Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching

Been using Dana Wharf for 20 years, always consistently good in finding the fish. The crews are extremely helpful. Reccommend this to any traveler or local person(s) intersted in a great deep sea fishing trip.

good crew

If you enjoy a short exhilerating boatride then this is for you. Dolphins are almost guaranteed which is fantastic anyway and to see whales would be the icing on the cake.

Saw lots of dolphin but no whales, still had good time. Nice catamaran, crew and satisfactory chow!

I went with my son who was visiting from England & we had THE best time ! The boat was immaculate, the crew were so friendly & informative. We saw so many dolphin & them were thrilled to see 2 huge blue whales which we followed just yards from the boat. The crew member on the speaker had so much information & interesting facts about the whales. It was one of the best trips I've ever done & I would, and will, recommend to anyone. Can't wait to take my grandkids!

My family and I went on the evening boat ride and we loved it. We could not say if good things about the tour. The captain and his mates were awesome. We saw hundreds of dolphin and 5 whale. We also saw many sea lions. We have been on many boat tours and this one has been by far the BEST!! The boat was very comfortable and the staff were great. They knew the every move of the whale and could tell us when we could get the best view of the fluke. It was awesome. You will not be disappointed!!

Only one blue whale but got some good looks.

This was my fourth whale watch outing in a month. It was just as good as the others (with a different company) and the narration was perhaps even better in the way the naturalist explained the 2 pods of dolphins and the blue whale that the captain found for us.

My Dad and I enjoyed our whale watching trip. The staff was wonderful and full of knowledge.

Great time amazing boat crew. A must do

We did not see any whales but we saw a lot of dolphins, they were playing right next to the boat. Boat was clean and the staff was professional.

But....as the boat pulled out the announcement came...the water was too cold and the fishing would be lousy. Would have been nice to have know that before I booked the tickets or drove an hour and half to get there. But that said the crew was very helpful and quick and right on top of things.

Crew was VERY helpfull,and if you are polite with them they will treat you back with respect. Bad part is that the people onboard (the other fishermen) are rude.When the boat leaves the harbor all fishing pole sockets are taken,and they would go over your space too.I wish they would understand we are all on one boat to fish,and regardless from where you fish on the boat it all comes down to : skill and luck !! Great job DANA WHARF !

I usually fish at Pierlanding in Long Beach. Ready to try something new at Dana. We were told the water temperature had gone down and that fish weren't biting. They were right! However, we my group noticed that the squid had "run-out" really fast. We then began fishing with half-dead anchovies. I also noticed that the person next to me had landed a rare Swell Shark. He was calling for the net and the deckhand said it wasn't necessary. He lost the shark and missed a great picture opportunity. The shark stayed around and was eventually caught by another fisherperson. Deckhand folks quickly went for the net and the shark was carefully caught and released. Probably not going back.

We had a great time. Wasn't sure if we would actually see any whales but we did. We followed a mom and her baby around for a while. The captain did a great job of finding the whales. It was also very educational, we learned a lot about the blue whales.