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Some nice catches by mom and son

by LOPEZ LAKE MARINA / Lopez Lake
Some nice catches by 5 y/o Levi and his mom Jennifer! They were caught using nightcrawlers in Cottonwood Cove. Nice work!!
(More...) (Monday, April 13, 2026)

Phil Friedman 5 day

by BRIAN PIFER / Independence Sportfishing
The maintenance list is done, the upgrades are shining, and the Indy is back where she belongs! We just cleared the point on our first run of the season with Phil Friedman on a 5-Day. Currently underway to the bluefin grounds
(More...) (Monday, April 13, 2026)

Aloha Spirit Sunday Report

by SHAWN STEWARD / Aloha Spirit Sportfishing
    Today’s fish count.   15 passengers   149 Rockfish   138 Whitefish   8 Lingcod   3 Sheephead   1 Calico Bass   1 Cabezon     We have space on our open party trips coming up.   Please call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspirit.com to make a rest.
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Today was a grind

by GUS GUTIERREZ / Pursuit Sportfishing
    Today was a grind. Absolutely no current from start to finish. Add a little wind just to make things a little more difficult. Aggressively swinging on the anchor made it hard to fly line baits and stay out of tangles.
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Getting Started

by BRIAN SIMS / Royal Star Sportfishing
We arrived at our first fishing area today in very nice weather.  We did some looking around and had some action on a mixed grade of tuna and yellowtail, then found the grade tuna we were looking for and settled
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Mirage Fish Count!

by JOE VILLAREAL / Mirage Sportfishing
Todays fish count! 21 anglers: 5 Lingcod, 98 Whitefish, 210 Rockfish We have trips coming up! You can visit www.miragesportfishing.com to see our full schedule.  We look forward to fishing with you!
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Today’s Freelance Trip

by SHAWN STEWARD / Aloha Spirit Sportfishing
Today’s “Freelance” trip. We looked around again all morning for signs of bait, Seabass and halibut before running out to try to fill some bags and fortunately we were able to get in an area that provided us some action for
(More...) (Saturday, April 11, 2026)

One more

by AMERICAN ANGLER / American Angler Sportfishing
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Island tackle sponsored Trip

by TJ SCHLICK / Eldorado Sportfishing
30 passengers went out to San Nicholas Island proceeded to fill their bags, excellent quality on the reds and the lingcod, whitefish, sheephead, and all in between
(More...) (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Yellowtail up to 25 pounds

by FREEDOM CREW / Freedom Sportfishing
Hey everyone, Chris checking in with a wrap-up from today’s fishing trip on the **Freedom**, out of **22nd St Landing**! We kicked things off looking for **yellowtail** and ended up landing **10 nice-sized fish**—each around **20 to 25 pounds**! Lost about the
(More...) (Saturday, April 11, 2026)

Got a good day in

by JASON DIAMOND / Stardust Sportfishing
Good afternoon,  what an amazing day killer whales right before we started fishing and then the fishing was off the hook. We had a very steady pick all day great variety. Everyone’s bag is stuffed. We had great weather and
(More...) (Saturday, April 11, 2026)

Great Crappie here at Brite Lake

by BRITE LAKE
Big Congrats to Chris! Chris Hynes landed a great Crappie here at Brite Lake, and we just had to share this nice catch! Nice work, Chris — keep those lines tight! Want your fishing photo featured next? Send us a private message with your
(More...) (Friday, April 10, 2026)

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