Art and I would like to pay tribute to Bill Poole, the man who made Art’s career a reality. We are sad that he has left us but will be eternally grateful for his wise counsel and friendship over the years. And a great thank-you to Bill and Ingrid Poole for building what would become our beloved Searcher almost 40 years ago! Celia
Hello anglers! If you were aboard for a fishing trip during October, please make sure all your rods made it back home. A rod was left aboard. The boat is at Guadalupe Island for a shark diving trip. A report will follow.
This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 79 yellowfin tuna, 197 yellowtail, and 30 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
Thank you Steve “Wrong Way” Lamb for all the great photos this year. (He can cook and wash mugs too!)
Searcher owner-skipper Art Taylor returned to Fisherman’s Landing October 15 after a five-day open party trip for yellowtail. He got plenty of fish for his 14 anglers.
Bruce Gothar of Menifee won first place for a 32.2-pound yellowtail. He said he got it with a Spanish mackerel on an 8/0 Mustad hook, with 80-pound Izorline on a TLD 50 reel and a Calstar 6460 XH rod.
Mike Einstoss of Lomita won second place for a 31.8-pounder, and Craig Provance of Murietta won third place for his 31.6-pound yellowtail.
Congratulations to Harvey Schroeder for winning SONAR–a new Shimano rod/reel and a Searcher Trip in 2010!
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Hey anglers, We had another excellent day of fishing at Cedros Island. Most of the fish landed today were in the 25 pounds plus size. We caught some mackerel for bait last night and so they came in handy for those better-grade fish. The method of choice was 40 pound line and 5/0 or 6/0 hook flyline mackerel. Everyone caught close to their limit of yellowtail today and so we elected to try offshore this afternoon. Unfortunatley we didn’t have any success with the tuna. We have great weather and we are going to try offshore tomorrow for dorado and yellowfin tuna. More tomorrow, Capt Art
Hey anglers, Today we had great fishing for yellowtail in the morning. Most of the fish are in the 18-22 pound range, with a few 25 pounders mixed in. Most of the fish were landed using flyline live sardines. A few fish were landed on yo-yo iron and dropper-loop. The weather is great with no wind. Since we are in the lee of Cedros, there is no sea. The water is 73 degrees and clean green–perfect for yellows. We did have an unusual catch this morning–one of the customers landed a 30 pound yellowfin tuna. We don’t usually catch tuna in the shallows here at Cedros. Looking forward to tomorrow, Capt Art
Tune in later to find out!
