The six fish we grade
Every species is scored on its own terms — its temperature band, the depth it holds in, and the structure it lives on. Pick one to read the guide, or take it straight to the chart.
Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus orientalis
The freight train of the blue water — a warm-blooded rocket that lives on the temperature break.
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Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
Warm-water speedsters that run with the porpoise — the classic late-summer tuna of the SoCal blue.
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Yellowtail
Seriola dorsalis
The bulldog of the kelp and the banks — a hard-charging jack that dives for structure the second it’s hooked.
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Dorado (Mahi-Mahi)
Coryphaena hippurus
Neon acrobats of the warm water — the paddy-hopping prize that lights up gold and green when it’s hooked.
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Calico Bass
Paralabrax clathratus
The green-and-gold ambush king of the kelp forest — SoCal’s home-team fish that lives here all year.
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Rockfish
Sebastes spp.
The deep-reef workhorses — a whole rainbow family of bottom fish that’s all about structure, not temperature.
Read the guide →More species on the way — white seabass, barracuda and bonito.
Which one’s biting today?
Pick your fish and your harbour and get the read for water you can actually reach.