Trip Reports

Trip 12 Jul 31-Aug 3 (3-day) Aug 1 Mid-day Report

August 1st, 2017|Trip Reports|

Howdy anglers, 

What a great day so far! We have been going in and out of stops all day long catching yellowfin tuna.  Here is a sample of what we caught with Carlos Parada and Kenny on the gaff.  The weather is getting better and better as the day goes on – wish us luck for the afternoon!

Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew

Trip 11 Jul 28-31 High Desert Comm. Charter Jul 30 PM Report

July 30th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Hello all,

We had lots of fishing time today with plenty of kelp paddies to stop on and try a live bait. Some of the kelps had fish and some kelps didn’t.  Everyone had lots of fun today and just about everyone caught what they needed. We had one kelp that had a small school of yellowfin tuna. We landed a few and the “High Desert Tuna Bombers” connected. Here’s a group photo of the guys with the tuna that were landed and a yellowtail too!

Another successful trip for this great group of guys from Arizona!!!!

Team Searcher

Trip 11Jul 28-31High Desert Comm. Charter July 29 PM Report

July 29th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Hello all,

Plenty of action today on yellowtail, mixed sizes with some small ones that we released and some good size ones that were fun to catch. A few good size dorado were landed as well. We had hoped for some yellowfin tuna associated with common dolphin but we didn’t see any dolphin until the very end of the day with very little light. We hope for a chance at landing some tuna tomorrow.

Here is Capt Aaron with Izzy and a nice size yellowtail on the bow.

The weather is awesome, the forecast looks good again.

More tomorrow, 

Capt Art and Team Searcher

Trip 11 Jul 28-31 High Desert Comm. Charter Jul 29 AM Report

July 29th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Hello all,

We have great weather today with calm seas!!!  We have managed to stay busy this morning with some mixed size yellowtail and dorado. It doesn’t take long for the crew in the crow’s nest of on the roof to find a kelp paddie in this weather. We have stopped several times and landed some fish at almost every stop. We will have an awesome day of fishing if this keeps up.

Mike Gauman landed this good size dorado this morning!

Capt Art and Team Searcher

Trip 11 Jul 28-31 High Desert Communications (2.5-day) Charter is off and running

July 28th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Team Searcher is happy to be hosting the lively bunch from High Desert Communications for their second annual charter with us! The boat departed today at 5:20 pm, and chef Charley was already busy whipping up a hearty dinner for these guys who had such a fun time with us last year! We will be updating the blog with regular reports from the field – stay tuned!

Trip 10 Jul 23-28 (5-day) July 27 Recap

July 27th, 2017|Trip Reports|

July 27, 2017

Hello all,

Everyone had a chance to land a good size yellowtail this morning! The bite didn’t last as long as we hoped but it was definitely fun while it lasted! We headed offshore to look for kelp paddies with tuna and dorado after lunch. We found some good size kelps and one had some dorado on it but they were too small to keep. We helped the resource out by releasing a lot of them. We did that yesterday as well: releasing lots of small yellowtail throughout the day. It is great to see everyone join in on the conservation of these stocks. We will continue to do that on all of our trips. 

Check out Logan Flexington from La Mirada with his yellowtail catch. He and his dad Chris were first time Searcher clients and this was Logan’s longest trip so far. They were great to have on board and look forward to the next time.

Back in the morning,

Team Searcher

Trip 10 Jul 23-28 (5-day) July 27 Mid-day Report

July 27th, 2017|Trip Reports|

July 27, 2017

Hello all,

We had a little action on better size yellowtail this morning!! Once again live bait was the method of choice. Judy Kanouse landed this Jackpot contender on a live sardine and 30 pound Izorline. Capt Aaron gets the assist. Hoping for a few more fish today. Our plan is to go offshore this afternoon on our way north and find some tuna and dorado.

More later,

Team Searcher

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