Patriot San Diego posts clean overnight, 8 bluefin and 2 bonito
Patriot San Diego kept it simple: 8 anglers, 8 bluefin, and 2 bonito on a clean overnight run out of San Diego.
The Patriot San Diego turned in the kind of overnight score that gets attention because it is so easy to read: 8 anglers landed 8 bluefin tuna and 2 bonito on a May 4, 2026, 1-day overnight trip. Posted at 1:38 p.m., the wrap-up showed a straight one-fish-per-angler bluefin pace, the sort of efficient result many San Diego tuna anglers are looking for when they want a real offshore shot without committing to a longer trip.
That clean count matters because it sits right in the middle of the current San Diego bite. Fisherman’s Landing reported bluefin, yellowfin and dorado within 1-day range, and said most fish were going on 25- to 30-pound flyline setups with fluorocarbon and small No. 4 to 1/0 hooks. It also said bluefin in the 80- to 130-pound range were being seen and caught, which gives the overnight fleet a wider target than just school-size fish. The message is simple: the fish are close enough for shorter trips, and the grades being caught are good enough to justify getting on a boat now instead of waiting for a bigger headline.
The Patriot San Diego’s result also fits into a broader run of productive overnight reports out of San Diego. H&M Landing’s May 3 count page showed the same boat with 8 anglers on a 1-day overnight and the same 8 bluefin and 2 bonito tally, while the Producer came back May 2 with 13 bluefin and 2 bonito for 29 anglers, and the Old Glory posted 60 bluefin and 1 bonito with 30 anglers on a 1.5-day trip. Those numbers show a fleet that is not relying on a single lucky trip. Multiple boats, multiple departure lengths and multiple fish counts are all putting tuna on the dock.
Patriot San Diego’s earlier May numbers point the same way, including a 1.5-day trip with 8 anglers catching 13 bluefin tuna. For anglers weighing whether to book a short overnight or hold out for a splashier report, this is the practical signal: San Diego is offering repeatable tuna opportunity right now, and a clean 8-for-8 bluefin trip proves that a modest count can still be a worthwhile trip when the bite lines up.
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