Capt Art’s Blog

Good morning anglers,

We saw incredible signs of 40-60lb bluefin last night in the dark, but could not get the right school. We’re seeing the same sign after sunrise as well. We’ve started scratching away at them very slowly.

Our main focus is to stay on the fish until bite time today or tonight. We are getting some opportunities though. We’ve caught them pretty much every way: fly line, sinker rig and on the lures.  If these things decide to bite, we’re going to be in business.

Here is young Keegan with a 50lb model he caught on a Diawa SK lure.  He’s currently pulling on another.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening anglers,

We had a very slow afternoon. There is still a very good sign but it’s very difficult to get a bite. We did our best to stay on them all day and it paid off.  These fish seem to be in a mode they want to bite at night. We had very good action on the flat falls and most of the fish were 40-50 lbs. A handful were smaller ones and a handful were bigger ones including three fish over a 100#.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good morning anglers,

We’ve had some good action on the yellowtail up to 15 lbs today. Much nicer conditions down here in our new location.  We have also been seeing good signs of mixed-grade bluefin here. We’re seeing and hooking some big ones down here, but we haven’t landed any yet.  Hopefully we get some more opportunities this afternoon.  Here is Gary with a yellowtail off the first kelp of the day.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening anglers,

We saw good sign of these big bluefin this afternoon amd evening. They were not very “user friendly” however.  Mike did manage to land a 50lb on the flat fall though.  We also scraped up a few more yellowtail this afternoon. We’re going to poke around for a few hours and see if we can “flat fall” some up.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good morning anglers,

We’ve had a few opportunities at the bluefin this morning.  They are not cooperating all that well, but we’ve managed to score a few including this one. Bill caught this tuna on the flat fall early this morning.  The fish are 15-30lbs. We have very tough conditions this morning, but we’re hanging in there.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening anglers,

Conditions deteriorated in the bluefin zone but we did scratch a couple more today. Then we got into some yellowtail which were 10-12 pound average. With weather conditions worsening for this zone, we’re going to slide south and try a new area with good reports.

Captain Mike and the boys