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UPDATED August 13, 2026

Tanner and Cortes banks — Yellowtail and mixed tuna but the better bite shifted north and inshore of these banks at press time. Great bottom grabber action is a sure bet but with current regulations few fish these as having rockfish aboard prevents legal fishing for game fish out past the 50-fathom lines.

Inner pelagic waters — Scattered tuna, dorado, yellowtail opportunities, mostly on current breaks with kelp paddies. Some yellowfin on dolphin too. The bigger yellowfin have been found in the waters closer to the coast.

Outer pelagic waters — Similar to inner pelagic waters. Most of the tuna fleet were fishing bluefin between the islands north to toward San Nicolas Island and It was looking like the fish were sliding even farther north, south of the northern islands.

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Coronado Islands region, 3/4- full-day range — Good mixed bag fishing, including a great calico bass bite. The yellowtail bite continues to flip between fair and excellent with a day or two of a fish per angler and a few days in a row of near limit action.

Southern coastal 1.5- 2.5-day range — U.S. port boats are not fishing thes waters much. Some Long Range boats have been stopping for yellowtail as they work their way north, encountering some huge barracuda too. But for the most part U.S. boats are leaving these waters to local panga fishermen this time of year.

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