Trip Reports

This 6-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 313 yellowfin tuna, 153 yellowtail, 22 dorado, and 36 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:

• Ken Barackman, Temecula, CA — 43.6#  bluefin tuna (right)
• Dale Changnon, Healdsburg, CA — 42.5# bluefin tuna (left)
• Dale Changnon, Healdsburg, CA and Steve Houston, Lakeside, CA — 42# bluefin tuna

This 5-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 254 bluefin tuna, 49, 13 dorado, and 85 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Jay Baldwin, Culver City,  CA — 68.4#  bluefin tuna (right)
• Bill Battocchio, Camarillo, CA — 61.2# bluefin tuna (center)
• Dave Currier, Sacramento, CA — 61# bluefin tuna (left)

This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 353 yellowfin tuna, 5 bluefin tuna, and 21 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

• Sean Drabeck Jr, Wildomar, CA — 36.6#  yellowfin tuna (left)
• Brandon Wang, Arcadia, CA — 36# yellowfin tuna
• Peter Le, So Pasadena, CA — 35.6# yellowfin tuna (right)

This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 38 yellowtail, 145 bluefin tuna, 126 yellowfin tuna, and 2 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

• Gary Wheeler, Apache Junction, AZ — 43#  luefin tuna
• Dave Dawson, Escondido, CA — 38.6# bluefin tuna
• Satoru Imagire, Los Alamitos, CA — 37.4# bluefin tuna

This 3-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 152 yellowtail, 13 bluefin tuna and 4 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

• Pete Groshong, Phoenix, AZ — 36# bluefin tuna (left)
• Mike Wicen, Hermosa Beach, CA — 17# bluefin tuna
• Derek Taguchi, Orange, CA — 16.8# bluefin tuna (right)
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This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 65 bluefin tuna, 12 yellowfin tuna, 5 dorado, and 65 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Bruce Gothar, Hemet, CA — 71# bluefin tuna (assisted by Capt Kenny)
• Bruce Gothar, Hemet, CA — 64.6# bluefin tuna
• Ron Beckenfield, Los Angeles, CA — 62# bluefin tuna (left)

This 5-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 215 bluefin tuna, 175 yellowfin tuna and 135 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Paul Jones, Pacifica, CA — 49.6# bluefin tuna (right)
• Armando Quintero, San Raphael, CA — 43.4# bluefin tuna (middle)
• Richard Yoshioka, La Palma, CA — 14# bluefin tuna (left)

This 4-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 46 bluefin tuna and 246 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Brian Robertson, Encinitas, CA — 72.4# bluefin tuna (right)
• Phil Cox, Ocean Beach, CA — 58.2# bluefin tuna (middle)
• Bobby Bunce, Corona, CA — 40# bluefin tuna (left)
• Honorable mention goes to Greta Bower-Fjellstrom of Redlands, CA for her 68# bluefin, not eligible for jackpot. Greta is assisted by her husband Chris on second right. Nice fish, Greta!

This 6-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 34 bluefin tuna, 322 yellowtail, 15 yellowfin tuna, 2 white sea bass and 2 halibut. The jackpot winners are:

• Steve Paccione, Lakewood, CA–70# bluefin tuna
• Matt Gilchrist, Long Beach, CA –64# bluefin tuna
• Bill Coppin, Lakeside, CA–58.2# bluefin tuna