Cortez

Cortez

Captain Jim Hughes

Seaforth Sportfishing · San Diego, CA

  • Length65' × 20'
  • Max load23 anglers
  • Bunks23

Fishing Trips With Open Spots live availability · book direct with the landing

Mon Oct 5 5:00 pm
1.5 Day Limited Load
17 open back Wed Oct 7, 6:00 am
$555 Book Now
Wed Oct 7 5:00 pm
1.5 Day Limited Load
10 open back Fri Oct 9, 6:00 am
$555 Book Now
Mon Oct 12 5:00 pm
1.5 Day Limited Load
17 open back Wed Oct 14, 6:00 am
$555 Book Now
Wed Oct 14 10:00 am
2 Day Limited Load
14 open back Fri Oct 16, 6:00 am
$900 Book Now
Tue Oct 20 5:00 pm
1.5 Day Limited Load
17 open back Thu Oct 22, 6:00 am
$555 Book Now

Availability is supplied by the landing and can change without notice. See the full San Diego schedule »

2026 Season Totals

950 Fish caught
11 Trips
159 Anglers
5.97 Fish per angler

Top species · 2026

  1. Rockfish 390
  2. Bluefin Tuna 208
  3. California Yellowtail 168
  4. Kelp Bass 127
  5. Dolphinfish 23
  6. Yellowfin Tuna 22
  7. Pacific Bonito 5
  8. Barred Sand Bass 4

Counts reported by the landing. Tap a species for the month-by-month breakdown. 2 more species not shown.

Recent Fish Counts

TueSep 82026
1.5 Day Trip15 anglers
  • 75 Kelp Bass
  • 15 California Yellowtail
90fish
SunSep 62026
2 Day Trip14 anglers
  • 56 Bluefin Tuna
  • 1 Yellowfin Tuna
57fish
SunAug 302026
2 Day Trip18 anglers
  • 29 Kelp Bass
  • 11 California Yellowtail
  • 8 Yellowfin Tuna
  • 5 Dolphinfish
  • 4 Barred Sand Bass
  • 2 Bluefin Tuna
  • 2 Skipjack Tuna
61fish
MonAug 242026
3.5 Day Trip11 anglers
  • 17 California Yellowtail
  • 17 Kelp Bass
  • 14 Dolphinfish
  • 12 Yellowfin Tuna
  • 1 Bluefin Tuna
61fish
SunAug 162026
2 Day Trip14 anglers
  • 70 Rockfish
  • 23 California Yellowtail
  • 6 Kelp Bass
  • 5 Pacific Bonito
104fish
TueAug 112026
3.5 Day Trip12 anglers
  • 120 Rockfish
  • 51 California Yellowtail
  • 21 Bluefin Tuna
  • 1 Yellowfin Tuna
  • 1 California Halibut
194fish
SunAug 22026
2.5 Day Trip13 anglers
  • 11 California Yellowtail
  • 11 Bluefin Tuna
  • 4 Dolphinfish
26fish
MonJul 202026
2.5 Day Trip16 anglers
  • 27 Bluefin Tuna
  • 14 California Yellowtail
41fish
FriJul 172026
2.5 Day Trip15 anglers
  • 55 Bluefin Tuna
  • 15 California Yellowtail
70fish
SunJul 122026
3.5 Day Trip12 anglers
  • 100 Rockfish
  • 25 Bluefin Tuna
  • 1 California Yellowtail
126fish

Boat Information

Boat
Cortez
Owner(s)
Jim Hughes
Skipper(s)
Jim Hughes
Dimensions
65 × 20
Hot Galley
Yes
Bunks
23
Max Load
23

Landing Information

Landing
Seaforth Sportfishing
Address
1717 Quivira Road
City
San Diego
State
CA
Zip
92109
Phone
(619) 224-3383

Trip Photos

Cortez Annual Totals
  Rockfish Bluefin Tuna Yellowtail Calico Bass Yellowfin Tuna Bonito Dorado Whitefish Skipjack Tuna Barracuda Sand Bass Sheephead Striped Marlin
2026 390 208 168 127 22 5 23 – 2 – 4 – –
2025 330 316 339 170 83 27 4 9 7 4 – 1 1
Cortez Annual Totals
Fish 2026 2025
Rockfish 390 330
Bluefin Tuna 208 316
Yellowtail 168 339
Calico Bass 127 170
Yellowfin Tuna 22 83
Bonito 5 27
Dorado 23 4
Whitefish – 9
Skipjack Tuna 2 7
Barracuda – 4
Sand Bass 4 –
Sheephead – 1
Striped Marlin – 1