Halibut Reports Dana Point --- ?????

[elskel]

Hey All, Just arrived up north from Southern Baja, for the holidays. Here for the next 6 weeks. Any Halibut reports, Dana Point? Anybody catching, Deep / Shallow? Would like to drop the skiff in the water. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Brian

 

[Croaker.Stroker]

I have been coming up dry this year. Maybe just me, or maybe La Nina ?

 

[AndyJ]

Tried 3 trips Aug and Sept. No flattie love drifting off Capo Beach, just short bass small bonito and blue perch.

 

[RickJ]

Tried 3 trips Aug and Sept. No flattie love drifting off Capo Beach, just short bass small bonito and blue perch.

 

[RickJ]

I have tried twice in September, three times in October and twice this month. Only got two shorts, one 19" and one 19 1/2". I normally start getting them starting in October. Thinking maybe la nina also. Hope it picks up. Will be back out this Friday. Good luck to all.

 

[soul troller]

Definitely less butts biting down in SD areas too.
Have got a few nice ones and a couple shorts this season after a fair amount of drifting.
Nothing close to 2018 when we whacked the shit out of them .

 

[Highwayman]

I checked the Dana Point Halibut derby and there are only three small ones on the board. You could take a ride and see where they fish them... the biggest one I know out of that derby was around 43 lbs.

 

[elskel]

Thanks for the info, I will be dropping the skiff in next week. Will report if I find anything.
Tight Lines. bk

 

[michael e. bingham]

I caught 6 halibut last saturday south of south island and had 5 the week before the biggest going 18 lbs so nothong big yet , we caught the fish from 89 feet to 112 feet using sardines for bait , its still a little early for the deep fish , maybe the middle od December the fish should start moving in

 

[elskel]

Thanks, for the info, down off the SKR?

 

[michael e. bingham]

Thanks, for the info, down off the SKR?

Yes , im going again Sunday

 

[elskel]

Right On, Good luck below the border. Might have to tow south and drop in. Give a holler how you do.
Thanks, bk

 

[elskel]

Any sign of Yellows down that way?

 

[michael e. bingham]

Picking up nicer grade of yellows drifting for Halies , 18 to 24 lbs which is a pain on 12 lb test but fun for sure

 

[Northeastfshman]

Been very very slow lately. October was very good but Nov has been terrible.

Dana is weird that way. Some falls/winters it’s amazing fishing and some years they are non existent.

 

[elskel]

Ya, not like 2017 and 2018, great years.

 

[michael e. bingham]

I was planning on fishing sunday again but im not going to make it home in time

 

[flytie]

I've had a couple of good hits in the 90-120 zone but that was before the water flipped. Finishing a new roof on the RV so should be back in two weeks.