Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


June 2016

Fish Report & Photo Archive

GOT THE BLUES

by Indy Crew, 6-02-2016



Today we did the offshore thing and saw quite a bit of the bluefin tuna down below. We had some luck on the smaller grade 30 lb. fish and had some chances that didn't work out, and some great visuals throughout the day. We are going to step it up for tomorrow and try for some bigguns, wish us luck , Jeff

ETA

by Indy Crew, 6-03-2016


The Independence will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing 0545 Saturday morning.

GREAT ENDING

by Indy Crew, 6-03-2016


Wow, what a fun day fishing on the Indy today. There was really some volume on that good grade BluefinTuna today. A guy really wants to be around when they decide to get with it, but we scratched out a great day anyhow. 18 tuna in the 60 to 75 lb. range for the effort. Flat calm seas all day long made it even more enjoyable. We've had a great trip fishing wise and weather wise and it's time to head back to San Diego. Check out the great photos on facebook. We'll be in tomorrow at 0545, sea ya then Jeff

TUNAHOLICS RETURNS

by Indy Crew, 6-04-2016


We returned this morning with a great catch including Wahoo, Yellowtail,Grouper, Bluefin Tuna and a great time to go along with it. A huge thanks to everyone and Dennis and Angie for making the trip a success this time. Jack pot winners were Jim Williams 65 lb. Bluefin John Haugland with a 64 lb Bluefin and Ken Aiso 64 lb. Bluefin . Ty Rogers 71# Honorable Mention and James Garner 75# Honorable Mention.nice Catch guys....We turned the boat around and departed on our annual Dick Shaffer 8 day with high hopes and a good load of bait. Check back in a few days for a report, Jeff

First stop

by Indy Crew, 6-06-2016


We made a stop this morning for this big croaker and a few yellowtail before heading down to the promise land. Lots of cold water around so far, but things should be better tomorrow. The weather report looks better as well so we have that to look forward to. Wish us luck, Jeff

SUPER SPECTACULAR DAY

by Indy Crew, 6-07-2016


Wow, I'm still in disbelief over how good fishing was today. Things got going very early in the a.m. And continued for most of the day. Our catch included 16 White Sea bass, 100 Yellowfin Tuna 18 to 30 lb. , 18 Grouper to 40 lbs. and all the 18 to 35 lb. Yellowtail you could put a tag on. Needless to say things looked really good down here today . Everyone is tired and in need of some rest, but I think they are going to keep trying for the Sea Bass tonigte. The weather is good , and getting better all the time. There are a few pics on F B , but frankly it was too busy to get all the pictures I wanted, maybe tomorrow. Sea ya then , Jeff

ANOTHER GREAT DAY

by Indy Crew, 6-08-2016


We had another really great day down here as the early sea bass bite resulted in a hand full of fish and the rest of the day went like this. We topped off on that beautiful grade Yellowtail, and then caught 43 of that nice grade Yellowfin Tuna, and had great fishing for Grouper up to 40 lbs. Everyone is having a super great time. The weather is good and looks to be for a while, so we are heading back up the line and will be stopping along the way to try for more fish. Check out the photos on facebook. Sea ya then Jeff

ETA Sunday 6/12/2016

by Indy Crew, 6-11-2016


Indy will arrive at 5:30am on Sunday 6.12..Thank you
anyone going on next trip on 6/12. dont forget your passport...

PUT A FORK IN IT WE'RE DONE

by Indy Crew, 6-11-2016


Well the past few days have been really fun , as we had excellent Calico Bass fishing and some premium size Yellowtail we released and tagged a few for the galley. Today we put a little bit of icing on the cake with some beautiful grade BuefinTuna. As of press time we have captured 7 of these 70 to 90 lb slugs. We have had just an awesome trip this year with all our regular passengers putting the wood to em so to speak. Yellowtail, Yellowfin tuna, White Sea Bass, Grouper, Bass, Bluefin Tuna. Nice catch. Really good weather made things even more enjoyable. We will be dock side at 0530. Sea ya then , Jeff

DICK SHAFFER 8 DAY RETURNS

by Indy Crew, 6-12-2016


The Indy returned today with a beautiful catch aboard and some nice jack pot Bluefin Tuna. 1st place Don Klahs 78 lb. Bluefin, 2nd Randy Benner 77 lb. Bluefin. 3rd Jim Mitchell 72 lb. Bluefin Tuna. A big time thanks to everyone for making the trip a huge success this year. Sea you all soon, Jeff and the Indy crew

DECENT START

by Indy Crew, 6-14-2016


Hello again from the Independence. We are back out on our annual Avet Reels-Seguar-Graftech Rods trip. We have had good Yellowtail fishing so far with just a sprinkle of Yellowfin Tuna; we also caught a nice 30 pound class White Sea Bass. The weather has been relatively nice with 15-18 knots of wind and a moderate sea state. We are going to scout for some tuna tomorrow so wish us luck, the Indy crew.

WORKING NORTH

by Indy Crew, 6-17-2016


Hello everyone, we have spent the last two days working north looking for tuna with not much to show in the way of tuna. We have enjoyed more good Yellowtail fishing to keep our sprits up. It's our last day and we plan to do a little more scouting for tuna as we close the distance to the point. Weather is ok and better than forecasted so we have that going for us. We should be in right at 6:00 hours. We will report any thing we do in the fishing world. Take care, the Indy crew

ETA

by Indy Crew, 6-17-2016


The Independence will dock at Pt. Loma Sportfishing 6:00 AM Saturday June 18. For those of you going out on Saturdays trip, Judy will start sign in at 7:00 AM. Be sure to have your passports with you.

Tim Kyelberg 8 day

by Indy Crew, 6-19-2016


We departed for 8 days yesterday with a great group of guys and decent weather off our bow. A big thanks to some of our sponsors, Avet Reels, Salas Jigs, Seeker Rods to name a few. We will report as we see it down here, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Port Equipment Trip Great start

by Indy Crew, 6-20-2016



We got located around noon today and had a good afternoon's fishing till dark on yellowtail , a few c- bass and tuna. Good conditions down here makes one optimistic that we can get er done down here. Great weather is on the forecast as well. Quite a few fish today on the salas 6x, thanks Matt. Wish us luck tomorrow, Jeff

Another great day on the Indy

Photo Credit: Indy Crew
by Indy Crew, 6-21-2016


All around great fishing today , as the morning yellowtail fishing was good for that 18 to 30 lb. fish. All methods were working, and after we had a good score we set out for some tuna fishing for the afternoon. We got a good sample of that 25 to 45 lb. fish and some great visuals at times. We are going to try the same program tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff oh and the weather is outstanding

Another Stellar Day

by Shawn Steward - Excel, 6-22-2016


Another Stellar Day
Good evening everyone, things are really good out here on the high seas. We experienced excellent fishing for jumbo yellowtail and made a drift for 43 of those 35 to 60 lb. yellowfin tuna. Just great action all day long under sunny warm conditions. We are missing you Tim, you would be getting em good. We are going to camp out and give it another try on this tuna things tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff. Check the pics on F B

Another Stellar Day

Nice One Mark
Photo Credit: Indy Crew
by Indy Crew, 6-23-2016


Another Stellar Day
Good evening everyone, things are really good out here on the high seas. We experienced excellent fishing for jumbo yellowtail and made a drift for 43 of those 35 to 60 lb. yellowfin tuna. Just great action all day long under sunny warm conditions. We are missing you Tim, you would be getting em good. We are going to camp out and give it another try on this tuna things tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff. Check the pics on F B

Changes

by Indy Crew, 6-23-2016



We spent the morning in the tuna zone with windy choppy conditions and just a little sign of biting fish. A sample 6 fish is all we caught for half a days effort. Later on we caught the remaining yellows for the few guys lacking, and a few grouper to end the day on. Upward we now go and make a few stops along the way to wet a line. The weather has backed off a little and it's decent going. Sea ya later, Jeff

Fun Day

by Indy Crew, 6-24-2016



We fished for bass today and had a great time with lots of action and a few premium yellows in the mix as well. We're gonna have dinner and start up the line for tomorrow's destination. Sea ya then , Jeff

ETA 6/26/2016

by Indy Crew, 6-25-2016


Heading home
We has a few school size tuna for the effort today and will be tied up at 0530. Sea ya then

TIM KYELBERG 8 DAY WRAP

by Indy Crew, 6-27-2016


The jack pot winners are:1st Hieu Phan with a 50 lb. Yellowfin, 2nd Edward Glinecki 48 lb.tuna, 3rd Scott Smith with a 47 lb. Yellowfin. Thanks to you Tim and everyone who joined in all the fun this trip. We turned right around and departed on our Seeker 7 day with a good load of bait from EB bait co. and a great bunch of our regular fisherman and some new faces as well. With some decent prospects off our bow and some good weather we hope to put it together. Sea ya when we have something, Jeff

GREAT START

by Indy Crew, 6-28-2016


We arrived mid morning and got really busy as soon as we came tight on the anchor. 18 to 30 lb. Yellowtail biting full speed followed by a good sample of 15 to 25 lb. Tuna in the afternoon. Everyone is worn out and resting for tomorrow's fishing , great weather also. Sea ya later, Jeff

VARIETY

by Indy Crew, 6-29-2016


Today we caught a few Tuna early on and then topped off our Yellowtail quota and then had some nice drifts on Grouper the rest of the day. Good grade fish for all today, and great weather makes for another excellent day on the Indy. We are going to start the long trek up and try some spots on the way up. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

FUN IN THE SUN

by Indy Crew, 6-30-2016


Today was a coastal Calico Bass and premium Yellowtail affair. Everyone had a great time and lots of action till dark for all. Fabulous weather made it even better. We are headed up all the time and will look offshore tomorrow for the next few days. Wish us luck, Jeff