Jun 28
Special thanks to San Pasqual Tribal Elders for joining us on this trip!
Jun 27
Hey Anglers, Timing is everything, including sometimes for fishing too! There had been good signs of albacore and bluefin tuna for the past 4 or 5 days, but not today. The fish disappeared today and it just so happens we’re out here on a 1.5 trip. Most of the fleet has less than 20 fish per boat–there is one boat with 35 albacore and another boat had a lucky kelp paddie for a bunch of small yellow tail. We ended up with 7 albacore, 3 bonito, and 1 yellow tail. The weather is good and hopefully the fish will reappear tomorrow or the next day. There are still some spots available on our next 1.5 trip, hopefully the fish are up and biting. More next trip, Capt Art
Jun 26
Hello anglers! We are leaving on a 1.5 day trip this afternoon and will report from the tuna grounds tomorrow. Wish us luck! Two boats from Fishermans Landing have been in the area over the last few days. One boat had 60 albacore and 14 bluefin two days ago, and yesterday another boat had 25 albacore. More tomorrow, Capt Art p.s. We have room on our Jul 1-3 trip, if you want to try your luck with these albacore!
Jun 21
Anglers: We now have photos in the Photo Gallery from the WON-sponsored 3-day fishing trip June 18-21. Enjoy! celia
June 20
Hey anglers, Today we are in a different area 140 miles from San Diego. Yesterday there were albacore and bluefin tuna caught by another boat here. We saw lots of fish on the surface but they wouldn’t bite that well. We managed to land 28 albies in the 15 to 20 pound range. Some of the other boats in the area had better luck on some of the spots, so they had a little better fish count. The encouraging thing is that this is a different area with what appears to be good signs of fish. Things have definately changed for the better with more fish showing up all the time. There has been a lot of bluefin tuna seen in several different locations so there is hope for the up coming trips. Capt Art
June 19
Hey anglers, Well, have you heard the phrase “you should have been here yesterday?” That is what happened today. We went for the home-run by travelling 215 miles on our 3-day trip and the fish didn’t know we were coming. They weren’t there waiting for us unfortunately. We only had one albacore today. The weather is great and we have high hopes for tomorrow. One of the other long-range boats found some fish in a different area and we will be there in the morning. Also there is some good news from the overnight fleet. There was bluefin tuna caught at 50 miles today and hopefully we can take advantage of that on our 1.5 day trips. More then, Capt Art
June 18–Trip Wrap-up
256 Yellowtail 48 albacore 3 yellowfin tuna 3 bluefin tuna Check the Trip Report link for jackpot winners. Lots of great trip photos in the Photo Gallery! http://searchersportfishing.smugmug.com/
June 18
Thanks to Kent Cremolini and Qualia Reels for their sponsorship of this June 5-day trip!
June 18 – Departure
Hey anglers, We are headed south 215 miles to try for albacore and bluefin tuna. It is a long run for a 3-day trip but right now it is where the productive fishing has been. We have a great load of sardines and good weather. One boat had 50 albacore and 8 bluefin today so the signs are still there. Looking forward to tomorrow with a 10 am eta in the zone, Capt Art
June 17–Day’s end report
Hey anglers, This morning we had 4 hours to fish for albacore and bluefin tuna. Another boat had good fishing for both species yesterday and so we ran out to the area from Cedros. We arrived at daylight and had a jigstop right after. We caught six albies and two bluefin. We had 6 or 8 more stops for a total of 41 albacore and 3 bluefin tuna to finish our trip. Not too bad for four hours! We had a lot of fun with regulation albacore fishing–meter marks and boils in the chum, resulting in jig stops and bait fish. A great trip to start 2009! Looking forward to next trip, Capt Art