Yellows

hi bob its john corzel went on a over night on the freedom and the big yellows are bitting my fish was 35 pounds my friend mike got one at 28 pounds.


Right off the Angler and fishing the Freedom. Nice Fish John

Offshore on the American Angler

Jessie and Captain Taro - JackPot Bluefin

Bob's Sporting Goods 1.5 Dayer - Taken from the American Angler Website

Sat. July 11, 2009

What Happened? After we unloaded last trip's catch and saw how many beautiful fish we caught - our group departing was very pumped. When we departed on the trip, reports from down below were as good as it gets. Limit style fishing and a line of fish twenty miles long - it seemed like a no brainer. The morning started out kind of slow and it really never picked up. We kept hoping that the fish would come up, but they never did. We had scratch fishing at best and we ended up with 40 albacore and a few bluefin. What happened to the fish remains a mystery as we hope that they are just down and not gone The Disappearing Act, The Guys

Yeah, it was a tough trip and it was not because of a lack of effort by Brian and the Crew. We caught fish when they were around. The problem was there were no familiar faces on the machines. Where did those schools go after we saw the Salas Charter kick the "you know what " out of the Tuna. Even though fishing sucked, we still had a good time. It was nice to be back on the Offshore Grounds with my buds.



I will have to say Brian and the Crew never gave up looking for schools. The stops got better as the day went on but we never really got into a ripper stop. Jig Strikes here and there, with one Quad JigStrike toward the end of the day.


Jessie on the Truline Newell Combo. Worth a second look. That Bluefin was smoking the reel where the drags were slipping and the 20 lb Spectra combo was flying off the reel. Jessie did a great job on the Bluefin and landed the Jackpot for the trip.

Sorry I did not have any more pictures to post. After pulling 2 hooks and landing my only Albert, taking pictures was not on the top of the list for the day. My Bad.


Salas 2.5 Day Charter - The Boat was plugged with Tuna Fish and the group had a great trip. "We had great fishing where we caught fish everyday. Bluefin and Albacore. - Matt Salas"

Captain Brian and Matt Salas

3 Generations of the Fred Miyazaki Family

Let the Kids Have Fun - With the boat plugged with Tuna, Brian asked the Group if it was OK if the Kids could get a whack at the tuna . They all said Yes. Kiyohara got on the tank and the Crew went at it on the 100 lb and on the hand line. Check out the great shots - Commersh Style.

Ray and Travis on the 100 lb

Brian - Here they Come....

Captain Ray Lopez

Gregger got into the action

And Bobby with his First Albacore

Watch out for that Hairpin.....Ohhhhhhh......crackle crackle

Shhhhnap!!!!.......Kapoweeeeee!!!!!......Ohhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Oh Shi..............

OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Captain Jordan - On the Hand Line

Travis Potter

Bobby got back into the action - Check out the Flying Broken Tip

"I never had a boss who would ever let us kids fish if the group got their boat limit. I think it is cool to let the crew have some fun once in a while given all of the hard work they put in day after day. As long at the Charter Group is fine with our request, the group gets to watch the crew put on a great show" - Captain Brian Kiyohara

Thanks for the Money Shots Brian. We look forward to many more fishing trips on the American Angler.

And no matter who asks you, I did not Break Dance when I was in Jr High School. Don't believe the Hype!!!!

Wish you were here

Fred Miyazaki and Bobby

Check this report out from Brian Kiyo via Satellite on the American Angler Website - -

Today is one of the days we dream about offshore fishing. Limit style albacore type fishing with stops in excess of 50 fish along with a great show on bluefin tuna which accounted for 44 beautiful fish in the afternoon. From daylight to dark we were busy as we enjoyed "pinch me am I dreaming" type fishing. Fred Miyazaki shows off one of the many bluefin that he has caught so far and he has sure shown that experience sure pays off.

Wow,

The Guys

There was also decent sign caught locally within one day range today as the summertime deep sea fishing seems to finally be kicking into gear.

We have a few spots on the next few 5 day trips - departing Wed. July 22, Mon. July 22, Sat Aug 1 - come fishing!


GAME ON -

First Time Out - 06/29/09

Hey Gang

Check it out - Our Bud Captain Ray Lopez had a very successful trip on his first run behind the wheel of the American Angler. Thank you Bill Roecker for the On-The-Spot report on his website - Click the link below for the full story - -

“We had pretty steady action in the lee of the island,” Ray told dock reporter Bill Roecker at the landing scales. “We got near-limits of yellowtail. The most common rig was 40-pound line with the yoyo or the surface jig or a flylined sardine. The 7X jig was best in blue and white or scrambled eggs color.” Well Done Captain Lopez

I have known Ray for several years and want to toss him a Huge "High Five" on his maiden voyage. Awesome!!!!!

Channel Islands CBass on the AmberJack

I rolled out to Santa Cruz Island with Greg Stoney on the Amberjack out of Ventura Harbor. The weather forecast was a bit iffy the night before, but the wind never really showed up and it turned out to be a nice day. We tossed Iron all day while drifting along the island with our dropper loop set ups off the Jack and managed a good day of fishing. Calicos on the 7x was way cool. Stoney hung a Cbass on the Iron. 60 lb. Black on the Dropper Loop. Signs of Barracuda following our jigs.

We made a couple of moves and found a nice area to make a last drift for the day. Both Stoney and I get bit and we are stoked the hard work we put in for the day paid off.

Can you see the Cbass Helmut being lifted off my head? Thanks again G for a great day at the Island

Jeff Rodriguez Cedros Adventure June 09

Jeff Rodriguez - Cedros Yellowtail

From: Rodriguez, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Rodriguez@thyssenkrupp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:02 PM
To: Robert N. Hara
Subject: Cedros Adventures Trip 09

Bob,

Fishing was tough, wind prohibited us fishing the 4,5, and St Augustine’s on Saturday but North of town in the afternoon/early evening produced 30+ pound fish all three days.

Jeff Rodriguez

The New Panga Fleet

From: Jeffrey [mailto:jeffscalator@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:39 PM
To: Bob Hara
Subject: Fw:

Bob,

Here are some more photos from Adrian, he has done a great job making the operation the success it is!

619-772-7570

Another Ripper Report Jeff - Bueno!!!!

FW: 6-19-09 SCI YT & Seabass

Captain Mike Arujo and

From: Michael Arujo [mailto:captmikearujo@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:13 AM
To: Robert N. Hara; Josh Rosenstein; Rob Stewart; wayne mills Todd Garrett; Patrick B. Tooley Manuel Arujo
Subject: 6-19-09 SCI YT & Seabass

Hey guys fished SCI on Thursday & fri day on the Mattino out of del rey, stopped on the front side of Cat Isl on the way over for great fishing on the 3 Bs + a small 7 lb yt ,then picked up some squid and headed to SCI ,seabass in the night & YT in early morn for the boys.

fun stuff & nice grade Capt.Mike.

Nice - -

Subject: fishin on the Options 6-20

Muy Grande Calico Bass - Stewart Suenaga

From: stewart
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:56 PM
To: rhara@curtisrosenthal.com
Subject: fishin on the Options 6-20

Hello Bob, I made another open party trip on the Options. We fished Clemente squid grounds had a good wack on the Yellas, We ended up with 8 nice grade yella 25 to 34# fish. Also had a little bite on the seabass (5) 15 to 20# range. We also got some very nice Calicos.

San Clemente Island has been on Fire.
Thanks for the Island Report Stew. Sweet

Subject: FW: Piru bassmasters 6-14-09

future generation bassers…

From: March, Tim
Sent: Monday, June 2009 5:40 PM
To: Robert N. Hara; 'Greg Stoney'
Subject: FW: Piru bassmasters 6-14-09

I was out fished by the boys on the Champ!

The day started out slow but as the breeze picked up fishing did too. Tried a few spots for crappie for no luck. Once I rigged the boys up with dropshot robos they were getting bit frequently in 15 -20ft. They all caught their own fish unassisted and we had few tangles and snags. They were on their game! Josh was high stick with 7 bass ( to 1.25 lbs) and a trout. Dillon caught 4 bass with the day ending big fish off a point on main lake in the wind. The bass gave him a great fight, pulling drag on his new ugly stick with a 6# flouro carbon leader. We put the bass in the live well and admired for a few minutes then weighed, it settled at 2 pounds 10 ounce. What a beauty! The bass was released back on its point. Happy belated B-day Dillon!

These boys are the future of bass fishing - young bassmasters. Oh, and Uncle Tim did catch two bass and a few by the boat releases. My smile was as big as theirs when we drove away from the lake.


Thanks for the Great Report Tim - What a Party!

Options

Stewart Suenaga - Cat Yellowtail

From: stewart
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 3:14 PM
To: rhara@curtisrosenthal.com
Subject: Options June 13th

Hello Bob, I fished on the new 6 pac. boat Options out of Pierpoint Landing. We fished Catalina on the squid grounds kind of slow fishin but we caught 3 nice yellas. Fishin in the morning was a slow pick so I was fishin 15 # on my Phenix 866L a Bobs Sporting Goods custom rod of course and I hook a nice one. I took JP on that 25# yella. We all so caught alot of calico's too.

Options is a great 6 pac boat. 50 by 16 yacht, so lots of room. Tino from the boat Phantom does a great job putting us on the fish,




Thanks for the report Stew. Looks like good fishin....

PCYC Tourney

Greg Stoney - Channel Island Flatties

From: Greg Stoney
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:15 AM
To: Robert N. Hara; Phil Lindholm; March, Tim
Subject: PCYC Tourney

What's Up guys,

I had an opportunity to fish the PCYC Grand Slam tournament with Dave Rich on his sweet 22' Davis 'Class Act' this past weekend. We blasted over to the west end of Cruz and then on to Rosa Fri. night looking for squid, scratched a few pieces, and fished our way back to the east end of Cruz over the next two days. We had to work at it but ended up with some quality fish . Dave really knows his shit at those islands.

Our top flatty, wsb and calico were enough to lock in the heaviest 'Grand Slam' and get us first place in the tourney. $$$!

Stoney

Nice Job Greg. Four Years for Mr. Rich...That is pretty outstanding
Well Done