For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the water of your choice. Field staff
update the fishing reports each week through the fishing season, reporting on fishing success,
lake levels, water temperatures, and other important information.
You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast.
February 8, 2025 lake marion Fishing Report
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Suggested tackle for 7:00-4:00 local 3/4 day trips.
(1) A 25 or 30 lb. outfit to fish fly line sardines , sliding egg sinker and squid and a lead head and squid. This outfit can also double as a light dropper loop rod for shallow water rockfish.
(2) A 40 or 50 lb. outfit. This will be a heavy dropper loop rod for targeting yellowtail , white sea bass and halibut down on the bottom.
(3) A deep water rock cod outfit. A 20 size reel filled up with 65 lb. spectra and a 7 ft. rod stiff enough to handle a 16 oz. sinker.
If you only want to bring one rod a 30 lb. outfit would be your best bet.
TERMINAL TACKLE
(Hooks) a pack of size 2 live bait hooks for fishing anchovies and small squid strips. A pack of size 2/0 live bait hooks for fishing live sardines and live squid on an egg sinker. A pack of size 4/0 live bait hooks for fishing live squid on your heavy dropper loop rod. A few long shank rock cod hooks may be usefull but not mandatory on the days we fish deep.
(Sinkers) an assortment of sliding egg sinkers from 1/8-1 oz. an assortment of torpedo sinkers from 2-16 oz. Sinker size will be determined by depth of water and strength of current.
(Lead heads ) An assortment of "banana" shaped lead heads from 1/2 - 2 oz.
February 5, 2025 lake marion Fishing Report
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Hello Everyone,
Today we had our sights set on Yellowtail.
We started the morning picking at great grade Yellowtail. Shortly after lunch it really turned on. We finished the day with a excellent Yellowtail catch. The Yellows were all great size, 18-25lbs. It was a great way to fill the remaining slots people had in their limits.
All the fish were caught on YoYo jigs and dropper loops. We could not have asked for better December Yellowtail fishing to finish up our trip.
We may have time to fish tomorrow for some Rockfish or Calico Bass. Hopefully we make good speed.
Will report again tomorrow,
Team Supreme
February 3, 2025 lake marion Fishing Report
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Captain Ryan Bostian called in with an audio update from the San Diego out of Seaforth Sportfishing in Mission Bay, CA. Today we had excellent offshore fishing for Yellowtail. We ended the day with 131 Yellowtail and 1 Bonito. A 25 pound bait rod was doing the trick today. We did have some surface iron action too. Please be prepared with for the Bluefin Tuna. You will need a 30 pound bait rod for the small fish. But you should also have a heavier outfit fish fishing flat fall jigs.
Weekly Fishing Reports
Fishing reports for lake marion are updated each week, usually by
Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the
information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides.