Cedros Island Remains Hot by Bill Roecker
Cedros Island Remains Hot
The yellowtail at Cedros Island are still chewing bait, jigs and just about anything else that falls into the water. Art Taylor took his Searcher anglers there on a five-day trip, and they loaded up on ‘tails before heading up the beach to try some rockfishing. A couple of nice white seabass bit in the wee hours at the island, and one of them made it into the jackpot.
Mike Lee of San Francisco won first place for a 27-pound yellowtail. He said he bagged it at two AM on the dropper loop, about the same time the white seabass came through. He baited a sardine on a 6/0 Eagle Claw hook on 60-pound Izorline. He used a TLD 30 reel and a Seeker 655 Black Steel rod.
Raul Alarcon of Garden Grove won second place for the larger fish of his pair of whites, a 24-pounder. The other one went 22.6 pounds. Both came on the dropper loop. Tom Kang of Huntington Beach won third place for a 23-pound yellowtail.
Jul 22-25
This 3-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 20 albacore. The jackpot winners are:
- Nanette Smith, Huntington Beach, CA — 28# albacore
- Nanette Smith, Huntington Beach, CA — 25# albacore
- Hack Bair, Huntington Beach, CA — 24# albacore
Jul 20-22
This 1.5-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 4 albacore and 2 yellowtail (lots of fish seen, but no biters). The jackpot winner is:
- Bo Bui, Alhambra, CA — 25# albacore
Jul 13-18
This 5-day trip had 16 anglers and they caught 200 albacore, 129 yellowtail, and 7 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Dave Bell, San Diego, CA — 34# albacore (left)
- Doug Hogue, San Diego, CA — 33.6# albacore (middle)
- Ed Furu, Huntington Beach, CA — 33.6# albacore (right)
Jul 10-13
This 3-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 58 albacore. The jackpot winners are:
- Leo Murayama–30 # albacore
- Ed Weber, Coto de Caza, CA–25# albacore
- Dennis Yoshioka, Bishop, CA–24# albacore
Jul 8-10
This 1.5-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 36 albacore. The jackpot winner is:
- Paul Burger, Rancho Cucamonga, CA — 25# albacore
Jul 6-8
This 1.5-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 64 albacore. The jackpot winner is:
- Harold Bucchanieri, San Ramon, CA — 31# albacore
Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up On the Water Seminar finds Albacore by Pete Gray
Our second Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar returned to the Fishermans Landing docked 
Thursday morning with a nice load of albacore and some very happy anglers. Captain Art Taylor was behind the wheel of the Searcher and took our group of 29- 115 miles from Point Loma to the fishing grounds. The seas were flat and the fishing was steady. Captain Art pulled the throttles of the Searcher back about 5:30am and within minutes we saw our first school of "puddling" albacore and proceeded to start the day with a few "bait fish". The morning progressed much the same way, stopping on puddling fish and jig strikes. Though the fishing was better in the morning hours, we had steady jig strikes and bait fish throuthout the day and early evening. The bite seemed to shut off about 7pm. The total count for the day was 64 albacore from 15 to 31 pounds. Most of the fish were over 20 pounds and several anglers on the trip caught their first tuna, including young Joey Johnston pictured with his grandpa Gary Dittmar and Searcher deckhand Dustin Madruga.
Many thanks to our chief Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar instructor Patrick Gee pictured giving instruction to some of the group. Thanks to Dana Landing in Mission Bay for coordinating the trips, Celia and Art Taylor from the Searcher for hosting the trips and Shimano for providing the finest tackle on 
earth for everyone to use free on the trips.
If you would like to join us for our last Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar, it is a great one- 3 day trip on the Searcher in prime time- August 7-10. There are a few spots left, so contact Searcher Sportfishing at 619-2262403 or check www.searchersportfishing.com