Dana Wharf Fish Count

Dana Point Times

The summer’s strong fishing season seems to be continuing in recent weeks, as anglers travelling out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching are catching dozens of bluefin tuna, yellowfin and yellowtail. In his monthly report, Dana Wharf Capt. Brian Wooley said that there is plenty of food out in the ocean for open water fish like dorado and yellowfin. Calico and sand bass remain the most common fish being reeled in near the beach, according Woolley.

Here is the latest fish count out of Dana Wharf.

8/12—9 boats; 249 anglers: 52 calico bass, 39 bluefin tuna, 18 yellowfin tuna, 11 yellowtail, 7 dorado, 2 sand bass.

8/11—9 boats; 219 anglers: 61 calico bass, 29 bluefin tuna, 11 dorado, 11 yellowtail, 9 sand bass, 8 yellowfin tuna, 1 bonito, 1 sheephead, 1 striped marlin.

8/10—9 boats; 207 anglers: 32 yellowfin tuna, 32 bluefin tuna, 24 calico bass, 11 yellowtail, 10 sand bass, 3 dorado, 1 bigeye tuna, 1 sheephead.

8/9—10 boats; 202 anglers: 76 bonito, 46 bluefin tuna, 28 calico bass, 26 sand bass, 10 yellowfin tuna, 3 yellowtail, 1 dorado.

8/8—10 boats; 330 anglers: 161 calico bass, 35 sand bass, 18 yellowfin tuna, 9 yellowtail, 5 bonito, 3 bluefin tuna, 3 dorado.

8/7—9 boats; 286 anglers: 64 yellowfin tuna, 33 calico bass, 30 sand bass, 9 bluefin tuna, 3 yellowtail, 3 dorado, 2 sheephead, 1 bonito, 1 rockfish.

8/6—8 boats; 182 anglers: 70 yellowfin tuna, 58 calico bass, 17 dorado, 13 yellowtail, 4 bluefin tuna, 3 barracuda.

8/5—10 boats; 335 anglers: 126 yellowfina tuna, 40 yellowtail, 30 dorado, 12 calico bass, 2 bluefin tuna, 2 barracuda.