8-8 is a lucky date in some cultures. It was indeed a lucky fishing date. Even with a very crowded start, the day turned out to be one of the best I’ve had in San Diego local waters. After a relatively short run, we found breaking tuna that were more willing to play than I was able to endure. Read more →
Tag: tuna
August 17th, 2014 – Yellowfin Tuna
The 2014 offshore fishing season continues to be good and crowded. This trip is one where the gear failure was in the people, but we ended with some good yellowfin Tuna. Read more →
July 27, 2014 – Dorado, Marlin and Yellowtail off the beach
The fish were close and came in many shapes and sizes. This relaxing trip on Jason’s boat was punctuated with some good fun on dorado, yellowtail and a surprise marlin. Read more →
September 27th, 2013 – Voyager Trip to the Pens
I jumped on a charter a friend put together and we headed down to the tuna pens for epic bluefin tuna fishing. Read more →
July 27th, 2013 – Tuna Pens for Bluefin
In a relatively unplanned adventure, Jason and I decided to head down for a shot at some of the Bluefin Tuna that had been swimming up closer to San Diego. It was also his first overnight on a new-to-him boat. There was plenty of adventure highlighted with some nice bluefin on the deck. Read more →
Fish Report: First Yellowfin Tuna
After much weather watching and fish report reading, I decided to take the little boat in search of some exotics (fish that migrate up from the more tropical areas). I had been hearing about Yellowtail, Dorado and Yellowfin tuna. This trip turned out to be quite a success with my first yellowfin tuna. Read more →