Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

We saw several whales n lots of dolphins n it was awesome weather. The guides were chill, couldn't really ask for more.

I didn't know what to expect but I was very surprised by the trip. Even though there is no guarantee that you'll find a blue whale, the boat captains did a wonderful job scouring every part of the sea to find one. We ended up finding a lot of common dolphins, a sunfish and a blue whale. It was an informative, fun cruise that I would highly recommend. You come away with a greater sense of sea life and how close they are to Orange County. I'm glad I went on the trip because I came away with some awesome photos and video footage that I will always treasure.

The trip was very fun. The crew was frendly te captain knew all the good pots and the fishing was great until they moved the boat from the kelt beds. everyone was pulling up nice fish in the kelt beds but the captain moved the boat and everyone got angry and didnt catch a fish. but other than that the trip was very fun and was the perfect lenght.

It took the captain forever to find a spot (lost a lot of time). Too many prople on a small boat. Hard to move around.

At least 8 times previously we have gone on whale watching cruises for Gray Whales. But the Blue Whales were so much more exciting, so much bigger, so much more active in hunting. A lot of what makes a whale cruise successful is luck. We were lucky, but also our captain scouted out the whales beforehand and the result was a whale experience we will always remember. Awesome wildlife, mere miles off Dana Point.

We were given rental poles in the office that were a problem for the boys to use. Open spinners...they tangled constantly...The captain came down and saw them tangled once and said to the boys "Why the hell did you rent these polls if you don't know how to use them." We used live bait that was say too big to catch anything. The only ones catching fish were using their own tackle. I would have purchased lures in the shop if someone had advised me to do it. On the boat we were given instruction by the other fisherman not the crew. After a snag once my son's line snapped and the crew member helping him walked away....so my son then had to run him down to replace his tackle. At first we were yelled instructions to fish on the top above the kelp...and then later we were told to fish down deeper...without any instruction or help changing tackle. Crew was friendly just unhelpful. Galley was fine...good food pretty good service. Three of us caught nothing.

The crew made it exciting and interesting from the time of boarding. We followed a tandem pair of whales throughout the trip and played with dolphins. The crew really made sure we had a great experience. The whole family loved it!!

We got to see a blue whale several times within 20 yards or so of the boat. The driver knew exactly where he was going (he had scouted out the location of the whale early in the morning in preparation for his 3 trips that day), and he kept us close to the whale each time it came up from deep-feeding. We also got to see lots of dolphins and some sea lions frolicking near the boat. It was a great trip! Got a little queasy on the trip back, due to some rough waters, but it was well worth the sights we saw.

Easy, short trip for my girls (2 and 4 years old), pretty safe for a boat and short enough that I didn't feel sick until the very end. We saw dolphins, a blue whale and a sun fish. It was pretty expensive for a two hour trip, but I heard Tuesday is half price day. Guide was funny, very knowledgeable and approachable with questions. You get the feeling these people like what they do.

The captain and crew did a great job finding the right spots and making the time enjoyable for everyone. When the fishing got hot, the crew was as attentive as when the fishing slowed down. I recommend Dana Wharf Fishing!

Skip the theme park and do this cruise. Wonderful time!

The boat was in time. We were very few less than twenty at 4.30pm. I do think this is a good time to watch whales and hundreds of dolphins jumping everywhere. Yhat was awesome!

Great weather, calm seas and saw our 1st whale less than 15 minutes out to sea. Followed that whale and saw him surface, heard him exhale, saw the blowhole and saw him breach and dive deep several times. I loved the blue glow of the water when the whale was swimming just below the surface. It was an awesome experience. I would highly recommend it, expecially on 1/2 price Tuesdays. I think the check in process needs to be a bit more organized. The sign at the door asked that you wait there for the next agent and people were just walking by us and going up to the counter. The people working in the shop and on the boat were friendly and informative.

We sighted 5 Blue Whales on this trip. We even saw a tail flip twice. Would recommend this to anyone. The 1/2 price Tuesday made it even more spectacular

This was a GREAT trip. The staff was AMAZING. We felt safe and enjoyed our time immensely.