Independence Fish report 08-01-07

Hello everyone,Todays report is a copy cat of yesterday. We have had some great yellowtail fishing the past few days. The fish are the premium grade. The weather is the best, flat calm, and sunny. We are headed to the offshore grounds for tomorrow. Thanks for checking in on us. Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy sportfishing Fish report 05-02-07

The Independence will arrive at 6:45am, Anglers going out on tomorrows trip, sign in begins at 7:30, In case of early departure we request you arrive early. The parking in the lot is also at a premium, please arrive early, carpool if you can. Passports are not needed, Everyone must have a picture ID.

The Cedros Tour

Gary Kimura, chartermaster of the Kimura's Tackle Charter, remembered the five-day trip he had just ended August 3 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing. It was the tenth annual trip, he thought; this one aboard the Independence with skipper Jeff DeBuys.

"We toured Cedros," said Kimura, "and spent a couple of days there. We didn't do much looking offshore before that, but afterward, when we went out to fish paddies, we got yellowtail and dorado."

"It was excellent yellowtail fishing at Cedros," said skipper DeBuys. "They bit the jigs, too, and they bit the surface jig for me. I thought the dorado color was working well."

Pete Skibba of Arcadia won first place for a 47.4-pound yellowtail he took with a sardine on a 3/0 Gamakatsu hook. He said he fished with 40-pound Big Game line on an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 700 H rod.

"He bit close to the boat," said Skibba. "I wasn't in the water ten seconds before he bit. Then he took off for deep water, and he left the kelp. I got him in 20 minutes."

Ray Diaz of La Habra Heights was second for a 33-pounder, and Paul Marquez of Lakeside won third place for a 32.4-pound yellowtail.

Indy Fish Report 08-03-07

Good afternoon everyone, we are currently on our way out on another 5-day trip. I want to thank Gary Kimura for another excellent 5-day trip we just completed with his Kimura tackle group. Jackpot winners for this trip were as follows: 1st place was Pete Skibba with a 47.4 Yellowtail, 2nd place Ray Diaz with a 33 pound Yellowtail and 3rd place was Paul Marquez. Great group and hope to see you all next year. We have a good load of bait and are headed for points south at the moment. The weather is still great as well. We will report again tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew, Kyle, John, Sean, Frank, Dan, Garret, & Rolf

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-04-07

Hello again from the independence. Today we spent the day looking offshore for Dorado and yellowtail. We had great success on both species. The weather is still outstanding for us as well. Master Chef Garrett and our assistant Chef Rolf have prepared an excellent roasted chicken dinner for us tonight with an added attraction of keylime pie for dessert. Thanks for checking in on us, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-05-07

Here is a brief account for toadies' activities. We opted to try our hand at the albacore fishing today. We saw quite a few, but most were reluctant to engage in battle with us. We did have a good sample, and are going to try this again tomorrow. The weather remains good. Kerme would like to wish Jesstyne a happy 17th birthday; also Rick, Tommy, & the rest of the crew wish her a happy b- day as well. We will report again tomorrow. Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-06-07

Things were tough for us here at the albacore grounds. We saw a lot of fish, but they were reluctant to bite for us. To say the least it was very frustrating for everyone out here. I think we did in fact make into double digits for the day. Check back on Tuesday for our ETA for Wednesday. See ya later, the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-07-07

The Indy will arrive at 0630 on Wednesday. Anglers going out on Wednesdays trip should arrive early in case of early departure, I will sign in between 0700 and 0730. We have been departing as early as 10:30 -11am. Don't delay. Parking is at a premium.

One Fat Albert

"Today we spent the day looking offshore," wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys August 4, "for Dorado and yellowtail. We had great success on both species. The weather is still outstanding for us as well. Master Chef Garrett and our assistant Chef Rolf have prepared an excellent roasted chicken dinner for us tonight with an added attraction of key lime pie for dessert."

DeBuys docked at Point Loma Sportfishing August 8, after fishing offshore on kelps. "We saw lots of fish," he remarked, "but most wouldn't bite."

Vern Hellwig of Stockton won the jackpot for a 40-pound albacore. He bagged it with a sardine on a 2/0 hook. He said. He didn't know what brand of hook and line he used. He employed an Avet JX reel on a Seeker six and a half-foot rod. The fish came to the boat in ten minutes.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-09-07

Hi everyone, my computer is being upgraded so yesterdays report is on for today. We would like to personally thank everyone from Fetsch This-Charter and especially our Chartermaster Don Heisig. Everyone had a great time. Our Jackpot winners for Fetsch This group are as follows: 1st place was Vern Hellwig 40.4 Albacore, 2nd place was Mike Peters with a 38.4 Albie and rounding out our 3rd place was Don Heisig with a 34.0. The boat departed yesterday about 11:30 am with a great load of bait and headed due south. If I do not get my computer back today, look for a report on Friday for Thursday. Thanks for checking in. The Indy Crew.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-11-07

Well fellow anglers like we predicted the yellowtail were out in force, With most fish averaging 25 to 35 lbs .The bait of choice were green mackerel and sardines, if you were a jig thrower you had no problem getting bit. By noon we headed off shore to an area that has not been traveled lately and we found beautiful blue and warm water with kelps holding a few dorado and some throw back yellow tail along with some small yellowfin that we also released its just a mater of time that we will be seeing better fishing in that area. Well its dinner time and we will be serving fresh yellow tail and chocolate cake and ice cream. P.s. the Newman family would like to say hi to its readers, So until tomorrow wish us luck we will be offshore looking for schools and kelps. Take care the Indy crew.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-12-07

the Indy will dock at 5:45am on Monday Morning 8/13/07, Sign in will begin at 7:30-8am, arrive early in case of early departure and to get parking from return Indy Anglers.

Cedros Surface Biters

Mark Pisano and his partner Paul Strasser took their boat Independence on a five-day Rusty Hook Tackle charter to Cedros Island.

"We had good yellowtail fishing, mostly on the surface," said Mark at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 13. "And we found some yellowtail and dorado on kelps."

Chartermaster Alex Masumoto of San Pedro was aboard, with his group of 31 anglers.

John Collier of San Pedro won first place for a 38-pound yellowtail. "He bit on a big mackerel," said John. "It took 30 minutes, because he fought harder than hell."

Collier used a 5/0 Eagle Claw hook on 40-pound Izorline, a TLD 20-40 reel asnd a Calstar B90S rod.

Fred Rutherford of LA was second, for a 34-pounder, and Davind Newman of Elko, NV won third place for a 33.4-pound yellowtail.

Independence sportfishing fish report 08-13-07

Hello from the independence. The Indy arrived at 5:45am today. Everyone with high hopes of having of that ever-prevailing jackpot winning fish. Ending up our Rusty Hook trip was John Collier's 38-pound yellow as top's, 2nd place was Fred Rutherford with a 34-pound yellowtail and coming in 3rd was David Newman. Great going guys and we will see everyone next year. Shortly after 12 noon we departed on our annual 5-day Tuna Turner Charter with good bait and currently heading south for today's activities as well as tomorrows. The weather is good at the moment, and we hope that it stays that way. Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew, Jeff, Tommy, John, Billy, Dan, Ed, & garret

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-14-07

Here is what we know at this point out here on the independence. We traveled for most of the day and then spent the afternoon fishing for good grade yellowtail. The fish were biting jigs, and bait. We had a great time today. We are going to try this again tomorrow in hopes of a repeat performance by these bruisers. We had very good weather to go along with our great day. We will report again tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-16-07

Good evening to all. We had a good day offshore on the kelps. We caught dorado, tuna, and yellowtail. The weather is getting better as we speak. We are going to try our hand at the albacore grounds for tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and crew

Independence Sportfishing Report 08-17-07

Well, you know the old saying, better late than never. We had absolutely stellar fishing today on these big 'uns, up to 40 lbs. the weather was really good as well. I must say, we had a really really good 5-day trip for our efforts. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew, we will arrive back to San Diego 0545 Saturday. For those Anglers going out on tomorrows trip sign in will begin at 7:30, we will depart as soon as we can. Be there early, Parking is at a premium. Carpool if you can guys.

Bite's Looking Good

After a five-day trip, skipper Jeff DeBuys returned Independence to Point Loma Sportfishing August 18.

"The albacore that we've been watching for months," said DeBuys, "are finally biting. And it's looking really good. They're all but settled in, everything's in the right mode, there's plenty of grub around, and I'm telling you, we'll be catching

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-18-07

What a terrific trip we just came back on.. Thanks to our Tuna Turners Charter and a special thanks to our Charter master Pete.. Great Job everyone. We will look forward to your return in 2008. Jackpot winners were: 1st place Dan Johnson 51.2 Yellowtail, Eric Hallingstad with a 43 pound Albacore and 3rd place goes to Eric Harrison with a 42.6 pound Yellowtail. Mark and the Indy boys made a quick turn-a-round trip with the Tuna Trackers Charter Group, picking a load of cured bait and headed south. Mark plans to write in with his score of fish so keep coming back to our website. Mark and the Indy boys.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-19-07

Welcome, The report for yesterday was on the slow side. We managed to pick up some bluefin and albacore for our efforts. We are heading towards the some islands today so will let you know our progress in the next report. The weather is still outstanding. Thanks for checking in. Mark and the Boys

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-20-07

Hello from the Indy, Today we spent looking offshore for kelps holding dorado and yellowtail and we had some action on both types, we kept some fish in the 12 to 20lb. range and released many smaller fish. The weather is postcard perfect with flat seas and sunny skies. We plan to fish for yellowtail at one of the spots on the coast tomorrow. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Boys.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-21-07

Hello again, Today we fished for yellowtail and had a good day on 22 to 30+ pound fish. I can honestly say we did not catch a fish under 20 pounds for the day. The weather was good for most of the day also. We plan to work up the line to San Diego tomorrow and fish our way home. We'll report later on the final day of fishing. The Indy Boys.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-22-07

The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6:30am. Anglers going out on tomorrows trip arrive early,you want to get parking from anglers returning from our last trip. Parking is at a premium. Anyone being dropped off, you can miss the congestion and arrive at 8:30am. Sign in will begin at 7:30am. There may be another report on fishing later today, check back.

Tuna Trackers Charter

Skipper-owner Mark Pisano brought Independence home to Point Loma Sportfishing August 23 after a five-day trip. It was the third year for the Tuna Trackers charter.

"It was tough," said angler Mike Bonderson of Simi Valley, "but we still had a good time. This crew is outstanding. My best yellowtail for the trip was caught with a Salas 7X surface iron, bird**** (green sardine w/ extra white) colored."

"On trips like these," said Pisano, "you just roll the dice. It could end up a great catch on these albies, or it might not. We saw some signs, but no bites. We managed to pick up a few bluefin.

"We got the word late yesterday about Guadalupe, so we're going to check it out on this upcoming trip. I don't think anybody's been there yet."

Indy Sportfishing Fish report 08-23-07

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Our Tuna Tracker Charter group for an outstanding trip. No jackpot on this trip. This trip was fish hard have fun

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-25-07

Wow! We opted to stay out here in the albacore zone today, and we had an absolutely perfect, stellar, awesome day on these fat albacore. We caught fish all day long, with some incredible schools running around here. I am sure everyone onboard here will sleep well tonight, the crew included. The weather is still picture perfect. We have decided to try this again for tomorrow in hopes of some more action. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew.

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-26-07

Good afternoon to all. Here is what happened today. We awoke to cloudy skies and some rainsqualls, but that did not stop the albacore from putting on another great show for all to see and experience. We did manage to get the weather to straighten out by mid afternoon, and ended up having another great day on the fish. We are going to fish the beach tomorrow in hopes of some exotics of some sort. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew.

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-27-07

The Independence will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 5:45 am on Tuesday Aug 28. Indy passengers departing on Tuesdays trip please try to arrive early due to the parking. The lot is full and you need to get the spaces from Indy passengers going home. Thanks for checking in.

Signs Absolutely Perfect

"We opted to stay out here in the albacore zone today," wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys August 25, "and we had an absolutely perfect, stellar, awesome day on these fat albacore. We caught fish all day long, with some incredible schools running around here. I am sure everyone onboard here will sleep well tonight, the crew included. The weather is still picture perfect."

Back at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 28, Jeff weighed the best of the catch. He noted that they albies averaged around 30 pounds; heavy, fat fish.

Barry Andersonof Redondo beach won first place for a 42.5-pound albacore that took his sardine on a 5/0 Gamakatsu hook. He said he fished with a Trinidad 30 reel and a six-foot custom Calstar by Pete's.

Michael Williams of La Mesa was second, for a 37.4-pounder, and Emily Beck of Redondo Beach took third place for a 37-pound longfin.

"We had full limits of albacore. The signs of fish and bait are absolutely perfect," said DeBuys. So is the water structure and the way the fish are acting. I don't think they're going anywhere for a while." He described the fishing area as about five miles square.

Independence Sportfishing Fish Report 08-28-07

We want to take this opportunity to thank The Gary Moore Celebration group and the other Anglers that joined this fishing trip for an outstanding fishing trip. Jackpot winners were 1st place Barry Andersen with a 42.4-pound Albacore; Mike Williams with a 37.4-pound albacore and our 3rd place winner was Emily Beck. Great job everyone. Hope to see you all next year. The Independence Staff and crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-29-07

Here is the report for today. We spent the entire day chasing albacore offshore with some good success at times, and not so good at times. We seen plenty of fish, but they didn't want to bite. We did get our daily limits though. The weather is another problem, as it is windy, choppy and rough. We plan on doing this again tomorrow in hopes that the fish want to cooperate a little more. Wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-30-07

Here is the report for today. We fished for albacore today, and things were on the tough side. We saw very good sign, but we did not catch as many as we saw in the water. We did have a couple of good go-rounds with them, and just like yesterday, they were good grade, 25 to 40 lb. fish. The weather is still a bit breezy, and I think it might remain that way. We are headed off to Guadalupe Island to try for some trophy tuna. We will talk to you tomorrow, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-30-07

Here is the report for today. We fished for albacore today, and things were on the tough side. We saw very good sign, but we did not catch as many as we saw in the water. We did have a couple of good go-rounds with them, and just like yesterday, they were good grade, 25 to 40 lb. fish. The weather is still a bit breezy, and I think it might remain that way. We are headed off to Guadalupe Island to try for some trophy tuna. We will talk to you tomorrow, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 08-31-07

Hello folks, We ran down to Guadalupe Island for a fish check today. We saw some sign of fish, but the ever-present taxman was very overbearing. We did manage some trophy yellowtail, and one tuna for our efforts. We are going to fish here tomorrow for couples hours and then depart for home. Check back tomorrow, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew