Mid-November Offshore Fishing is Winding Down but has Been Providing a Chance at Bluefin, Yellowfin, Yellowtail, Marlin and Swordfish!

The water temperature has been declining with every weather system that passes through Southern California but the fall surface fishing season has continued to hang on and provide an opportunity to catch some of the warm water species that are more often associated with the summer months. The last weather system that passed through was just a couple of days ago and it caused the offshore water temperatures to fall into the 61 to 64 degree range. There have not been any boats out looking for offshore bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, swordfish or marlin since that stormy weather came through but there were reports about all of those species prior to that recent bad weather. Prior to the last weather system there were fair numbers of 18 to 50 pound bluefin tuna biting in the area of the Tanner Bank. Bluefin were being caught while fishing on the anchor near the high spot as well as in the deeper water around and about the Tanner Bank. Down in Mexican waters, there were also some yellowfin tuna to 90 pounds biting in the offshore waters between Punta Colnett and the area to the south of San Quintin. Yellowtail have also been in the...