Mark checking in from Seaforth Landing with more good 1/2 day fishing. They am run with 17 anglers with good rockfishing with 73 rockfish, 1 ling, and 21 fat reds. The afternoon also had good action with 11 reds, 11 sheephead, 75 rockfish, and more.

 

Great 1/2 day action and Seaforth Landing has trips going daily and don't forget about lobster trips on line nightly.

 

Call 619-224-3383 for trip information and reservations.

 

John on the Pursuit full day boat out of 22nd Street Landing checking in as they are heading home from great fishing at Catalina. Lots of rockfish to fill the sacks and a good look at the yellowtail. They put at least 7 big yellows on the boat today to 25 plus pounds.

 

Trips leave every day at 6 am with very lite loads during the week.

 

Call 310-832-8304 for more infortation and reservations and we will see you on the Pursuit.

 

 

    

 

Hoddies  on Sale at $29.99 Normally $34.99

 

T-Shirts on Sale at $9.99 Normally $14.95

 

Discount will be applied at check out.

 

We began fishing about 3 AM this morning and it didn't take too long for some of the guys to start catching very nice 5 and 6 pound skipjack. To the uninitiated who may be tuning in, on these trips that's also known as bait! Craig Drummond and Ed Delaney were the first to put them to good use hooking up about the same time. Craig's hit the deck first and what a trip starter, a 255 pound tuna. That's getting so big it almost approached the size of the pastrami sandwiches we had for lunch. But I digress, and back to the fishing. Ed's went 223 so we had a pair of deuces to start the trip off. The skippies kind of disappeared and a few more popped up just around day break. Matt Walenta and Greg De Felice (the East Coat Connection) proved they could catch fish other than wahoo and Greg got a personal best 231 and Matt landed a 213. All the above mentioned fish were skipjack baitfish and as you can imagine,everyone will be trying to catch and subsequently put out a skippie tomorrow morning. Once the early morning smoke cleared it became very hard but scratchingly productive for the rest of the day and evening. There was success with both kite and bait fishing but it was hard to come by. All the cows came in the early morning bite but the day produced several honorable mentions that didn't come up to that mark but reached as high as 180. Of course there were some smaller ones mixed in also. All in all it was an outstanding first day of fishing, and the weather is basically outstanding also. Wind which had been bad here lately was quite manageable, and it was sunny and warm. Let's hope we get even better with practice and we'll do it all over again tomorrow.

 

 

 

"We had a fun day yesterday with the Wahoo, then late in the day we got on a school of Tuna that went WFO. There were Tuna from 50 to 170 pounds right in the corner! We had 10 to 12 going at a time, complete chaos, we lost a couple of big-uns, but managed to boat most of what we hooked. Gary landed the day's biggest Tuna and Miles landed the biggest Wahoo for the day, but everyone was able to get some action of one sort or another. The grouper were biting pretty good for the guys trying for them with a few 40-pounders being landed and a couple fat Pargo made their way on board too. We will get all fixed up and do it again tomorrow."

The Excel reports that the tuna bites have slowed at the Banks but the quality of fish is still good Justin Feck checked in with this report for the Excel. "Tuna fishing here at the Bank has taped off. We're getting good quality fish, just not as many. We only had 13 or 14 fish yesterday, 22 or 23 the day before & a handful for today. Like I said, the quality is pretty darn good out here. The weather has been up and down with some rain. But it's been tolerable. We're still scratching at the Wahoo in between tuna bites.

 

"That's about it. We have 8 Cows so far. We just got a 203. Steve Lindsay got it on a kite with a Yummee Flyer. The signs are still good out here & we'll try to get a few more good ones before we head to San Diego."

Well, today was more like the way we like it, biting fish and good weather. We had really good fishing for 60 to 90 lb. tuna, and a hand full of 100 to 140 lb. fish as well. There were 2 stand outs today, as Cathy Needleman caught a giant yellow fin tuna all by her self that taped out at 355 lbs.! WAY TO GO CATHY! The other stand out today was a 290 lb. beast caught by Gary Sturney, great going. The final tally for today was 68 tuna and a couple of Wahoo for the effort. we have a little bit of time in the morning to fish before we have to get going for san Diego tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

The guys checked in to let us know that today they had a lot of action on school sized tuna and added some nice yellowtail to the mix and so everyone that needed a few more fish for their family and friends at home accomplished that today. The weather cooperated much more today as well which made for an all around fun time with the boat in one place for a while.

MarDiosa Hoop Net Lobster open party are looking good as the bugs are on the move and Tony has the hot dope to put you on them. The trips includes nets,bait,hot dogs,chips,soda and water. Get on the Water this weekend and enjoy some fresh lobster the next day with a max of 6 anglers.

 

Tursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Nights

 

 

More Open Party Dates on Nov.Open Party dates/ 15th,16th,17th,18th,21st 22nd,23rd,24th,25th,29th,30th,

Thursday and Monday nite trips depart 6pm return midnight.

Fri, Sat, and Sunday trips depart at 530 return 1130.

 

To book a spot call [714] 402- 0852 or [949] 305- 0165 also available for Charter.

Hello Chief fans here is our trip report for the WON 2-1/2 day trip to Collonett with 18 anglers. We had a great ride South and arrived at Collonett around 9am in good weather and wasted no time landing quality Reds and lings on our first drift fishing in 50 fathoms. The fishing remained good till noon when the tide went slack for a few hours then the bite was back on for the rest of the day. We had full boat limits for day one as follows 43 Lingcod, 31 Reds, 90 Salmon Grouper, 2 Sheep heads and a bunch of assorted Rock cod to fill out our catch. We had conflicting weather forecasts for Sunday and decided to stick it out and serve dinner on the bank but as the night went on the weather got worse by the hour and by 4am it was un fishable so we headed North in hopes of finding calmer seas but Mother nature gave us more wind and swell all the way home so we tossed in the towel and docked the vessel at H&M landing 8.30pm Sunday night. I gave vouchers to all the passengers for $125.00 because we did not fish on day two and they were happy and understanding that safety was an issue and customer service starts right here and really never stops on the Chief.  

The best hooping of the season took place this past week aboard the Gail Force. Over 130 huge bugs hit the deck for the week! And the best part........ THE CRAWL GOES ON!!! And even better..... there is room for tonight (Monday 12/9), Wednesday (12/11) and Thursday(12/12). 

 

These aren't just legal lobster either, the average bug is 3lbs, lots of 6-8lbers and even a few in the 10lb to 15lb range! 

 

The Gail Force departs Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach at 6pm and returns around 11pm. Just $65 will get aboard the proven 55ft Gail Force. We provide all Promar Ambush Hoop Nets and gear. You must provide your CA fishing license and Lobster report card. Please feel free to bring your own dinner and a rod to fish plastics with if you like. 

 

Check out [link] click "BOOK NOW" to view the entire schedule. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling Ryan at (310) 844-3814

 

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The weather is still up out here, and today fishing was slow for the most part. The early morning hit did not happen as before. The rest of the day was one here and one there.14 tuna and 5 Wahoo for the day. we did have a couple of chances at big ones but we hosed ‘em. The weather has been annoying to say the least, and looks to stay for a while. We are hoping for a big finish, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

We enjoyed another fun day of fishing with a variety of species being caught. Gary landed the days biggest Tuna and Miles landed the biggest Wahoo for the day, but everyone was able to get some action of one sort or another. The grouper were biting pretty good for the guys trying for them with a few 40+lbers being landed and a couple fat Pargo made their way on board too. We will get all fixed up and do it again tomorrow. Wish us Luck

 

 

Call 619-221-8500 for info and reservations.

 

Marina Del Rey Sportfishing calling in a wrap-up report. 4 trips out today with 25 anglers catching 9 Sand Bass, 2 Sheephead, 3 Whitefish, 407 Rockfish, 14 Lingcod, and 280 Sculpin.

 

Trips go daily. Call 310-822-3625 for reservations.

 

Greg of Channel Islands

3 Lb Surf Perch (16 inches long)

 

 

Russ of Oxnard

2.75 Surf Perch

Both caught  Hollywood Beach using a combo of Berkley Gulp and Sand Crabs

Despite being the week after Thanksgiving there are still good numbers of tourists in town, many simply looking for the warmer weather, as much of the northern territories are now enduring icy wintry conditions. Local weather has been great, mostly sunny days, some scattered cloud cover, highs averaging 80 degrees. Winds were now predominately blowing from the north, this past week the breeze was moderate and anglers enjoyed nice ocean conditions, this is the time of year when there are cycles of gusty winds which last several days. Los Cabos is situated on the Southern Peninsula, when offshore fishing grounds are blown out from too much wind, there can be other options found in more protected areas.

 

Sportfishing fleets are now fishing all of the normal grounds in various directions, ocean temperature is now steady throughout the region, from the Pacific banks to Los Frailes, averaging in the 78/79 degree range, no great temperature break, conditions are a bit warmer than normal, though we do expect to see a cooling trend as days now progressively become shorter. Bait supplies have varied a bit from day to day, caballito and sardinas have been available recently on a regular basis, sardinas have been found towards Los Frailes and the commercial fleet has been delivering them to panga charters on Iman to Vinorama. Other bait options included ballyhoo, slabs of squid, chihuil and skipjack. Overall the bait situation has improved.

 

San Jose del Cabo fleets have been fishing mainly on the grounds from Santa Maria, where there has been steady action for striped marlin, with dorado and a few wahoo mixed in, more numbers of charters were now heading in the direction of the Iman Bank, where the odds of finding yellowfin tuna were best, anglers were drift fishing with striped squid or sardinas, the tuna were averaging 10 to 20 pounds, striking more readily on lighter leaders, catches varied from one or two per boat, up to 15 fish, matter of being in the right place when the fish were in the feeding mood. On Thursday there was one 100 pound class yellowfin tuna landed off the Gordo Banks, first larger grade tuna we have heard about for the past couple of weeks, maybe a chance still at a cow. Dorado were found on these same grounds and scattered throughout the area, smaller sized schools, most of the fish were10 pounds or less, though there were exceptions of larger bulls landed. Trolling medium sized lures or larger sized baitfish was a productive technique for finding the dorado.

 

Wahoo are doing what they commonly do, remain elusive even during the supposedly peak season. These fish are definitely in the area, there are hook ups being reported daily, just no huge numbers or with any consistency, holding on the ledges, along drop offs, over structure, normally encountered in water depths from 100 to 200 feet. Trolling with rapalas, skirted lead heads and with rigged larger sized baitfish are what these fish will commonly strike on, rapid strikes, like no other, many lost strikes, happen so fast, either on or off. With the water temperatures now in the preferred range for wahoo we are optimistic that on any given day these fish could become more increasingly active. Anglers recently have been fortunate to lane one or two of these fish, the wahoo being brought in have been averaging in the 20 to 40 pound range.

 

Off the bottom structure, across the Iman Bank, anglers reported more success while dropping larger baitfish, caballito, skipjack or chihuil, near the bottom, there were amberjack, grouper and dogtooth snapper accounted for, no big numbers, but quality fish in the 30 to 60 pound class. A couple of yellowtail were reported by the commercial fleets fishing in deeper waters for snapper, these yellows were over 30 pounds, home guard fish, holding in the cooler depths. Several nice sized sierra were taken on the offshore banks, a bit out of their normal habitat closer to shore. Quite a few bonito now on the same grounds, mixed with yellowfin tuna and black skipjack, this is normally a sign of cooling waters, as sierra become plentiful along the beaches.

 

Many whales now being spotted, these whales are just showing in greater numbers, arriving from their northern grounds, we are also seeing other sea life, including manta rays, sea lions, turtles and lots of birds.

 

The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 135 charters for this past week, with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 11 striped marlin, 2 sailfish, 39 wahoo, 190 bonito, 15 cabrilla, 13 amberjack, 2 dogtooth snapper,45 sierra, 260 dorado and 445 yellowfin tuna.

There are a few spots available aboard one of our Mag Bay 5.5 day trips on the Apollo out of Fishermans Landing.

 

Departs 12/17/13

Returns 12/22/13

 

These trips are limited to 12 passengers. Contact Jodie for more info 858-220-1593

Online NOW! - LIMITED LOAD! Eclipse Fisherman! 

 

Just like with Black Friday, we now have limited packages available for our Holiday Special!! Perfect for yourself or a special someone who loves to fish!  That combined with the  questions and comments we've gotten about rockfishing for the winter make this the perfect opportunity to save!! What better way to ring in the New Year by stocking your fridge with fresh Rockfish! 

 

Make sure you reserve soon - we have limited spots available for each trip - don't wait until the last minute or else we may not be able to get you on our trip. 

 

Holiday Special 1 - 10 days of fishing for $1000

Holiday Special 2 - 3 (1.5 days) for $600

 

2014 1.5 Day Punta Colonet Rockfish Trip Details

Fri Jan 10th @ 7pm

Fri Feb 7th @ 7pm

Fri Feb 28th @ 7pm

Fri Mar 14th @ 7pm

 

Fred Hall Show packages, Black Friday packages, and Holiday packages are accepted, but please call Miss Sharla or Miss Erika regarding details, as the Fred Hall Show packages are not inclusive. 

 

These are bound to be great trips - early bird catches the worm, early rockfishing gets the biggest fish! 

 

Please note: We are setting up are private charter schedules now, so if you are interested in reserving a special trip for you and your friends, let us know! 

 

We really want these trips to go out - our crew is excited to start off 2014 the real San Diego way! Call us now to book - 619-995-6880. Thanks - Tight Lines and Sharp Hooks!

 

Sincerely, Capt Mark, Capt Chris and the rest of the Eclipse captains and crew

Excel checks in & reports 20 to 40 tuna to day. Most are 60 to 90 lbs but the totals include 5 Cows Justin Fleck checked in with this report for the Excel. "We're still out here at the Bank. This is our 4th day scratch fishing. There are times where we get 3, 4, 5 fish going. At other times there is really nothing going on. We've been able to stay busy doing something. There's a good sign of tuna around. Most of the fish are 60 to 90 lbs. We do have 5 Cows on board up to 250 lbs. We also have caught 50 Wahoo. We get anywhere from 20 to 40 tuna per day with some Wahoo. The overall grade is nice, so we have no complaints. We have 4 more days. We're at the half way point of our trip. We'll check in again tomorrow. Reported by:Justin Fleck

Good fishing today in the early part of the day, and then slow in the later part. things were going on again for the jig guys, as sal pretto landed a pair of book ends 180 lb.ers first thing this morning on his salas pl 68 . after that a few more heavys were landed as well. big fish honors for today were, leon bundy with a 250 lb.yellowfin, dane barriault with a 230 lb.er, and dale lethcoe wirh a 220 lb. fish, and fred lee caught a 213 lb. tuna . 20 tuna and 5 wahoo for the day. the weather is really windy rite now, and looks to stay this way for a while.we are hoping to keep the ball rolling with another 2 days left to fish out here. sea ya all tomorrow, jeff and the indy crew

We have been having some fun action on Wahoo and picking off a couple of handfuls of Tuna up to 160lbs since we made it here to the fishing grounds. We had a couple of shots at bigger Tuna, but it didn't work out. The Wahoo have been biting the jigs and bombs really well, with the Big Catchy Tackle Spinner Bomb in Purple and Black being the hot ticket. The Marauder in Orange and Black has also been very good so far. The "Bullet Bomb" is working very well guys! We are catching bait and will work hard at it again tomorrow. Wish us Luck

 

Andy Lyon

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Hope everyone is having a great holiday season with family and friends.  We are busy readying the boat for next year.  Cleaning, painting, and upgrading to make your experience aboard the Pacific Queen second to none.  

 

Starting in January we will be running 1.5 day trips on the weekends.  We will be heading down to Colnett targeting Yellowtail and Rock Cod.  This is a great time of year to fish down there as there is almost always a chance at Yellowtail and of course the quality of Rock Cod to be had is incredible.  These trips will be limited to 29 anglers and and the price of $255 will include all permits needed.  These have always been very fun trips and we hope that you guys can jump aboard and enjoy them along side us.  The schedule for these trips is up and on our website.

 

We are planning on releasing our schedule for the upcoming 2014 offshore season in the next few months.  If you and your group would like to charter the boat in 2014 now is the time to get started and get the best dates.  Call Drew at 714-720-6973 for any and all charter information.  We hope to see you all aboard very soon!       

 

Drew [link] For all charter information give Drew a call at 714-720-6973 Thank you for being a Pacific Queen customer we look forward to fishing with you in the future.