Joe Sarmiento, Author at BD Outdoors

Trip Report: Overnight On The Endeavor

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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Loss and Redemption…So Cal Bluefin

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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Winter Variety

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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Sportboat Roundup – Local Focus

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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Baja Roadtrip: Castro’s Fishing Place

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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Sportboat Roundup

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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Baja Roadtrip – San Felipe

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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Sportboat Roundup

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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San Diego Inshore and Offshore Fishing Trips

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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Local Fishing Punta Banda

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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Trip Report: Bay Of LA

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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When The Fishing Is Slow

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 – Overnighter

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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Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Fishing

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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Salmon Quest 2021

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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Trip Report: Offshore On The Legend

I had mentioned in last week’s post how I wasn’t ready to go offshore immediately after getting back from my trout trip. Fishing the bay was the perfect setting to get in the right frame of mind. I was ready to go back out and …

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SD Bay Feels Like Home

While I had an enjoyable trip trout fishing in Montana, it felt really good to get back home. As always, I wanted to get back out fishing. I had gotten invited to fish a private boat in the Channel Islands this weekend, but I didn’t …

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Budget Montana Trout Fishing

I had visions of being in waders, fly fishing streams teeming with trout, and catching them thanks to the expert advice of a local guide. My trip didn’t quite turn out that way… In the end, it worked out well enough. Despite not being able …

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Blue Frustration – But Yellow Is Coming

Bluefin tuna hate me. It wasn’t always this way. There was a time that I had confidence throwing 40# flyline, I’d get bit and land tuna. Then somewhere along the way it got complicated. First it was light line, 20# (or even 15#) was what …

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Blue & White, Part II – Tuna & Seabass Report

I had a pretty full week this last week. Lots of ground to cover, so I’ll be brief. I had a couple of industry events last Sunday (June 27th). There was the BD Outdoors – Yellowtail Shootout. I talked to BD boss Ali Hussainy there. …

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Local Fishing…Mexican Style

When I fished on the New Lo An a few weeks ago, the bite was just off Ensenada. We could clearly see Todos Santos, the island that protects the bay in front of Ensenada, from the boat. At times we were so close, I actually …

Bottom Feeders How To Fish

How To Tie and When To Use The Trap Rig

The trap rig is a presentation that I like to use for live or dead fin bait when I’m trying to target lingcod or halibut. It’s used to target bottom-dwelling fish and you fish it the same way you’d fish a dropper loop. The trap …

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Finding My Footing On The Sand

Surf fishing when sand crabs are abundant on the beach is high up there in terms of my favorite kinds of fishing. Last year, I didn’t get a very long surf fishing season though. I had about 2 weeks in July while visiting from Seattle. …

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Giving Back- Fishing For A Cause

I think about my dad often. When it comes to matters regarding my mom, I always ask myself, “Would Dad approve?” I’ve had to make a lot of difficult decisions since he passed, and asking myself that question gives me peace no matter the outcome …

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Joe Sarmiento

Joe Sarmiento Articles

Trip Report: Overnight On The Endeavor

Loss and Redemption…So Cal Bluefin

Winter Variety

Sportboat Roundup – Local Focus

Baja Roadtrip: Castro’s Fishing Place

Sportboat Roundup

Baja Roadtrip – San Felipe

Sportboat Roundup

San Diego Inshore and Offshore Fishing Trips

Local Fishing Punta Banda

Trip Report: Bay Of LA

When The Fishing Is Slow

Channel Islands Fishing – Overnighter

Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Fishing

Salmon Quest 2021

Trip Report: Offshore On The Legend

SD Bay Feels Like Home

Budget Montana Trout Fishing

Blue Frustration – But Yellow Is Coming

Blue & White, Part II – Tuna & Seabass Report

Local Fishing…Mexican Style

How To Tie and When To Use The Trap Rig

Finding My Footing On The Sand

Giving Back- Fishing For A Cause