Bonito in La Jolla? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

carbonbass · 02-02-2012, 06:43 PM

Does La Jolla ever get runs of bonito? I was just thinking about this as there is just about every other so-cal fish in la jolla. Usually areas that are home to yellowtail are also home to bonies. If you dont want to say here can you pm me? Thanks

dorado50 · 02-02-2012, 08:10 PM

They show up occasionally. Hate catching those things when targeting yt...a big nuisance. But blue marlin like 'em.

taggermike · 02-03-2012, 10:47 AM

I don't think it's a secret that it's been a couple of years since the bonies were around in any numbers or size. Some years they are so thick they are a nusence, with the small ones destroying the sibikis and the bigger ones tearing up the live mack baits. I miss them. They are good eating, hard fighters, and user friendly for kids and novices. I've caught them far off shore, right out sdie the surf, and all the way back in the Jst boat basin. I've seen 15lbres in LJ and all around the Coronado Islands. Just acres of foaming bonito of LJ Big bones on the surface iron is fun. We haven't seen the usual spring migration of the schooly YT, bonito, or the stove pipe sized cuda in a few years. We'll see the 3B's and YT again though.

PAL · 02-03-2012, 12:12 PM

^The water's been cold going on three years. The squid like it.

addicted2sp33d · 02-03-2012, 01:24 PM

I wish we had more Bonito around here. I caught a few in Kings Harbor up in Redondo beach and they're always good for a fight on light tackle.

You could spend a good 20 minutes fighting with something, and then when you finally get it to the boat, you see it's "only" a 2 lb Bonito. Those things pull like much bigger fish.

lterrero · 02-03-2012, 06:15 PM

Bonito from La Jolla, on 10lbs mono lots of fun on summer 2008

carbonbass · 02-04-2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lterrero

Bonito from La Jolla, on 10lbs mono lots of fun on summer 2008

mmm sashimi :] hope they come around like that again, those look like solid 5-7 lbers, lots o fun

02-02-2012, 06:43 PM	#1
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	Bonito in La Jolla? Does La Jolla ever get runs of bonito? I was just thinking about this as there is just about every other so-cal fish in la jolla. Usually areas that are home to yellowtail are also home to bonies. If you dont want to say here can you pm me? Thanks

02-02-2012, 08:10 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	They show up occasionally. Hate catching those things when targeting yt...a big nuisance. But blue marlin like 'em.

02-03-2012, 10:47 AM	#3
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I don't think it's a secret that it's been a couple of years since the bonies were around in any numbers or size. Some years they are so thick they are a nusence, with the small ones destroying the sibikis and the bigger ones tearing up the live mack baits. I miss them. They are good eating, hard fighters, and user friendly for kids and novices. I've caught them far off shore, right out sdie the surf, and all the way back in the Jst boat basin. I've seen 15lbres in LJ and all around the Coronado Islands. Just acres of foaming bonito of LJ Big bones on the surface iron is fun. We haven't seen the usual spring migration of the schooly YT, bonito, or the stove pipe sized cuda in a few years. We'll see the 3B's and YT again though.

02-03-2012, 12:12 PM	#4
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	^The water's been cold going on three years. The squid like it.

02-03-2012, 01:24 PM	#5
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	I wish we had more Bonito around here. I caught a few in Kings Harbor up in Redondo beach and they're always good for a fight on light tackle. You could spend a good 20 minutes fighting with something, and then when you finally get it to the boat, you see it's "only" a 2 lb Bonito. Those things pull like much bigger fish.