Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 7/31/09

Good evening everyone, We returned today from our 5 day trip with the Golden group and we had just an outstanding trip on yellowfin tuna up to 95 lbs. and very good grade yellowtail as well. The jackpot winners for the trip were Bill Hawkins with a 95.8 lb. yellowfin, Tom Golden with an 85.8 lb. yellowfin and Lamar Bushnell with a 71.8 lb. Yellowfin tuna. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year; You are always one of our fun groups to fish with. We are back out on our Kimura\'s tackle shop 5 day with Gary Kimura as our Charter master on the trip. We took on a fair load of sardines and due to the warm water in the bay it took longer then normal due light boxs and weak bait in some, but after some work looking over the bait barge we are on our way south in good weather and high hopes for another good trip. Check back tomorrow night and we\'ll let you know how it\'s going. Mark, Paul, Billy, Frank. Jesus, Kevin, Tom and Rolf, Have a good evening

Indypendence Sportfishing - 8/03/09

Hello again from the Independence, Not to sound like a broken record, but today was another good day on the yellowfin tuna in the 45 to 90 pound range. We also caught some yellowtail up to about 40 pounds. Our weather was nice just a bit hot at times. So far we have had a great trip and hopefully we can finish with a bang. Tomorrow we are going to look for bluefin to top things off. Wish us luck, The Indy Crew.

Independence Sportfishing - 8/4/09

Today was our last day of fishing. The weather has come up a little bit but it is still good fishing weather. We started the day with a bang with 14 bluefin tuna, 11 yellowfin, and a 30 lb. albacore. After that we went for hours with just a fish or two. With the last 2 hours to fish, we got back on them and caught some nice bluefin and yellowfin tuna. At 3 PM we had to leave them biting and head for home with a really good trip under our belts. We will be in at 6 AM. Have a great day, the indy guys.

Independence Sportfishing - 8/5/09

We're back, We returned from our Kimura's tackle shop 5 day trip today. The trip went great and what a fantastic group of guys to fish with, to say the least. Big fish honors went to Conway Woo with a 101.4 lb. yellowfon tuna, 2nd place was landed by Don Kikkawa a 93.2 lb. yellowfin tuna and 3rd place went to Ron Guiterrez with a 76.0 yellowfin tuna,great job guys. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year, and a special thanks to Gary Kimura our Chartermaster on the trip. If you are in the Chino Hills area where Gary's shop is please stop by and see the shop and talk fishing with the guys who know!! We departed on the Tahoe Tuna Club for another 5 days of fun in the sun. Thanks for checking in, Mark, Paul and the gang

Kimura Charter Scores

Thirty anglers on a five-day Kimura's Tackle charter with skipper Mark Pisano aboard Independence returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 5. Captain Pisano said they fished three days offshore and one day at Guadalupe Island, for near-limits of tuna.

"The fishing was very good for quality and variety," said Pisano.

Conway Woo, a regular on the boat and a dentist from Fresno, won first place for his 101.4-pound yellowfin tuna. He fooled it with a sardine on a 4/0 Gamakatsu hook. Conway used 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 65-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 700 M rod. He said it fought for 30 minutes.

Don Kikkawa of Encinitas won second place for a 93.2-pound tuna. He posed in the lineup with his two children, Claire, five, and Jason, eight.

Ron Guiterrez of Chino Hills won third place for a 76-pound tuna.

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 8/09/09

Here is the final report for the Tahoe tuna club 5-day trip. We fished offshore today for smaller tuna, and dorado. We had a couple of good stops where everyone had on for a half hour or so. That was plenty of action to top off our trip. The weather is now on the path to recovery, and we have a decent ride up the line. I must say that a great time was had by all, is the best way to describe the adventure. We will be back to port at 0730 Monday, see you then, Jeff and the Indy crew

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 8/10/09

Hello everyone, we returned today from our 5-day trip with the Tahoe tuna club gang, another of the many fun groups we have the pleasure to fish with. The jackpot winners on the trip were Richard Kubota with a 87.2 yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Bob Rice with a 76.8 yellowfin tuna and 3rd biggest went to Tony Lisenko\'s 71.2 yellowfin tuna. We want to thank all who fished the trip with us this year and hope to see you soon. Next years trip will again be a 5 day trip departing 8/8/10 at the same price as this year\'s limited to 26. We did our usual turn around in short order and are headed out on the Rusty hook tackle shop trip with Alex Masamoto and Oceanic productions with Bill Roecker As co-charter masters. The excitement is high as we are doing a 6 day trip this year, so the options we have may take us to Alijos rocks, we are going to check in with our fellow long range boats and make the best choice for the trip. The weather is like a sheet of glass as we travel south, wish us lots of good luck, The Indy Guys

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 8/17/09

Greetings from the independence, we are currently headed south on our 5th annual Tuna Turner charter. This year the trip is a 7 day extravaganza, and we feel we are headed in the right direction after the last trip \'s success down here. The weather is good, and is supposed to hold for at least a couple of days. The bait supply is good as well, and everyone is in good spirits, getting ready to do battle with wahoo and tuna tomorrow morning. Jeff and the Indy crew, Billy, Jesus, Frank, Justin, Thor, Ed & Rolf

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 8/19/09

Here is today's report. Things looked very good early this morning, as you could look in any direction and see tuna blowing out on small flying fish, as well as the sardines we had to offer. We had a few anglers up, and everyone had one on, only to see the tuna evaporate before our eyes. We saw this same sign a few more times before we departed the rocks. With only 8 or 9 tuna for the day and some wahoo, we are moving to greener pastures I hope. We see this type of behavior all the time from tuna, and other fish, as they will just not bite what we have to offer. The weather continues to be on our side as well. Wish us luck at our new destination for tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew

Independence Sportfishing - Current Conditions 8/20/09

The move we made to the inside was a sound move, as we had good yellowtail fishing, some pargo, and dorado. The yellows are good grade for the most part, 16 to 28 lbs. and a few bigger and smaller mixed in. this was just the type day we needed. The weather is still good. We are currently traveling, and contemplating our next move. Thanks for checking in, and good night, the Indy crew

Evaporation

"Things looked very good early this morning," said the report from Independence August 19, "as you could look in any direction and see tuna blowing out on small flying fish, as well as the sardines we had to offer. We had a few anglers up, and everyone had one on, only to see the tuna evaporate before our eyes. We saw this same sign a few more times before we departed the rocks. With only eight or nine tuna for the day and some wahoo, we are moving to greener pastures I hope. We see this type of behavior all the time from tuna, and other fish, as they will just not bite what we have to offer. The weather continues to be on our side as well."