Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


August 2026

Fish Report & Photo Archive

Ellison 4 day

by Brian Pifer, 8-02-2026


We departed yesterday morning on the Mark & Matt Ellison Family 4-day charter with an amazing group of friends. We are currently offshore, hunting down kelps and looking for sign associated with marine mammals in search of yellowtail, dorado, and tuna. We haven't connected with anything just yet, but the day is still young!


Ellison 4 day

by Brian Pifer, 8-03-2026


Great fishing today with a quality mix of yellowtail, a few white seabass, and a nice halibut. Tomorrow, we're rolling the dice offshore in search of dorado and tuna.


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Youngs Tackle 3 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-05-2026


Just shoved off on the Young's Tackle 3-day with Kevin Kwon and Mac Daddy. Kevin kicked things off right away with the raffle gear and giveaways. With bluefin on the chew, we're heading straight to the grounds before dark with high hopes for the night bite.


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Youngs Tackle 3 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-06-2026


Phenomenal first night for the Young's Tackle group. We're sitting just shy of trip limits and will be working to top off our counts through today and tonight.


Youngs Tackle 3 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-06-2026


Another inctedible night of fishing. We're shifting gears tomorrow to target yellowtail to finish our last day of our Young's Tackle 3-day


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Youngs Tackle 3 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-07-2026


We finished off a fantastic trip putting some nice yellowtail on the deck before the current decided to shut down! Huge thanks to Kevin Kwon with Young's Tackle and every single angler on board for making this such a successful trip


Matt Paulson 8 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-11-2026


Yesterday we enjoyed great yellowtail fishing accompanied by some nice calico bass. Today, we spent our time hunting for yellowfin tuna and were rewarded with some truly beautiful-quality fish.


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Matt Paulson 8 Day

by Brian Pifer, 8-14-2026


What an action-packed day yesterday! We had a blast on the water to cap off our Matt Paulson 8-day trip in style. Now we're heading up the line, packing up the gear, and sharing laughs over all the memories made on this run.


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Direct AV 7 day

by Brian Pifer, 8-15-2026


We just had a couple of rare last-minute spots open up on our upcoming Direct AV 7-day trip! The bite down below is shaping up nicely, and you won't want to sit this one out. Come get in on the action with us while the yellowfin tuna, wahoo, dorado, and yellowtail are going strong!


Steven's 3day

by Brian Pifer, 8-21-2026


It's been a blast out on the water for our Steven's 3-day private charter! We've been into some fun yellowtail action, plus a nice sprinkle of dorado and small bluefin to keep things interesting. Huge thanks to Brent Stevens and everyone for celebrating another year on the water with us!


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Direct AV 7 day

by Brian Pifer, 8-23-2026


We departed yesterday morning on our annual Direct AV 7-day trip. We've been traveling south while getting everyone on board fully rigged and ready to target yellowtail, yellowfin, dorado, and wahoo. We will be working our way down the line, making sure we don't pass up any signs of life, and should be fishing soon.