Deep Water Action Continues!
4/10/2025 Forecast was a little off but our team made the best of it. We were greeted with a stiff 18kt NW wind making staying on the fish challenging but the Jumbos could catch the fast moving baits! Got our Limits and headed back to calmer seas.
The Deepwater is a Catching Event
4/8/2025 We ventured out this week and found our usual spots loaded with a variety of plus size rockfish with limits for all! Sea conditions have been excellent all week and will hold until Saturday. Get out there when weather permits and fish high off the bottom for Chilipepper, Yellowtail and giant Boccacio! 375-400′ has…
Offshore Rockfish opener 2025
March 28, 2025 Offshore Deep water Rockfish/Lingcod fishing returns to the Coastal Waters of Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay! We will be running Offshore Jumbo Rockfish trips on select days throughout the month of April. Even with the unsettled weather as of late, the fishing grounds are far enough out to little affected by…
Bluefin with a Rockfish Back
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…
Awesome Bluefin Tuna Fishing!!
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…
Bluefin becoming more consistent!
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….
Bluefin Tuna
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.
Both Ultralight and Live Bait Trips are guaranteed action!!
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…
Summer is in full Swing!
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…
King Salmon catching is gaining momentum!
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!
King Salmon 2022!
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…
Bluefin Tuna are still in the Monterey Bay!!
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!