November is Still Providing Opportunities for Species that Include Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Yellowtail and Swordfish!

The fall fishing season has brought some changes with some weather systems recently passing though Southern California that have brought strong winds, light rain and high seas. The weather systems have taken a toll on the water temperature with offshore water temperatures falling into the 64 to 66 degree range. The water temperature has been cooling but the good news is that there are still bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail and swordfish around and biting in the cooler water. At last report the bluefin tuna fishing was on the decline out at the Tanner Bank and with the recent poor weather, no boats have been out there fishing bluefin in recent days until today. Today there are a couple of sportboats out at the Tanner Bank and the Cortes Bank that have found some bonito biting at the Cortes Bank and some 15 to 18 pound bluefin and a few yellowtail biting at the Tanner Bank. The water at the Tanner Bank was reported to be 64.5 to 65 degrees and this is the water temperature where the bluefin were biting. At last word at mid-day one of the boats had caught 10 bluefin and 4 yellowtail and the other boat had...