Hey anglers: The great fishing at Cedros Island continues. Several passengers have caught their limit of good-grade yellowtail here. Chef Randy “Lurch” Fickes wants all his adoring fans to know that yes, he has again caught a big halibut and will be serving it again to passengers for dinner. Capt Art
Father’s Day report
Hey anglers: We started off our trip today at San Benito Island. We got here around 4 p.m. and started fishing for yellowtail. The water conditions look great–blue water in the 60’s. The fish didn’t bite well but we picked up 18 fish in the 15-22# range. Scott and Kevin Carr (father and son) from Chandler, Arizona each caught a nice yellowtail today–around 20#. There are good reports from Cedros Island, so we are headed there next. More tomorrow. Capt Art
News from Cedros Island
Hey anglers: We are having a great time with the Cedros Island yellowtail! We are landing fish in the 20-40# range on yo yo jigs and blue/whites, on 60# test. A few fish came aboard on a fly-lined sardine. Other fish were caught on surface jigs and dropper loops on the bottom. One highlight came for Chef Randy “Lurch” Fickes (on his birthday) when he caught a 45# halibut. He’ll be cooking that up for the trip’s end dinner tomorrow night. Also, John Avitia from Kingman, Arizona, caught a 35# white sea bass on a sardine! Gotta get back on deck, Capt Art
Hey anglers: Our early morning report from Alijos Rocks is about the yellowtail! We have 12 aboard from the outer banks here and they are 25-35#. We are heading back to the Rocks area and will fish til noon. Then we’ll head to Cedros Island where other boats have had some fantastic yellowtail fishing. More later in the day. Capt Art
Hey anglers: The recap on today from Alijos Rocks: 27 yellowfin tuna in the 15-50# range (20 of them are 30-50#) and a few of those were caught on a sardine rig on the kite, and 22 yellowtail in the 15-30# range. Steve Carson from Penn got two 30# yellowtai using a blue/white yo-yo jig on the outer banks late in the day today. The weather is still great. Capt Art
Alijos noontime report
Hey anglers: We arrived at the Rocks around 9:30 a.m. and the weather is perfect! We’ve tagged about 12 yellowtail and released about 20 so far. Dennis Harvel has a 35#, Rick Garratt got a 25#, and Bill Zemba has a 20# yellowtail. We’re happy to be fishing! Capt Art
Alijos bound
Hey anglers: We left on our spring 7-day trip yesterday, with high hopes for some good fishing at Alijos Rocks. We are travelling and trolling today, enjoying the great weather and getting the arsenals ready. We arrive at the Rocks tomorrow morning. Wish us luck! Capt Art