Sep 18–Morning report
Capt Aaron is fishing kelp paddies offshore and had about 20 dorado, 7 yellowfin tuna and an albacore before 8 a.m.! Weather is gorgeous. Wish them continued luck.
Sep 18–Day’s end
Howdy anglers, Today we had a great day of fishing and weather! We were fishing kelps and there were plenty of those. The ones with the fish were more spread out. We caught fish on almost all the kelps we stoped on and some we caught more than what was expected. So we’re gonna do it again tomorrow and hope to repeat what we did today. The weather prediction is in our favor tomorrow. We ended up with 212 mixed fish including yellowfin, albacore, dorado and yellowtail. Good angling and hope to see ya on the water, Capt. Aaron
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Sep 15
Hello anglers, Today we finished our trip with a little action on decent size yellowtail–12 to 22 pounds. Most of the fish were caught on flyline sardine with a few fish caught on yo-yo jigs, blue and white. We only had a couple of hours to fish and we managed to land 44 fish. The weather today was great–clear skies and calm seas. We are headed home with a great catch of fish and we will be at the dock around 8:30am. Capt Art
Sep 14–Mid-day report
Capt Art called in with 80 of those nice-grade yellowtail for the morning (25-40# each). He’s planning to scout around a bit this afternoon.
Sep 14–Day’s End Report
Capt Art can’t send a report right now, but he repors they had excellent yellowtail fishing yesterday at Isla Cedros. The fish are 25-40# and the primary catch method was fly-lining a live bait. They left the island and are checking out a spot on the way home. Weather is a bit choppy today. More later!
Sep 13
Hello anglers, Today we spent the day trying for yellowtail. We are at Cedros Island and the conditions are good with with warm, clean water. We moved around quite a bit, trying different spots and landed 75 yellowtail and three dorado. That’s a little on the slow side for this place, but we still had some action. There is quite a bit of barracuda and bonito mixed in so it makes it difficult to land a yellowtail when you have to get a bait through other fish. We elected to stay and try for those good-grade yellowtail tomorrow. We will try to replenish our bait supply with mackerel. I am hoping that will help with the bigger yellows. More tomorrow, Capt Art
Sep 12
Hello anglers, Today we elected to stay offshore and look for kelp paddies instead of going straight to Guadalupe Island. The fishing at the island is a bit slow currently. We were really lucky and found good fishing on kelps. There were mixed fish on one kelp: good-grade dorado from 12 to 20 pounds, yellowfin tuna 15 to 25 pounds, and yellowtail 12 to 15 pounds. Every kelp had a sign of fish! The weather was good with a little chop. The water temp was 72 degrees. Everyone had a great time and landed a nice-size dorado. We are headed to Cedros Island to try for those good-grade yellowtail. More tomorrow, Capt Art If you are preparing for an upcoming Alijos Rocks/Ridge Trip, here’s a few tackle tips from Capt Art:
Sep 11
We’re out on a 5-day fishing trip, sponsored by Let’s Talk Hook-up. Reports from the field will follow. Meanwhile Searcher regular, Joe Preciado of Imperial Beach, shows how it’s done–catching yellowfin tuna at Guadalupe Island. Video by Ray Guardiano
Sep 9
Photo Gallery Update If you see a photo of yourself on an 2009 fishing trip under “Photo Gallery,” you can order a print directly from SmugMug. Most people find it easy to do. They offer a variety of sizes and types, and even mugs, keychains and clothing. (Makes a great gift too, so drop some hints around home!) Many thanks to Steve Lamb, our photographer and cook, for most of the photos taken aboard.