chase lingcod. Going into this trip, I want to say that I’d only caught two legal lingcod this year, and both barely measured up to make it in the sack. Part of the problem was I …

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FishingFishing ReportsInshore Fishing

Sportboat Roundup

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onDec 6, 2021 at 10:30 AM
  • 0 Comments
It’s been a few weeks…so let’s round it up! Local SD I didn’t fish during Thanksgiving week. I was excited though to see that the San Diego had seen a good signal of yellowtail. They were posting some of their fish finder pictures and you …

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Fishing ReportsInshore Fishing

Trip Report: Overnight On The Endeavor

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onNov 24, 2021 at 10:17 AM
  • 4 Comments
Now is the time of year that the 805 boats who seasonally fish in San Diego, start returning home to fish the Channel Islands to finish out their year. I’ve been dying to fish up north and chase lingcod. To sweeten the pot, I had …

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Fishing ReportsOffshore Fishing

Loss and Redemption…So Cal Bluefin

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onNov 16, 2021 at 12:59 PM
  • 0 Comments
For the last few years now, I’ve led a sponsored trip with T-Bird Sportfishing out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego in November as my last offshore trip of the season. This year’s sponsor was Fishing Syndicate who provided giveaways and raffle prizes for …

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Fishing Reports

Winter Variety

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onNov 10, 2021 at 8:10 AM
  • 3 Comments
In keeping with the local theme of last week’s post, Sportboat Roundup – Local Focus, my plan this week was to stay close to home…just do it down here in San Diego. I had two trips planned going into the week, and came out of …

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Fishing Reports

Sportboat Roundup – Local Focus

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onNov 2, 2021 at 4:20 PM
  • 2 Comments
If an angler is good on a local boat, they’re good anywhere. I’ve heard that said often. I used to think it was just local guys compensating for the fact they can’t or don’t fish longer trips. But over the years, as I’ve gotten to …

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Fishing Reports

Baja Roadtrip: Castro’s Fishing Place

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onOct 27, 2021 at 3:56 PM
  • 4 Comments
Castro’s Fishing Place is a spot that I’ve been hearing about almost since I first started fishing in Southern California. I’ve been meaning to go for awhile, but something else always came up. I finally made tangible plans last year and booked to go in …

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San Diego Sportfishing - Sunrise
San Diego Sportfishing - Sunrise
Fishing Reports

Sportboat Roundup

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onOct 22, 2021 at 10:01 AM
  • 3 Comments
I tried to fish this week from shore…not a lot of luck doing it unfortunately. The water was pretty cold and turned over from the last storm we had. My go to spots didn’t produce for me. The captains and crews are telling me the …

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San Felipe Sign Baja
San Felipe Sign Baja
Fishing Reports

Baja Roadtrip – San Felipe

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onOct 13, 2021 at 11:48 AM
  • 11 Comments
I was supposed to go to Gonzaga Bay last week. I’d been looking forward to this trip for weeks now. My buddy, Chris Fierro, invited me to go with his group of kayak fishing buddies. Although I can (kinda sorta) kayak, I don’t have a …

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San Diego - Sportboat Roundup
San Diego - Sportboat Roundup
Fishing Reports

Sportboat Roundup

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onOct 6, 2021 at 2:21 PM
  • 1 Comments
Putting together a roundup of the sportboat-related fishing action was the role I filled when I first joined BD Outdoors in 2015. Over the years, and especially with 2020 being such a curveball, I got away from that weekly reporting aspect. Starting this week, I’m …

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Fishing ReportsOffshore Fishing

San Diego Inshore and Offshore Fishing Trips

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onSep 29, 2021 at 4:47 PM
  • 0 Comments
I mentioned in my last post how I had a full-day offshore trip scheduled on the Malahini. I ended up going up early and getting in a day on San Diego Bay. SD Bay Halibut Hunting I got out with my buddy John Anjard on …

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Fishing Reports

Local Fishing Punta Banda

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onSep 23, 2021 at 3:54 PM
  • 4 Comments
It’s good to have a relationship with a local boat. Sometimes just getting in an easy 1/2 or 3/4 day of fishing is what you need and want. When I lived in LA, I enjoyed riding the New Del Mar, City of Long Beach, Enterprise, …

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FishingFishing DestinationsFishing Reports

Trip Report: Bay Of LA

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onSep 15, 2021 at 12:34 PM
  • 13 Comments
Bahia de Los Angeles or Bay of LA (BoLA for short) is a small, remote fishing village located on the Sea of Cortez side of Northern Baja Mexico. I had the pleasure of going out there for the first time in September 2019, and just …

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Corvina
Corvina
Fishing ReportsSurf Fishing

When The Fishing Is Slow

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onSep 3, 2021 at 7:31 AM
  • 1 Comments
None of us go out thinking, “This trip isn’t going to go well.” There are many times that I may go out without high expectations. I just need to get out for my sanity. That said, I always hold out hope that something awesome could …

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Channel Islands Fishing
Channel Islands Fishing
Fishing Reports

Channel Islands Fishing – Overnighter

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onAug 26, 2021 at 11:37 AM
  • 2 Comments
When I was in the Pacific Northwest last year developing tennis elbow from jigging for salmon everyday, I vowed to myself that I’d get in as much island fishing as possible when I returned to Southern California. I just love poking around our islands, fishing …

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Captain Marciano at Tuna Wars
Captain Marciano at Tuna Wars
Fishing

Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Fishing

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onAug 18, 2021 at 6:28 PM
  • 0 Comments
I didn’t fish this week. I got back from Seattle on Thursday night, and I’ve just been happy to be back home for a bit. So I’m going to have to reach back into my blogger bag of tricks and draw on something I learned …

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Indianola Pier fishing
Indianola Pier fishing
Fishing Reports

Salmon Quest 2021

  • Joe-Sarmiento
  • Posted onAug 12, 2021 at 5:43 PM
  • 0 Comments
My very first sportboat caught fish was a salmon. I was 10 years old. Up to that point, I’d only caught fish from the pier or shore. It was my first opportunity to fish from a boat. It was magical. The fish was a 12-pound …

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