Bluefin Tuna Remain in the Offshore Picture Approaching Christmas!

The holiday season is here, and Southern California anglers still have bluefin tuna and a lot of other species to target should they want to head out fishing and take a quick break from their onshore holiday activities.   Not many boats have been fishing the bluefin tuna lately, but some private boaters have been trying to catch bluefin from spots of breaking fish that have been showing in areas within 25 miles or so of Point Loma. There have also been a few sportboats making multi-day trips to target bluefin outside of Punta Colnett and to the southwest of San Martin Island in an area that ranges from 120 to 145 miles from Point Loma.   The water temperature at the areas where bluefin have been found within 25 miles or so from Point Loma has been running from 61 to 62.5 degrees. Not much has been caught from this local sector but private boaters have been reporting seeing spots of breaking and foaming bluefin in the deep water inside of the 302 Spot, around the 178 Spot and in an area 7 to 10 miles off the coast between La Jolla and Encinitas.   The bluefin have been biting better when found in the...