Captain Mike’s Blog

Hey anglers, We had an excellent day fishing at Cedros Island today! We caught yellowtail in the 20-30 pound class. The primary method was a fly-line mackerel or a sardine on 30-40 pound test line. The weather was great as we were fishing in the lee of Cedros with sunny skies and calm seas. We have some first-timers on board from Virginia that had a great day. Brooks Giller and his dad Paul did well, and Uncle Fernando Melendez had some fun today. Grandpa Fernando Melendez from Chula Vista arranged for the family to go on this trip to celebrate Brooks’ 15th birthday tomorrow (Sept 19). What a great gift! We are happy to have them aboard. More tomorrow from Cedros Island as we are staying another day. Capt Art

Hey anglers: We had a great day today at Cedros Island and got in on some good fishing! We had a great time and had some excellent yellowtail fishing. The sizes were mixed–between 12-30 pounds, with several over 20 pounds. The primary method was a fly-lined sardine or greenback mackerel with some fish taken on a surface iron or a yo-yo iron We had great weather too. We are headed for the coast to fish for a few hours before coming home on Sunday. Capt Kevin

Hey anglers, We made it to Cedros Island and caught some mackerel for bait last night. We fished the south end of the island in the morning and caught a few good-grade yellowtail. We left there mid-morning and moved up the lee to try a spot or two. The report from the day before was favorable so we made a move. We arrived at a spot that we have done really well in the past and had excellent fishing for mixed grade yellowtail. Most of the fish are in the 20-pound range with a few smaller. The primary method used was flyline mackerel or sardine with 30 or 40 pound test line. There were a few fish caught on dropper loops on the bottom. We had lots of fun and we are hoping to fish the coast for more yellowtail tomorrow. More then, Capt Art

Hey anglers, We travelled today and looked for kelp paddies all day. We are headed for Cedros Island to try for that great yellowtail fishing. We did see a few kelps but only one had fish on it. We landed 13 good-size dorado and released some small yellowfin tuna. The albacore fishing was good again today so that is encouraging for the next trip. Our timing was off on that deal. We had the wrong day again! Timing is everything with those fish. More from Cedros tomorrow, Capt Art

Hey anglers, We made a right turn this afternoon. We are headed out to the southwest to try for albacore tomorrow. The fishing reports from out there were excellent. with limits around for all the boats. The weather is great so we are starting our trip with high hopes for tomorrow. Interestingly enough the albacore are in the same area as last week when we had good fishing. More tomorrow, Capt Art