Sep 20

Hey anglers, Our decision to stay at Cedros Island another day paid off. We had excellent yellowtail fishing again and it started right at daylight with a big school of yellows. Most of the fish were caught on yo-yo irons with everything working including some jigs brought by WON rep John Beath. They are called Darts and we have seen them work really well for tuna offshore, but never really used them for yellowtail. They worked great. We got all the yellowtail we needed in a short time this morning. After that we drifted close to the island for halibut and we had some success. We landed 16 good-size halibut, with some fish weighing up to 25 pounds. We are heading north to fish the coast tonight and finish the trip. More tomorrow, Capt Art

Hey anglers, Another excellent day of fishing at Cedros Island! We had similar action today on the same grade of fish. All the fish are in excess of 20 pounds and today John Curtis from the UK landed a 41-pound yellowtail. We don’t quite have our fill of yellowtail so we are going to stay another day and fish for yellows in the morning and then try drifting for halibut and white sea bass for the rest of the day. We weighed all the options and got an update on the weather forecast for the next few days and decided to stay where the weather is calm and the fishing is good. Our only other option was to travel 320 miles noeth to try for albacore and the reports aren’t favorable and the weather is going to deteriorate offshore. So rather than ending the trip on a sour note we will end it here in calm weather. All the regulars from past WON trips want to say hello to the Balades brothers–we all miss you guys! Looking forward to having you back aboard next year. More tomnorrow, Capt Art

Hey anglers, We had an excellent day fishing at Cedros Island today! We caught yellowtail in the 20-30 pound class. The primary method was a fly-line mackerel or a sardine on 30-40 pound test line. The weather was great as we were fishing in the lee of Cedros with sunny skies and calm seas. We have some first-timers on board from Virginia that had a great day. Brooks Giller and his dad Paul did well, and Uncle Fernando Melendez had some fun today. Grandpa Fernando Melendez from Chula Vista arranged for the family to go on this trip to celebrate Brooks’ 15th birthday tomorrow (Sept 19). What a great gift! We are happy to have them aboard. More tomorrow from Cedros Island as we are staying another day. Capt Art

Hey anglers: We had a great day today at Cedros Island and got in on some good fishing! We had a great time and had some excellent yellowtail fishing. The sizes were mixed–between 12-30 pounds, with several over 20 pounds. The primary method was a fly-lined sardine or greenback mackerel with some fish taken on a surface iron or a yo-yo iron We had great weather too. We are headed for the coast to fish for a few hours before coming home on Sunday. Capt Kevin