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Trip 11, Accurate Fishing Sponsored, June 14-17

Good afternoon,

On Friday, June 14, 2024, Searcher cruised out on trip 11, sponsored by Accurate Fishing with Matthew Elash. We drove until 1 AM when we caught our first fish of the trip.  The rest of the early morning we continued to pick away, pulling in around 20 fish ranging from 20 to 50 pounds. This morning, we caught a 40 pounder and a few yellowtails on the kelps. Hoping for another opportunity tonight before the weather kicks up.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Daytime bluefin fishing
Yellowtail catch
Night fishing bluefin
June 15th, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip 10, Pelagic Predators Charter, June 11-14

Good evening,

Trip 10 with Pelagic Predators Charter is off to a great start. Last night we experienced calm, flat weather and we were picking them all night long. Our anglers landed 30 bluefin tuna, ranging from 30 to 150 pounds.  This morning we searched for yellowtail but didn’t catch any.  Instead, we shifted to coding and had a successful day catching vermilion rock cod. Now, we’re waiting for it to get dark and looking to resume our tuna fishing.

Captain Jason and The Boys

Captain Shane with an angler and large bluefin tuna.
June 12th, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip 9, June 7-10, 2024

Good afternoon,

Slow fishing for our first night. We saw some very good signs, but the fish didn’t bite all too well. However, with favorable effect we managed a handful of fish weighing 20-60 pounds. This morning, we had action, hooking and landing a handful of fish while fly lining 40 pounds. As this morning progressed, the fish had a change in attitude. We pointed west to the zone, where some guy’s experienced good fishing on the larger grade fish that we saw last night. Now we’re looking for action once the sun sets down.

Captain Jason and The Boys

Angler with a bluefin. Day fishing,
Daytime fishing the bluefin.
Angler caught a bluefin in the Pacific Ocean.
June 8th, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip 8 – 2.5 Limited Load June 6, 2024

Good afternoon,

We had some good opportunities with big fish throughout the night. Although we didn’t see as many fish as the previous night, there were still plenty to stop on, and we got our shots. We’ve just started seeing them again this afternoon, and we’re hoping for another chance before heading home tonight.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Two anglers with two large bluefin tuna.
June 6th, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip 8 – 2.5 Limited Load June 4-7, 2024

Good Afternoon,

Last night we spotted several 100+ lb. fish. Made it on scene around 2 a.m., after stopping the boat three times over some very large schools and had a few good opportunities. We’re seeing some activity this morning. We’ll see what the day brings.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Angler with 100-pound bluefin tuna.
June 5th, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip #7 May 31 – June 4, 2024

Good evening,

Today we went down to the beach and explored a new area. This morning, we saw a school of 25lb fish and had a brief opportunity with the sardines. Despite scouring the area, we didn’t see any other schools. We spent the day working our way up and found some nice schools on kelps, but they weren’t biting very well. This evening, we headed west and spotted some good schools of big fish, managing to get a few shots. Hopefully, we can keep scratching away tonight. The conditions are tough, though—it’s quite choppy.

Captain Mike and The Boys

June 2nd, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Trip #4 May 21-24

Hello Anglers,

After a long day of stopping on large sized schools with little to no reaction we were able to locate some biting fish after the sun went down. The fish grade ranged from 30- 200 pounds with the majority being 120-200. Although not wide open by any means a well-placed jig and a little luck resulted in some trophy fish for our anglers.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Angler with two bluefin tunas.
May 23rd, 2024|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|
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