The next day, the tuna action picked up to go with catch of yellowtail, “Today was another nice day at the office. The weather took a bit of a twist , we had cloudy skies, some drizzle and it was a bit chilly. That didn’t stop our anglers putting in a great effort. We didn’t have a lot of fish today, but the quality was excellent, with one fish around 80 pounds, and the rest going over the 100-pound mark. We also had a showing of 40- to 50- pound yellowtail today. Surprisingly, two fish where caught on the chunk, by the same angler.”
The report continued, “Conditions were tough to fish in, with the wind pushing the boat one way, and the current trying to pull it the other way. We endured lots of tangles due to the conditions. Some anglers tried for yellowtail at night, but the bite never happened. We are hoping the bite picks up, and we can get a few more of these beautiful fish.”
AA returns from the big island
The American Angler was also at Guadalupe and riding the trend of improved fishing. The boat on a Ken Corwin trip, decked a nice catch of quality yellowfin with some nice island yellows. On the trip home, the boat landed bluefin tuna. All in all a great catch. The boat sent this wrap, “The gang returned this
morning with a beautiful catch of trophy yellowfin tuna, quality yellowtail and finished up with school-sized bluefin tuna. The JP winners were 1st place, Dick Brown with a 118-pound yellowfin tuna, 2nd place, Adam Jonas with a 113-pound yellowfin tuna and 3rd place, Mark Gray with a 112 pound yellowfin tuna. Honorable mention goes to Steve Sargent and John Lingenberg with 111-pound yellowfin.
Rooster at the island
The Red Rooster finished up at the island with a good day. The boat sent this report, “Finished up our Calstar 6 Day Trip with some more nice island yellowfin, fished kelps for school grade tuna and dorado on the way home, then finished up with some cod drifts. A lot of personal best fish at the island.
Intrepid at the Rocks
The Intrepid arrived at the rocks with good timing. The seamount had not
been fished in several days. The boat with Capt. Sam Moore at the controls sent this report, “We fished Alijos Rocks yesterday and arrived around nine in the morning. We had steady action on wahoo all morning long. We decided to switch gears and go try for yellowtail off the bottom but unfortunately, the sharks were too bad and we were not able to fish it properly. We switched gears back in to wahoo and had another short window where we picked away until our day was over. Wahoo bombs and Raider jigs worked the best for our efforts at the Rocks. We are fishing the beach today in hopes to catch a little more yellowtail before we call it a trip.”
