Hello anglers,
Have you heard about signs of bluefin tuna recently? Bluefin tuna were caught on a San Diego-based sportfishing boat last weekend! The fish were in the 15-25 pound range and were caught in California waters.
This is exciting news! With this and the good signs of yellowtail in several areas, we all should get ready for an early start to the season!
To be clear about the current bluefin tuna regulations, the daily bag limit in California waters is two fish per person. If you are on a multi day trip you are allowed two per day and a 3-day bag limit for a total of 6 fish.
The recreational fishery for bluefin tuna was closed in Mexico in 2015, but was recently reopened to us sportfishing anglers in 2016! The daily limit now is two fish, and on multi-day trips you are allowed a 3-day limit for a total of 6 fish.
Great news with the reopening of Mexican waters for bluefin tuna and a huge “Thank You” to Ken Franke and Sportfishing Association of California for all their efforts.
Stay tuna’ed,
Team Searcher
