Point Loma & the San Diego Sportfishing Fleet
Point Loma landings, San Diego · near San Diego · San Diego
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Tuna & yellowtail May–Oct · rockfish year-round · long-range winter
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA fishing license (16+) required; boats sell 1-day licenses. Multi-day trips into Mexican waters need a Mexican FMM permit (the landing arranges it). Landings: H&M, Fisherman's, Point Loma Sportfishing.
What is here
- Features
- The sportfishing capital of the West Coast · Half-day rockfish to legendary long-range tuna · Bluefin over 200 lb in season · World-famous long-range fleet
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Water type
- ocean-boat
- Water
- salt
- Methods
- Trolling · Live bait · Jigging
- Boat
- boat
- Target species
- Bluefin & yellowfin tuna · Yellowtail · Dorado (mahi) · Rockfish & lingcod
- Boat note
- Half-day to 18-day long-range trips.
- Intl tip
- Book through H&M Landing, Fisherman's Landing, or Point Loma Sportfishing. Half-day boats are great for first-timers (no license? they sell 1-day). Multi-day trips into Mexico need an FMM and Mexican fishing permit — the landing sorts it. Summer/fall for tuna; winter long-range for cows. Bring cash to tip the crew.
- Nickname
- The sportfishing capital of the West Coast
The guide
Point Loma is the beating heart of West Coast sportfishing — the launching point for a legendary fleet that runs everything fro…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.715, -117.232