May 7-10 (2.5 day) Offshore trip
Gone fishin’!
May 8
2021
May 6
2021
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 146 (Surface Iron Outfits)
Tackle Tip Thursday is here! Steve C. from Penn Fishing discusses the set- ups for surface iron fishing. Check it out in his tackle tip video.
Steve prefers using a 9-foot rod (rated for 25-50#), a Penn Fathom 25 narrow reel with star drag, 100-yard topshot of 40# mono, but watch the video for a NEW way to rig up for this fun way to fish yellowtail.
Thank you to Steve C. and Penn Fishing for the tackle tip! Want another tackle tip from Steve? “5 Outfits: Don’t Leave the Dock Without Them”
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May 4
2021
Apr 30-May 3 (2.5 day) Offshore trip
Congrats to our jackpot winners and all 17 anglers aboard!
May 3
2021
May 2 (2.5 day trip)
Good morning anglers,
We’ve had some good action on the yellowtail up to 15 lbs today. Much nicer conditions down here in our new location. We have also been seeing good signs of mixed-grade bluefin here. We’re seeing and hooking some big ones down here, but we haven’t landed any yet. Hopefully we get some more opportunities this afternoon. Here is Gary with a yellowtail off the first kelp of the day.
Captain Mike and the boys
Gary and a kelp patty yellowtail
Good evening anglers,
We saw good sign of these big bluefin this afternoon amd evening. They were not very “user friendly” however. Mike did manage to land a 50lb on the flat fall though. We also scraped up a few more yellowtail this afternoon. We’re going to poke around for a few hours and see if we can “flat fall” some up.
Captain Mike and the boys
Congrats to Mike for his flat-fall bluefin!
May 1
2021
May 1 (2.5 day trip)
Good morning anglers,
We’ve had a few opportunities at the bluefin this morning. They are not cooperating all that well, but we’ve managed to score a few including this one. Bill caught this tuna on the flat fall early this morning. The fish are 15-30lbs. We have very tough conditions this morning, but we’re hanging in there.
Captain Mike and the boys
Congrats to Bill on his flat-fall bluefin!
Good evening anglers,
Conditions deteriorated in the bluefin zone but we did scratch a couple more today. Then we got into some yellowtail which were 10-12 pound average. With weather conditions worsening for this zone, we’re going to slide south and try a new area with good reports.
Captain Mike and the boys
Sample of our yellowtail this afternoon, as shown by first-timer Chris L!
May 1
2021
April 30-May 3 Offshore Trip
First 2021 multi-day trip left the dock and is heading for some bluefin tuna fishing. Good luck to our 17 anglers and stay tuned here for some reports from Team Searcher!
Other limited load, 2.5-day trips can be found here: May/June 2.5 day trips
Apr 30
2021
Offshore Fish Report April 29
Hello anglers,
We are preparing for our first offshore trip leaving tonight. The crew and I are excited! The offshore report has improved with bluefin tuna being landed this week again. The fish are in 20-35 pound range, with a few bigger ones in the dark. The smaller fish are responding to live sardines, so make sure you have your 25-40 pound outfit with fluorocarbon and #2 hooks. There is still a chance for a bigger fish, so make sure you have your heavy outfit that we have recommended also! Here’s the list of suggested tackle: Spring Offshore Tackle Suggestions
Capt Art and Team Searcher
An early season bluefin from 2020, caught by Izorline pro-staffer Norm F!
Apr 29
2021
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 145 (Yummy Flyer Outfit)
Happy Tackle Tip Thursday! Logan F shares his favorite outfit and set-up for targeting big bluefin with a heavy outfit and a yummy flyer. Thank you to Logan for his great tackle tip and his continuing support of Team Searcher. Great job!.
If you’d like another great tip from Logan, here’s a Yummy Flyer How-To
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Apr 27
2021
April 25 (Full day) Coronado Island
Calico bass and other bottom fish were biting! We captured a few of those elusive yellowtail too. Great day at the Island!
Outstanding calico bass fishing today!
Apr 22
2021
Bluefin Update from Capt Art!
Update from Capt Art:
Great news from the bluefin tuna area! There is very good sign of big bluefin tuna within 2.5 day trip range. Take that chance for a fish of a lifetime and hop aboard one of our upcoming limited load weekend trips.
What to bring:
- Your heaviest outfit with a 2-speed reel, a 80-100 pound mono top shot and a 250 gram flat fall type lure (review here Tackle Tip Thursday) . Make sure that flat fall type lure has a heavy (200#) mono leader.
- A 40-50 pound outfit with a 2-speed reel for fly-lining a sardine on the surface. There are also some yellowtail on kelp paddies offshore.
- A light outfit with 25-30 pound line and 2/0 J-hooks.
Let’s go fishing! See you out there.
Team Searcher