Fishing Report

10/23/2023 Bluefin Tuna are flaring up in specific spots up and down our Canyon walls. Weather conditions and bait patterns are being very unpredictable this season but right place right time can make a day of dreams happen at any time! “Taylor-Gene” is ready and we will be running these trips for the remainder of…

10/17/2022 We had extraordinary ocean conditions lately well as Bluefin Tuna all over the screen, jumping, crashing and foaming all over the surface All day. More fish are showing up everyday, come out and get yours! We capitalized and finally got clear of the fleet and found a willing school of fish that lets have…

10/14/22 We are having some success on our local Bluefin Tuna here in Santa Cruz, Ca. The grade is averaging 125lbs with many fish over 200lbs being hooked and a few landed. We are offering a singles trip this Sunday with great weather forecasted and a broad area to fish to hopefully avoid the crowds….

The News is out! But the area of Bluefin Tuna is far and wide. We stay clear of the masses and find our own school of fish to play with. Fort Bragg and most of Northern California is seeing Tuna and other exotics as well. We know you have many options when coming to booking a charter. We are adding a singles Trip to allow upto 4 anglers to experience our local waters for Tuna. As always all of the finest proven gear is provided and live Mackeral, MadMacs, Yummy or dead flyers available on any given day. If interested the date will be on good weather to optimize the 12hr day. the price is $625 per person and as mentioned before limited to 4 per trip.

Current trips are having great success on any which way you want to fish! Halibut fishing is the top poundage producer with a variety of other fish joining in on the cooler. check out   Video (1)  But for Action the ultralight has been steady to Wide Open every trip! Wind offshore has been relentless but…

7-31-22 We have been mainly running Live Bait trips with anchovies, smelt and squid being readily availabe. Larger than average Lingod make up most of the catches with a few Halibut coming to the rail as well. Ultalight is finally getting going with the influx of Black rockfish to the shallows. A few Albacore were…

4/19/22 Our past few King Salmon trips have steadily been gaining consistent productivity! A few big fish where landed on the first trips but now a stream of multi-sized fish are showing up all over the area around Santa Cruz! We have some availibility before the Commercial opener!

Salmon Season is on the Horizon!! 2022 King Salmon season will open April 2. We already are booked out for the first week! Bait and conditions in the bay at an all time high, Anchovies, mackerel, sardines and even a few Bonito are in our salmon grounds as we speak. We will be hitting it…

12/11/21 Another great day on the Monterey Bay fishing these apex predators! the weather was sunny and calm with just enough swell to camoflage our boat, we hooked up 5 minutes after we set lines. 20 minutes later a beautiful 85 lb Bluefin was on the deck!   we had a few more missed bites…

12/09/21 This amazing fishery continues to entertain the seasoned anglers here in Santa Cruz with good weather and bearable runs to the Monterey Bay Tuna grounds! The biomass of bait seems to be holding well here in the bay and keeping the tuna within close range. We boated 3 yesterday up to 110 pounds and…

11/22/21 Since most of our regulars have landed a bluefin Tuna, we are opening up the boat to small groups at a reduced rate to take advantage of this rare opportunity to catch a possible fish of a lifetime in our local waters! Many fish over 100lbs have been landed recently. The days are a bit shorter but the water and bait conditions are holding well and chances to catch a Nor Cal Tuna remain strong for the up coming future. We are offering these trips at a per person rate of $500 for the day (3 person minimum), these trips include all top notch gear, ice, live bait(mackerel). These trips start a 6am and last all day. The cabin is heated and the boat fishes very comfortably in most weather conditions on the local tuna grounds. The Main Monterey Bay…

11/14/2021 we haven’t been updating the fish reports on the website for quite some but with this amazing influx Bluefin tuna it’s time. The crowded days have a lower hook up ratio due to the fish keeping clear of the surface activity we create, but week days and rougher weather days the bite is pretty…