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San Diego Long Range Fishing | Searcher Sportfishing

Searcher Sportfishing | San Diego Long Range Fishing

Searcher Sportfishing BoatSearcher Sportfishing offers premier San Diego long-range fishing trips departing from Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego, California. Join Captain Mike, Chef Josh, and the Searcher Crew on our 95-foot double-planked mahogany wood sportfishing boat for 2-day to 8-day long-range trip to offshore fishing locations in Southern California and Baja California, Mexico, targeting tuna, yellowtail, wahoo, dorado, and more.

View Searcher’s 2027 Schedule

Searcher is docked at Fisherman’s Landing, 2838 Garrison Street San Diego, CA 92106.

Interested in chartering a trip, send an email, office@searchersportfishing.com or call the office, 619-226-2403.

For the latest Southern California fishing reports check out Fisherman’s Landing YouTube Page. If you have tackle questions, give Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop a call, 619-221-8500.

Trip Report

Nov 42025

Trip #51 | 8-Day Ultra Limited Load | Nov 2 – 10, 2025

Good Evening,

We left Fisherman’s Landing Sunday morning on trip #51 8-Day Ultra Limited Load, Sunday, November 2 – Monday, November 10, 2026. After traveling down since leaving Sunday, we decided to pump the brakes last night and start on the beach for yellowtail. We arrived at our first spot and started the trip off with a very fun day of nice grade yellowtail fishing with a side of some lunker calico bass. We left after lunch to continue our drive down. We’ll be in tuna and wahoo mode for the next couple days.

We only have two more trips before our 2025 fishing season comes to an end and there’s a couple spots open on our last two 8-day trips. Sign up online or call the office. Also, make sure to check the 2026 Schedule for additional details or call the office at 619-226-2403 for information or to sign up.

We also offer 12-day Baja Whale Watching Tours, February 4 -15, 2026. For more details visit our website at www.bajawhale.com or email searcher.tours@bajawhale.com.

– Captain Shane reporting for Captain Mike and the Boys

Open 2025 Trips:

Trip #52, 8-Day Ultra Limited Load, November 10 – 18, 2025

Trip #53, 8-Day Izorline & Knee Deep Brewing Co. Sponsored, November 18 – 26, 2025

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Captain’s Blog

Oct 172023

Oct 17 part 2 (Oct 14-21) 7 day Ultra Limited Load

Good evening 

Nice afternoon today! We kept scratching away on wahoo throughout the day, and we had a couple good opportunities. We did have a hit on 25-40lb yellowfin as well. Pretty amazing fishing down here right now.

We are going to move up for some more tuna, a few more wahoo hopefully and see what else we can come up with tomorrow.

Captain Mike and the boys

Searcher Crew

Searcher Crew Profile


Captain Kaden Hile
Captain Kaden, also known as "Cheeto" recently earned his 100-ton captain's license in 2025. He has great knowledge about San Diego sportfishing and is valued member is the Searcher family.

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Did You Know?

Searcher Offers 12-Day Whale Watching Cruises & Guided Tours!

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As you’ve experienced and enjoyed being aboard the Searcher, fishing and spending time with our crew, we’d like to introduce you to another type of trip we offer, Whale Watching through Baja.

We have a 12-day cruise and guided tour from Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico, scheduled for February 6 – 17, 2027. We would be thrilled to share one of the most exciting wildlife destinations with you, guided by our expert leadership team.

This is the perfect opportunity to not only spot gray, blue, fin, humpback, sperm, Bryde’s, and pilot whales but also sharpen your photography skills!

For more details, view Baja Whale’s website www.bajawhale.com

Review the detailed itinerary and additional trip information: Baja Whale Tour Itinerary

If you have any questions, please feel free to email searcher.tours@bajawhale.com or call 619-226-2403.

Tackle Tip Thursday

Jun 22022

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 184 (Top-notch Top Shot)

Happy Tackle Tip Thursday! Welcome back to another helpful tip from Vince at the world- famous Fisherman's Landing Tackle Shop. He explains how your top shot should look and feel to optimize your chance of landing fish. Want more tackle tip videos? Here's our channel "Searcher Sportfishing on YouTube" 🎣Reel [...]

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel and we are able to rebook your spot, or if we receive your cancellation more than 120 days prior to departure, your deposit is refundable less a 10% cancellation fee based on the trip price.

If you cancel less than 120 days prior to departure, the trip is non-refundable unless the spot is rebooked. If the spot is rebooked, a refund will be issued less the 10% cancellation fee based on the trip price.

No refunds will be issued after the trip departs.

We recommend purchasing trip insurance to help protect your vacation investment in the event you need to cancel your trip. For pricing, benefits, and assistance from an agent, please visit Safari Global Travel. https://safariglobaltravel.com/

All trips require a valid passport book or passport card. Cancellation due to not having a valid passport book or passport card is still considered a cancellation and is subject to the same cancellation policy outlined above. Passport books or passport cards must be valid for the duration of the trip and will not expire during the duration of the trip and must meet the Mexican immigration requirements. Please verify your passport expiration date and ensure it meets all travel requirements before making your deposit.

All passengers are required to carry a valid passport (Passport Book or Passport Card) for all trips. Trip itineraries and fishing locations are subject to change based on weather, fishing conditions, and operational needs. Failure to possess a valid passport does not exempt a passenger from the cancellation policy.

Passengers are responsible for ensuring their passport is valid at the time of travel and meets all applicable U.S. and Mexican entry requirements. No refunds will be issued due to a passenger’s failure to provide the required travel documentation.

If a trip requires Mexican immigration documents (such as an FMM or similar visitor authorization), a valid passport or passport card is required.

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