Kudos to Ken Franke and The Sportfishing Association of California for gaining permission for our fleet to catch bluefin in Mexico.
Exciting news to hear the limits will be 2 bluefin per day, per person, with a 3 day bag limit for a total of 6.
The new bag limit for sportfishing was published in the official diary of the Federation of Mexico yesterday.
Looking forward to our 2016 season!
-Captain Art
Hello all,
We started our trip on the coast for yellowtail. We landed a few, and saw plenty that wouldn’t bite. Everyone had a chance to wet a line and get some of the rust off. We are heading further south to try a different spot later today.
The weather is fine with light winds and not much swell. We will send another update tomorrow.
Team Searcher
Steve Carson getting ready to start Day 1 of Penn Fishing University aboard Searcher!
Searcher crew!! From Captain Aaron serving dinner to Ed in the galley hooking and handing off fish, the deck hands were on point and there at the drop of a hat to pick a good bait, cast, tie a hook, untangle a birds nest and so on. And don’t forget chef Charles–unbelievable food. We never went hungry between 4-course dinners, lunches, and snacks. The whole crew knew exactly what the next move was and were able to help in all aspects of the trip. So from the “ZZ Bottom Crew,” I wanna say how much we appreciated the most enjoyable trip. Fishing is called fishing for a reason and fact that Captain Aaron put us on so many quality fish is a bonus to me and my friends.
P.s. Please send a 2016 schedule so we can plan for a much longer trip.
The annual America’s FInest City Marathon is taking place on Sunday, August 16 and there will be road closures in the vicinity of Fishermans Landing between 7-9 a.m.
Typically, cars are allowed in and out of the Ace Parking lot only when there is a break in the flow of runners. After the main group of runners passes, the traffic goes back to about normal. They expect 7,000 runners!
Please plan accordingly and pack some patience. The trip arriving that morning will need extra time to exit the lot, and you may be delayed in entering the lot, especially between 7:30-8:30 a.m. (This is an estimate, since there’s no telling the speed of the runners, etc.)
More details here: http://www.afchalf.com/Race_Weekend/Road_Closures.htm
Fish for the first time or keep on fishing with other lady anglers! We’ll be offering a 3-day lady angler trip in August 2016, sponsored by Izorline and Turner’s Outdoorsman! Learn some saltwater skills and have fun, novice and advanced anglers welcome. 
Photo by Pat Patino.
Hello all,
Back out in the yellowtail area for the first day of our trip. A little action so far and another First Blood on the deck winner:
Clint Noblett from Madera, CA is pictured with his first yellowtail!
Clint wins a Shimano Flat Fall lure courtesy of Doug from Fisherman’s Landing Tackle. More later…
Team Searcher
Capt Art soldered 1000 feet of new copper with 300 joints so that we could have all new coils in the fish-hold wells. New compressors, components and the new coils will preserve your catch even better than before–a huge upgrade for Searcher. (Just in time for her 44th birthday later this month.)
We are excited about “The Bight,” a new journal by Brandon Hayward, a high-quality piece on saltwater fishing. You can order your own copy OR hope to win one in our SONAR promotion! (Click on SONAR page for details.) thebightjournal.com
