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| Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching |
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| Last 3 months | 87 | 177 | 185 | 8 | 95% | 4.4 | ||
| Last 6 months | 329 | 609 | 647 | 38 | 92% | 4.3 | ||
| Last 12 months | 703 | 1269 | 1336 | 67 | 93% | 4.3 | ||
| All | 1320 | 2381 | 2499 | 118 | 94% | 4.3 |
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Ratings by Activity
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| Whale Watching in Grey Whale Season (Dec - Apr) | 439 | 94% | 4.2 |
| Catamaran Adventure Cruises | 362 | 97% | 4.6 |
| 1/2 Day and Twilight Fishing Trips | 306 | 88% | 4.1 |
| Ocean Adventures in Blue Whale Season (May - Nov) | 162 | 95% | 4.4 |
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Always awesome in Dana Point
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| Sat, Feb 16, 08 12:00 PM | sharonfry | Female | 50-59 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| Great adventure. Great day. Beautiful. Save the Oceans. Don't pollute. | ||||||
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A Whale of a Time.
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| Sat, Feb 16, 08 10:00 AM | Speechguy | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
| It was great to be out in the ocean, enjoying just that was great. We saw several whales, seal lions, and dolphins. The boat was great as were the crew. We had a wonderful time. | ||||||
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Had a great time.
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| Fri, Feb 15, 08 12:00 PM | CathyDecker | Female | 50-59 | Local | Unspecified | |
| On our first trip out it was very windy and we saw absolutely nothing. But Dana Wharf whale watching gave us vouchers good for a year. We returned the next day to beautiful weather and we saw two whales and watched them for about 30 minutes. On our way back we found a huge pod of dolphins (over 100) and they were spectacular. Great trip and very informative. | ||||||
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A great whale-watching excursion
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| Fri, Feb 8, 08 12:00 PM | mpadugan | Male | 50-59 | Combination | Group of Friends | |
| This short (2 hour) boat trip was a great time. We saw a huge school (pod?) of dolphins - around 1000! We also saw whales although they were being reclusive and not showing much of themselves out of the water. The birdlife was very extensive - hundreds of cormorants, pelicans, etc. We also passed by a buoy to see a group of sea lions. The captain was knowledgeable about sealife and gave a good amount of information about it. I would highly recommend this trip. | ||||||
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We saw whales and dolphins!
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| Tue, Feb 5, 08 2:00 PM | Lyons13 | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| We were fortunate to see 2 gray whales and 2 dolphins actively playing, it is not often that this happens, it was fabulous! Smooth transaction of buying e-tickets online, submitted the confirmation and received the tickets. | ||||||
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The trip was awesome!
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| Sat, Feb 2, 08 12:00 PM | Debra_Blake | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family With Children | |
| In lieu of buying toys for my grandchildren at Christmas, birthdays, etc. I have decided to spend time with them. This was definitely time well spent. Not only did they "ooh" and "aah" at the pod of common dolphins and shreak with excitement when the whales breeched. The boat ride itself was an adventure for them. Thanks for a great day! | ||||||
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F A N T A S T I C !!!
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| Sat, Feb 2, 08 12:00 PM | MarciaJones | Female | 50-59 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| This was a surprise trip for my boyfriend's birthday and we were both pleasantly surprised! Not only did we see hundreds of dolphins but we saw 4 whales! The crew was great in taking us to the perfect spots for dolphin viewing. They were jumping out of the water, some with babies, and playing around the boat and playing with each other. They looked to be having such a wonderful time. It was awsome!! We then ventured out further to search for whales. Our trip was even better than most from what we heard. We saw one of the best 'breaches' of two whales that even the crew said they'd seen. It was absolutely spectacular. We saw others swimming around nearby, partially out of the water at various times, but could see them 'spouting' as well. I highly recommend this trip and I will certainly do it again ! | ||||||
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Nice tour, good guys
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| Fri, Feb 1, 08 12:00 PM | ricksabo | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| The trip was pretty much like I expected it to be. As an avid outdoorsman I know that wild animals don't travel by a set schedule and their actions can be un-predictable. I am sure many tourists expect to see about 100 whales per trip, all with their flukes about 15 feet out of the water for 10 seconds each so cameras can be focused. In a perfect world...right. We saw whales, the crew was pleasant...we had a good time. We got a few good photos....the price was right. All good stuff. Thanks | ||||||
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Good service provided
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| Sat, Jan 26, 08 12:00 PM | rickwillingh | Male | 50-59 | Local | Individual | |
| There are two ways to rate this fishing trip. 1) the quality of the service provided and 2) the results. 1) This was a half-day trip. What I liked about it was that the boat did not spend a lot of time traveling. A short trip out to where the fish were suspected to be, some repositioning to stay on top of the fish and then a short trip back to the dock. The one deckhand worked hard and did his job well. Purchased food was well prepared, fish-cleaning and filleting was quick, fish were removed from the hook and put in your bag for you. Plus, rigging 'help' was offered if it appeared that you needed it or asked for it. Overall rating of service provided: (considering the ratio of customers to deckhands) Better than Average. 2) I have results rated separately because good or bad results can influence one's opinion of the service provided. If you haven't been on a trip like this before, realize that the captain can go to spots that typically hold fish, recommend techniques, and provide bait - but it is still up to the fish to bite and you to catch them. Sometimes they bite and sometimes they don't. I think this spot was known to be a good spot for sculpin. Fortunately, we were catching just enough fish to keep us on the spot. (SCULPIN--aka 'rattlesnake' for the 6 hours of intense pain it can inflict if one of its spines jab you. Sculpin fillets are very popular for eating as they have a light, tasty meat that's not too 'fishy'.) My personal luck wasn't very good: three keeper (10" minimum) sculpin in the bag, double that released for under size limit, and a few small tom cod and queenfish released. Overall rating of results: Below Average considering the size of the jackpot fish, the quantities of fish in the bags, and my personal results. (I've had better 1/2 day results.) If you are considering a half-day fishing trip, understand that local 1/2 day fishing doesn't typically provide big fish or large numbers of fish. Your chances for either of those is better when you go on a longer trip. That being said, this dock provided well for this 1/2 day trip. Parking for this dock is inconvenient. There is a special area available, but it is a few hundred yards away. The inconvenient part is that the dock needs to provide you with a special card to place on your dash so that you don't get towed for exceeding the four hour maximum. That means leaving your gear in your vehicle while you get your ticket and parking card or you leave it at the dock while you hike back to your vehicle to put the parking card on the dash. I have an open bed pickup truck so in my case, either option leaves my gear unattended and susceptable to theft. I chose leaving it outside the dock's shop and it was fine. If there were more than one in your party, this problem could be easily avoided. The convenience of viewing the calendar, reading reviews and purchasing the ticket online was very nice. I recommend to all docks to do the same. | ||||||
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Great trip for out-of-town guest.
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| Sat, Jan 26, 08 12:00 PM | lespaul1987 | Male | 50-59 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| People are friendly, boat was clean, refreshments on board, insightful descriptions. Couldn't have been better. | ||||||
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Very Enjoyable
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| Sat, Jan 19, 08 2:00 PM | cartegraph | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| We took the 2:00pm trip and although we did not see any wales we did see alarge number of dolphins and I feel that in it's self made the trip well worth the cost and the time and I would do it again! | ||||||
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OK trip, but saw no whales...
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| Sat, Jan 19, 08 10:00 AM | bwatson | Unspecified | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
| We went on a beautiful clear January 19th morning (the 10 a.m. trip). Friends had told us there haven't been many whale sightings in the last few years off the Dana Point coast. . However we decided to go anyway. For seven landlocked Utah people, it was just nice to get out on the ocean. We first saw a large group of dolphins. We followed the dolphins for 15-20 minutes (or they followed us) then the captain said we were going to look for whales. We saw no whales, but did see sea lions, pelicans, and other birds. The view of the coast was great all during the trip. It was chilly with the wind blowing, and a coat was an absolute necessity. I would have liked a little more talking by the captain (or crew--whoever was doing narration). They didn't say much--would have been nice to have them tell some stories, or identify land marks, or something--they spoke about twice in the 1.75 hours we were on the water. Food was advertised, but we didn't purchase any. Maybe they should rename it the 'Dolphin watching experience'. It was an ok trip--3 stars out of 5. I would do it once, but probably not again. | ||||||
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Lots of ocean life action- whale, dolphin & seals!
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| Tue, Jan 1, 08 12:00 PM | bulldog9 | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family With Children | |
| Plenty of ocean life action. We got to follow a gray whale for quite awhile, then saw lots of dolphin and sea lions all around the boat. The whale didn't get very close to the boat, but it was still great. | ||||||
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Truly a fun day. The crew was excellent
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| Mon, Dec 24, 07 10:00 AM | Roxannaward | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family With Children | |
| My 10 year old son is now hooked (pun intended)on fishing and can't wait to go again! | ||||||
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did not catch any fish
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| Sun, Dec 23, 07 6:30 AM | gwarnerg | Male | 50-59 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| did not catch any fish | ||||||
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