Independence Sportfishing Fish Report

Fish Report for 4-15-2026

Phil Friedman 5 day

4-15-2026
Brian Pifer

Sometimes the hunt takes you far, but the ocean doesn't always cooperate. We put in the work today, making a 140-mile move south to track down the yellowfin, but they remained elusive. We managed two blind jig strikes on bluefin, but the volume just wasn't there. We’re pointing the bow toward the coast tonight to look for yellowtail at sunrise, with a solid backup plan for lingcod and rockfish