Searcher Trip Reports
Sep 202023
Sep 20 (Sep 18-21) Limited load 3 day
Good morning,
We’ve had some very good opportunities the last couple days and nights on 30-100# bluefin. We’ve been seeing a good sign and doing a lot of drifting the past couple days and nights.
It requires finesse fly line fishing on 40/50# outfit. There’s a good sign again today and we are picking away this morning on mostly 60-100# bluefin.
Captain Mike and the boys
Sep 162023
Sep 15 (Sep 15-18) 3 Day Penn University Open
Good evening,
We got out to the grounds right before dark and found a good biting school or 30-40 pound bluefin. Got a nice start and we’re fishing still!
Captain Jason and Team Searcher
Robert’s nice one! Tyler with the assist.
Sep 152023
Sep 14 (Sep 13-15) 2 Day Offshore, part 2
Good evening,
We had good daytime plunking during two long drifts today. It could be tough to get a bite, then we’d have 4 or 5 going at a time. Best set-up was 30# line and a small circle hook.
Captain Jason and Team Searcher
Sep 142023
Sep 14 (Sep 13-15) 2 Day Offshore
Good morning,
We saw and caught some very nice grade bluefin last night and are now seeing some 40# fish today. Anglers had good opportunities to catching a quality fish so far!
Captain Jason and Team Searcher
Sep 142023
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 227 (Wahoo Lures)
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Sep 112023
Sep 11 (Sep 10-13) 3 Day Private Charter
Good morning,
We saw lots of fish last night, but had a little trouble hooking them. We are currently on anchor, fishing for mixed yellowtail and bluefin.
Captain Jason and Team Searcher
Sep 92023
Sep 9 (Sep 8-10) 2 Day Private Charter, part 2
Good evening,
We had a great day here today. We started anchored up on the bank and had some good action on 25# yellowtail and 15-40# bluefin. We left it before lunch. We were still picking but we wanted to mix it up. We had a kelp early afternoon for all you wanted dorado. It was full-speed aquarium style fishing.
When we got our fix we headed back to where we were last night and saw the same incredible sign of fish: miles and miles of all-size bluefin. It was quite a sight. We caught a couple more 30-40# bluefin and ran out of time.
Captain Mike and the boys
Sep 92023
Sep 9 (Sep 8-10) 2 Day Private Charter
Good morning,
We had excellent fishing last night. We stopped on a giant school of 50-150# bluefin and it stuck until we left it at about midnight. This last week there has been some excellent sign around and they’re biting.
We made a move out to the bank last night when the guys had enough of big ones, and we’re anchored up picking away on 25# yellowtail and 15-40# bluefin right now. Beautiful weather and good fishing, and happy anglers!
Captain Mike and the boys
