California Shark Fishing

Captain Lou did an awesome job! We caught five sharks and had an amazing time! Making plans for another trip with these guys

My husband and his brothers went out on Daves shark fishing charter Oct 3. What an awesome experience. They caught (and released) a huge 300lb hammerhead. They were like children on Christmas day with their enthusiasm. Dave was professional, prepared, knowledgeable. What a great memory! The price was reasonable, you can purchase a CA fishing license at the dock.

Captain Dave Trimball was terrific! He is clearly as knowledgeable as they come and he worked hard all day to get us on the Sharks! We had an AMAZING day and experience and can’t wait to do it again! Dave, thank you for getting us hooked-​up to that big Mako on Monday! I truly appreciated the experience, it was a blast!

My Friend and I are both fresh water fisherman and have no real experience with salt water fishing. Captain Lou was who we went out on the charter with, you could tell within minutes he is an expert at what he does. He was patient with our mistakes and you could tell it wasn’t just about catching sharks he wanted you to come away with more skill and a better understanding of what you are doing. If there is only one shark in a square mile of water Lou will find it.
We had an epic day and caught some sharks, unbelievable trip of a lifetime, and I can’t wait to go again.

What an AMAZING experience!!! Capt. Lou was awesome!!! A buddy and I went out this past Saturday and Sunday and caught far more sharks than we ever expected. On Saturday alone, we caught 13 sharks and saw or broke off another 5 or 6. Sunday was pretty good too as we caught 6 more.
I originally booked this trip through Conway Bowman (the man that practically invented fly fishing for shark), but his schedule prevented us from fishing together. Instead, he referred me to Capt. Lou. You can’t ask for a nicer guide than Lou. He was incredibly knowledgeable and was just as excited about us catching sharks as we were. He really cares about his work and his passengers. He said going into the first morning that all he wanted was a single opportunity to catch a shark. This tells me that he was more focused on providing a great experience than he was about catching big numbers. That’s the way it should be!
It was one of the coolest experiences of my life! We baited sharks in using banana peels and an apple core (no kidding… just ask Lou)!!! We has sharks jumping 15 feet in the air. I had one battle with a monster for about 50 minutes before I landed him. I was exhausted after that!!. We lost 5 or six flies to the sharks and broke Lou’s 14 wt. rod during a battle with a mako (don’t worry, the rod has a lifetime guarantee on it).
Lou…thank you so much for the experience!!! I couldn’t imagine a better time with anyone else. We will definitely be doing this again!!!

California Shark fishing is awesome! We had a get together for my brothers Birthday where myself, my brother, and our mutual friend/​Brother Bill All flew into San Diego and hopped on a Shark Charter the next morning to see if we could hunt down some Mako Sharks.
In the morning we went into the Dana landing deli and picked up the odds and ends and then called our capt. for the day. Capt. Lou. Now, first off let me tell you; This guy is awesome, we went over the safety for the boat and what to do in case of an emergency and off we went. My brother ended up getting sick pretty quick and he tried to stick it out but we ended up taking him back in after about an hour of fishing, but within that hour we had hooked 3 makos and landed 1. Now the other 2 that we hooked were major fish. Huge sharks!
After taking him back in Lou needed to top off the tanks and back out we went. Now after talking with Lou, we quickly realized that he was our type of fisherman, He is in it for the love of the sport and love of the fish. He was very very persistent and wanted to make sure that we had a constant shot at the fish. We learned alot about the animal and a ton about shark fishing and the techniques out in the area that we had been fishing in all day.
Now don’t email me asking for those tips because like any fisherman worth his weight in bait knows, you don’t share you tips or spots with just anyone.
Anyways, Lou was actively monitoring the flows and drift and making sure we kept a thick slick and to be honest it really started feeling like we were all just fishing buddies not some guys on a charter.
I know that Lou may not be the normal guide that you get when going through California Shark Fishing but we may try to make this trip yearly if possible and if we do we will definitely ask for Lou by name. Lou knows his stuff and was an awesome guide, actually probably the best I have had on a charter. This is the type of guy we could just fish with day in and day out because he has the same lets go gettem attitude like we do. I can’t say enough about this place, we had a great time and caught some nice fish. Thank you California Shark Fishing and Thank you Lou for making this such an enjoyable trip, we will see you again!!!