Hey anglers, We travelled all morning to get to the albacore area. We managed to catch 26 fish for our efforts. The fish are all nice ones–averaging 25 – 30 pounds. The weather is great so we are hopeful for tomorrow, Capt Art
Hey anglers, We arrived at Guadalupe Island just after lunch and we had a jigstrike on small yellowfin tuna 8-12 pounds. We released most of them. The conditions are great with 71 degree water and what we call “gin-clean” purple water. There was an obvious uphill current which is good for most for spots in the lee of the island. We headed down the lee to some of the traditional spots for yellowfin tuna. Unfortunately we didn’t find any signs of fish in all the spots we tried. There were two other boats that went all the way to the south end of the island with the same results. It was great to have the chance to go to Guadalupe and hopefully with the conditions being the way they are there, will be some good fishing there in the future. With the albacore counts being good today, we decided to head back north to try for albacore the rest of the trip. We will be back in the area before lunch time and hope we can have a good afternoon tomorrow. Capt Art
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Hey anglers, We started our trip out to the southwest of San Diego today looking for those big albacore. We had 52 of those fish which isn’t too bad. We were hoping for more but any time you get more than 50 of that size fish, it is definitely worth the effort. All the fish are over 25 pounds with a few 35 pounders mixed in. The hot trolling feather was our Pink Zuker so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pick one up at the local tackle shop for your trolling outfit. We have great news: We are headed for Guadalupe Island after receiving our permit today. So we will be one of the first boats to fish there this year. Between the three boats there tomorrow, we should have the island checked out. More tomorrow, Capt Art
HOT NEWS FLASH FROM AUG 21!
Our Guadalupe Island permits came today! After five months of red tape and lots of hoops to jump through, the permits were issued to our Mexican representative, Juan Caro. Juan has worked very hard in conjunction with Bob Fletcher President of SAC to meet all the new requirements for applying and receiving permits this year. Our permit now is valid for two years. Hopefully the groundwork has been laid so we can obtain these permits, and any others necessary, in the future.
This 3-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 14 albacore and 1 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 280 albacore and 5 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are (from left):
Photo by Bill Roecker
Hey anglers, We are headed out of the harbor on our 5-day trip and we have a favorable report from the albacore zone. So we are going to start our trip out to the southwest of San Diego. It is unfortunate that our last trip had bad timing but the good news is they are biting again. More tomorrow, Capt Art
Hey anglers: I wish i could ya that they bit for us better than yesterday but they didn’t. So we were able to catch a few more albacore before we went home. There were lots of fish seen–jumping on the meters and sonar, but that’s why they call it fishing and not catching. Hope to see ya on the water and good luck, Capt Aaron
Hey anglers: Well we had a tough day today. The fish wanted nothing to do with us. We saw plenty on the grounds–jumpers, on bait balls, sonar marks, but they just wouldn’t bite. We were able to get some and a bluefin aboard. There are lots of bluefin around also. If they had gotten with the program and bit our hooks, it would of been great! We’re going to stick tough and hope they wanna bite tomorrow. Good angling and hope to see ya on the water, Capt Aaron
