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Phil ornelas

El PatronLong Beach ,Ca21 reports
  • Voice Report  · 1:27
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    A good evening guys, bill from the old patrol, giving you guys a wrap up for September 17th thursday. We had uh 21 passengers and we had a pretty amazing day 30 all til limits of benita and 50 calico bass. I got very, very lucky today. One not size hooks. 25 pound line and 25 pound floor carpet. Now was the hot ticket for us today. But he's also bring out some shiny jigs cold snipers, mega beats. You guys can catch the bonita, we've been going off shore. In the middle of our day to break up today and keep looking, we did see some yellow open again today, but didn't get them to by couple of you all, tell them the counselor just a little too small for our liking. So we didn't put too much time into that, went back into the beach and we ended up with some more, you all tell, but all in all great day of fishing, 30 all til and all the other good stuff to go along with it. We're all through the weekend. We need a few more tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The keep this going. Sounds like another way to y'all tell us working its way up so we don't plan on stopping. Fishing, still goodness, only getting better. So we're really counting on reservations. This time of the year to keep this boat moving. But if you guys are wrap up tomorrow and through the weekend, go from the old patrol.

Pablo Fernandez

Kate ElizabethSeaforth Marina17 reports

I Grew up in Newport Beach. I attribute my connection to the ocean, to my Father Mario Fernandez. He introduced me to it at a very young age. I have enjoyed fishing for as long as I can remember. Fishing Southern California is a Blessing that I enjoy year round. I run my own charter out of Mission Bay (Fernandez Charters). I also run Ironclad Sportfishing (In memory of Frank Pitetti). I’m a certified USCG 100 Ton Master. Let’s fish!

  • Voice Report  · 1:25
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    Good afternoon everybody. This is captain pablo fernandez. Remicade elizabeth, yesterday on the 16th, we went out of mission bay. We headed towards the $371.00 and had plans of going to the $371.00 and pushing like south West from there. Got to $371.00 we got for, or we're about 8 now to miles slightly. Ne of a 371 on ran into the 1st 10. We went to another one that was just slightly west of there. And on that one we managed to get free very nice yellows and probably like 1618 and 20 pounds. And then uh from there we headed straight west. We're looking to um Get some other stuff. A nice mix like maybe some marlon or some of that wahoo or anything. And it just didn't. Didn't happen as far as that goes. However, I did find a spot of yellows in 2 days in a row, and it was way out to the west and the base and, and we loaded up the day before we got 60 for 6 people. And yesterday we got 54 or 5 people and they were pretty decent, quality fish. So anyway, give me a call 619-431-3070. If you want to get out of my boat or get me out on yours, captain pablo is out. Thanks. So.

Chauncey Preal

Black pearlMorro bay3 reports

One of two captains running the black pearl in Morro Bay.Which is a rockfish and Lingcod rich waters.

  • Voice Report  · 1:56
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    Well, good afternoon. Uh this. Uh, uh, this is chauncey from the black bro. Calling in give you a report. It is. Uh 523 is Sunday. I don't know the date to be honest and really don't. We don't worry about that when we're running boats and working every day. So um uh for our 24 hours on overnight we. We knew the weather was really bad. We ended up making out made we made a little debate and um, uh, the buy went director for the link cod where we can get some rockfish around our 1st uh, our 1st drip. We ended up with 38 ling car. Uh, the only couple, $23.00 around on the rockfish. But uh that's pretty fair. Um and then uh for a 2nd draft we, we got it done here. We ended up with the 48 ling car for 24 passengers. And since the weather was picking up and made the decision to put the winter back and um, when looking for move in uh the for our efforts we ended up with 22 blue blue phenomena way back uh, the weather was just was pretty, pretty crummy. So it was hard to fish, fish it even more than we wanted to. Um, so uh, live insulin, todd, for passages to blue fed up in moral bay. Theres very air. We're catching on them. They might not be huge. But um they are, they are uh they're on the board, have a good day. Hope you guys does want to book with us, go to black, black, pearl sport fishing, dot com, or look at a web web or, or social media site or blackboard, sport fishing.

Daniel Hadawi

EstellaHooks / Oxnard3 reports

My name is Daniel. I worked as a deckhand from 2018-2022 on the Outrider and then the Endeavor in ventura. I got my Captains license in 2022 and began working as a 2nd captain for a year before getting the opportunity to run the island Spirit. I ran the island spirit and occasionally the Endeavor from 2023-2025. I am now at Hooks Landing in Oxnard as of 2026. I primarily run half day trips where I prioritize customer service and do whatever it takes to put you on fish!

  • Voice Report  · 1:51
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    A hey guys, daniel from me is stella out of hooks, landing calling in here giving as a wrap up report from our after charter today. Got a nice group of gentleman out here in red charter at Really Good bass fishing today. We snagged some sardine mackerel in the morning. I went down the coast do some investigation. We caught some bottom fish 1st at a 160 mixed rockfish and whitefish and we split into the to the caliph and had pretty wide open fishing on my good grade. Best As far as taco goes, you want to come prepared was $25.00 to $40.00 pounds for 4 carbon size. One size one, No size to Oh and probably size fi at 5 o. J hooks and the variety of sliding sinkers that have some casualties. Today we have about 4 yellow tell and lots of them all stuff to lie to line. It's not hooked in them on the right, setups, unfortunately. But I also saw there, I don't want to kill the plastics. I haven't had it on for a minute or so before it a jumped and finish plastic, but fun stuff going on down here. We do have a trip coming up with Phil freedman on Friday, September 18th. I believe that is this Friday got a half day leaving in the morning at 8 AM and then we have the twilight leaving at 5 30 PM. If you guys would like to join us for that trip, please give hooks. Landing a call. It's going to be 805-382-6233 also reserve your spot online at hoops landing dot net. Really great fishing going on right now, and hope to see you guys soon. This week or so. Have a great day. I.

Kley Williams

Old GloryH&M Landing4 reports
  • Voice Report  · 1:03
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    A hey, good afternoon, this is clay from that's the old war at h and I'm landing. Well, we had a super fun, 2 day trip here. Trooper guys just, I wanted to go out to enjoy a couple of days officially without latasha blueprint in the morning. They're really interested in getting some rock cod. We ended up getting some rock card and we ran into mexico here. Customs. Squid yellow in yellow tail is pretty good. Sure. Um we are running all week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We have openings the 3 days this week. We do have openings. Very good, yellow fishing in here and when we fished a few hours for you all open today but um should be good all week. Love to see you out on the boat, we depart at 9 PM everyday. But monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the only days we have openings this week come check us out all glory clear.

Capt. Sergio Montiel

ARRECHO SPORTFISHINGPto. Vallarta Jalisco México0 reports

Hi, I’m Sergio Montiel, Captain and Co-Owner on ARRECHOSPORTFISHING Pto. Vallarta Mexico, if your looking for a real fishing adventure, you can contact us, we focus on YFTuna, Black/ Blue marlin offshore fishing is the best game and also inshore for Roosterfish, cuberas, pámpanos. We play with different techniques like Kite 🪁 fishing, trolling lures and baits, also jigging, popping, flyfishing, we are invite you to be part of the crew and join the the best time on board we fishing with passion

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Mike McDaniels

Sea Adventure 80San Diego/ H&M Landing0 reports

Been running to Sea Adventure 80 now for about 15 years purchased the boat and now I’m owner operator since 2022. We sport fish all summer and then we turn into a floating classroom for students in the winter time running a box approximately 100 days straight 2 to 4 trips a day hauling about 1000 kids a week. Our push is teaching kids about our oceans what lives in them how to protect them as well as oceanology Marine biology on board our floating classrooms.

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