We baited up in advance and got off the dock early with the goal of getting a piece of the morning bite at 140 miles. Our efforts paid off and it only took one stop to make our trip. We loaded up the jigs as we were sliding to a stop and the fish came right to the corner… Limit style Blue fin Tuna fishing combined with near perfect weather made this one an unforgettable trip for everyone aboard. We really hope this continues… We’d also like to give a big thanks to Dynalectric for putting on a great trip. See you next year!
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: Blue fin Tuna, Bluefin Tuna by admin Date 13 August, 2011
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The Braid 3.5 day trip has been a part of the Islander schedule for 6 years now and every year we’ve had a blast. This year was no exception as the boat left with an unusually light load of eager anglers. Captain Jason Murphy was at the helm for this trip putting his seven years of experience on the Islander to work. Jason has proved himself to be an integral part of the Islander team and his abilities behind the wheel speak for themselvesThis trip was outstanding from all angles: Excellent weather (on the heels of a rough stretch), excellent fishing and a light load. The boat returned with Yellowtail, Dorado, Yellowfin and Bluefin which is a rare but welcome treat. The excellent fishing was highlighted by a stop for nearly 90 Bluefin Tuna on the last day for only 12 anglers. Needless to say, things are perking up in terms of fishing and we hope that this trend continues…
A big Dorado...
Filed under: Captains report Tags: by admin Date 12 August, 2011
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The weather finally started to back off today and we had decent weather to look. We started on the high spot at Colnett looking for Yellows but were faced with ripping current so we headed back out offshore. It took about 30 miles of traveling and a few warm-up kelps before we got on a good one. It was only about a 5 footer but it bit the way we like it. We made three drifts for near limits of Dorado and lots of Yellows in the 15-25lb range. We were all bummed out Fred couldn’t make it but
Nice Yellow
Dorado and Yellows
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: dorado, kelp paddy, yellows by admin Date 7 August, 2011
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The wind was up again this morning but fortunately we had a few good kelps that made our day. The Dorado are starting to show in good numbers along with really nice grade Yellows. Everyone caught a few and we lost a bunch more due to choppy conditions and light line. Its finally starting to feel like summertime fishing and we sure we hope it continues.
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: dorado, kelp paddy by admin Date 7 August, 2011
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Wind…It started blowing about 10pm last night and has not let up yet. Choppy conditions has made working difficult to say the least. We looked hard in the same zone as yesterday but It seems the fish are temporarily off the the kelp. We did a lot of stopping and going on kelps and even spots of tuna but not much catching. Thank goodness for yesterdays fishing. We’d like to give a big thanks to Jack and Matt from Fisherman’s Access for putting together another great trip!
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: Tuna, wind, Yellowtail by admin Date 1 August, 2011
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Kirk with kelp paddy Yellow
Our day started about 100 miles south of the point in nice weather. Kelps were abundant and were initially slim on fish until we found the right line. From that point on, we managed to stay busy on nice grade Yellows. A few times we had the entire boat hooked up but losses were heavy. These Yellows are brutes and heavy line is the key. We even had a few schools of Yellowfin Tuna get on us but refused to bite. There were several times when I thought we were going to start plunking on Tuna but they just weren’t in the mood. I think they need a little more time to ripen up…
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: fishermans access, Yellowfin Tuna, Yellowtail by admin Date 1 August, 2011
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Day two greeted us with the same killer weather but no fish out of the gates. We covered our area from the day before but without much success. With reports of decent schools being seen north west of us we worked that way.
We picked off two schools for only a couple fish but both were in the 40+ category. By mid-afternoon we were 12 miles to the northwest and once again looking at some
very nice schools of fish. We shout down on a couple that would have filled the boat many times over - unfortunately they didn’t bite for us. We had a couple stops on Yellowfin on both dolphin and bait balls for 10 fish which was encouraging. It should be noted that all the Yellowfin we cought were 20 lbs. or better.
We kicked it for home at dark without finding a school that wanted to bite but the signal is there. In the next few days expect to see some big scores in the tuna department…
Filed under: Captains report Tags: by admin Date 27 July, 2011
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We can’t say thanks enough to Dan from Long Beach Fisherman’s Hardware for helping to put this trip together. We were fortunate enough to have a full load for this trip and a lot of that is due to popularity of Dan’s shop.
We started our day at about 125 miles with absolutely beautiful weather. We spent most of the morning traveling but by early afternoon we began to see signs of Bluefin Tuna. We strung together a few stops on on breaking fish and sonar marks for a fair amount of action. The majority of our fish were in the 30-50 pound range which made for some excellent battles. Mixed in were a couple short stops for Yellowfin Tuna which was a first for this season. We ended the day with just over 20 good grade fish (6 of those coming after dark) - not a deck load but fair action in excellent weather. We opted to stay put and drift for the
Big school of Bluefin Tuna
night…
Filed under: Captains report Tags: by admin Date 27 July, 2011
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We had the area of Yellowtail zeroed in and were able to get on the fish by 9am this morning. Today was a little different fishing than yesterday with less running and more drifting. Our entire day consisted of 5 drifts which made our trip. The guys all got to experience some hot and heavy yellowtail action which is one of the better fishing experiences available in Baja California.
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: baja, breezer, Cedros, Yellowtail by admin Date 24 July, 2011
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It took until about 10am before we saw any sign of Yellowtail. Once they showed, Color spots and breezers kept us busy running and gunning until about 4pm when things started to quiet down. It’s a very nice grade of fish averaging 20lbs. We are hoping for more of the same tomorrow.
Filed under: Captains report> sportfishing Tags: Tags: Cerdos Yellowtail by admin Date 24 July, 2011
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