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Discover the incredible world of marine life with Seaforth Sportfishing in San Diego, where you can experience year-round whale-watching adventures. Witness the majestic annual migration of the Pacific gray whales from Alaska to Mexico between December and April. These impressive creatures can reach up to 50 feet in length and weigh as much as 40 tons. Get up close and personal with these magnificent mammals, as they can be spotted as close as half a mile from Mission Bay, San Diego.

SoCal Whale Watching Season

From May to November, visitors to San Diego can see the magnificent blue and finback whales off the coast. The blue whale, the largest animal ever to exist on Earth, can reach lengths of over 100 feet. These two whale species can be spotted feeding 5 to 9 miles offshore from early summer to fall.

Whale Watching Trips

Exciting whale-watching tours are typically last for three hours. Our knowledgeable captain and crew will provide insightful narration during the trip. In addition to spotting whales, you may also catch a glimpse of dolphins, sea lions, blue whales, or even an orca. We offer two whale watching trips on weekends, one at 10:00 am and another at 1:00 pm, and one-weekday trip departing at 1:00 pm.

Fishing Trips

Seaforth Sportfishing offers year-round sports fishing day trips. Half-day fishing trips are popular with beginners and casual anglers. Fishing ranges from La Jolla south to Imperial Beach, giving you a good view of the California coastline and good fishing.

3/4 day, overnight, and 1.5-day fishing trips are best suited for more experienced anglers, but everyone is welcome. Privately fishing charters are also available. Bring your fishing gear, or you can rent tackle from Seaforth Sportfishing.

Seaforth Sportfishing operates out of Mission Bay , San Diego, just around the corner from Sea World. The boat trip out to the ocean only takes a few minutes. Free parking is available, with boarding beginning 15 minutes before departure. Treat your family to a whale-watching adventure. This is one trip they will be discussing for a long time.

Seaforth Sportfishing 1717 Quivira Road San Diego CA 92109. Visit their website for trip information or the latest fish count.

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1717 Quivira Road, San Diego, CA 92109

(619) 224-3383, update for apr. 11, 2024 5:54 pm, definite run tomorrow.

The New Seaforth was on the spot once again ending their morning with 274 assorted rockfish for their 33 AM Half Day anglers. The PM ended with 96 Whitefish, 17 Vermilion rockfish, 5 assorted rockfish, 2 Sheephead, 2 Sculpin and 1 Sand Bass for their 24 anglers. They did also have 2 Yellowtail this afternoon that managed to get away but they are definitely out there and willing to bite. We are chartered for tomorrow's AM Half Day but we are a definite run in the PM!

We now have new trips available for the Pacifica through May! Most will be 1.5 Day trips but there are also a couple of 2 Day trips in May for those looking to spend a little more time chasing the Bluefin! Be sure to check out their calendar here!

619.224.3383 San Diego, Ca. USA

Book now by calling Seaforth Sportfishing 619.224.3383   |    Check Calendar

RATES & TRIP TYPES

ALL PASSENGERS MUST BE AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF AGE

1/2 Day Trips  *(Seasonal trip offered November through May) $1350  (1-6 passengers)

This includes, tackle, beverages, licenses, chips, bait and fillet service. The trip is approximately 5-1/2 hours long, depending where the fish are lurking. Charters are either 6:00am-11:30am or 12:30pm to 5:30pm

Some days we can adjust charter times, don't hesitate to ask if you have a request for custom departure and return times. 

"El Gato Dos" offers summer 1/2 day deep sea fishing trips to the world famous La Jolla and Point Loma Kelp beds. Yellowtail, calico bass, sand bass, barracuda, bonito and the targeted species. In the winter months we target the wide variety of Rockish in the area. We usually start fishing within 45 minutes of the harbor entrance.  Each day is different and our goal is to put our clients in the situation to have the best fishing day possible. 

3/4 Day Trips $1900  (1-6 passengers)

Continental breakfast and lunch is provided. Also, included are the tackle, licenses, beverages, bait and fillet service. Charters are 7am - 4pm

The 3/4 day "Local" fishing trip fishing the California Coastal Waters we target local surface and bottom fish species like Yellowtail, Calico Bass, Sand Bass, Halibut, Rock Cod, Sculpin, Whitefish, Barracuda, and Sandbass THIS IS NOT A OFFSHORE TUNA TRIP. "El Gato Dos" leaves the dock at 7:00 A.M. and returns at 4:00 P.M.

This trip is a good choice over the 1/2 day and you have the entire day to fish and greater flexibility in where we can go and what we can target. 

During the winter months we fish the bottom for a variety of Rockfish, Lingcod and occasionally a hold over Yellowtail or two.  

On 3/4 day trips breakfast food and lunch is provided. Lunch is a buffet style make your own sandwich platter with a variety of meats, cheeses, veggies and breads. Also, included are the tackle, licenses, beverages, live bait and fillet service. (Crew gratuity is not included and greatly appreciated!)

Full Day - Coronados Islands $300 0  (1-6 passengers)

The trip includes a continental breakfast, lunch, beverages, tackle, bait, Mexican fishing licenses and fillet service. 5am - 5pm for this trip.

The Coronado Islands are in Mexican waters, twenty miles south of San Diego. There are four islands that comprise this marine sanctuary.

This trip targets Yellowtail, Bonito, Calico Bass and occasionally Tuna. We also have the luxury of excellent Rockfish action year round.  This trip departs at 5:00 A.M. and returns at 5:00 P.M. (approximately). The currents around the islands dictate where and when we fish as reading them right is the key to a successful trip. It takes approximately 2 hours to reach the Island chain.

On this trip breakfast food and lunch is provided. Lunch is a buffet style make your own sandwich platter with a variety of meats, cheeses, veggies and breads. Also, included is the tackle, licenses, beverages, live bait and fillet service. (Crew gratuity is not included and greatly appreciated!

Valid Passports are required for every passenger on the trip. Travel visas are not included in the cost if the trip and average $45 per person, they can be bought day of the trip at Seaforth Sportfishing. Biosphere wrist bands and a Mexican fishing permit are included.

Full Day - Off Shore Tuna $3000  (1-6 passengers)

The trip includes a continental breakfast, lunch, beverages, tackle, bait, all fishing licenses and fillet service. 5am - 5pm for off shore trips.

During the summer months "El Gato Dos" we fish offshore targeting Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado "Mahi Mahi", Yellowtail and the variety of other offshore species we may encounter. The beginning of Offshore season varies by water temperature and the presence of the fish are are targeting. The season usually begins in May or June and can run as long as November.  We leave at 5:00 A.M. on these trips unless fish location dictates otherwise and return around 5:00 P.M.  

On 5/5 Full Day trips breakfast food and lunch is provided. Lunch is a buffet style make your own sandwich platter with a variety of meats, cheeses, veggies and breads. Also, included are the tackle, licenses, beverages, live bait and fillet service. (Crew gratuity is not included and greatly appreciated!)

All Fishing Licenses are included in the cost of this trip. No Passport needed. 

Whale Watching $400  (1-6 passengers)

Up to 6 passengers, times are flexible.

San Diego is on the route that the California Gray Whales travel each winter from their feeding grounds off Alaska to their calving lagoons in Baja California. Join the crew of the El Gato Dos, for a personalized whale watching trip with up to six passengers for three hours for only $400

BOOK A TRIP

To book a trip call Seaforth Sportfishing.

Seaforth Landing:

619.224.3383

Captain Bryan Zulka:

858.205.0212

I f you have questions for the captain please fill out and submit this form. To look into specific dates, you can also check our calendar first to save time.

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Trip Details

ALL TRIPS WILL BE ON THE LEGACY OUT OF SEAFORTH LANDING ON MISSION BAY.

Seaforth Sportfishing 1717 Quivira Road San Diego, CA 92109 619.224.3383 [email protected]

There is free parking at Seaforth Landing, but be sure to park only in the Landing Parking Lot or on the street.

NOTE: The galley on the Legacy only serves snacks, so bring your own meals. Small ice chests are welcome.

Please arrive at least 1 hour before our scheduled departure time to allow time for check-in. We will board approximately 20 minutes before departure.

All trips are sponsored by Buena Vista Audubon Society.

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We had a great time on the Lobster Fishing trip on Friday night and caught 5 lobster. The crew was nice, but the way they were pulling the pots were not fair to us. The first mate told my husband that the other four guys that were on the boat bought the boat and that is why they got to pull twice as many pots as we did. If that were true, why did we pay the same price and were allowed on the boat?

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I've been fishing for well over four decades. I got back from a trip yesterday and had forgotten how convenient it is to use Seaforth. I can only compare them to the other large landing in San Diego. my reasons for suggesting you use Seaforth rather than the other landing are. -Ample parking -Free Parking -Didn't see the miscreants slithering around ready to steal my gear -Price of the 2.5 day trip was $100-$200 cheaper than any of the other landings trips. -The trip, though cheaper, was every bit as great experience as many of the big boats For your money, this landing offers the best bang for your buck!

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June 30, 2012 We went on a 1/2 day fishing party party boat the New Seaforth with Captain Eric and Deck Hand Chad. They couldn't have been more rude and unfriendly to us paying customers. They were more interested in their friends catching the big fish & tuna, who were actually off duty Seaforth staff ( we heard them yucking it up about how tired they were from so many Seaforth shifts they had worked that week). Chad gave his "fishing instructions" to us suckers that turned out to be how not to catch any fish. They gave us dead bait and too large live sardines to fish with while the off duty Seaforth staff only used lures and caught huge baracuda and yellow fin. I managed to catch a rock fish by casting away from the boat. Chad had said DON'T CAST! Drop your line by the boat all the way down into the kelp, (HA!). Everyone who did this did not catch any fish! MY husband used a lure and caught huge bass and barracuda (we brought our own poles). When my husband needed a gaff for a large barracuda the off duty staff wouldn't lift a finger to help him. I had to find the gaff and help him. When one of the off duty Seaforth staff caught a yellow tail and a seal grabbed it, Captain Eric made all us paying customers stop fishing so he could circle the boat so that the off duty staffer could have fun pulling the big fish in and pull it out of the seal's mouth. DO NOT waste your money entering the biggest fish cash jackpot as it is only won by the "off duty staff" to keep for themselves. There was no mention of what fish won the ante at the end of the trip since the staff keeps it. Oddly, enough the same guys with the lures who wouldn't help my husband with a gaff were helping to hose and clean the boat on the way back in. What SCAM artists, they are only in it to scam your money and have fun with their own fishing buddies, stay away from Chad, Captain Eric and the New Seaforth!

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H&M Landing is recommending that all customers that are fishing with us this year need to make their fish processing reservations as soon as they book their fishing trip. If you do not have a reservation when you get back to the dock, we cannot guarantee the processors will be able to process your fish. Most boats will be prepared to fillet your fish for a fee, should you be unable to get a fish processing reservation. If you are unsure if your boat provides fillet service please call our office to confirm. Here’s how to make a reservation: For Five Star Fish Processing Click HERE . For Fisherman’s Processing Text your Name/Names, Return Date, and Boat Name to (619)-255-3128.  For Sportmen’s Seafood call 619-224-3551.

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