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Author Archives: Capt. Eric Risen

San Diego Bay | Spring 2024 Fish Report

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenMay 2, 2024

Spring has sprung on San Diego Bay and the fishing season has really started to turn on! Lots of Spotted Bay Bass, Halibut, Shortfin Corvina, and Bonefish around as well as various species of sharks and rays including Leopard Sharks, Shovelnose Sharks, and Bat Rays. Fishing should only improve as the water warms into Summer.…

Fishing Improving as Weather Cools

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenSeptember 18, 2022

After an unusually warm couple of weeks we are starting to see the fishing improve as water temps drop and more baitfish begin to migrate into San Diego Bay. We are still primarily targeted the front bay with Spotted Bay Bass, Sand Bass, Corvina, Halibut, and Mackerel making up a majority of the catch. Over…

Excellent Spring Fishing 3/31/2021

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenMarch 31, 2022

We have been having some excellent spring time fishing in San Diego Bay lately. Water temperature is up to 65 degrees in most parts of the bay and there has been an increase in Corvina, Croaker, and Bonefish activity. Spotted Bay Bass continue to bite well and there have also been a few nice Halibut…

Late Winter Fish Report

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenFebruary 23, 2022

After a mild winter we are starting to see San Diego Bay round into shape. Water temps have climbed up to 63 degrees after a winter time low of 57 degrees. This has the fish on the move with more Halibut and Leopard Sharks around and even a few Bonefish starting to show up. This…

August 2021 Fish Report

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenAugust 30, 2021

Fishing in San Diego Bay has been consistent all summer long with 30-50 Bass days being the norm. We have also been catching enough Shortfin Corvina, Halibut, Leopard Sharks, and Bonefish to make things interesting each day. As things cool off into the fall the Bass and Shark bite should only improve. The next few…

October/November Fish Report

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenNovember 12, 2019

October and the first part of November have brought with it some great weather and even better fishing! The overall number of spotted bay bass has increased over the past month with many 50 fish outings on our half day trips. Fly Fishing for these feisty bass has been excellent as well with as many…

San Diego Summer Fish Report

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenJuly 16, 2019

The fishing in San Diego has really started to kick into gear over the past few weeks. The weather has finally started to heat up and so has the fishing! Inshore we are having excellent fishing for Calico Bass and short Barracuda. Always a chance at a Big Bonito or Yellowtail too. In the Bay…

San Diego Bay Fishing Report | Spring 2019

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenMay 22, 2019

We have been enjoying some excellent fishing in San Diego Bay the last few months. Lots of Spotted Bay Bass and Halibut as well as a good amount of Leopard Sharks and Shortfin Corvina. Shovelnose Sharks, Bonefish, Bat Rays, Corbina, and Smoothhound Sharks have also been showing. Now’s the time to get out and enjoy…

San Diego Bay Fishing Report | February 2019

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenMarch 6, 2019

This February was one of the wettest in recent memory! It seemed like every week we had a storm blowing through. While this definitely limited our opportunities to get out on the water it certainly did not have much effect on the fishing! The spotted bay bass were once again the stars of the show,…

San Diego Bay Fishing Report | January 2019

San Diego Fishing ReportBy Capt. Eric RisenFebruary 5, 2019

Fishing got off to a fast start in the New Year! Spotted Bay Bass continued to provide constant action for our guests, but the real surprise was the amount of quality Halibut we have been catching. We’ve had a couple trips with multiple legals sized fish and plenty of shorts as well. On top of…

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