Captain Mike’s Blog

Anglers: Anglers: Fishing has been good the last two days for two San Diego long-range boats: 34 albacore at 120 miles on one boat and 38 albacore and 3 bluefin tuna on another boat. The albacore are 12-18 pounds and the bluefin are 18-22 pounds. Another report has good yellowtail fishing at San Martin Island. Those yellowtail are in the 15-18 pound range. It’s time to get out fishing! We havespots on a 3-day trip leaving next weekend and a few 1.5-day trips later this month. Book soon so you don’t miss out! Capt Art

Just to clarify, you are not required to have a passport for our upcoming fishing trips (San Diego to San Diego trips). But please bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, military ID or school ID. Call or email if you have questions! celia

Hello anglers: As you’ve heard, a few boats returned from the offshore grounds with some good reports. There were only 7 albacore caught over the weekend, but captains reported good conditions: clean water, good bait, 62.5-degree water temps, and one boat even saw some “jumpers.” Boats were fishing in the 100-200 mile range and one albacore weighed in at 25#. The rest of catch was mostly smaller size yellowtail, caught on kelp patties. Another boat stopped at the area on the way south earlier this week for a 5-day trip and caught 10 albacore around 200 miles out. The good news is that conditions look promising and we’re getting some coverage offshore now! Hoping for albacore, Capt Art

Hello anglers! We are finishing our dry dock period of hull re-painting, propeller and rudder work and other general painting and maintenance. Here’s what it looks like when the boat gets launched back in the water after dry dock: More later, Capt Art and crew p.s. Lots of other fishing videos at www.youtube.com/searchersportfishing. Enjoy!

Hello anglers! Captain Art will be at the upcoming shows in San Mateo and Sacramento in the Fisherman’s Landing booth. Stop by to chat about fishing and tackle. Sign up for a trip. Talk about the offshore fishing scene. Get ready to fish! January 9-11, San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S Delaware, San Mateo, CA 94403 Friday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. January 16-18, Sacramento Cal Expo State Fairgrounds, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815 Friday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m -7 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Want to make sure Captain Art will be in the booth when you stop by? Email me at: reservations@searchersportfishing.com and I’ll set that up! celia p.s. We’ll also be at the Long Beach Fishing Tackle and Boat Show March 4-8, 2009. Details to follow!

Don’t forget to check the “Photo Gallery” for complete photos from your trip. You can order prints too. Also check www.YouTube.com/SearcherSportfishing for a few video clips.

Hey anglers, Since we had a few hours to burn before arriving in Cabo, I thought we would try an old spot from when we used to run 6-day trips out of Cabo. It was a spot that we had a few grouper and pargo once. We got there and had good yellowtail fishing. We had about 70 fish in an hour and a half. All the fish were 15 to 20 pounds. We landed them using dropper loop set ups and live mackerel. What a surprise and a good way to end the trip with a little more action! Capt Art