SAN DIEGO – Beginning a few weeks in the past, experiences started coming in of bluefin tuna inside hanging vary of the 1.5-day, maybe even the 1-day fleet. Prior to now week, three San Diego boats set out for bluefin or bust. These had been the Pacific Voyager, the Structure and the Outdated Glory. The phrase was fish at simply 55 miles from the dock off the Banda Financial institution and beneath, in addition to fish out west.
After placing out a blast to the boats within the SAC tuna sampling group. Capt Andy Cates on the Crimson Rooster III stated he’d seen a few boats exterior of Ensenada making an attempt. Capt. Brian Kiohara on the American Angler shared a com by Capt. Max Neue. He had only recently stepped up from employed captain to boat proprietor – shopping for the Pacific Voyager.
He stated he’d seen a small college of 25 to 50 pounders 55 miles from the dock and that the Outdated Glory had landed one among a number of hooked about 15 miles beneath him. Heading down there he stated the zone was “very baited up” and he didn’t see a lot else. From there he’d angled west to look out towards the Fly however hadn’t seen a lot but at the moment.
He continued that the pangas out of Ensenada had been seeing constant hen faculties off Banda for the previous week however these had been down prior to now day.
Rod and Reel Radio hosts Wendy Tochihara, John Cassidy and Stan Vanderburg had avid bluefin afficianado Rob Tressler with them Sunday night time. He’d been aboard the Structure and stated the Outdated Glory had gotten all the way down to the world south of Banda at nighttime, discovered a faculty, stopped and hooked a handful of fish out of it. All managed to flee save one 30 pounder.
Tressler stated the phrase was Capt. Kley on the Outdated Glory had seen some good faculties down the seashore even throughout daylight however bites had been elusive. He added that the phrase on their deck wa the 150- to 200g jigs had been bit whereas the bigger ones weren’t. He additionally talked about there was phrase of some fish caught up towards the Tanner and Cortes by business boats.
Backside line, first 1-day waters bluefin of 2025 landed aboard the OG. Actually some fish again round inside hanging vary. No huge rating but. The most recent from down on the Colonet excessive spots was a few yellows and tons of nice lings and reds, and – an opportunity to run into some tuna too.
