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Back on the bluefin!

September 10th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: Great fishing this morning with steady action on 30 to 50 pound bluefin tuna. A flyline sardine on 40 pound floro-carbon and mono with a 4/0 circle hook has been the outfit of choice so far. Pictured is Dan Ranta from Vista with his Dad Adrian and friends Tim and Jeremy all from Minnesota. Everyone has had a good chance at these quality bluefin tuna.
More later, Team Searcher

One of the best days

September 10th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: We’ve had excellent fishing for quality bluefin tuna all day today. I’m sure the average fish is 40 to 45 pounds. I can’t recall having a better day this season as far as the quality is concerned, and everyone had multiple chances at landing one of these bluefin tuna. A tackle tip for today was to use a circle hook, as these fish have teeth so if you use a standard J-hook you had a pretty good chance of getting bit off. Team Searcher

More action

September 8th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Howdy anglers: More action for us today on yellowfin tuna and a few more dorado. We did manage to catch bluefin also. The wind has been nice for us and we’re looking for more good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon. Here’s another nice yellowfin caught by Sean Drabek jr. of Wildomar, CA. Good angling and hope to see ya on the water, Capt Aaron

Yellowfin tuna!

September 7th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Howdy anglers: Great weather and excellent fishing! It was like fishing a aquarium today. We have our daily limit of yellowfin tuna. Capt Aaron and Searcher crew

What a day!

September 7th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Howdy anglers: As talked about today fishing was phenomenal! We have a nice grade of yellowfin–up to 30lbs– and some really nice dorados too. We’re moving up the line tonight to be closer to home and get some more fishing time before we call it a already a very nice trip. Here’s a sample of the nice dorado we caught today by Peter Le of Pasadena, CA. Nice dorado, Peter.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon, Capt Aaron and Searcher crew

Labor Day wrap-up

September 2nd, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: Conditions are a little different day today with not much bkuefin tuna in the count. We had foggy conditions all morning so it was difficult to work. Yesterday we saw spots of fish on the surface and today there was no way to see them. We did have some good action on yellowfin tuna, however. We had some fish on the troll combined with some fish on bait.We came across a kelp paddie in the fog and had good action on small yellowtail and yellowfin tuna as well. Jesse Brown, 13 years old, from Oceanside and Capt Joe are pictured with a nice size yellowfin tuna that Jesse caught on the troll.
We are very encouraged by the appearance of this yellowfin tuna and warmer water closer to home. Looks like it has the potential for a good September.
Team Searcher

End of Day 1

September 1st, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: We had an excellent day of fishing today onm ixed sizes of bluefin and yellowfin tuna, with the biggest being about 45 pounds. Everyone had a great time with plenty of opportunity to catch fish. George Alfaro from Torrance is pictured with his nice size bluefin tuna. The weather is great with calm seas and very little wind. Looking forward to tomorrow. We will be able to fish until 2 or 3 pm and then head for home.
Team Searcher

Labor Day weekend trip underway!

August 31st, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: We’ve got good action on 15-20 pound bluefin tuna with a few larger ones as well. Gary Wheeler from Arizona is pictured with his 40 pound bluefin tuna. The weather is calm and conditions look favorable for good fishing the rest of the day. There has been a big change in the last few days with yellowfin tuna showing up and the water temperature warming up to 72 degrees.
More later, Team Searcher

Birthday fishing trip!

August 30th, 2013|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello anglers: We had good action on small yellowtail this afternoon. Everyone had a good time catching yellowtail. We did add to our tuna count with two nice-size yellowfin tuna that were on a kelp paddie. Logan Morgan from Mira Loma, CA is pictured with his yellowfin tuna. Logan also landed a good-size bluefin tuna this morning and then he finished off his day with a limit of yellowtail. And today is Logan’s birthday!
Not a bad day with great weather and good fishing. He has a chance at the jackpot as well.
Team Searcher

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