San Diego is known as one of America’s best fishing cities, and popular for world-class fishing throughout the year. Pacific waters offer diverse fishing opportunities both inshore and offshore while the lakes are great for freshwater fishing.
Book a charter
Booking a charter is a clever shortcut to fishing success in San Diego. Experienced captains, modern equipment, and know how of the water, make for the perfect ingredients of a picture-book fishing experience.
Common offshore species you can catch are bluefin, yellowtail, albacore, mahi mahi, wahoo and marlin.
The 5 main landings in San Diego are –
- Dupe a Fish
- H&M Landing
- Point Loma Sportfishing
- Fisherman's Landing
- Helgren's Landing
There are seven fishing piers in San Diego and more than 70 miles of beaches that offer fishing opportunities for all skill levels. You can fish from the pier or try surf fishing. Popular species to catch are halibut, bonito, bass, perch, mackerel, yellowtail, sharks, rays and barracuda.
Try the following piers if you are planning fishing trips in San Diego.
- Ocean Beach Pier –the longest pier on the west coast with over a mile of railing
- Crystal Pier –popular for high-quantity catches
- Coronado Ferry Landing Pier – a small pier behind the Old Ferry Landing Shopping Complex
- Shelter Island Pier – a short pier on San Diego Bay
- Oceanside Pier – a long pier where you can catch pelagic species
- Imperial Beach Pier – the southernmost pier in San Diego
Freshwater lakes
San Diego’s freshwater lakes and reservoirs provide great fishing options for land-based anglers. You can catch species like trout, crappie, large mouth and small mouth bass, sturgeon, catfish and bluegill.
Popular lakes for San Diego fishing trips are –
- Lake Cuyamaca – a remote mountain lake with scenic state park surroundings
- Santee Lakes –7 small, stocked reservoirs with straight shorelines and onsite cabins
- Chollas Lake – a tiny urban lake that only allows youth fishing
- Lake Jennings – a large lake with an adjacent campground
- San Vincente Reservoir – one of the largest lakes in the country at 1,100 acres and 14 miles of fishable shoreline
- Lake Miramar and Lake Murray –easily accessible, suburban lakes
- Barrett Lake –the best bass fisheries, book the tickets in advance to fish here
To fish in California, don’t forget to purchase your California fishing license.
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Author: Christian Bacasa
Dupe a Fish, LLC.
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