Trip 7 (2.5 day) July 16 report
Howdy anglers, great afternoon for us today!
We had a bit of a slow morning today (we saw lots of tuna but they didn’t want to bite). So we went off in search of some kelp for some more yellowtail and hopefully some tuna along the way. The weather was great so we had that going for us.
This afternoon, we had some hot action on yellowfin tuna. Loading up all the trollers, bait fish, fish jumping out of the water…. it was so much fun this afternoon. It was a great way to end a fun trip. We literally caught our last two fish minutes before it was too dark to see! So we are headed in tonight – the weather is good and we will be coming back out Thursday on a 4 day trip.
Bright colors on the troll lures seem to be the ticket.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 7 (2.5 day) July 15 Report
Howdy anglers,
Bit of a slow afternoon – also reported from the boats around us. Still lots of good signs this morning and late this afternoon – the tuna we’ve seen are just not in a biting mood today. Here is a sample of the fish we caught this afternoon: this is Scott Sell with a nice yellowtail caught on a green & yellow yo-yo iron. The weather is backing off and we’re gonna go again all day tomorrow. We’ll have reports for you as the day progresses.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 7 (2.5 day) July 15 Mid-day Report
Howdy anglers,
Slow start here for us this morning, but the weather and the spirits are high 🙂
We did catch some yellowfin tuna up to 15lbs and also found a couple kelps that had some nice grade yellowtail on them – just like the one pictured above with “El Guapo”.
There are signs of tuna around but they aren’t in the mood yet…so we’re gonna keep on trying after enjoying our Chef Charley lunch 🙂 We should have a good afternoon, wish us luck!
“El Guapo” and Friends getting set for departure! Mike Hess “Jucundus” leads to yellowtail greatness!
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 6 (1.5 day) Jackpot Winner!
Congratulations to our jackpot winner!
1. Chris Petro, Laguna Niguel,CA – 28.8# yellowtail
Trip 6 (1.5 day) July 13 Report
Howdy anglers,
We had a great afternoon fishing for yellowfin tuna – we were getting tuna on the troll and then those that were not trolling were catching fish on fly line sardines on a 2/0 hook. Some of the tuna were also caught on artificial lures like flat falls.
We had several stops on tuna from 10-16lbs and then found another kelp with some more very nice grade yellowtail. The weather is nice and looks good for the next couple days as well.
Here’s a photo of the last yellowtail caught aboard today by Chris Petro – may be the jackpot winner too – being hoisted up by Capt Ryan Stahl. Posing for a photo with Bootz at departure is continuing to be a lucky charm for our anglers!
We’re headed in to be back at the docks tomorrow morning – we will be coming back out again on a 2.5 day trip.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 6 (1.5 day) July 13 Mid-day report
Howdy anglers: We are enjoying another great day aboard Searcher today! We have had some good luck fishing on very nice yellowtail up to 30 pounds. We are stopping on a kelps to get these fish to bite. Most yellows today were caught on 30-lb line with a fly-line sardine and a 2/0 J hook. Our photo today is Malea Miller of Bakersfield, CA who is fishing with her dad and brother on our Shimano-sponsored trip. Malea posed for a photo with Bootz before the trip began – and it looks like the Bootz lucky streak is continuing! The Millers and other passengers are able to try out some of the quality rods/reels, thanks to Shimano and on-board instructor, Alex Plambeck.
Tuna fishing has been slow so far today, but we have reports of some being caught above us. Wish us luck and stay tuned right here for all the news from the field!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 5 (1.5 day) July 10-12 Jackpot Winner!
Congratulations to our jackpot winner!
1. Ebed Aguilera, Compton,CA – 22.4# yellowtail
Trip 5 (1.5 day) July 11 Report
Howdy anglers,
It was a great afternoon on the water! We had steady action pretty much all day: stopping on kelp, catching yellowtail up to 20 lbs and some dorado. We had a great afternoon on yellowfin tuna, too.
The weather looks like it is going to lay down the next couple of days – good news since we are headed back to San Diego with a boat of happy anglers tonight, with another trip departing on the afternoon of July 12.
Here is Patti Looney with her dorado caught on a kelp stop today.
This afternoon’s tip is: the ticket to getting a tuna today after we got trolling bites was slide fishing with an artificial lure.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher