Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


May 2016

Fish Report & Photo Archive

Changing again

by Indy Crew, 5-02-2016



Well, all good things never last forever and while we experienced a stretch of decent , good fishing , things are looking like they are on the downward trend again. Not to say they won't bounce back but we don't have the time to hang around and we elected to make the move upward and try a few spots on the way home. We have a great catch of quality yellowfin tuna aboard and a change of scenery was unanimous ..the last shot I sent was of Tom Phillips with his 235 beast he landed this morning. We will send another report when we have something to share, wish us luck, Jeff
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TRAVELING Home now

by Indy Crew, 5-04-2016


Hello again everyone, we made a few stops today to wet a line and try our luck at yellowtail. We had an awesome day catching 18 to 30 lb. Yellas with a few bigger and a few smaller. Excellent action pretty much sums it up, with daily limits easily obtained by all. It was a great way to break up the ride, and the weather was a bonus as well. We are experiencing a great ride home , and we will post an E T A on Friday. Sea ya then , Jeff

ETA 5/7/2016

by Indy Crew, 5-06-2016


Hello Friends and Family...The ETA for tomorrows arrival of the Indy will be approximately 5:30am

Sav On Tackle Returns

by Indy Crew, 5-08-2016



The Independence returned with a beautiful haul of giant yellowfin tuna and some spring time yellowtail. 1st place jack pot John Garrard 277 lb. 2nd and 3rd Ernie Antonini and Tom Phillips with 233 lb. identical fish. A big thanks to everyone who made the trip an outstanding event again this year, and to Sav On Tackle, great job everyone. Jeff and the Indy crew

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TUNAHOLICS DEPART

by Indy Crew, 5-28-2016


We got an early departure yesterday on our 8 day Tunaholics trip, sponsored by Dennis and Angie Evans. The gang is mostly known for their 10 day big tuna scores, but the early summer / spring sounded appealing so here we go. We grabbed a nice supply of bait from Everingham Bait Co. and headed down the beach. There were many schools of Bluefin Tuna in the afternoon but no bites , so we are headed down to the promise land. Rite before dinner there was a dandy tackle raffle that everyone enjoyed and there will be another one or two in the near future. Rods , reels , jigs ect......were readily available for all. Great weather so far and it looks to be in the forecast. We will report back when we have something. Wish us luck , Jeff and the Indy crew

STARTER KIT

by Indy Crew, 5-29-2016


Well, we got to stop the boat today and wet a line. The conditions were not premium by any means, but good enough to tag sum Wahoo and Yellowtail for the effort. 20 Wahoo and 35 Yellowtail was all we could muster before heading out of here on to the next hot spot. With lots of time and good weather on the horizon we have high hopes. Sea ya later, Jeff

GREAT DAY

by Indy Crew, 5-30-2016


We had very good Yellowtail fishing today, as the grade was a solid 17 to 28 lbs. with sum bigger and sum smaller. Everyone was yanking and cranking all day long, and we ended up with an impressive score. Good weather for the most part with some breeze in the afternoon. We are going to stick around and see what happens tomorrow. Wish us luck, Jeff

GAINING ALTITUDE

by Indy Crew, 5-31-2016


Today we topped off on the Yellowtail and started on the way up , made a few drifts and had good fishing for Grouper to 40 lbs. . Currently our plan is to make our way up to the tuna grounds and spend a few days up there. It's a bit breezy now and slow going so we'll get there when we get there. Sea ya then, Jeff