Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


July 2011

Fish Report & Photo Archive

5 Day Purfields Tackle Trip

by Indy Crew, 7-02-2011


We departed on a 5-day trip on wed. Mid morning with high hopes and an eager group on board. Our offshore efforts on Thursday, which was yesterday, were hopeless, as things out there are really tough at the moment. Today on the other hand was just what we needed. The yellowtail put on a really good show for most of the day, as we have quite a few young anglers who put the wood to the fish today, not to say the adults didn't do their share of yanking and cranking as well. We had excellent fishing pretty much sums it up. The weather is quite nice as well. We hope to fill the rest of our limits tomorrow on these beautiful yellows. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul Strasser and the Indy crew

Carbon Copy Yesterday

by Indy Crew, 7-03-2011


Today was pretty much like yesterday, hot sunny, and pulling on yellowtail. All types of methods were the hot ticket. We finished the day with some premium yellows, and calico bass. We are not sure what we are going to do tomorrow, so check in and see what we came up with. Good night, the Indy crew

Indy Returns to Point Loma

by Indy Crew, 7-03-2011


The Indy will arrive at approximately 6am On July 4,
sign in for trip leaving tomorrow will be 7am.

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Independence Day

by Indy Crew, 7-04-2011


We arrived in San Diego this morning and got the boat turned around very quickly. Our Jp winners were 1st place Alex Bravo with a 40.4 Yellowtail, 2nd place Blake Loudermilk with a 37.8 Yellowtail and 3rd place was our very own chartermaster Dick Shaffer of Purfield's Pro Tackle. Why to go guys. We departed on another 5 daytrip, this one sponsored by let's talk hook up. Pete gray himself had some great raffle give-a-ways for all to enjoy. We were on our way, and just before dark we saw a couple of spots of blue fin tuna. One spot we caught 5 fish 30 to 40 lbs. and saw some others that were approaching the century mark. What a great way to spend the 4th of July but on the INDEPENDENCE!! We have high hopes for the trip. Happy 4th of July to everyone, and please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Signs of Bluefin

by Indy Crew, 7-05-2011


Today we saw some sign of blue fin, but got nothing for our efforts. Tomorrow we will try for yellowtail. The weather is good, so we have that going for us. Good night, the Indy crew


Yellow Tail At Its Finest

by Indy Crew, 7-06-2011


Today was as good as it gets on yellowtail fishing. Everything was the hot ticket, as there was something for everyone today. Bait, lures, all lures worked. The hot sunny weather made for a really spectacular day. We are going to try something different for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Exploring and Catching

by Indy Crew, 7-07-2011


With plenty of yellowtail in the fresh RSW hold, we opted to go on a coastal White Sea bass, halibut, red cod safari. We caught everything we were looking for except the elusive WSB. Nonetheless we had a good time today exploring and catching. We are currently headed off shore for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Finest Yellowtail Fishing

by Bill Roecker, 7-08-2011


"Today was as good as it gets on yellowtail fishing," noted Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys July 6. "Everything was the hot ticket, as there was something for everyone today. Bait, lures, all lures worked. The hot sunny weather made for a really spectacular day. We are going to try something different for tomorrow."

Indy Returns to Point Loma

by Indy Crew, 7-08-2011


The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am on Saturday 7/9/11, sign in for the Tahoe Tuna Club 7am..

Off The Charts

by Bill Roecker, 7-09-2011


Pete Gray's Let's Talk Hookup five-day trip aboard Independence returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 9 with a mixed catch of bluefin, yellowtail and other species. Jeff DeBuys skippered the trip, and he called it, "Off the charts coastal fishing." Pete Gray said, "It was the best yellowtail bite I ever saw."

Valerie Otero of Boulder, CO won first place for her 34.6-pound yellowtail. She said it bit on a sardine and a 2/0 ringed Mustad Hoodlum hook on 30-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon and 50-pound Izorline spectra on an Okuma Andros reel and a six-foot Super Seeker rod.

Darrell Hansen won second place for a 33-pound bluefin and Greg Kuno tied him with an identical fish.

Back in/ Then out

by Indy Crew, 7-09-2011


Hello everyone, we returned from our let's talk hook-up trip with host Pete Gray as charter master. First, thanks to everyone who made the trip this year and hope to see all of you soon. The begun's for the trip are as follows: 1st place Valerie Otero from Colorado with a 34.6 Bluefin, 2nd place was a tie goes to Darrell Hanson and Greg Kuno with 33.0 Bluefins. We are now back on the road again with very good weather and a fair forecast for the next few days. This is a 7-day trip with the Tahoe tuna club and we are headed south and plan to start on the Rosa bank looking for that nice Yellowfin that's been around lately. Wish us lots of luck, The Indy Crew.

7/10 Traveling

by Indy Crew, 7-10-2011


Hello everyone, we are headed south in very nice weather and plan to start fishing on Monday, all is well on the Indy, good bait and a very fun group to be on a trip with. I would like to announce our 2012 schedule in part is up on the schedule page. We have made a few changes for next year adding a day or 2 to some of the 5-day trips. The decision was made due to the offshore fishing we have had the last couple of years, I know at times it has been good but for the most part it has been a tough go overall. The 6 to 8 day trip gives many options to make a quality catch. Please look at the dates as many of the trips depart on a weekend so a five-day workweek is taken up on most of the 6 to 8 day trips. In the future we will plan trips on the outlook of the previous season as well as water conditions and forecasts IE: El Nino type scenario's etc. Thanks to all of our friends that have fished with us over the years since the First String days of 84. Sincerely, Mark Pisano and
Paul Strasser

Last Chance

by Bill Roecker, 7-12-2011


Judy Collins in the Independence office tells us that our trip aboard the boat is nearly sold out. Only two spots remained as of last weekend. The trip promises to be a lot of fun, with some chances at larger tuna in the 50 to 100-pound range; either bluefin or yellowfin, depending on what's biting. Bigger yellowtail are probably a given. A plethora of prizes and goodies for all will be distributed by Bill Roecker And Paul Sweeney of FishingVideos.com, from sponsors like Accurate (a new reel), Zucker's, Salas, Calstar, Seaguar, Catchy Tackle, Mustad, AA's, Izorline, Peter J, and other sponsors of Bill's Sportfishing Calendar and book At The Rail: Long Range Fishing.

The trip will be shot in hi-definition 1080 P video on Bill's professional gear, and a DVD will be made of the underwater and on deck action with comments by the skippers and crew and anglers. All anglers will get a free copy and a bag of prizes in exchange for a signed video release. With big fish biting in three or four hotspots already, this trip promises to be one of the season's best summer adventures. Call the Indy office, and jump aboard to fish with Bill!

2 days offshore

by Indy Crew, 7-13-2011


Hello from the Indy, Sorry for the lack of reports, somehow our e-mails did not go through for unknown reasons. We have been looking for that better grade yellowfin that our fellow long rangers had just days before us and came up empty, The good water the fish had been in, broke up and all we found in the area was off color water and very little life. We did catch about 50 school size tuna in 12 to 22 lb. range with a few in the 25 to 30 lb. range. Late in the day we hit a spot to finish up on the yellowtail portion of the trip also. Tomorrow is more or less a travel day with about a half day to spend fishing the coast. The weather has been up a bit with 15 to 22 knots the last couple of days, it is getting better all the time as we travel north, Thanks for checking in, Mark and the Indy Guys.

Indy Returns to Point Loma Sportfishing

by Indy Crew, 7-14-2011


The Indy will arrive at approximately 6:30am on Saturday Jul 16, sign in to begin at 7am for Westcoast Marketing group. BE sure to take a different route if you are coming to San Diego on 405
south, remember in some areas it will be closed due to maintenance.

55-Pound Yellow

by Bill Roecker, 7-14-2011


"Today we had very good fishing on nice yellowtail," wrote owner-skipper Mark Pisano aboard his Independence July 12. "The afternoon started slow but built through the evening hours to a wide-open bite on 18 to 30-pound fish with a 55-pounder topping the day. With our yellowtail fix in, we plan to try for tuna tomorrow. The weather is good with just a light breeze to keep it cool. Thanks for checking in and wish us luck."

Mossbacks and Calico's

by Indy Crew, 7-15-2011


Today was spent in warm weather and calm seas and the gang on board really had a relaxing day. We opted to fish the coast for bass and hoping for a sea bass or two. The Calico fishing was wide open with fish up to eight pounds and lots in the 3 to 6 pound range, most were released and some kept for a meal or two. Bonus fish came in the form of 36 to 55 lb. yellows that put on a great surface show and bit the surface Iron and fly-line dine. We are headed up in fair weather and plan to travel most of the day and may fish if time permits. Have a great day, The Indy crew. ETA for 7/16 could possibly be 7am.

Tahoe tuna returns

by Indy Crew, 7-16-2011


We returned today from ouur 7 day Tahoe tuna trip, We want to thank everyone onboard this year and hope to see you soon. The Jackpot winners were as follows: Zackary Mouawad With a 38.2 yellowtail and Woody Preston with two 35.6 and 35.0 yellows for 2nd and 3rd place. Big fish for the trip went to Samual Lu with a 42.0 yellowtail and young 16 year old Christine Kubota with her 38.8 yellow. Good job everyone, Next years trip will be in August and the 2012 trips our now on the schedule page.

WestCoast Marketing Charter

by Indy Crew, 7-17-2011


Hello again from the independence. We departed yesterday on a 7-day west coast marketing extravaganza. With all the huge, great give-a-ways we saw, rods, reels, line, jigs, hooks we are loaded, and ready for what ever comes our way. The bait looks to be of premium quality as well. We have high hopes for the week ahead, so long as the weather does not get in the way. Thanks for checking in on us, and please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Report

by Indy Crew, 7-18-2011


Good evening from the independence. Today we arrived in the morning, and got busy almost as soon as we got the anchor down. There were some slow times through out the day, but all said and done, we had a good day on tuna up to 85 lbs. and yellowtail, with 2 fish in the 50 to 60 lb. range, and the rest good grade Alijos brand YT. The weather is good, and we plan on another good day here tomorrow. Jeff and the Indy crew

Dropped The Hook

by Bill Roecker, 7-19-2011


"Today we arrived in the morning," said the report from skipper Jeff DeBuys of the Independence July 18, "and got busy almost as soon as we got the anchor down. There were some slow times through out the day, but all said and done, we had a good day on tuna up to 85 pounds and yellowtail, with two fish in the 50 to 60-pound range, and the rest good grade Alijos-brand YT. The weather is good, and we plan on another good day here tomorrow."

Beefy Yellows

by Indy Crew, 7-19-2011


Hello again from the Indy. Today started off really good for us, and continued on until about mid afternoon, and then slowed big time. We had very good tuna, and yellowtail fishing. The tuna are good grading 50 to 75 lbs. and the yellows are that beefy Alijos brand, up to 50 lbs. The weather is just beautiful, hot and sunny. We are going to hope for another showing like we had today for tomorrow, the Indy crew

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Carbon Copy Yesterday

by Indy Crew, 7-20-2011


Today reminded me of yesterday in the way that it was really busy from day light until lunch time, and then slow for a couple of hours. Good tuna fishing, and great yellowtail fishing. We are currently on the way up to try for some more yellows tomorrow, gaining altitude all the time. The weather is great for now, and we hope it stays this way. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us

Outstanding YT Fishing

by Indy Crew, 7-21-2011


Hello everyone, here is what happened today. We made a stop on the beach for a couple of hours and had out standing fishing for yellowtail. The weather was hot and sunny, just perfect for what we wanted to get done. After enough yellows, we are starting our climb up the beach to San Diego. We hope to stop the boat tomorrow and catch a fish or two, Jeff and the Indy crew

The Independence gets Good Tuna, Great Yellowtail

by Bill Roecker, 7-21-2011


"Today reminded me of yesterday," wrote skipper Jeff DeBuys aboard the Independence July 20, "in the way that it was really busy from day light until lunch time, and then slow for a couple of hours. Good tuna fishing, and great yellowtail fishing. We are currently on the way up to try for some more yellows tomorrow, gaining altitude all the time. The weather is great for now, and we hope it stays this way."

Indy Arrives

by Indy Crew, 7-22-2011


The Independence will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 5:45am Saturday July 23rd. Sign in for Baha Paddy Hoppers at 7am. Thanks

Todays Challenge

by Indy Crew, 7-22-2011


Today's offshore extravaganza was all show and no go. We saw good sign of blue fin tuna, but getting a bite was really a challenge. We did manage to get 4 fish for our efforts. The weather is good for our ride home. We will be arriving back to San Diego at 0545 Saturday. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

Once Again We Depart

by Indy Crew, 7-23-2011


Hello again from the independence. We just returned from our 7-day west coast marketing trip. We had a really great trip. We want to thank Rick Ozaki for all the great support in the way of give aways, and raffle, tackle, avet reels, graph tech rods, seaguar floro, just to name a few. Jackpot winners are: 1st place goes to Steve Fry from RENO NV. With an 83.8 Yellowfin, 2nd place is Paul Bentovoja from LONG BEACH with an 88.6 Yellowfin, and 3rd place is David Rocchi from CYPRESS, with an 84.6 Yellowfin. Luis Sole wound in over the rail a 58-pound Yellowtail and Mike Griffin brought home a 52-pound Yellowtail. Nice catch to all you guys. We are now headed out on another trip, this one a 6-day, and our sponsor for this one is Bill Roecker from Oceanic Productions. Again there were huge give-a-ways and raffles. Everyone came out a winner. Lots of great stuff, seeker rods, calstar rods, accurate reels, aftco goods, oceanic productions dvds, and calendars, as well as lots more. We are headed down right now, and will pick our first fishing destination tomorrow. Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew

The Ridge has been good!

by Indy Crew, 7-25-2011


We wanted to fish at the Rocks but the weather was up due to the Tropical Storm South of us. We opted for the Ridge and we have had very good fishing for Yellowtail. We will be posting some pictures soon. On our way back we will be stopping by the Bluefin area to try our luck.

Good Grade YT

by Indy Crew, 7-25-2011


Hello everyone, today we had a great day on yellowtail, along with good weather. The fish were good grade, up to 37 lbs., and everything was working on them. We are going to relocate to another area for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, the Indy crew

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PASSPORT INFO

by Indy Crew, 7-26-2011


Please call Judy Immediately with your Passport number and expiration date.. Passports are MANDATORY!

Fishing Offshore

by Shawn Steward - Excel, 7-27-2011


Today we fished offshore looking for tuna kelps; we did find a lot of nice kelp Paddy's during our 80 miles searching and found two that had a good amount of fish on them. The first had full speed yellowtail, which we released as we have plenty of yellowtail already, the second had Dorado that bit well and the result was daily limits of Dorado off that kelp. The weather again was flat all day long and looks to continue until the weekend. Tomorrow we plan to work north looking for tuna, wish us luck the Indy crew.

Indy Returns to Point Loma Sportfishing

by Indy Crew, 7-28-2011


The Indy will arrive at 7am on Friday July 29, 2011
thanks for checking in, and Please call in or email passport information to office immediately..Thanks

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Passports

by Indy Crew, 7-29-2011


Hello from the Captains, we want to make everyone aware of new mexican requirements to have passports on all trips that fish 12 miles from shore south of Ensanada. We can't say which trips will do this as fishing options change daily, all passengers must have a passport to board the boat. Please call Judy with your PP # ASAP. Thank You for understanding as this was a big surprise to us as well. We are in the process of getting clarification from Mexican officials on this issue so check back for updates. Thank you, the Indy guys.

Baja Paddy hoppers return

by Indy Crew, 7-30-2011


Good day to everyone, We have returned from our annual 6 day trip with the Baja Paddy hoppers, we want to thank everyone on this years trip, We had a few challenges to start the trip as in hurricane Dora making her way right across alijos rocks and then falling apart to a low pressure system, our weather was beatiful the entire trip as we stayed inside the track line to be on the safe side and spent the time on the ridge and below in the Mag bay area. All and all we had a great time with a very fun group to fish with along with
Bill Roecker and Paul Sweeney shooting a new DVD. We also want to sent out a big thanks out to Bill and Paul as well as the sponsors for the Great giveaways Bill passed out during the trip, Aftco products, Accurate reels, Seeker rods, Cal Star rods, Izorline, Salas jigs, Tony Paino from AA plastics, Zuker lures, Seaguar fluorocarbon, Catchy tackle and Mustad hooks. Jackpot winners were as follows: Tim Esposito 31.2 yelowtail, Michael Giardino, 28.6 yelowtail and Michael Olson 27.2 yellowtail. Totals for the trip were 435 yellowtail, 16 yellowfin tuna and 76 dorado. Next years trip will be a seven day trip departing july 21st 2012 and we have 8 spots available. Thanks for checking in. The Indy staff.