Hello anglers, Today we tried a few different spots around San Martin since everyone got enough yellowtail. Not much action on yellowtail, but we picked up one 25 pound halibut. We travelled north and tried a spot for some rockfish and had OK fishing for red rockcod and ling cod. Everyone had a great time and Dick Uranga did his usual give aways. The ocean is calm with no wind and very little seas so we should have a great ride north tonight. Capt Art
Capt Art took anglers to San Martin island this morning for some yellowtail action. He was reporting a few fish on deck and a few hooked up. He had to rush off the phone in mid-report when a big school of yellows appeared on his sonar screen! Full report later.
Hello anglers, We are on the first day of our annual Capt Potatohead charter with Dick Uranga and company. What a morning we have had! Excellent yellowtail fishing here at Isla San Martin. The fish are in the 12-30 pound class and the primary method has been flyline a live sardine. There have been a few fish landed on yo-yo iron as well. We’re having lots of fun as usual with this group, and Dick is on the receiving end of most of it. We couldn’t ask for any better fishing and so we hope this continues the rest of the day. Not sure what we can do for an encore, but I’m sure we can come up with something. More later, Capt Art
Hello anglers, The yellowtail continued to bite after lunch but tapered off around 3 pm. Wow–What a day we had! I can’t remember a day of such excellent yellowtail fishing like this here in a really long time. We are going to look for some halibut, maybe a white sea bass, and we may try for some red rock cod later today. The weather is better so it should be a nice ocean to work in today. More later, Capt Art
This 4-day trip had 20 anglers and they caught 204 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:
Click on photo gallery for some great shots by Steve Lamb!
Searcher Tries Benitos
Searcher returned from a four-day trip to the San Benitos Islands with skipper Aaron Remy and 21 anglers aboard.
Dave Bell of San Diego won first place for a 28-pound yellowtail and posed with it on the dock at Fisherman’s Landing. He said he got it with a blue and white Salas 6X Jr. jig on 40-pound P-Line XXX, and Avet LX reel and a GRUSA six-foot rod.
Howdy anglers, Today was another great day fishing for yellowtails and once again we’re stoked! We had steady angling all day and everyone is happy. The size of the fish were once again–all good-grade fish up to 30lbs So we’re headed up the line to give ourselves some time to fish for color–we’re gonna try for some bottom grabbers for a couple of hours in the morning and call it a great trip. Tip of the day when yoyo fishing: You cant wind fast enough. The faster, the better. Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon! Capt. Aaron
Capt Aaron reports good travelling weather as they head first to San Benito. They will arrive this afternoon and are hoping for an afternoon yellowtail bite! He travelled through an area of blue and warmer water earlier today. He reports it could be “tuna water” though none were seen. Full report later!
Capt Aaron called in to report great yellowtail fishing at Sn Benitos so far. They arrived an hour ago and already have 22 nice size (18-20#) fish. He says the conditions are great with bird life, water conditions, and fish. Oh yeah, it’s sunny too!
