Davey’s Locker Wednesday: 272 bonito and 165 bullet tuna

Davey’s Locker in Newport Beach put up a heavy bonito-and-bullet day on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. SoCal Fish Reports lists 3 boats and 4 trips for 95 anglers, as of 2:30 p.m. The landing total was 272 bonito, 165 bullet tuna, 52 yellowfin tuna, 17 calico bass, 8 sand bass, 2 dorado, 2 yellowtail, 2 whitefish, and 1 skipjack tuna.

Freelance’s three-quarter day, 29 anglers, led the bullets with 165 fish, plus 82 bonito, 1 dorado, 1 skipjack, and 1 yellowfin. Blackfish’s full day, 6 anglers, was the yellowfin trip: 51 yellowfin, 1 dorado, and 1 yellowtail. Western Pride’s morning half-day, 37 anglers, stacked 155 bonito with 2 sand bass and 1 yellowtail; the afternoon half-day, 23 anglers, added 35 bonito, 17 calico, 6 sand bass, and 2 whitefish.

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Source: SoCal Fish Reports — Davey’s Locker fish counts (Sept. 30, 2026, as of 2:30 p.m.).