Welcome to "On the Fly" Fishing Charters!

Massive shark, local marlin release by On The Fly Fishing Charters

On the Fly Fishing Charters provides San Diego private sport fishing charters all year long. From world class summer Mako shark fly fishing, to chasing the speedy tunas of the Pacific, we have the charter for you. We offer top of the line fly fishing tackle as well as conventional tackle for all of our bay, inshore and offshore trips.

  • Professional - All of our captains are licensed by the US Coast Guard and state of California as well as fully insured
  • Dedicated - Our captains and crew work hard on every charter to provide a positive, memorable experience
  • Local knowledge - Our captains have over 75 years combined experience fishing San Diego waters

Our seasoned crews are dedicated to providing a safe, quality fishing experience for anglers off all skill levels. Feel free to give us a call at: (928)-380-4504 if you have any questions on what we are currently catching and the trips we are offering this time of year!

Shark Trips!

Fly-fishing for mako sharks is a unique experience. Without a doubt, San Diego offers fly-fisherman, of all experience levels, the best opportunity in the United States to target mako sharks up to 200 pounds.

Our summertime shark fishing trips offer fly-fisherman as high of a percentage shot at an angler releasing a 100lb fish "On The Fly" as anywhere else in the country. That's right! Your odds are just as good, or better, of catching and releasing a big shark on a fly rod with us than a tarpon, sailfish or marlin over 100lbs anywhere in the U.S., east or west coast! Click HERE for more info...
Capt. Dave Trimble Bay Trips


Bay Trips!

Fishing San Diego's bays is a fun experience for anglers of all skill levels. On these 5 hour trips we will have you casting to a wide variety of species including bass, halibut and croaker, just minutes from the dock. The protected waters of the bays are are productive all winter long. A great gift idea, with trips as low as $125 per person!! Click HERE for more info...

Fishing Reports


April 26, 2013 Fishing Report

We released 3 makos on our half day charter today. The water is warming up and there is an abundance of bait on the sharkin' grounds. The coming weeks are shaping up nicely!

If shark fishing is not your game check out our bay trips. Yesterday in the bay we caught halibut, bay bass, spotfin croaker up to 5 pounds and yellowfin croaker!


March 18, 2013 Fishing Report: Blue Shakrs and Whales!
I have shark fished the last 5 days and released blue sharks on each trip. We have been seeing whales almost every trip as well. Book your adventure today!

February 10, 2013 Fishing Report: Shark Slam Released Today!

Wow! Three species of pelagic sharks released today by angler Joe Stumps!

Cap'n Jack guided Joe and his brother Jeff to mako and blue sharks on the fly, and they caught and released a thresher on light tackle! Almost 10 sharks in all released today!

Give us a call today to book your trip!


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Shark of a Lifetime: Massive Shark for One of Our Clients
Video of huge mako shark on fly gear

Everet Evans and his dad fished with us in Sept. 2010 and hooked a mako of a lifetime. One of the biggest fish in the world caught and released on a fly!

Everet posted a video of his big one from last summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8rTrdx-8B0



Capt. Dave Trimble


Thanks for visiting, and I hope to see you on a trip soon!

Captain Dave Trimble