Trip Reports

Oct 5, 2017

Morning Report:

Howdy anglers,

Slow morning here again for yellowtail but the ones we caught were really nice grade.  We’re on the move for some tuna this afternoon.

Wish us luck,

Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew

 

Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew

Howdy anglers,

Slow afternoon for us: we had really good signs of the tuna but they didn’t bite as well as yesterday,  but we’re not giving up hope yet! We’re gonna try it again tomorrow.  The only thing I want to  recommend for these fish out here is to make sure you have a good 80 to 120 lb rod and a good working two speed  that is designed for these grade of fish: they’re tough on the gear and having that gear with a TIGHT drag is the only way you’re gonna land these fish with the sharks around.

(Review drag setting guidelines in Capt Aaron’s video here: Drag Settings)

More tomorrow, 

Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Howdy anglers, 

Little slower morning today on the yellows, but the ones we caught were really nice fish! Here is another nice yellow caught this morning by Ray Woodson of New Jersey, with Ben Hart as his assist.  The method has been 80lb with a 2 oz slider or flyline on a 7/0 j hook or a dropper loop on the bottom with a 16oz sinker minimum.

Howdy anglers,

Great fishing for yellowtail this morning at Guadalupe Island, and really nice grade of fish. Here’s an example with the yellowtail caught by Frank Fink with the assist from Capt Kenny.  Hoping for some tuna this afternoon.

More later, 

Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew

Monday, Oct 2, 2017

Howdy anglers,

More action on kelps this afternoon. We found a kelp with a nice school of yellowfin tuna on it and they were hungry.  The fish were 10lb avg,  it was a great start of the trip paired with the great dorado fishing this morning –  the weather is still nice and we’re hoping for more action tomorrow.  Here is Tim Farmer with another dorado from today.

Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Howdy anglers,

Fun fun fishing here this morning on nice grade dorado and some small school yellowfin tuna.  Here’s a nice dorado caught by Jack Nash with assistance by Capt Ryan Stahl – we’re looking for more kelps this afternoon.  The weather is super nice!

Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Congratulations to the winners of the Trip 27 jackpot:

1. Troy Davis, Fountain Valley, CA – 51.6# wahoo
2. Kevin Justen, Huntington Beach, CA – 47.8# wahoo
3. Kevin Justen, Huntington Beach, CA – 32.2# wahoo

Hello all,

We stopped on the coast for some yellowtail action. This morning was very slow and disappointing, but after lunch the conditions changed and the yellows showed up! We had a few hours of action with live sardine with a standard J hook and 30 -40 pound test line being the primary method. Almost everyone landed a good size yellowtail with lots of opportunities. Here’s John Waggoner from Kentucky with a good size yellowtail.

We are headed north now and travelling tomorrow to arrive in San Diego on Sunday morning.

Capt Art and Team Searcher

Hello all,

We looked offshore today for dorado and wahoo in warm water. We saw multiple kelp paddies today but only a few had some fish associated with them. Everyone had a chance at a dorado or two. There wasn’t any sign of wahoo today. In the past we have done really well offshore on kelps for wahoo. Maybe next time wahoo will be associated with kelps. Here’s a photo of some nice size dorado and 3 happy fisherman.

Headed to the coast to try for yellowtail tomorrow to finish the trip.

Team Searcher