Tough Fishing On San Diego Bay

[Robert]

I met Perry down at Shelter Island around 7:00 A.M. It was overcast with little wind. Our plan was to paddle out with the tide and fish the Zuniga Jetty and the mouth of the bay.



The paddle out went pretty well. We dropshotted the channel for a while for no takers except for a lizard fish. We fished the cable crossing as well for a couple of hits, but nothing landed.



The clouds were burning off and it was turning out to be a nice day.





We moved to the other side of the Zuniga jetty. It was glassy with about 20ft visibility!
We threw crankbaits and spinnerbaits for nada. We made a move across the mouth of the bay
to Point Loma. The wind was picking up.



We made a stop on a beach below the Cabrillo Monument.
We headed back into the bay towards the bait receiver. Everybody and their brother that had a sailboat was out in force on the water by now!The water was worse than a washing machine. Throw in a few 40 ft powerboats kicking up monster wakes as they screamed by at 40 mph and a stiff breeze blowing straight in our faces and you have quite an adventure on your hands. It was a pretty brutal paddle back to Shelter Island.



I picked up my only bass of the day next to the pier on a spinnerbait. We fished until 2:00
and then called it a day. The water seemed colder today. Maybe that was the reason for the slow bite. After we loaded up we went to the Mardi Gras Cafe for lunch. The best sandwiches in town! It was great fishing with you today Perry! Sorry the fish didn't want to cooperate.
Next time we'll fish up your way and see what happens.

Robert