Captain Mike’s Blog

Howdy anglers, Wow, another great day for us aboard SEARCHER! It all started at daylight at Cedros Island when we had steady action whenever the boat stopped. The quality of fish today was what we call PREMIUM since they are averaging 25 to 38 lbs each. So we’re off to attempt some more fishing tomorrow and hope we can repeat it again. Tip of the day: There is no mackeral too big! Just to prove my point, I grabbed the biggest one in the tank and I got a bite. So good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon, Capt. Aaron

Howdy Anglers, For our first day at San Benitos for the afternoon we had a great time and we’re all stoked! We had some steady action from the time we got here at about 4 p.m. until dark. Most of our fish are 15to 18 lbs with a couple of nicer sized ones in the mix So we’re headed to Cedros to target some premiums. All the techniques worked today: yoyo jigs, sardines, and surface lures. Good angling and hope to see ya on the water, Capt. Aaron

Mike Pierpont split 3rd place with a 41.6# yellowtail on this trip. He also won “SONAR” by bringing a new angler to Searcher Sportfishing. He got a small thank-you gift and is also entered into our year-long raffle for a free 3-day trip in 2011 AND a free rod/reel. Bring a friend and win!

Hello anglers, It’s been another great day of fishing for those big yellows at Cedros! It has been a while since we’ve had the opportunity to catch this grade of fish and particularly for two days in a row. We didn’t have as much horsepower today due to a little fatigue for the passengers and the crew, especially the captain. Those fish seemed heavier to me today! We saw the same scenario as yesterday with most of the fish taken on fly-line live bait. There were also a few fish caught on the surface iron for those who worked at it. There was a dry spell in the middle of the day again and a few fish late in the day. However it was a fantastic trip and one we will remember for a while. We are headed home now and don’t plan on stopping tomorrow due to the down hill current going up the coast. Our ETA on Sunday is 6 a.m. More later, Capt Art

Art called in a report, but could only stay on the line a few minutes. The deck was busy! They are fishing at the south end of Cedros Island and world-class yellowtail are biting. These are 30-40# fish and they are mostly catching them on 40-60# line with a fly-lined live bait. Look for a full report later when things calm down (but we hope they don’t!) p.s. Want to have your chance at a yellowtail like this? We have openings on 5-day trips coming up!

Hello anglers, This morning was one to remember with phenomenal yellowtail fishing starting before daylight! We started catching fish on dropper loops and 60 and 80 pound test line. After daylight the fish went to the surface and we started landing them on flyline live bait with 40 or 50 pound line and surface iron. Almost all the fish are 30 pounds or better. We don’t see bites like this very often and that is why this is so special. Most people would be happy if they had a chance to land one of this grade fish, but to have a chance at multiple fish this size doesn’t happen very often. If you haven’t landed a 30 pound yellowtail before, it’s time to jump on a trip and get down here! More later, Capt Art (note from the office: can you tell this is his FAVORITE kind of fishing?!)

Hello anglers, What a incredible day of fishing! Cedros island is at its best, with quality fish every where we stopped. We had a pause in the action, but only for a few hours while we looked around for the school fish that has been the predominant fish here the past two months. We didn’t locate it in the usual spots. We went back to an area that produced those big fish in the late afternoon yesterday for a few boats and they were there again. So we ended the day with some action, landing some of the same size fish as this morning. There something special about a yellowtail that big. They are really cool looking and you can see why they are so strong the way they are built. All the fish we landed today will easily average 30 pounds. Wow! We are back in the morning hot spot this evening and hope for a repeat of this morning. More tomorrow, Capt Art