Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salsipuedes Basin | feature | 245 fm | – |
| San Pedro Mártir Basin | feature | – | – |
| Tiburón Basin | feature | 233 fm | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 10:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
2026-10-19 10:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 10:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 10:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 10:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 10:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Bahía de los Ángeles
Bahia de los Angeles sits in the Midriff island zone, and the chart here behaves more like a cold water fishery than the warm basins to the south. Strong tidal currents rip through the narrow channels and drive upwelling, so this stretch holds cold water and sharp temperature breaks even in the warm months. The hunt is genuinely about the breaks here, the seams where cold upwelled water meets warmer water, and the color changes that ride along them, because the mixing is constant and the edges can be hard and close together.
Structure and the channels do the work. Isla Angel de la Guarda shelters the bay, the Canal de Ballenas runs deep and fast between the island and the coast, and the channel toward Isla Tiburon and the rest of the Midriff islands funnels the current. Those funnels are where the tidal flow stacks bait against the edges, so a temperature or color break sitting in or along a channel is the target. Pairing the SST and chlorophyll layers with the depth contours is how you find where the current, the edge and the bottom line up.
Seasonally the yellowtail are the spring draw, working the islands and the channel, with dorado moving in through the summer and some marlin and sailfish showing in late summer. Cabrilla and pargo hold on the structure through their seasons. None of it is promised. The mixing makes some years and some tides far better than others, and seasons and regulations change, so always check current rules.
The move is to read the hard breaks the tidal mixing throws off, watching where the cold upwelled water meets warmer water near Isla Angel de la Guarda, the Canal de Ballenas and the channels, and to run to the seam that has the temperature, the color and the structure all working together rather than chasing warm water with no edge to it.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.