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MORE BIG BLUEFIN joined the red-hot bite down south for these anglers on the Red Rooster III. PHOTO COURTESY LEE PALM SPORTFISHERS

Updated Dec. 4, 2024

Catalina Is. — Squid nests on the front side toward the west end and on the back toward the east end. Skiff guys getting some halibut but mostly about hooping bugs, rockfish and whitefish more recently.

San Clemente Is — Betting on plenty of rockfish at least. Not much recent word  Navy ops closure map/schedule at: http://www.scisland.org/schedules/safetyZoneUse/days/12.html   Navy island info links and kite regs: http://www.scisland.org/

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Tanner and Cortes banks — Still providing plenty of action, yellowtail, bluefin too, both on the high spots and tuna on the edges of the bank. There are tons of huge reds and they’re making targeting other rockfish difficult due to the small bag limit on reds. Best bet is to fish very deep, like 700 or more feet to avoid both reds and cows.

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