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Good afternoon,

Ended the trip with some nice fishing on reds and lingcod this morning. We’re headed home now and patiently waiting for Josh’s prime rib.

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Good evening,

Spent the day by the rocks targeting wahoo. We were able to connect and gave our anglers plenty of opportunities to catch these high-speed creatures. We also caught one of the largest yellowtails we’ve seen in a long time. To finish off our trip, we’ll be heading up the line for some cod fishing.

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Good morning,

Tuesday, we arrived at the ridge and after looking around and putting down the anchor we were able to scratch at some nice grade yellowtail, although the guys were focusing on catching yellows there was plenty of nice tunas around for anyone that wanted some. We trolled around for wahoo in the afternoon with no luck and caught a couple grouper on one anchor drop.

Wednesday morning, we decided to hang tight and try again for some more yellowtail. The guys filled up what they wanted on tuna and managed to snag a few more yellows before taking off to the rocks in search of wahoo. Just before lunch we pulled the anchor to make sure we were in prime position for today.

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Good evening,

We left the dock on Saturday morning for our 8-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 19 – 27, 2024. Today we started by searching for yellowfin tuna and it didn’t take long to find them. We had very good fishing with 30–80-pound fish, consistent with how it’s been on the last few trips. After steady action, our anglers had tagged what they wanted for the first day. We then continued cruising a couple of hours after lunch to get into position for tomorrow morning, when we’ll try for yellowtail and see what else we can find.

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Good evening,

Searcher is out on trip #46, 7-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 12th – 19th. Over the past couple of days, we’ve been working our way up the coast in search of yellowtail. There are plenty of smaller ones scattered along the coast, but late yesterday, we explored an area that hasn’t been fished in a while and scored some nice grade fish. Today, we’re continuing north, and the boat is gearing up to depart for an 8-day trip tomorrow.

Don’t miss out, there’s one spot open on trip #48, an 8-Day Ultra Limited Load running from October 27th to November 4th. We also have open spots on trips 50 and 51. Give Rachel a call in the office to book, 619-226-2403.

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We have a 12-day trip from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico, scheduled for March 25 to April 5, 2025. We would be thrilled to share one of the most exciting wildlife destinations with you, guided by our expert leadership team.

Review the detailed itinerary and additional trip information. 2025 Baja Whale Tour Itinerary

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good evening,

Searcher left the dock Saturday morning on trip #46, 7-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 12th – 19th. We drove down south for two days and picked up where we left off! Today was another epic day down the beach. The tuna fishing is as good as it gets. Full speed 50-80lb fish.

Don’t miss out and get it while the fishing is good! There’s one spot open on trip #48, an 8-Day Ultra Limited Load running from October 27th to November 4th. Give Rachel a call in the office to book, 619-226-2403.

Be sure to check out our 2025 schedule! Stay tuned—more trips will be added soon!

Cook tip from Sean aka “Monkey”, his recipe for cooking fresh wahoo or yellowtail. Use a cast iron skillet, preheat butter or olive oil and season before cooking with either Bayou Cajun seasoning or Montreal Steak seasoning. Enjoy!

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Good morning,

On Tuesday evening, we had some night bites, followed by good daytime action on Wednesday. Our anglers are pulling in a solid mix of quality fish, with wahoo, yellowfin, and yellowtail leading the load. The weather has been excellent. We’re only halfway through trip #45 and it’s already been an epic week! To top off the great fishing, we had a whale shark stop by the boat to say hi!

Get it while it’s good! There’s still some room on Saturday’s 7-Day Ultra Limited Load trip leaving Saturday morning, October 12th and returning the following Saturday, October 19th. Also, there’s one spot open on Trip #48, an 8-Day Ultra Limited Load running from October 27th to November 4th. Give Rachel a call in the office to book, 619-226-2403.

#46, 7-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 12th – 19th
#48, 8-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 27th – November 4th
#50, 2-Day Offshore, November 12th – 14th
#51, 3-Day Offshore, November 14th – 17th

Be sure to check out our 2025 schedule! Stay tuned—more trips will be added soon!

Captain Mike and The Boys