Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


September 2015

Fish Report & Photo Archive

PREMIUM FISHING DAY.......

by Indy Crew, 9-02-2015


Good evening everyone, today was an excellent day to be on board the Independence, as we had outstanding fishing for 30 to 50 lb. bluefin tuna. We had lots of chances at these beauties, and most ended in our favor. Grease calm weather made today even better. We are going to try it again tomorrow, check out the pics on F B, sea ya later, Jeff and the Indy crew

Yesterday WAS EVEN BETTER.......

by Indy Crew, 9-02-2015


Good evening everyone, today was an excellent day to be on board the Independence, as we had outstanding fishing for 30 to 50 lb. bluefin tuna. We had lots of chances at these beauties, and most ended in our favor. Grease calm weather made today even better. We are going to try it again tomorrow, check out the pics on F B, sea ya later, Jeff and the Indy crew

Report for Yesterday

by Indy Crew, 9-03-2015


EVEN BETTER..
Yesterday was really good fishing for beautiful grade bluefin tuna, Today was twice as good as yesterday, as they were really hitting this morning. Most everything we caught was 40 to 50 lbs and the stand out fish was 75 lbs. When the dust settled we had acquired our quota's and went fishing for yellowtail the rest of the day. The weather has been a key to our success as its flat calm out here. We are in the market for some dorado so we are changing locations for tomorrow. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

ETA SATURDAY 9/5 5:30AM

by Indy Crew, 9-04-2015


Dorado kelps....
Today we spent offshore for dorado and a few tuna that you could tag. We had some action throughout the day , and better action in the afternoon. This was a good topper for our great trip. 0530 E T A for tomorrow, sea ya then Jeff and the Indy crew

John Collins 5 day returns..

by Indy Crew, 9-05-2015


We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year, and especially John Collins who put it all together. I must say it was a super fun time and an excellent group to fish with. Jack pot winners are Ian Orr with 1st place 75 lb. bluefin tuna, Barry Doebler with a 43 lb. bluefin, and Andrew Otero with a 43 lb. bluefin. Thanks again everyone, sea you all next year

John Collins 5 day returns

by Indy Crew, 9-05-2015


We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year, and especially John Collins who put it all together. I must say it was a super fun time and an excellent group to fish with. Jack pot winners are Ian Orr with 1st place 75 lb. Bluefin Tuna, Barry Doebler with a 43 lb. Buefin, and Andrew Otero with a 43 lb. Bluefin. Thanks again everyone, sea you all next year

A Great Big Thank You John Collins 5 Day

by Indy Crew, 9-06-2015


This was my first trip as chartermaster and it could not have gone any better. What a pleasure to have such a great group of anglers on this trip. It was very heartwarming to see friends on this trip that I had made during my 25 years in the sportfishing business. We had a great time talking about the good old days.
As far as the fishing went, Jeff could not have planned out a better course of action. The afternoon of departure we rolled down the coast a short distance and quickly put 90 nice grade Yellowtail aboard. That night we made some bait and woke up to some more good Yellowtail fishing. Mid-afternoon we started heading north so as to be in position for some Tuna. Before daylight Bluefin under the boat started biting and as you can imagine in the dark the crew had their hands full. By days end we had our daily limit. Next day, same song second verse; daily limits. Next day it was Dorado time and we were not disappointed. Some really nice grade fish. By days end it was time to call it a trip.
I would like to give a big thank you to all the sponsors who provided us with some great giveaways: Seeker Rods; Avet Reels; Blackwater; Jerry Brown-Line One Spectra; Izorline; Aftco; VMC Hooks; Eagle Claw Hooks; Fisherman's Landing Tackle; Point Loma Sportfishing Tackle; Seaforth Sportfishing Tackle; Terrafin; Salas Jigs; Sportsman Seafood; Richard Martinez
100 Ice Cr?me Bars, and my wife Judy who bought each passenger an Independence T-Shirt.
Finally I would like to thank each crewmember personally. I have had the pleasure of working with this great team over the years and as usual they were on their ? A ? game: Jeff, Matt,
Oscar, Bill, Tommy, Paul, Frenchie, Rollo. I am Looking forward to seeing all of you again next year on my 8 Day.
Thanks again John Collins

Mac and Youngs Tackle

by Indy Crew, 9-07-2015


Good evening from the Indy , we are on the second day of Macs 7 day trip. There were lots of great fishing gear received by all on Saturday and some traveling The last few days. We arrived and got busy catching Wahoo and good grade Yellowfin till dark. We are going to give it another try tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Great Variety Today

by Indy Crew, 9-08-2015


Today we encountered more of the same fishing we had yesterday, Wahoo , Tuna and Yellowtail. We like what we see down here for the fall trips. We are going to try for Yellowtail tomorrow and stay clear of the approaching storm . Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Great Yellows Today

by Indy Crew, 9-09-2015


The report from the Indy today is good fishing from the Yellowtail grounds. Nice grade fish were on tap for everyone, and the Salas yo yo jigs were working as well as a live bait. Really nice weather to work in today with a few showers in the afternoon. We are going to give this a try tomorrow, so wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Fabulous Day Today

by Indy Crew, 9-10-2015


Good evening from the Independence. Today we not only had excellent weather, we had excellent fishing for good grade Yellowtail. Most fish were 18 to 25 lb. fish biting bait and the 7 x jigs pretty well. Gorgeous flat calm weather again to yank and crank all day. We easily had our daily limits for sure. Everyone's having a great time We are going to look for kelps tomorrow in hopes of some Dorado. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

ETA

by Indy Crew, 9-11-2015


The Independence will dock at 05:30 Saturday morning. For those of you going out on the next trip don't forget your PASSPORTS

ICING ON THE CAKE

by Indy Crew, 9-11-2015


Epic fishing for bull Dorado and even better weather today for us here on the Indy. Everyone caught their limit of bulls, and we had a couple of Wahoo at gaff but they won their freedom. This was a great end to a excellent trip. We will be back to San Diego at 0530. Sea ya then. Jeff and the Indy crew

MAC'S-YOUNG'S TACKLE RETURNS

by Indy Crew, 9-12-2015


Jack pot winners are as follows 1st Grant Dunbar 44 lb Wahoo 2 nd Mac McLeod 37 lb Yellowfin 3 rd Hieu Phan 36 lbYellowfin. Thanks to everyone who made the trip this year and to all the sponsors, Shimano, Accurate, Avet, Peter j , Chail Fishing, Izorline ,Salas Jigs, Owner Hooks, Calstar, Phoenix, and Promar. Thanks to everyone, sea ya next year. We cleared the point early afternoon on another 7 day trip with Fishermans Warehouse as our host. We have a great load of bait and some eager fishermen ready to do battle. Check back in a few for a report or two, sea ya then Jeff

Game On

by Indy Crew, 9-13-2015


We are off to a great start here on the Indy, as we connected today with beautiful grade Yellowfin Tuna and some good chances at these gator Wahoo , it was full speed for a while there, wish us luck tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew.......

GOOD MORNING FROM DA INDY

by Indy Crew, 9-14-2015


Nice way to start the day with a beautiful catch of Wahoo.

SERIOUSLY..IT DOESN'T GET BETTER

by Indy Crew, 9-14-2015


Good evening from the Independence. Today was one of those days you read about and wish you were there. Things got rolling last night with tanker Sea Bass biting along with big Yellas, and after day light full speed Wahoo fishing, 50 to 70 lb. fish biting everything we had. The Yellowfin Tuna fishing was as good as it gets on 25 to 35 lb. fish with a hand full of those fish up to 50 lbs. when the dust settled we had easily caught our daily limits of tuna and 86 of those toothy gators.. EPIC doesn't even describe today's fishing. We are going to try this again tomorrow, sea ya then , Jeff and the Indy crew check out the pics on F B

On The Hunt

by Indy Crew, 9-15-2015


Good evening everyone, today we went looking around for some more Wahoo and then Yellowtail. We saw Yellowtail sign in a couple of different areas but due to the lack of current they were reluctant to bite. We got a sample on both Wahoo and Yellas, before calling it quits. We will be on the hunt tomorrow again for more Yellas, so tune in then. Sea ya, Jeff and the Indy crew

WORKING FOR YELLOWTAIL

by Indy Crew, 9-16-2015


Hello again from the independence. Today we had to really work for every fish we caught. The conditions had deteriorated and the fish were finicky to say the least. We did manage to tag 107 nice grade Yellas for the effort though. With all the wind we had today we are going to try somewhere different tomorrow in hopes of smoother water. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

WORKING UP THE COAST

by Indy Crew, 9-17-2015


Today was spent fishing for Yellowtail again , as the wind was up again as well. We had some success on good grade fish and ran out of daylight when they really wanted to go for it. We are going try this in the morning and then go try for a Dorado kelp in the afternoon, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

HEADED HOME

by Indy Crew, 9-18-2015


We fished offshore today for dorado kelps and found plenty of kelp, but most didn't have any fish on them. We did get a sample on the dorado though off a couple of kelps. We are headed back to San Diego with an excellent catch aboard which includes giant Wahoo,Yellowfin Tuna, Yellowtail, tanker White Sea bass, and Dorado. Spectacular fishing. 0615 E T A, sea ya then, Jeff and the Indy crew

FISHERMANS WAREHOUSE RETURNS

by Indy Crew, 9-19-2015


The Independence returned this morning with an outstanding catch, and the jackpot winners were as follows, 1 st place Marco Lopez 71 lb. Wahoo, 2nd place Milton Culver 68 lb. Wahoo and 3 rd place Bill Harper with a giant Grouper. Great job everyone on the beautiful catch , and we look forward to next year. Thanks to all who made the trip this year, Jeff and the Indy crew

TRIP GETS GOING

by Indy Crew, 9-21-2015


The guys finally got to their first destination and were rewarded with some decent Wahoo action. Check out the photos on F/B.

Fun Fishing Today

by Indy Crew, 9-23-2015


Had a fun day tuna fishing out here! Managed to get a good hit on decent grade fish. We will be gaining altitude tonight in search of more fish. Matt and Indy crew.

YELLOWTAIL ACTION

by Indy Crew, 9-24-2015


We made it to our destination this afternoon in time to get a good sample of what's hopefully to come. We are going to try it again in the morning for more action on the Yellowtail. Wish us luck! Matt and the Indy crew.

YO-YO YELLOWTAIL

by Indy Crew, 9-25-2015


Making our way up the line. We worked hard today to get our catch of Yellowtail. Yo Yo jigs were the hot ticket to to land these beautiful fish. We are traveling north tonight in hopes of good weather and fishing tomorrow. Wish us luck!

ETA Sunday Sept. 27

by Indy Crew, 9-26-2015


The Independence will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing 5:00 Sunday morning. For those of you going out on Sundays trip don't forget your PASSPORTS.

That's A Wrap

by Indy Crew, 9-26-2015


We fished offshore this morning and going an area of big beautiful kelps holding Dorado and more Wahoo. The folks are stoked to add a little color to our fish holds. Thanks again to Brian Porter "Bubba" from Seeker rods for making his trip a fun one as usual. We will be tying up at 0500 in Point Loma tomorrow. Thanks again! Matt and Indy crew.

Kimura 8 day begins

by Indy Crew, 9-29-2015



Hello again from the independence , we have been mostly traveling for the most part, and will begin angling today, everyone is ready for battle and the weather is great. Check in in a day or so and we hope to have a good report or two, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

STARTER KIT......

by Indy Crew, 9-30-2015


We made a stop today to wet a line and had a few Wahoo and a great bite on 20 to 35 lb. Yellowfin Tuna. Everyone got a chance to yank and pull all afternoon before the sun dropped. Hopefully tomorrow is as good as today. Sea ya then, Jeff and the Indy crew

MAKING A MOVE

by Indy Crew, 9-30-2015


We had some action on Tuna and Wahoo today ,but it wasn't enough to keep our interest so we are going to make the move to the rocks. We have a little bit of breeze so the ride out there is a bit rollie pollie. Wish us luck out there , Jeff and the Indy crew