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The waterfront festival, held at the landing parking area and boat docks, is this Sunday, April 19. Unfortunately, our boat will NOT be home, nor will the crew. The boat is finishing up our natural history tour season and will be back in San Diego on April 22. That is when the maintenance work begins! We’ll be ready when the fish are….

Don’t miss it! March 4-8, 2015 at the Long Beach Convention Center in downtown Long Beach. Capt Art, long-ranger Dave Bell and celia will be at the Searcher Sportfishing booth in the 600 aisle, next to Pompanette chairs and outriggers, and on the same aisle as M&M rods. You can sign up for your 2015 trip, get some tackle tips, or just talk fishing.

All the details (dates, hours, prices, discounts) here: www.fredhall.com, See you in Long Beach!

Hello anglers: We had our most successful haul out in several years. We came out of the water at Al Larson Boat Shop in San Pedro on Monday, Dec 8. We had the bottom power washed, the intake screens taken off and the propellors taken off to be checked and balanced.
On Tuesday both the US Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping inspected the hull internally and externally.  We were required to extract 12 fasteners (screws) from the hull which is a process we go through every five years. The fasteners were in great condition and could have been put back in the hull but we used new fasteners. They only found two deficiencies, which were easily repaired.
On Wednesday the bottom was prepped for paint, a little caulking in the seams, and a few bare spots were sanded. The bottom was painted that afternoon. The props were installed and a coat of Prop Speed was applied to help save fuel.
On Thursday morning after the Coast Guard and ABS came to inspect the deficiencies, we got their blessing to go back in the water. The yard launched us at 11 am. Out total haul-out time was 3.5 days. Wow!

Here’s a short video of the re-launch: http://youtu.be/nsRnS2AHIIk
Capt Aaron and the crew brought the boat back to San Diego that afternoon and arrived at 9 pm. I guess we deserve a pat on the back for taking care of the Searcher really well.
On the inside of the boat we have made some improvements to four cabins in the stern by widening the bunks by six inches. You wouldn’t think that sounds like a lot but it really makes a big difference. For those of you that prefer to be in the stern you will be amazed at the difference. The sink cabinets are new in those rooms as well.
Looking forward to seeing you all in 2015. Don’t wait too long to get your reservation as some of the trips are close to full.
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from Team Searcher

Hello anglers,
There’s been some exciting news for the start of our 2014 fishing season with biting bluefin and yellowfin tuna! We have just scheduled two new 2.5-day trips weekends at the end of June. Check on line or call Fishermans Landing 619-221-8500 to book your spot now.
Team Searcher

Hello anglers,
I think it is safe to say the 2014 season has begun! Boats fishing this weekend on 1.5 day trips had incredible bluefin and yellowfin tuna fishing–some of the fish were up to 90 pounds. We are working every day to get the new refrigeration installed and should be completed by the end of this week.
Stand by for Searcher to be on-line for 1.5-day trips soon. We are excited to get the season started. If you haven’t booked your trip for this season, NOW would be the time. Sign up on-line and make sure you have a spot. Don’t be left at the dock.
Stay tuned, Capt Art

Tune in to AM 1090 from 7-9 a.m. and listen to all the fishing and tackle news, and call in to talk with Capt Art! Sunday, April 27.

Art Taylor skippered his Searcher on a seven-day trip with 21 fishermen, and docked at Fisherman’s Landing October 6.

“Boy, there’s plenty of warm water,” he remarked. “There’s wahoo on kelps north of Benitos, far north, in 77 degrees. There’s plenty of yellowfin, lots of dorado and excellent fishing. We got to fish on six of our seven days.”

Mike Townes of Lodi won first place for a 45.2-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he bagged it with a sardine on a 2/0 Owner Mutu hook on 25-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon, 30-pound Izorline and 60-pound Line One spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Triton seven-foot rod.

Bill Battocchio of Camarillo won second place for a 28.4-pound yellowfin, and Matt Kirkpatrick of Bakersfield took third place honors with a 27-pound yellowtail.

Kyle Yates of Carlsbad posed with a fish not much seen in these parts for the past ten years or so, a broad-striped skipjack of the species anglers call “purple skipjack,” as distinguished from the more common tropical black skipjack. He said he planned to have it filleted for eating.

Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 – Fisherman’s Landing

Aaron Remy tied Searcher up at Fisherman’s Landing September 15 after a five-day trip with 26 anglers aboard. The group had a nice mixed catch of tuna, yellowtail and dorado.

Robert Chavez of San Diego won first place for a 52.4-pound yellowfin. He said it bit his sardine on a 2/0 Mustad hook. He fished with 40-pound Big Game line, a Penn 4/0 reel and a Penn Sabre seven-foot rod.

Tommy Bailey of Santa Rosa won second place for a 49.2-pounder, and Duane Richardson of Las Vegas took third place for a 46-pound yellowfin tuna.

Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 – Fisherman�s Landing