September 17-23, 2011
This Penn University 6-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 212 yellowfin, 286 yellowtail, and 5 dorado. Many thanks to Steve Carson and Penn University for their sponsorship. And congrats to the non-jackpot 92.5# yellowfin caught by Steve! The jackpot winners are:
- Gary Chung, San Jose, CA– 87.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Matt Kirkpatrick, Bakersfield, CA — 86.4# yellowfin tuna
- Leon Walraven, Whittier, CA (right) and Curtis Howard, Diamond Bar, CA — 84.8# yellowfin tuna
September 9-12, 2011
This 2.5-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 181 yellowfin, 13 dorado, and 13 bluefin. Many thanks to Western Outdoor News and Okuma Fishing for their sponsorship! The jackpot winners are:
- Chris Brodock, Simi Valley, CA– 20.4# yellowfin tuna
- Don Beckman, Dana Point, CA — 18.9# yellowfin tuna
- Greg Locke, San Diego, CA — 18.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
September 2-5, 2011
This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 161 yellowfin, 28 dorado, and 3 bluefin. The jackpot winners are:
- Ed Uchio, Milford, CT– 19.8# yellowfin tuna (middle)
- Bob Lin, Lake Forest, CA — 19.4# yellowfin tuna (right)
- Randy Welsh, Sacramento, CA — 18.8# yellowfin tuna (left)
August 31-September 2, 2011
This 1.5-day trip had 30 anglers and they caught 53 bluefin tuna, 47 yellowfin tuna, and two dorado. The jackpot winner is:
- David Norman, Granada Hills, CA — 28# yellowfin tuna
August 26-29, 2011
This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 339 bluefin, 138 yellowfin, and 20 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Peter Le, So Pasadena, CA — 36.4# bluefin tuna(left)
- Blake Robertson, Oceanside, CA — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
- Larry Hendon, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (right) and Don Bennett, Arlington, TN (tie) — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
August 21-26, 2011
This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 191 bluefin, 50 yellowfin, 113 yellowtail, and 4 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Bruce Gothar, Menifee, CA — 30.8# yellowtail (left)
- Mike Ray, Huntington Beach, CA — 27# yellowtail
- Mike Yearry, San Clemente, CA — 25.4# yellowtail
August 16-21, 2011
This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 66 bluefin, 209 yellowfin, 247 yellowtail, and 1 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Hal Guy, Canoga Park, CA — 22.8# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Jeff Nagel, Laguna Niguel, CA — 22.6# yellowfin tuna
- Jeff Nagel, Laguna Niguel, CA — 22.0# yellowfin tuna(
Five for 21 by Bill Roecker
Art Taylor brought his Searcher home to Fisherman’s Landing August 21 after a fine five-day trip with 21 anglers.
“We had an excellent day at the South End of Cedros Island,” Art told dock reporter Bill Roecker, “on 15 to 20-pound yellowtail. Most came on bait, but they bit on the yoyo and the surface iron, too. Then we fished offshore for three days and had very good tuna fishing. About 75 percent of them were yellowfin and the rest bluefin. The yellowfin averaged about 18 pounds.
“We got ‘em on sonar marks, meter marks, blind jig strikes and jig strikes when we were heading toward a spotted school. Our best trolling jigs were blue and white Zucker’s with some pink color, and the Braid Speedster. We ended up with near-limits by fishing on a 30-mile spread of tuna. We saw no seiners.”
Harold Guy of Winnnetka won first place for a 22.8-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he got it with a sardine on a 2/0 Owner Flyliner hook tied to 25-pound fluorocarbon, 30-pound Izorline and 60-pound Line One spectra on an Avet JX reel and a seven-foot Sabre rod.
Jeff Nagel of Laguna Niguel won second and third spots for his yellowfin of 22.6 and 22.2 pounds.
