What to Do in Encinitas After A Fishing Trip
Hello anglers! Here’s a suggestion from friends at Cardiff Vacations about extending your time off after a fishing trip with Searcher Sportfishing.
Maybe consider staying in the beautiful beach town of Encinitas! With a plethora of fun-filled activities Encinitas is your best bet for a great time with the family or friends.
Encinitas Beaches
Stretching from South Carlsbad State Beach in the North all the way to Torrey Pines State Beach, the beaches in Encinitas are perfect for all sorts of fun activities like: surfing, swimming, beachcombing and more.
Take your kids out when the tide is low and have some fun in the tide pools. Places like Swami’s or Cardiff State Beach are just two examples of spots where you can explore the tide pools and or maybe take surfing lessons from the many surfing schools in the area. If you are already an experienced or novice surfer there is no better place on Earth to catch a wave.
Kid Friendly Activities
There are many beautiful activities to do with kids in Encinitas after a fishing trip. If you didn’t bring them on board for your fishing trip, now is the time to spend some mellow quality time pier fishing. You can take them out to Oceanside Pier which is arguably the best spot in Northern County San Diego to go fishing. It stretches almost 2000 feet into the Pacific Ocean.
Take your family for a trip to the San Diego Botanic Garden and stroll through the 37 acres of rare bamboo groves, desert gardens, and tropical rainforest. The garden exhibits California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden.
San Dieguito County Park is a 125-acre park located on the border between Del Mar and Solana Beach. This place is locally popular for barbecues, weddings, and other group gatherings. Other facilities include a basketball court, hiking trails, a gazebo, and a playground.
San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center has a boardwalk pathway to follow through a lagoon, filled with educational material to read. Serene and not very crowded, this is a great learning experience for the kiddos.
About the author: Julio Sanchez is a fishing fan and the owner of Cardiff Vacations, a group of luxury vacation rentals located in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
Trip #3 July 9-12 (3 day) Seeker Rods
Good morning anglers,
We stayed in the same zone this morning since we had such good fishing yesterda. We spent a lot of time looking at non-biting bluefin and yellowfin tuna. We did scratch some up, along with some dorado. We will be working up the rest of our afternoon looking for kelps.
Captain Mike and the boys
Bryan with the first dorado of our morning. Check out the nice mask thanks to Seeker Rods and Sophie!
Trip #3 July 9-12 (3 day) Seeker Rods
Good afternoon anglers,
We’re having a blast this morning out here! We’ve had good mixed fishing on yellowfin, bluefin, dorado, and yellowtail. There’s an incredible amount of fish in this area. We’re pretty busy at the moment, but we’ll check back later with a full report.
Captain Mike and the boys
p.s. Want to join the fun? Jump on this weekend, light-load trip! JULY 23-26 3-DAY TRIP!! BOOK NOW!
Good evening anglers,
We had a great day down here! We looked at lots of bluefin this afternoon that didn’t bite, though we managed to boat a few more. We loaded up on dorado and scratched away on 20-25lb yellowfin. It was non-stop action from sun up to sun down here. And we captured these fish every way imaginable.
Catpain Mike and the boys.
p.s. Want to join the fun? Jump on this weekend, light-load trip! JULY 23-26 3-DAY TRIP!! BOOK NOW!
Ezra with a quality bluefin captured this morning.
Jeff shows off a sample of our yellowfin catch
Trip #3 July 9-12 (3 day) Seeker Rods
Good Evening anglers,
We departed on our annual July Seeker 3-day trip this morning with a nice load of bait. This afternoon we stumbled upon some large schools of mostly 50-70lb bluefin. They were in the non-biting mode however. We managed a few bites, but only landed one 30# bluefin. We’ll check back in the morning.
Captain Mike and the boys
Kevin and his 30# bluefin
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 107 (Small Changes for Success)
It’s Tackle Tip Thursday! Today we have Nathan W.. from Penn Fishing. Nathan gives us some great tips for being the “Hot Stick” on the boat. It’s all about stay on top of whats biting.
Huge thank you to Nathan and Penn Fishing for the tackle tip.
Hook 🎣 more Tackle Tips here.
Trip #3 July 7-9 (1.5 day) Let’s Talk Hook-up
Hello anglers,
We looked at plenty of bluefin tuna schools this afternoon with no success in getting them to bite. At 5 pm we found some more fish and we finally hooked a few. We landed seven and had multiple bites on the kite outfit. Our biggest fish taped out at 193 pounds caught by Russ with a little help from the crew. These are impressive fish to catch, we just wish there were more of them for everyone.
Thanks to Pete Gray from Let’s Talk Hook-Up and Gamakatsu hooks for sponsoring this trip!
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Long-time hockey buddy Doug (right) landed a kite fish. Russ with a JP winner.
Ocean to Galley (Chimichurri)
Are you looking for an easy marinade? Team Searcher has you covered. Chimichurri is great for meat, veggies, and so much more. Chimichurri is super easy to make and will last in the fridge or can be frozen. It is delicious and will be the hit of the meal.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, tightly packed (about 1 bunch of parsley)
1 cup fresh cilantro, tightly packed (about 1 bunch of cilantro)
1/2 cup diced red onion
- 3 Tablespoons fresh oregano, tightly packed (optional)
3 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
¼ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
¼ tsp red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
½ cup good-quality olive oil
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, tightly packed (about 1 bunch of parsley)
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, tightly packed (about 1 bunch of cilantro)
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 3 Tablespoons fresh oregano, tightly packed (optional)
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
- ½ cup good-quality olive oil
Instructions
Item1
- Add all ingredients except the olive oil to a food process or, and pulse a few times until chopped. Slowly stream in the olive oil, while pulsing the mixture a few more times until the olive oil is combined, and stopping to scrape down the sides of the food processor if needed.
- Serve immediately, or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days.
Trip #2 July 2-5 (3 day) July 4th Special!
Good morning anglers,
We had some very good action on the yellowtail again this morning. We have not seen a whole lot of this yellowfin, however. We are almost 150 miles from home so we are working that way, hoping to get another shot at the bluefin this afternoon.
Captain Mike and the boys,
Nanette S. caught this yellowtail on a flylined sardine
Happy 4th of July!
This afternoon we scratched up some more yellowtail. We found some schools of bluefin late, but couldn’t get any to bite. We didn’t get to spend much time in the bluefin zone this afternoon.
Looking forward to getting back out on the next trip.
Captain Mike and the boys
Long-time friends Alec and Davey with a pair of quality kelp yellowtail