Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


October 2015

Fish Report & Photo Archive

REAL DEAL WAHOO TODAY....

by Indy Crew, 10-01-2015


.Good evening from the Independence. Today we were on the prowl for Wahoo, and we had a pretty good day on the toothy speedsters. Everyone had lots of chances at these beauties , and when the sun dropped we had accumulated 70 fish 30 to 50 lbs. with a few bigger and a few smaller. The Capt Jimmy Bombs were hot today along with Tady and Salas jigs and a wired bait. Decent weather with a 15 kt breeze made it a perfect day. We are going to try this again tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff and the Indy crew. Check the pics on F B

Action on Yellas

by Indy Crew, 10-03-2015


Due to some technical problems we were unable to post yesterdays report.In summary, Jeff stated another good day of Wahoo fishing during the day and a good bite on premium yellowtail during the night.
Hello again everyone, here is what we know. We arrived to our destination after lunch and saw sign of Yellowtail immediately , stopped the boat and they were biting. We made numerous drifts and scratched away for most of the afternoon. Late in the day it all evaporated and we called it quits. Most fish were 15 to 18 lbs . Biting the Salas yo yo jigs the best. Due to some technical problems we were unable to post yesterdays report. Yesterday, Jeff stated another good day of Wahoo fishing during the day and a good bite on premium yellowtail during the night. We are on our way up to finish the trip with some kelps tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Final Drift

by Indy Crew, 10-05-2015


Hello again everybody , we found a few kelps today and everyone got to pull on some Dorado before calling it quits. We've had a good trip , measured by catching standards, with 106 nice sized Wahoo , and about the same on Yellowfin Tuna and Yellowtail. We are always appreciable when the fish gods are in our favor. We hope to see Gary Kimura next year, sorry we missed you this time, and other than that we will be in at 0615 tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff

Kimura returns.....

by Indy Crew, 10-05-2015



The Indy returned yesterday with a nice catch of wahoo, tuna and yellowtail , a huge thanks to everyone who made the trip a success this year. We hope to see everyone next year, and jack pot winners are as follows -1st place Abel Saldana 44.2 wahoo, 2nd place 43# wahoo, 3rd place Frank Fusari 42.4 Wahoo. Sea ya next year everyone Jeff and the Indy crew

ON OUR WAY

by Indy Crew, 10-06-2015


We departed yesterday on our Ellison family charter. What a great group of people! We made our way down to a Yellowtail hotspot this afternoon and we were rewarded with great action. Lots of smiles and sore arms to go around. We are headed south to our next destination in hopes of more yanking and cranking. Check back soon and wish us luck. Matt and the Indy crew.

ETA Monday

by Indy Crew, 10-11-2015


The Independence will arrive at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning. Judy will start sign in for those of you departing on the 10 day at 7:00 AM. Please don't forget your PASSPORTS.

ETA Monday

by Indy Crew, 10-11-2015


The Independence will arrive at 06:00 tomorrow morning. Judy will start sign in for those of you departing on the 10 day at 7:00 AM. Please don't forget your PASSPORTS.

ELLISON FAMILY CHARTER

by Indy Crew, 10-12-2015



The independence returned from the annual Ellison family 7 day trip with lots of smiles and good yellowtail and dorado , with some nice wahoo as well. A super nice group to share a week in the sun fishing and fine dining with as well. We want to thank Matt and Mark Ellison and all their family and friends for making the trip again this year, and we look forward to the next adventure. Thanks again from the Indy crew

On our way.

by Indy Crew, 10-13-2015


We departed on the Indy Challenge 10 day extravaganza yesterday with a great supply of sardines, and a fabulous group of Indy regulars and some welcome new faces. We made a few stops today for a hand full of good grade wahoo to get things going. Downward we go , wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Travel Day

by Indy Crew, 10-14-2015



Today we did some traveling and some fishing. We tagged 40 or so tuna up to 35 lbs. and a couple of hand full of wahoo for the effort. We will be in position for some night time yellas tonight, so wish us luck, the weather is good, sea ya tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew

Great start at the rocks....

by Indy Crew, 10-15-2015


Good evening everybody from the Independence. We enjoyed a good day of wahoo fishing today with lots of chances to be had by all . Decent weather made it all that much better, and when the dust settled we accumulated 61 fish 30 to 50 lbs. and 18 alijos grade yellowtail. We are going to try this again tomorrow , wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

More action on Skinnies

by Indy Crew, 10-16-2015


Just checking in here from the Indy , again today we had decent action on beautiful grade wahoo. The hot ticket lately has been capt Jimmy's bombs, salas 6 x pink tar, and bait. At times we had good conditions and then it goes slack for long periods , all & all pretty good fishing out there. The bonus yellowtail were there for those who stayed up late and were rewarded with some real beauties. We are on the move to another location with high hopes and good weather looks to be in the future. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

PIECING IT TOGETHER

by Indy Crew, 10-17-2015


Good evening from the independence. Today was no easy feat as conditions were not premium for most of the day. We did manage to scrape together a day on wahoo and a couple of grouper and a hit on tuna up to 40 lbs. when the sun dropped the wind went with it and now it's quite nice out. We are going to try this again , wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Piecing it together day by day

by Indy Crew, 10-18-2015



Good evening from the Indy. Today was scratch fishing again for wahoo , tuna and a few grouper. I guess in the end they will all add up , so we will keep at it. The weather is way better now as well. We are gaining altitude at the moment, and will be looking on our way up in the morning, sea ya then , Jeff

Altitude today..

by Indy Crew, 10-19-2015



Today we travelled and fished along the way also. Some yellowtail and a few tuna and a lonesome wahoo for the effort. We are still on the way up for tomorrow's hot spot, and the weather is o k as well. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Yellowtailing today...

by Indy Crew, 10-20-2015



We had a good day on the yellas today and it was just what we needed, as we yanked and cranked all day long. The salas 6 x was the hot jig and the Tady 4/ 0 as well. Nice grade fish and decent weather made it even better .. We are going to give it a try again tomorrow up the line, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

ETA Thursday 6:30am

by Indy Crew, 10-21-2015


Good Day everyone, The Independence will tie up at 6:30am on Thursday...Passengers departing on this next trip, please remember your passports..Thanks Judy

ETA 10/22/2015

by Indy Crew, 10-21-2015


Yellow action...
We had some action on good grade yellas today to end the trip on a good note. The yoyo jigs were the hot ticket, salas and Tady for sure. The weather is up a little bit, but not too bad. We will be in at 0630 tomorrow, sea ya then , Jeff

JACKPOT WINNERS

by Indy Crew, 10-22-2015


Greetings from the independence, we just unloaded a fine catch from the Indy challenge. Here are the top 10 fish
Randy Britton 90 lb grouper
Kang xie 56 lb wahoo
Paulo Brasil 52 lb wahoo
Ruben Brasil 50 lb wahoo
Ruben Brasil 49 lb wahoo
Paulo Brasil 48 lb wahoo
Fred Ray 47 lb wahoo
Jeff Eng 45 lb wahoo
Joe Chavez 42 lb wahoo
Steve Zeng 41 lb wahoo
Great job everyone and lots of fun this year, thanks to all who made the trip, and we look forward to next year, Jeff and the Indy crew

Tunaholics are out.....

by Indy Crew, 10-23-2015



Yesterday we departed on our annual 10 day tunaholics with a great group of regulars onboard and a great load of bait from E B. There have been many great prizes given out already , but that is just the beginning as its like Christmas out here. Dennis and Angie Evans are our usual host, and we are headed down at the moment with high hopes for the trip. Wish us luck, Jeff

Tunaholics are out.....

by Indy Crew, 10-23-2015


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Yesterday we departed on our annual 10 day tunaholics with a great group of regulars onboard and a great load of bait from E B. There have been many great prizes given out already , but that is just the beginning as its like Christmas out here. Dennis and Angie Evans are our usual host, and we are headed down at the moment with high hopes for the trip. Wish us luck, Jeff

A Good Start

by Indy Crew, 10-24-2015


Today was more or less a travel day, and we had a few pop offs on the Wahoo going by the shallows. We made one last drift late in the day and came up with a lonesome Yellowfin Tuna which taped out at 180 lbs. caught by Keith McReynolds , I hope this just the start of good things to come, wish us luck tomorrow, Jeff

EPIC DAY ON THE INDY

by Indy Crew, 10-25-2015


Well , here is what we know. Today started out with a bang and ended with a bang. We were pretty much busy from sun up till sun down. Jumbo Yellowtail were biting full speed for most of the day, and the Yellowfin Tuna were eager to play as well. We tallied up 63 Tuna and 60 Yellows for the effort. The Tuna were in 2 categories , 40 to 60 lb. and 100 to 290 lb. fish, we ended up with 4 cows, a 290 , 220, 207, and one right at 200 lb. and a few hand fulls of 100 to 170's. We are going to sit tight and see if we can keep up the pace. Check out all of the pictures on facebook. Wish us luck, Jeff

BIG TUNA ARE BITING

by Indy Crew, 10-26-2015


The BIG Tuna are biting in 10 day range as evidenced by the outstanding catch made yesterday on the Indy. The boat had 63 large Tuna many of which were over 100# with 4 over 200# topped by a 290# beauty. We have a 10 day trip leaving on Dec. 12 with only 5 spots left at a reduced price of $3095.00. This trip is being sponsored by AFTCO products. There will be loads of give-aways for all. Don't miss out on this opportunity to catch a Tuna of a lifetime and only have to go out for 10 days. You can go to our website independencesportfishing.com and book online or call the office 619-226-6006 to make your reservation

ANOTHER DECENT DAY HERE

by Indy Crew, 10-26-2015


Good evening everyone, we managed to put together a day here as those trophy Yellows and good grade Tuna were around again. 30 Tuna and 50 Yellas was what went on here today. A couple of the Tuna were over 100 lbs. up to 125 lbs. but most were 30 to 60 lbs. we had same conditions as yesterday and I can say I never saw that big fish anytime today. We are going to hang tough and see what goes on here tomorrow, sea ya then Jeff

GOOD EVENING

by Indy Crew, 10-27-2015


Hello again from the Indy, today we saw less sign of bigguns and hooked only 1 biggun that freed him self. We did have a few rallies on those giant Yellas, and stock Yellowfin , so we managed to put a morning together. We are on the move to the outside for a few days, wish us luck out there, Jeff

WAHOO TODAY

by Indy Crew, 10-28-2015


We arrived to the grounds after lunch and had a few bingos on good grade skin this afternoon before things died down late. We are going to stay put and try for Yellas tonight and more skin tomorrow. There have been some big time tackle raffles every night, super big, and tonight is the grand finale. Wish us luck, Jeff

GOOD SKINNING TODAY

by Indy Crew, 10-29-2015


Today was good fishing for Wahoo even though the conditions were pretty poor. Everyone had at least a few chances at a fish or two, and some guys did well. 37 good grade Skin went into the RSW well along with a decent night hit on the Alijos Yellows last night. We called it quits after lunch, and started up the line for tomorrow's destination. Choppy weather right now so it's slow going. Sea ya later, Jeff

BIG TUNA ARE BITING

by Indy Crew, 10-31-2015


The BIG Tuna are biting in 10 day range as evidenced by the outstanding catch made yesterday on the Indy. The boat had 63 large Tuna many of which were over 100# with 4 over 200# topped by a 290# beauty. We have a 10 day trip leaving on Dec. 12 with only 3 spots left at a reduced price of $3095.00. This trip is being sponsored by AFTCO products. There will be loads of give-aways for all. Don't miss out on this opportunity to catch a Tuna of a lifetime and only have to go out for 10 days. You can go to our website independencesportfishing.com and book online or call the office 619-226-6006 to make your reservation

Quest for yellows...

by Indy Crew, 10-31-2015


We've been looking for more yellas the past few days and have been some what successful in our efforts. A little over a hundred fish for the past few days, and now we are on our way home .The weather is back to normal and the ride is good as it gets. It has been a super fun trip this year again, and our hosts Dennis and Angie always have the best swag for everyone on board. Fishing this trip was good as there were many chances to try for what ever you wanted to catch. We will be back to San Diego at 0500 , sea ha then , Jeff
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO EVERYONE ON LAND