The independence Is Ready to go

Good day, Anyone that is scheduled to go on trip#6 departing on June 3rd. Message from Jeff, Judy will begin sign-in at approx 7:30, instead of 8:30. if everyone is there early we will depart early. See you all soon. Jeff

Independence takes off

Hello Anglers, We just left the dock today on an 8-day trip. We have a full load of Bait and we are headed South. Thanks to our sponsor Fisherman's Hardware Huntington Beach and our chatermaster Mo Alcala.. We have a new phone system that won't be data ready for a few more weeks and then we'll be back to normal. So all the reports will have to be called in at day's end. Please check back for updated reports. Jeff, Tommy, John, Sean, Billy, Ed, Rollo, and Frank

The Indy had lots of giveaways

A small report from the Independence. Jeff indicated Fisherman's Hardware had lots of give-a-ways for every Angler last night after dinner. The weather is great and they should reach their destination tomorrow morning and will have a report tomorrow evening after dinner. Have a great day. Captain Jeff, Tommy and the Indy Crew.

The Independence gets some action

Jeff called in his report tonight. They arrived at their destination at 7am this morning and had some action on some yellowtail and Yellowfin. Most of the Yellowtail were in the 45-pound range. The Yellowfin tuna were in the 50-pound category. Conditions were not the best for us on the first day but we plan to stick it out again tomorrow. All in all everyone seemed to be happy with the start to the trip. We're going to get some good rest tonight and be hard at it tomorrow. Jeff, Tommy and the Indy Crew.

The Independence caught some outdstanding yellowtail

A report from Jeff. He indicated that last night after he made his report he left the wheelhouse just in time to watch and OUTSTANDING catch of yellowtail. Over the rail one-by-one everyone was just having fun. This is what makes fishing at its finest. The tuna made their presence be known that today most were in the 50-pound category. We took on more yellowtail today with one exceeding 60 pounds. Weather is a little breezy, but still ok. The sun is about to set and the group is still fishing for yellowtail. About time to call it a night and sit down to a great dinner being prepared by Ed and Rollo. Lamb is on the menu with all the fixings. We plan to hit this area again tomorrow so check in for more reports after nightfall. Captain Jeff, Tommy and the Indy Boys.

The Independence has absolute steller yellowtail fishing

Absolute Stellar yellowtail fishing... Just in from Jeff. Last nights evening bite was the best Yellowtail fishing of all time. This mornings catch on yellowfin was decent, but like clock work the tuna made their way to other areas, So the gang pickup more Yellowtail fishing. Size wise we had great quality 45-50 pounds. The guys are totally worn out, but they never give up, they're still fishing. The weather is a bit choppy and quite windy, but we plan to work this area again Friday. This is just typical springtime bonanza fishing. For our dinner menu Ed and Rollo plan on.... You guessed it... Yellowtail. What a great day.. Jeff, Tommy and the Indy Boys.

The Independence Starts Early with their fishing

Fish report just in from Jeff. The weather continues to hold steady, warm and beautiful. The fishing continued this morning from the crack of dawn. Good showing of tuna today. 80-82 tuna on-board, most were in the 30-50# class with a bonus of 5 tuna with an extimated weight from 60-100#. Once again, good action and quality of Yellowtail. The guys were busy all day. We're going to try our skills one more time tomorrow morning and then head for home in the afternoon. Take care and thanks for checking in. Jeff, Tommy, and the boys

Independence end thier 8 day on a good note

Notes just in from Jeff. We ended this 8-day on a great note. We fished until 10am this morning with a decent show on tuna. They ranged from 30-50#. With a wide-open bite of yellowtail in the 30# class. It was decided to do mostly catch and release. By noon it was time to pull the anchor and get underway for home. The weather is overcast and the water is slightly choppy. The Anglers are all tired and eager to get home. Good fishing. Please check in tomorrow afternoon for an ETA into our San Diego Port. Jeff, Tommy, John, Sean, Frank, Billy, Ed and Rollo

Sign Of Albacore

Justin Fleck docked the Excel June 10 after a three-day Turner's Outdoorsman trip with chartermaster John Hazlett.

"We fished offshore and near Punta Baja off the beach," said skipper Fleck at the Fisherman's Landing certified scales. "The water was 62.5 degrees and there was a little sign of albacore."

Dan Phelan of Orange used a sardine to take the trip's best fish, a 22-pound yellowtail. Most of the fish were caught under paddies. Phelan used a 2/0 Owner Flyliner hook, 20-pound P-Line on an Okuma reel and a Seeker Black Steel rod. He was unsure of the models.

David Karchefski of Orange won second place for a 17.8-pound yellowtail, and Allan Treffry of Long beach was third for a 15-pounder.

Independence has total success

Report in from Captain Jeff, The Independence will dock at 6am on Monday June 11. The trip was a total success. Sign in for Trip#7 will begin 8am-8:30am. See you all at the dock. Jeff and the Boys.

Alijos Yellows Off-chart

Jeff DeBuys docked Independence June 11 after an eight-day trip to Alijos Rocks and Alijos Bank with 31 anglers aboard. Chartermaster Modesto Alcala noted that the trip was sponsored by Fisherman's hardware of Huntington Beach.

"It's warming down there," said DeBuys at the scales at Point Loma Sportfishing. "It was up to 67 degrees when we left. This was classic eight-day spring fishing, with the tuna biting good on some days. The yellowtail bite was off the charts. E could have kept limits easily but we let a lot of smaller fish go."

Pete Vitkus of Lake Wholford won first place for a 93-pound yellowfin tuna he picked off with a flylined sardine. He said he used a 2/0 Owner Flyliner hook, 40-pound P-Line, and Accurate 665 reel and a home-built, seven foot Calstar rod.

Bobby Edwards of San Clemente was second, for a 75-pound tuna he flylined on 40-pound line, and Chris Cox of Placentia took third place for a whopper yellowtail of 62.4 pounds. The big yellow also took a flylined sardine, on 40-pound line. It was the latest in a series of huge yellowtail to be caught this spring.

The Independence has a good trip

The Independence would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone associated Fisherman's Hardware, Huntington Beach and our Charter Master "Mo". We certainly did enjoy every aspect of this trip. Not to mention the fishing was great too. Jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place went to Pete Vitkus a yellowfin tuna 93 pounds, 2nd place yellowfin was scored by Bob Edwards and 3rd place a good hit by Chris Cox a Yellowtail weighing in at 62.3. Honorable Mention goes to Ray Caldwell with a 89 pound Yellowfin. Hope to see you all next year. We just left the dock again today at 11:30am with a good load of bait on a 5 day trip and we are now heading south. Please check back soon. Paul, Kyle Sean, Tommy, Frank, Mike, Ed and Garrett.

The Indy finds 18-30 pound yellowtail

Hello everyone, The e-mail on the boat is still not sending, so this is the report we got over the phone today from the guys. Yesterday was slow as they worked down the line offshore for just a few handfuls of good grade yellowtail and no sign of albacore or tuna. Today was much better fishing as they had a great day on 18 to 30 pound yellowtail in very good weather conditions. The folks on the trip are having a blast as limits were had by all. Tomorrow they are staying in the area and hopefully will put together another good day. Have a great night and check for further updates as the trip contiues. The Indy gang.

The independence has a beautiful day of yellowtail

Good evening, Satellite phone report from Captain Paul. They had a beautiful day of yellowtail fishing today. Yellowtail averaged 22-35 pounds. Specialty hit of the day was a Halibut with approximate weigh in of 45-55 pounds. The weather today was also beautiful, so it was a great time to be on the water. We left our area tonight at about 6:30 to go offshore fishing Friday. Maybe try our hand at finding some tuna...Albies, Yellowtail, and some kelp paddies. Check back with us tomorrow evening for our ETA Saturday morning. Paul, Kyle and the Indy Boys.

The Indy is docking tomorrow at Point Loma

The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing Landing at 7am on Saturday Jun 16. Fish reports will be posted Saturday evening. Watch for JP winners. We have a turn-around trip for Saturday. Sign-in will begin at about 8am. Suggest you be there early due to parking availability. Captain Paul

The Indy is due home

The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing Landing at 7am on Saturday Jun 16. Fish reports will be posted Saturday evening. Watch for the JP winners. We have a turn-around trip for Saturday. Sign-in will begin at about 8am. Suggest you be there early due to parking availability. Captain Paul

Rooster Guides Indy

Backed by owner-skipper Paul Strasser, Kyle "Rooster" Karcher skippered the Independence on a five-day trip to Cedros/Benitos. He docked the rig at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 16 and weighed the fish.

Salmon expert Arlen Swanson of Bremerton, WA fished up a 44.6-pound halibut, which won first place in the jackpot. He said it bit on a copper-colored Tady 9 jig with a yellow back. Swanson used 40-pound Izorline on an Avet LX reel and a Seeker 6470 Black Steel rod.

The Indy returns with some winners

The Independence returned this morning at 7:30 from a 5-day very lucrative Yellowtail trip. We would like to thank everyone that went fishing with us. Our JP winners were: 1st place winner Arlan Swanson 48.4 Halibut, 2nd place John Rice with a 34.6 Yellowtail, 3rd place winner was Artie Vageloff with a 34.0 Yellowtail. We immediately did quick turn-a-round, on an 8-day Proetto sponsor trip. We left the dock shortly after 11:30 today, loaded up with bait and are currently headed south. Check back in a day or so with more updates. Jeff, Kyle, John, Mike, Frank, Billy, Garrett, and Rollo.

the Indy ends up with 3 tuna so far

Report just in from Captain Jeff... Arrived at Alijos Rocks around 10am this morning. The conditions looked good in our area, dropped anchor. We began thinking that we were in the right spot, but by noon conditions turned off. We ended the day with only 3 tuna. They were between 40-50 pounds, and 12 yellowtail were brought over the rail. Leads us to believe that we got in on at the tail end of a morning bite. We plan to hit this area in the morning early to see what we can produce. The weather is great here today. All the anglers are going to stop fishing for the day and have roasted chicken, special sauce and all the fixing's for dinner. Check back tomorrow evening for updated fish reports. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys.

The Independece have a mirror image day

Captain Jeff called in his report. Today's catch is basically a mirror image of yesterday. Early morning catch was slow. Only about 28 tuna for morning. They landed nice grade in the 30-60# category. When the fishing died down, they decided to pull anchor and more on to another Island. A few Yellowtail was caught this afternoon. The weather is breezy and choppy. Only hope that tomorrow will be better. Check in tomorrow for another update. Jeff, Kyle and the Boys.

The Independece sees really tough conditions

Today's report. Jeff called in said tough, tough, tough conditions. They were kicked around by lots of wind today. They arrived at Cedros Isl. this morning about 8am. Mixed grade of yellowtail 15-30 pounds. They're trying to catch bait tonight for a possible score tomorrow. The only thing Jeff said was they had limits of wind today. Pray to the wind Gods... no more wind. Lamb Shank on the menu tonight..Mmmmm.. Hoping for a good bite tomorrow. Check back again. See ya soon, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys.

The Indy sees better but the best

Report just in from Jeff. Today's fishing started out good, they had a very good grade of Yellowtail, but after the morning bite, not much was produced. A least the wind died down. We're on the leeside of Cedros, so we're going to stay anchored long enough to have dinner. (Thick, Stuffed Pork Chops on the menu). This will be their last report of this trip. They will begin their decent home. Look for our ETA Saturday Evening after 7pm for Sunday's arrival. Thanks for checking in. See you all at the Dock. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Crew.

The Indy will be home

The Indy will dock at 5:30am on Sunday 6/24/07. For those anglers going on tomorrows trip sign in will begin at 8am. There will be a Marathon on Scott street and Harbor Dr. These streets will be closed to the public. Driving west on Rosecrans street, turn left on Fenlon Street. You may then enter straight into the Landing lot. Arrive early. any question call Indy office today.

Sal Peretto Open

Jeff DeBuys docked Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 24 after an eight-day trip with 31 anglers to Alijos and Cedros Island.

"We spent two days at Alijos," said Jeff. "There was no current. The water's up to 68 degrees. Then we fished Cedros for two days; it was good yellowtail fishing. Then we fished open water, for one bluefin.

Don Sutherlin of Simi Valley won first place on the trip, for a 96-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he got the fish on a sardine and a 3/0 ringed Flyliner hook tied to 30-pound blue Izorline. He used an Avet MX reel and a Calstar 700 L rod.

It took 45 minutes to get him to deep color," said Don. "Then it took another 45 to get him to gaff."

Ron Satow of Hermosa Beach was second, for a 65-pounder, and Calvin Kumamoto of Santa Clara took third place, for a 57-pound yellowfin tuna.

The Independece gets some albies

UPDATE...Jeff just called in just moments ago. They brought 5 Bluefin tuna and 1 albacore on board. Bluefin were in the range of 25-40#, the albie was about 18#. Jeff said they were going to continue motoring south for more albies.

The Indy reports in after 8 day trip

Hello Anglers, Report from our recent 8-day trip. Must say this trip was very productive on yellowtail and quality Yellowfin tuna. Thanks Sal for putting together a very fun trip. Our Jackpot winners are as follows: 1st place Don Sutherlin a 96.6 pound Yellowfin, Ron Satow a 65.2 pound Yellowfin and Calvin Kumamoto 57 pound Yellowfin. Honorable Mention goes to Karen Jaragin 64.4 pound Yellowfin. Good catch everyone. We departed at 11:30am today, Our Charter masters Dennis Evans from Fish

The Indy has one big adventure

Jeff's report for the day. One big adventure for this morning as we fished offshore. Good sign of Albies. Brought onboard 15 beauties. Then the afternoon fishing sort of dwindled down to a mere pittance, nothing, nada.. We tried, but we decided to pull anchor and head south.. We should arrive at Cedros in the morning fish for Yellowtail and then head back up the line for more albacore. The weather quite breezy now, but nice. Check back with us tomorrow evening. Maybe we will be able to score. Captain Jeff and the boys

The indy experiences what could be heaven

Hot story from the bridge. Captain Jeff reports in. Fished Cedros Island today. Beautiful grade of yellowtail. All in the 25-35 pound category. Jeff said if this is heaven that is where we want to be. The weather is absolutely spectacular. Everyone is having a great time. Plan to hang out here for another day. The fish are biting on Jigs and bait. Father and son team.. Bob and Caleb Peterson caught 8 or 9 yellowtail themselves. Mom Peterson if you read this "hi" from your boys and we miss you, we're having fun. See you soon. Captain Jeff and the Indy Crew.

The Independence has a steller day

Steller Day... Very good fishing today for yellowtail. Average caught today was 25-35 pounds. The Weather is hot and sunny. Smooth seas. We're headed up the line to fish offshore tomorrow. Seems like the ride home tonight is a little choppy. On our last day of fishing we hope to get into some albacore. Check in tomorrow for our ETA for Friday. Jeff and the Indy Boys.

The Indy had some good action on the albacore

Brief report from Jeff today. They're working their way up the line. Had some good action on albacore. Ranging in the 18-25 pound category. Weather is just ok. The wind picked up so the seas were a little choppy. All in all everyone had a great time and looking forward to arriving back home Friday morning. See you all soon. Captain Jeff and the Indy Crew. The Independence has an ETA for 6:30am Friday Morning.

Indy Taps Tuna

Coming home from Cedros Island with another excellent catch of large yellowtail, skipper Jeff DeBuys tried fishing for tuna. He had some luck, too, finding 35 albacore and six bluefin tuna for his 31 anglers. One of the bluefin weighed 32 pounds, and nearly qualified for the jackpot.

"We had very good yellowtail fishing," said Jeff at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 29.

Dan O'Leary of Point Loma won first place, for a 45.6-pound yellowtail he got with a home-made iron.

"I call it a "Jimmy Jig," he said. "This one was a blue surface jig of about 3.7 ounces. This fish fought me for about 15 minutes."

O'Leary said he used 30-pound P-Line, a Trinidad 30 reel and a Calstar 700 M rod.

Al Sundell of Malibu won second place for a 36.6-pounder, and Tom Redfern of newhall got third place for a 32.8-pound yellowtail.

The Independence gets some winners

The Independence docked this morning around 6:30am. We had very good yellowtail fishing. Dan O'Leary of Point Loma won first place, for a 45.6-pound yellowtail he got with a homemade iron. Al Sundell of Malibu won second place for a 36.6-pounder, and Tom Redfern of Newhall took third place with a 32.8-pound yellowtail. By 11am Captain Paul Strasser did a quick turnaround and headed back out with another group of anxious anglers trying for their personal best for that once a year fishing trip, but first stopping off at the bait barge to pick up a load of fresh cured bait. Dick Shaffer of Purfields Tackle is heading up the show for this trip. Lots of give a ways to be handed out to all the Anglers on board. Thanks for Checking in our website. Tomorrow we will report on our first day of this 5-day trip. Captain Paul, Kyle, Tommy,Sean, Mike, Ed, and Rollo

The Indy finds some albies

STAR PERFORMANCE says Captain Kyle (Rooster), We arrived at our off shore spot at midnight last night, dropped anchor, at about 5am the Anglers were in hot pursuit of Albacore and Bluefin. Good bait and excellent grade of sardines was the key ticket. "Katie bar the door", as Grandma would say. Immediately we had lots of Albies and plenty Bluefin tuna onboard. Bluefin are in the 45-pound range. Its now 7:40pm, The albbies quadrupled in numbers from this mornings bite. We're staying here tonight to fish this area in the morning. The plan is to head to Cedros Sunday afternoon. Weather is fair. After a great dinner of Roasted Chicken, we're going to get a good night sleep and hit it again tomorrow. Captain Kyle, Paul, and the Indy Boys.