We had more good fishing this past weekend. In fact, the fishing got better as the weekend went along. Combine good fishing with good weather and we really had some fun on the water.

We started the weekend with an overnight charter fishing on Saturday. Conditions were good and the fishing was picking up for the entire fleet. Our group of 17 anglers caught 27 Yellowfin Tuna, 13 Dorado, 9 Yellowtail, and 3 Skipjack Tuna. It wasn't a big haul but everybody seemed to have a good time and a fishing trip always starts with a good time first and then catching fish. It's great when you can put the two together for a nice trip.

We headed back out Saturday night with another charter group of 17 anglers. Expectations were running high. Most boats reporting in that night had some good catches of fish so everybody was anxious for the action to start the next day. Although the fishing had been better on multiday trips the overnight boats were starting to get into some good action. Our group wasn't disappointed. Captain Mike put them on the fish early and stayed on them. We came back with LIMITS of Yellowfin Tuna, 2 Dorado, 1 Yellowtail, and a bunch of happy fisherman. It doesn't get much better than that.

Things should be set up well for our 1.5-day trip fishing this coming weekend. The fishing has remained good so far this week. Captain Mike took 29 anglers on the Ranger 85 fishing Monday and they caught limits of Yellowfin again. The wind is going to be a little stronger and the seas will be up just a bit but no worries. This should not affect the fishing. We're looking forward to the trip.

There was some great fishing this past weekend. We had a charter group out for a 2-day trip and they could not have picked a better weekend to go. The weather was nice, the seas were down, and the fish were biting. By 2:30pm on the first day the group had boated 50+ Albacore and 10 Dorado. That left a lot of fishing still to go on day one.

This charter, the Barrier group, have been out with us for the past three years and they seem to manage picking just the right weekend to go. Not only were the fish biting but the quality of the fish were good. They brought back some nice size Tuna. In all the 15 anglers brought back 118 Albacore, 17 Dorado, 9 Yellowfin, and 15 Skipjack Tuna! Way to go guys. Glad you had such a good trip. And thanks for boosting up our fish count. That always looks good.

Upcoming 1.5-day Trip

We have a trip leaving Wednesday August 26th with just 7 anglers on it. We have committed to running this trip. If you want to get out with a light load and the fish biting give us a call at 619-997-9993 or go to our Open Party Schedule page and book online through H&M Landing.

Captain Frank on the Ranger 85 called in this morning at 10:00am with an on the water report. The fleet has found high grade Albacore, 25 - 30 pounds, at about 80 miles out of San Diego. This puts the fish within range of the overnight boats. Be at the fishing grounds at daybreak and have several hours of fishing time.

Frank also reports good weather out there. It is a little breezy but not bad and the seas are 4 to 7 feet. Nice fishing conditions when you are catching 25 pound Albacore.

On the Water Update

Capt Frank just called in on his satellite phone with an update on the fishing. Albacore are still biting at the very edge of the range for overnight boats. Captain Mike on the Coral Sea radioed in with a good catch. At 2:45pm his 15 anglers had 50 Albacore to 30 pounds and 10 Dorado. His charter group is on a 2-day trip and they have a lot of fishing time left in the day. The water is looking nice and the bite has been consistent throughout the day. Everyone on the boat is looking forward to the evening bite.

Unfortunately for the second month in a row the fishing over the new moon failed to live up to expectations. Most anglers think this is the best time to fish but for July and August the bite has shut down over the new moon phase. Go figure that one out. It was especially disappointing because the weather was great.

Although we did not put big numbers of fish on the boat when compared to the rest of the fleet we definitely held our own. Our 17 anglers caught 27 Yellowfin, 7 Albacore, 2 Dorado, and 7 Skipjack Tuna. Not as good as we had hoped for considering the numbers that came in at the start of the week but we still had some nice fish in that mix.

August is almost here. Many consider August to be the prime fishing month of the year. If you are still looking for a good charter date give us a call or check out our open party schedule to get a spot on one of our trips. You will be glad you did.