Jun 212023
Jun 21 (Jun 20-23) 2.5 day James T, Scott C and friends
Good morning,
We arrived on scene about 0300 this morning and had a few good shots on 50-100lb bluefin in the dark before sun-up. The sun came up and we got on a school of 20-30lb fish pretty quickly and had a good little shot at them as well.
We’re seeing much better sign this morning than we have the past few days. We are currently drifting and pulling on some heavier models.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 172023
Jun 17 (Jul 16-19) 3 day
Good afternoon,
We spent yesterday running down the beach chasing the fish we’ve been fishing the last week or so. We finally got on it 25 miles south of where we were the night before. We spent all night chasing it further further south and when we did catch up with it we did get a few very good opportunities on it. We ended up 65 miles south of where we had been fishing the last week when the sun came up and never saw it again. We’ve been on the hunt ever since. We’re glad we got the shots we did. We’re still on the hunt.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 162023
Jun 15 (Jul 13-16) 3 day Pelagic Predators charter
Good evening,
We mixed it up today and looked down the coast for yellowtail and had little success. We caught a few but it was not red hot.
We worked our way back up to the bluefin grounds and rolled right into a boomer school of these 40-100lb fish. We got a pretty good hit here.
We’re headed home now in nice weather.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 152023
Jun 15 (Jul 13-16) 3 day Pelagic Predators charter
Good morning,
We broke off from the tuna fishing yesterday to seek out some yellowtail, and didn’t find them. We got back on the tuna late in the afternoon and had a few opportunities in the dark on 80-100# fish. We managed a few and now we’re back on the hunt for some yellowtail again this morning.
We’ll see what the day brings.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 142023
Jun 14 (Jul 13-16) 3 day Pelagic Predators charter
Good morning,
Our fishing last night was as good as it gets on the lures! We saw good sign of bluefin right before dark and saw it all they way up until the sun came up. Very good sign, very good biting on 40-100# fish.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 122023
Jun 11 (Jul 9-12) 2.5 day Limited load
Good evening,
We saw a lot of fish throughout the day today but it was very tough to get a bite. We got a quick shot on the school-grade right at sundown.
We drifted after dark and caught a couple more small ones, then the big ones got on us and we started hooking them. We didn’t fare too well, but we did manage to deck a couple more 100lb fish. We’re headed in now in nice weather.
Captain Mike and the boys
Jun 112023
Jun 10 (Jul 9-12) 2.5 day Limited load
Good afternoon,
We arrived on scene last night at about 10pm we had a stop for three 100lb bluefin, and then that was it. We drove around for hours and didn’t like what we were seeing. So we took off around 3am and made a big move. We’re seeing more fish than we’ve seen all year and we’re picking away at 50-150lb fish right now on the sinker rigs.
Hopefully they’re in the mood tonight.
Captain Mike and the boys
Good looking trio!
Jun 82023
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 222 (All-around Tuna Outfit)
Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!
What is a good “first tuna trip” outfit, or a really good all-around outfit for much of the bluefin tuna fishing out of San Diego? Steve Carson with Penn Fishing covers that topic with suggestions and tips for first-time tuna anglers and experienced anglers looking for a go-to outfit for current fishing conditions.
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