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WIDE WIDE OPEN!!! Chad Woods called in from the INDEPENDENCE at 150 miles out for an ON THE WATER REPORT. They have been on the Bluefin Tuna for four hours now got about approx. 150 Tuna on the boat(25-45 # class). They had Albacore and Yellowtail early this morning. He'll be calling for more updates tomorrow.

WIDE OPEN YELLOWTAIL!!! Chad Woods with live update from Cedros Island aboard the INDEPENDENCE. They already got 150 Yellowtail from this morning. They're biting surface iron, yo-yoing jigs and live Sardines. They'll probably get limits shortly. More updates to come. Call Judy at INDEPENDENCE SPORTFISHING at (619)226-6006 to book your next trip. Don't miss out!!!

ON THE WATER REPORT!!!Captain Jeff of INDEPENDENCE giving us a summary of OUTSTANDING 5-day fishing report with our own Chad Woods on this trip. If you would to like to experience the same trip just CALL Judy at INDEPENDENCE SPORTFISHING at (619)226-6006

Independence SFR 5-Day Charter Epic Fishing!

07-09-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing dock at 0600 on July 10.. Sign in will begin for our next trip number 11 at approximately 7am. GREAT FISHING this trip.

07-09-2009 - Hello everyone, WOW!!! what a day we had today, absolutely EPIC!!! fishing today on both bluefin and albacore, we got on a school at 8 am and drifted most of the day for limits of Bluefin tuna and near limits of albacore. The bluefin are 25 to 50 pounds and the albies are 14 to 24 pounds, weather continues to be very good also. With one of the top five day trips we have had on the independence since putting her in the water, we are headed home and should arrive at the landing at 06:00 in the morning. people ask me all the time\" hey cap. what\'s the best time to go on a trip during the summer\" I always say every trip has the potential to be a good one, but Now!!!! is the time to go if you have been waiting. We\'re departing again tomorrow at noon on another 5 day outing. Give judy a call!!!!!

07-08-2009 - Good evening everyone, today we had phenomenal yellowtail fishing. We got to the island at about 7 am, and the fish bit non stop throughout the day, in beautiful glass calm weather. Most of the fish are 14 to 22 pounds, but we did catch some standout fish up to 40 pounds. The fish bit jigs, bait, and anything that you wanted to throw in the water. With all of the yellowtail that we need, we are heading back up to spend the last day on the albacore grounds. So far this trip has been sensational in every respect. This has been what long range fishing is all about on summer five day trips. We still have a few spots open on the next trip, leaving this Friday. Call in sick, beg the wife, mortgage the house, but you GOTTA go fishing! Thanks for checking in, we will let you know if the albacore bite.

07-07-2009 - Hello again, Today was on the slow side for us as we fished the same area as the day before for about 35 mixed bluefin, albacore and yellowtail. We took off about 4 PM for Cedros and the fish came up and bit for the couple of boats that were still in the area. We plan on fishing for yellowtail tomorrow, and then working our way back up the line. The weather was very good today, and the report looks good for the next couple of days.

07-06-2009 - Good evening, Capt. Jeff Debuys just called in tonight with some really great news, the bluefin tuna that we have been seeing the past few weeks on the offshore waters is on the bite. Today the morning was on the slow side but later in the afternoon the guys got on a good school of bluefin and they bit wide open. The fish are in the 25 to 40 pound range. For the day they had full limits!! of bluefin along with 12 albacore and a few handfuls of yellowtail. The weather was on the choppy side most of the day but come down toward the late afternoon. They plan to spend the night on the grounds and try it again tomorrow. Call judy now if you have the time, we have some spots on the trip leaving Friday, July 10th so come on down and let\'s go fishing.

07-05-2009 - we have departed on the sportfishingreport.com 5 day trip and after the usual bait receiver stop we are headed south in hopes of a repeat from our last trip. The yellowtail fishing has been steller at the islands and the offshore fishing is showing improvement all the time. The bluefin tuna schools that have been seen by us and the rest of the long range fleet are very encouraging to say the least as well as albacore seen in many different zones. We have some openings on the next 5 day trip departing on July 10th.

Bluefin Fireworks on the Independence

At approximately 11 AM on July, 5th we boarded the Independence for a 5 day fishing adventure. SportfishingReport.com is proud to be the primary sponsor for the 5 day long range trip. As usual, we all boarded and stored our stuff in our assigned positions. We soon departed and headed to the bait receiver to load the bait. As soon as we finished loading the bait we made our way south and said goodbye to Point Loma. Captain Jeff announced that we will be fishing approximately 175 miles to the South were some boats were catching Albacore and a few Bluefin Tuna. The seminar was set for later in the day. So we all went to the stern and began preparing our gear for offshore fishing. We were excited to start fishing the next day.

During our seminiar Captain Jeff went over the safety information. He also discussed the eating arrangements. Due to the poor economy the load was light at 20 anglers. So we had plenty of space to eat and share stories. The Independence can easily serve dinner to anglers in one sitting. After the food and safety seminiar we had our tackle seminiar.

Everyone was excited when we reached the fishing grounds on July 6th. We started trolling a little after day break. The fishing was slow at first. We had a few stops on the Albacore. Really not much. Then we hit a nice paddy with some Dodos and Yellowtail. There were some nice Dorado on that paddy. And a few Bluefin, too. We scrached out a decent day and then around 3 PM. "Bluefin ... throw some chum" announced Captain Jeff. It's on. We battled many Bluefin and a few Albacore mixed in. The fishing was awesome. Later in the day the helocopter buzzed us. Then we saw a couple seiners in the area. But the fishing condinued as we drifted for 3 or 4 hours. The fish were mainly 30 to 40 punds with a couple pushing 40 pounds. We ended up the day with 155 Bluefin, 10 Albacore, 9 Yellowtail, and a handful of Dorado.

The plan was to stay in the area as fishing was really picking up. We all took rest. The next morning the fishing was slow again. We tried for a couple hours and then Captain Jeff decided to head down to Isla Cedros for some Yellowtail fishing. As the day mainly consisted of travel many people took the time to re-rig and prepare for Cedros. Others enjoyed Cigars and Cocktails. The seas were very comfortable.

Early in the AM we arrived at Cedros. The Yellows bit immediately. We fished in many locations. All of them producing cookie cutter 20 pounders. At one point you could see schools of 50 or more Yellows swimming towards the boat. Many anglers used the surface jig and it was on. We had great surface jig fishing. The Yellows were chasing the iron big time. We finished up with our limit in about 6 hours. We decided to move back to the offshore grounds to top the bags off with some more tuna.

The next morning we arrrived at the fishing grounds and it was On again. Captain Jeff once again proclaimed, "Bluefin!" We proceeded to drift for 5 or 6 hours catching Bluefin off the corner. Pretty much every cast resulted in a bite. We did get a couple lulls in there where we would only have 10 or so going at a time. As the day proceeded Jeff announced that we have to leave the area as we had LIMITED OUT on BLUEFIN TUNA. Cheers were heard around the boat. We moved and guess what .... more Bluefin. So we decided to head for the barn.

During our ride home eveyrone cleaned up their gear and discussed how wonderful our trip was. Many anglers on the boat had never caught Bluefin Tuna before. Captain Jeff said that it had been many many years since he had seen such good Bluefin Tuna fishing.

At the dock we weighed in the the fish and handed out the jackpot. As we departed we said goodbye to our Bluefin buddies. This was a trip of a lifetime. We are so pleased with our 5 day trip. We hope to have another trip next year aboard the Independence. Thanks to Mark, Paul, Jeff, Judy and the rest of the crew for the best trip of 2009!!!!! We love the Independecne and are thankful to have a great relationship with the owners and crew. See you in 2010!

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 7/14

07-13-2009 - Hello, Today we worked the offshore waters and had fair action on albacore with a handful of bluefin,yellowfin and dorado mixed in. we ended up with about 4 fish per rod for the day. our weather has been on the windy/choppy side which is making it tough to get on the fish and seems to have them down for the time being. Tomorrow will be the last day fishing so hopefully the fish will float for a grand finally. wish us lots of luck, the Indy guys.

Independence Sportfishing - Sav-on Tackle 5-Day Trip

The Indy returned from its 5-day Sav-on Tackle trip with a nice load fish. We'd like to thank Carlos Estrada our charter-master from Sav-on for doing an exquisite job. Our Jackpot winners on this trip were as follows: 1st place goes Lennie Stahl Jr from GRAND TERRACE, CA with a 40.2 Yellowtail, 2nd place goes to Charles Henderson from BELLFLOWER, CA. with a 37.4 Bluefin, and 3rd place to our Chartermaster Carlos Estrada from PICO RIVERA, CA with a 37.0 Yellowtail. Congratulations guys.... Good Job.. Stay tuned for an update on our current 6 day.

The Indy Crew

Independence Sportfishing - 7/18/09

We finished our day today in the southern zone, good fishing for yellowfin tuna and wahoo. Yellowfin today were up to 90 pounds, with many in the 50 to 60 pound range, and Wahoo up to 65 pounds. Our weather was hot and sunny, with about 15 knots of wind. This evening we are headed north, and will try fishing yellowtail tomorrow. The good forecast in the weather will hopefully allow us to fish offshore traveling north. So far this trip has been outstanding and we hope it continues for the final two days of fishing. Many of our anglers caught their first Wahoo, and their first tuna on the kite. We have many happy people on board.

Thanks for checking in, The Indy Crew P.S. Judy still has a few openings on various trips! Give her a call!

Independence Sportfishing - 7/20/09

The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing Landing at approximately 8am. Sign in will begin at 7am.. Parking is a bear so get here early to get parking.

Today we fished offshore in flat calm, beautiful weather. We caught albacore and bluefin tuna in the 15 to 40 pound range, as well as a few yellowtail on the kelp. It was a great ending to a great trip. We are now heading home and plan to be in Tuesdsay morning at 8 am.

Thanks for checking in,
The Indy Crew

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions

Today we had spectacular yellowtail fishing on the scenic baja coastline. The fis bit jigs and bait equally as well, but most anglers preferred the surface jig and yoyo iron. The bulk of the catch consisted of 14 to 20 pound yellowtail, but in the afternoon we got on some better grade fish in the 18 to 28 pound range. The weather remains beautiful, very little wind. We plan on finishing our trip tomorrow offshore on the albacore/ bluefin grounds.

Baja Paddy Hoppers

The 16th anniversary of Sherman Lim's charter group arrived July 26 aboard the Independence with skipper Jeff DeBuys at the helm. There were 29 Paddy Hoppers aboard the five-day trip with the boat tied up at Pt. Loma Sportfishing.

"We had good weather, and we saw some boomer albacore schools," said DeBuys to dock reporter Bill Roecker at the scales. "We fished a bit at The Bush, Cedros and offshore."

Mike Takaki of Torrance won first place for his 37-pound albacore. He used a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad hook, with 30-pound Izorline, and Avet JX reel and a Calstar 800 ML rod.

Takaki was tied by his brother Rick, also of Torrance. Rick's 37-pound fish was a bluefin tuna. The pair posed with third-place winner Mike Giardino of San Pedro, who got a 36.8-pound albacore.

Independence Sportfishing - 7/26/09

Good evening, We returned today with the Baja paddy hoppers. we want to thank the entire group for another fun trip as well as long time charter master Sherman Lim. Jackpot winners were Mike Takaki with a 37.0 lb. Albacore, Rick Takaki tied his father with a 37.0 Bluefin tuna and Mike Giardino took a very close 3rd with a 36.9 lb. Albacore. we departed on the annual golden group 5 day trip and are headed south in good weather to start off the trip on the offshore waters. check back later and see how the trip goes. Thanks for checking in with Indy and good fishig to all.