FISHING : Martin Tourney at Redondo Will End Wednesday

The third annual Randy Martin fishing tournament is under way on the Redondo pier.

The event, sponsored by the Redondo Pier Assn., is open to all anglers and will end at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The tournament was started three years ago by sportsman Randy Martin who, when he isn’t casting a line off the pier, works as a sergeant with the Redondo Beach Police Department.

Only game fish will be considered for tournament winners.

All fish must be caught from the pier and weighed at the pier’s fish market and certified as to weight and type.

Prizes: first place, a trophy and custom rod and reel; second through fourth places, trophies.

The leaders up to Monday were Hisad Homa, 16-pound, 3-ounce halibut; Jerry Dunamel, 16-pound, 2-ounce halibut, and Leroy Nelson, 14-pound, 6-ounce halibut.

Tournament standings are posted daily at the pier’s Police Department window.

The barge Isle of Redondo reports yellowtail have been showing and, with a continued warm current, a chance for an open bite looks promising.

Dave Kobin of Redondo Beach reeled in the first yellowtail landed this year on the barge. It weighed in at 15 1/2 pounds.

Al Swartz of Torrance tried to hook a yellowtail and brought up a 22 1/2-pound halibut.

Augie Pisano of Torrance yo-yoed a jig and hooked a halibut that weighed in at 21 1/2 pounds.

Don McAdam of Gardena, aboard his boat Water Closet at Catalina Island and using a live mackerel and 8-pound Izor line, battled for 50 minutes to bring aboard a 138-pound marlin.

South Bay Catches: John Bolt of Long Beach, fishing aboard the Victory, used a live squid at the oil rigs to catch the whopper of the week, a 28 3/4-pound yellowtail.

Tony Capelouto of San Pedro, aboard the Monte Carlo, tossed a sardine at a yellowtail and reeled in a 24 1/2-pounder.

Jim Fereminn of Lomita, fishing at Rocky Point aboard the Redondo Special, had to reel and pump a yellowtail out of the kelp to bring to gaff a 23-pounder.

Adam Garcia of San Pedro, aboard the Sportking, used a jig and bounced a 18-pound yellowtail on the deck.

Tom Blair of Long Beach, fishing on a twilight trip on the Southern Cal, caught a 14-pound halibut.

Fish Reports: Sizable bonito have started to work in all areas.

Sand bass, which slowed during the past week, have been showing signs of gulping anchovies again.

At Marina del Rey Sportfishing: The Happyman afternoon trip returned with 125 sand bass and 24 bonito.

The Spitfire worked the Sunset Beach area and anglers caught 40 sand bass, 30 sculpin, 12 bonito and 5 sole.

The Betty O, fishing shallow for rockfish, chalked up 260 reds plus one 10-pound cow cod.

At Redondo Sportfishing: The Redondo Special, fishing Rocky Point, returned with 133 sand bass, 29 barracuda and 8 sculpin.

The Sea Spray worked Twin Roads and landed 67 bonito, 25 sculpin and a yellowtail.

The Sharpshooter, working Rocky Point, found the barracuda: 121 went into the bags, plus 31 bonito.

The Blackjack, fishing Catalina, returned with 75 barracuda, 45 bonito, 8 sheepshead and a halibut.

On the barge Isle of Redondo, anglers over the weekend landed big bonito. The catch totaled 615, plus 12 sculpin, 11 sand bass, 4 barracuda and 533 mackerel.

At 22nd Street Landing: The First String on a two-day islands trip chalked up 111 calico and bull bass, 46 barracuda and 36 bonito.

The Monte Carlo morning trip resulted in a variety catch of 10 yellowtail, 15 calico bass, 14 barracuda, 10 sculpin and 5 bonito.

The Freedom, trying Catalina, found the barracuda and 211 went into the sacks, plus a yellowtail.

At L.A. Harbor Sportfishing: The Sportking located the yellowtail and barracuda at the rigs, and anglers sacked 154 barracuda, 16 yellowtail and a halibut.

The Matt Walsh afternoon trip to the Horseshoe scored a bonito catch as anglers reeled in 182, plus 10 calico bass.

The Outerlimits fished Catalina with live squid and anglers caught 88 calico bass up to 6 pounds and 14 yellowtail.

The Annie B barge weekend count was 1,001 queen fish, 200 mackerel and 175 jacksmelt.

At Long Beach Sportfishing: The Victory worked the rigs and flats and anglers landed 135 bonito, 129 barracuda, 28 sand bass, 5 sculpin and a halibut.

The Southern Cal on a morning trip to the Flats returned with 268 sand bass and 21 bonito.

The El Dorado, fishing both sides of Catalina, had a catch of 46 barracuda, 41 calico bass, 12 sand bass, 8 halibut and a yellowtail.