Captain Mike’s Blog

This one features grilled yellowtail with a tomato/orange sauce, warm lentil salad, and green and wax beans.

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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!