Top 12 Lobster catch locations 13-14 season
 

Top 12 Locations for Sport Lobster Catch:
2013 CALENDAR YEAR CARDS: 49% lobster report card return rate
Total of 70,211 lobsters reported kept for all locations (Locations 1-92)

Location # Location Name % of Total Recreational Catch

1. 1 Catalina Island 13.9 %
2. 18 San Diego Bay 10.4 %
3. 53 Long Beach/ Middle Breakwater 9.9 %
4. 57 Pt. Vicente up to King Harbor 7.5 %
5. 64 Santa Monica up to Malibu Pt. 4.8 %
6. 3 Santa Cruz Island 3.8 %
7. 50 LA County Line up to San Pedro 3.5 %
8. 61 King Harbor up to Santa Monica 3.5 %
9. 17 Zuniga Jetty 2.8 %
10. 62 Marina Del Rey Jetties 2.6 %
11. 23 Mission Bay 2.6 %
12 4 Santa Rosa Island 2.2 %


Top 12 Locations for Sport Lobster Catch: 2013-14 FULL SEASON CARDS:
48% lobster report card return rate
Total of 67,748 lobsters reported kept for all locations (Locations 1-92)
Location # Location Name % of Total Recreational Catch
1. 1 Catalina Island 14.6 %
2. 53 Long Beach/ Middle Breakwater 12.5%
3. 18 San Diego Bay 12,3%
4. 57 Pt. Vicente up to King Harbor 5.3%
5. 50 LA County Line up to San Pedro 3%
6. 3 Santa Cruz Island 3%
7. 17 Zuniga Jetty 2.9%
8. 64 Santa Monica up to Malibu Pt. 2.7%
9. 23 Mission Bay 2.6%
10. 61 King Harbor up to Santa Monica 2.6%
11. 37 Dana Pt. Jetties 2.4%
12. 75 Channel Islands Harbor Breakwater and Jetties 2.1%

Hey Jim,

Thanks for posting this. Did the DFW list this on their website somewhere? I did a quick search through that statistics section, didn't see it. I'd be interested to dive through all the stats and do some analysis.

Sweet! Long beach it is! Thanks Jim

That middle breakwater is quite a paddle. I'm surprised Redondo didn't make the list.

Redondo
 

There really is no longer a Redondo break wall location on the report card...it's now "King Harbor up to Santa Monica" and if you look closely you'll see that "Pt. Vicente to King Harbor and "King Harbor up to Santa Monica" accounts for about 11% of the total estimated catch. I know I did my part!
The Long Beach Breakwall where those giant Bugs came from last season is better hooped from a skiff...thats a long paddle/peddle from any "legal" put in.

Thanks Jim! This is some great info.

It also tells me why all my trips to the DP jettie have been (for the most part, a 1-2 lobster night was a big win) unproductive.......

I hear you. But there is something fun about sorting through 60 shorts to get those 2 clickers, I mean keepers.