Trip 16 (3 day) Aug 19-22 Capt Potatohead Memorial Trip Underway!

Congratulations to our jackpot winners!

1. Michael Ray, Huntington Beach, CA- 27.8# yellowtail
2. Ian Rimando, Santa Clarita, CA – 23.8# yellowtail
3. Brett Goldberg, Newbury Park, CA – 23.4# yellowtail

Howdy anglers, With high hopes of finding kelps this morning, we managed to find one with some fish on it. We’re gonna keep working at it until it’s time to head for home. Here is the trophy of the day by Michael Ray with Capt Ryan Stahl at the gaff.

Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Howdy anglers, This morning we had some steady action on some yellowfin tuna. The size isn’t great, but there was a school that was hungry and we had fun catching and releasing some tuna. We also watched three striped marlin put on a acrobatic show for us!

We’re working north in hopes of some better-grade fish. The weather is wonderful. The sun has come out and we like that.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Howdy anglers, The afternoon was a bit slower on the tuna though we did manage to catch a few more. We’re headed up and will finish the trip off looking for kelps or more schools of tuna. The weather is still very nice and we’re happy about that.. Fresh yellowtail for dinner–that’s also a bonus for tonight’s ride up
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Howdy anglers: We’ve had a fantastic morning here fishing for yellowtail.! The best methods were yo-yo and flylining a sardine. The weather is superb and we’re hoping for a little more action before we start heading north, looking for some tuna or dorado. Here is a sample of our yellowtail caught by Ray Daniels.

Anglers are eating well, a delicious swordfish dinner last night and we think there’s fresh yellowtail in the forecast!

The weather is beautiful and there will be updates later today and in the coming days. They plan to look around for other species to catch.

Searcher office crew

Howdy anglers: Not much action to report this afternoon after we went offshore looking for tuna. We’re moving up the line to be in a zone that has had some tuna. We’re hoping that they are hungry and plentiful. The weather is still nice and we’re enjoying that. Wish us luck to find those elusive fish. Here is another nice yellow from this morning with deckhand Ryan (R2) and Jack Rauch.

Congratulations to our jackpot winners!

1. Ashley Maisel, Truckee, CA – 27.8# yellowtail (grand prize winner of Accurate reel and Seeker rod)
2. Matt Gilchrist, Long Beach, CA – 27.6# yellowtail
3. Richard Yoshioka, La Palma, CA – 22.8# yellowtail

Congratulations and a big thank you to sponsor Gary Gillingham of Accurate Reels and Seeker Rods for a great trip!

Hello anglers,

We had a slow afternoon for catching. We saw plenty of fish but it wouldn’t bite very well. And we had some wind to contend with. Regardless everyone had a good time!

Today (August 13) we finished our trip with Accurate Products, Seeker Rods and Gary Gillingham. We stopped and fished for a short time on the coast. We caught just a sample of yellowtail and bonito.

The weather is pretty good for travelling home. We had a movie matinee with plenty of gourmet popcorn and Clint Eastwood on the screen! The galley did their usual great job and served cheeseburgers for lunch and fresh yelllowtail for dinner.

Crew member Ryan (R2) Lindahn and angler Mark Stout (right) with a yellowtail caught on a blue and white yo-yo lure and 50-pound line.

Check back to see who will win the sweet Accurate Reel and Seeker Rod outfit, generously supplied by our sponsors.

Team Searcher

Hello anglers,

We started our day at 4 am  so we could catch some greenback mackerel to add to our bait variety. We went back to the good yellotwtail area from yesterday. We didn’t see the same sign of good conditions, so we opted to try a different zone. We saw fish and sat patiently on the anchor, and then had the reward of some action! It was also the first time we used the dropper loop method and  some people had good success. We hope to have the same afternoon action today.

Chef Dan Cramer helped Lindsey Ginter from Long Beach, CA land a nice yellowtail this morning. Later Chefs Dan and Charley will make their famous fresh yellowtail dinner!

#getcaughtwearingbootz

Team Searcher

Hello anglers:

We had some really good action this afternoon and plenty of opportunities for everyone to catch quality yellowtail. We are spending the night and trying again tomorrow. We hope to repeat what we experienced today! All in all, a great day of fishing.

Photo is crew member Ryan (R2) and Mike Brown from Hawthorne. Mike’s yellowtail was caught on a live sardine.

Team Searcher

Luck o’ the bootz was with Mike Brown today in the yellowtail zone!