This 3-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 2 yellowtail and 29 albacore. The jackpot winners are:
Photo by Steve “Wrong Way” Lamb
Anglers: We now have photos in the Photo Gallery from the WON-sponsored 3-day fishing trip June 18-21. Enjoy! celia
Hey anglers, Today we are in a different area 140 miles from San Diego. Yesterday there were albacore and bluefin tuna caught by another boat here. We saw lots of fish on the surface but they wouldn’t bite that well. We managed to land 28 albies in the 15 to 20 pound range. Some of the other boats in the area had better luck on some of the spots, so they had a little better fish count. The encouraging thing is that this is a different area with what appears to be good signs of fish. Things have definately changed for the better with more fish showing up all the time. There has been a lot of bluefin tuna seen in several different locations so there is hope for the up coming trips. Capt Art
Hey anglers, Well, have you heard the phrase “you should have been here yesterday?” That is what happened today. We went for the home-run by travelling 215 miles on our 3-day trip and the fish didn’t know we were coming. They weren’t there waiting for us unfortunately. We only had one albacore today. The weather is great and we have high hopes for tomorrow. One of the other long-range boats found some fish in a different area and we will be there in the morning. Also there is some good news from the overnight fleet. There was bluefin tuna caught at 50 miles today and hopefully we can take advantage of that on our 1.5 day trips. More then, Capt Art
This 5-day Qualia Reels-sponsored trip had 20 anglers and they caught 256 yellowtail, 48 albacore, 3 yellowfin tuna, and 3 bluefin. The jackpot winners are:
Photo by Bill Roecker
256 Yellowtail 48 albacore 3 yellowfin tuna 3 bluefin tuna Check the Trip Report link for jackpot winners. Lots of great trip photos in the Photo Gallery! http://searchersportfishing.smugmug.com/
Thanks to Kent Cremolini and Qualia Reels for their sponsorship of this June 5-day trip!
Hey anglers, We are headed south 215 miles to try for albacore and bluefin tuna. It is a long run for a 3-day trip but right now it is where the productive fishing has been. We have a great load of sardines and good weather. One boat had 50 albacore and 8 bluefin today so the signs are still there. Looking forward to tomorrow with a 10 am eta in the zone, Capt Art
Searcher returned to Fisherman’s Landing June 18 after a five-day Qualia Reels charter with 20 passengers aboard. One of those was chartermaster Kent Cremolini of Walnut Creek, who showed off a bluefin tuna, one of three caught offshore with 48 albacore and a few yellowfin tuna.
“It was an awesome trip,” said Kent. “We had really good people on the boat.”
“We fished a bit on the way down and then fished offshore again on the way back,” said owner-skipper Art Taylor to dock reporter Bill Roecker.
“We had good fishing at the island, with near-limits of yellowtail. Those fish were mostly 15 to 18 pounds, and they bit on the yoyo iron and on bait. Not many tried the surface iron.”
Searcher regular Mark Seals of Cambria wailed on the albacore, catching a two-day limit of ten. His best one weighed about 24 pounds.
Doug Nance of San Diego took 15 minutes to wrestle with the trip’s best bluefin, a jackpot-winning 29-pounder.
“He fought well,” said Nance, who baited a sardine on a 3/0 ringed Mutu hook he said he found on the deck. He fished with 20-pound Ande line, a Torium 14 reel and a seven-foot Fenwick rod.
Dave Bell of San Diego won second place for a 25-pound yellowtail, and chartermaster Cremolini bagged third place for his 24.6-pound bluefin.
Hey anglers, This morning we had 4 hours to fish for albacore and bluefin tuna. Another boat had good fishing for both species yesterday and so we ran out to the area from Cedros. We arrived at daylight and had a jigstop right after. We caught six albies and two bluefin. We had 6 or 8 more stops for a total of 41 albacore and 3 bluefin tuna to finish our trip. Not too bad for four hours! We had a lot of fun with regulation albacore fishing–meter marks and boils in the chum, resulting in jig stops and bait fish. A great trip to start 2009! Looking forward to next trip, Capt Art
