Davey’s Locker Monday: 235 bonito and 73 yellowfin off Newport

Davey’s Locker in Newport Beach ran a bonito and yellowfin Monday on Sept. 28, 2026. Sportfishing Report lists 2 boats and 2 trips for 53 anglers. The landing total was 235 bonito, 73 yellowfin tuna, 65 bullet tuna, 2 yellowtail, 1 skipjack tuna, and 1 dorado. Newport Landing and Dana Wharf fished the same day and are not in these counts.

The two boats split the catch. Freelance’s three-quarter-day, 47 anglers, had the bonito and the bullet tuna: 235 bonito, 65 bullet tuna, 13 yellowfin tuna, and 1 skipjack tuna. Blackfish’s full day, 6 anglers, held most of the yellowfin: 60 yellowfin tuna, 2 yellowtail, and 1 dorado. Add those yellowfin and the landing total is 73.

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Source: SoCal Fish Reports — Fish Counts by Boat, Sept. 28, 2026 (Davey’s Locker, Newport Beach). Landing total also on Sportfishing Report dock totals.