Congratulations to Ed W. for being our trivia contest winner in celebration of Searcher’s 49th birthday TODAY! She was launched in Newport Beach, CA on May 24, 1970.
The question was: “What other trips has Searcher offered besides sportfishing and natural history tours?” We would have accepted birding trips and great white shark cage-diving trips (to Guadalupe Island). Ed was the first to respond with a correct answer. Thanks to all who played along!
It’s time for Searcher’s birthday month giveaway! and We are giving you the presents. The present/ prize is a FREE shirt, like the ones pictured. (You have a choice of burgundy, navy, or ash.) All you have to do is answer the following question. Searcher@searchersportfishing.com (Please no phone calls email only.)
Q: Besides fishing and whale trips. What other trips has/do the Searcher offer?
We will pick one winner on Friday 5/24! (The Searcher’s actual Birthday.) Good luck and Best Fishes!
Tackle Tip Live was a success and so much fun. Great turnout and even better questions. Tons of giveaways.
Big congrats to all the winners and The Grand Prize winner Chris B. who won a gift certificate for $250 for a Searcher Trip.
We are looking forward to the next one. Thank you so much to Sunny and Turner’s Outdoorsman in El Cajon! Don’t miss the next one. Stay hooked here for all the updates.
Calling all San Diego anglers! Turner’s Outdoorsman in El Cajon is hosting Team Searcher for a Tackle Tip LIVE on Yo-Yo fishing! Drop by the new store on Wed, April 24 at 6 p.m. Capt Art will have all the details for successful yo-yo fishing, plus we’ll have raffle prizes, giveaways and fun! As with all oour tackle shop talks, the grand prize will be a $250 gift certificate for a Searcher Sportfishing trip in 2019.
Join us! Shop stays open until 8 p.m. to shop for all you need.
Address: 841 Arnele Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: 619-444-3700
Captain Art will be on Let’s Talk Hook Up Saturday April 20th from 7-9am. 
The Mighty 1090AM is experienced some issues with their broadcast agreement that will hopefully be resolved soon. In the mean time, Let’s Talk Hook up will be doing their programs live this Saturday with Captain Art. Tune in on our Let’s Talk Hookup APP or click here to get hooked up.
These are the lines to call during the show, Ask your question on the air! 877-792-1090 or 858-457-1090. Fun and fish talk. Don’t miss it.
Searcher has received permission to fish in the Biosphere Reserve of Guadalupe Island this season. So if you’re booked on a 6-day or longer, it’s one of the possible destinations. It’s an exciting prospect and adds another option for our trips!
Our captains will monitor the fishing and weather conditions and will determine the destination of your trip, based on the best fishing and catching opportunities.
C’mon tuna and yellowtail–we’re ready for you!
(NOTE: in order to fish Guadalupe Island, we must pass along additional costs for customs and immigration charges incurred in Ensenada and San Diego. We’ll publish those costs soon and notify all booked anglers in advance.)
Stop by and talk fishing with Capt Shawn Trowbridge. And you might want to chat him up about fishing Guadalupe Island, since we have received our permit to fish the island for 2019! (fishing and weather dependent, always Captain’s choice)
It’s time for annual inspections, upgrades, repairs and TLC! Many thanks to the team at Al Larsen Boat Shop and Team Searcher for taking care of her.
Good evening anglers:
Today we fished the coast for yellowtail and had good results on catching some 16 to 25 lb fish. The best way to get a bite was on a dropper loop set-up and a sardine (click here for a how-to video) as well yo-yo iron using 50lb test. For success at surface iron fishing lures, click here.
The weather today was nothing short of fantastic with calm seas and sunny skies.
It has been truly an “epic trip” and we want to say a big Team Searcher “THANK YOU” to Thom C. and the group of anglers that joined us.
Here’s Thom with his quality yellowtail. We’re travelling north on Friday and due to arrive back to the dock early Saturday morning.
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
