Indian Trip new date

Because of the bad weather coming our way we are canceling the Dec. 11 trip on the Indian. The trip has been rescheduled for fishing on Sun. Dec 20 leaving on Sat night 9pm. If you can make this new date let me know or we can refund your money. If any of you that couldn't make the original date but would like to go on the new date go to the web site and sign up.

Wed. weather report for Indian trip

Looking at the weather reports doesn't look good. The tail end of the next storm is dipping well south into Baja waters and the long range boats report a lumpy ride as they head home to San Diego. We will make our final decision on the trip later this afternoon, just waiting to hear from Chris about a new date for the trip maybe next Thur. fish on Fri. I will be calling you about the final decision.

Weather watch for Indian Trip

Watching the weather for the upcoming trip. The first storm didn't affect the Mexican waters. Will see what the second storm acts. Will keep you updated on Wed. In the meantime the fishing tackle suggestion is. We will fish in waters to 400ft. deep. You need sinkers to 1lb. You can use up to a 4 hook ganion. If you us mono line use 40lb. test minimum. Braided or dacron works the best.

Fish Report for Ranger 85 Trip

25 anglers and the crew ventured off to the Channel Isl. from Oxnard Sportfishing on Sat. night for our second to last charters of the year. In the morning we found ourselves fishing at Santa Rosa Isl. and not at San Miguel the preferred isl. because of the strong breeze. We moved from spot to spot catching a verity of rockfish but not the quality you usually get. The last half of the trip we moved to Santa Cruz Isl. And started catching the nicer size rockfish, reds, whitefish and lingcods. A big thanks to Captain Frank and his crew for a great trip. The Ranger 85 will be running regular island trips to the end of the year so join the Ranger 85 for a great fishing experience. For pics of our trip checkout the Fishing Gallery under the Features button on the home page.

Oxnard, Ranger 85 Charter

Take a look at our new overnight charter on the Ranger 85 out of Oxnard Sportfishing, fishing the Channel Isls. for halibuts, yellowtails and rockfish. on Sun. Nov. 22 at a cost of $125.00. Also for you anglers that would like to fish out of San Diego we have a new overnight charter on the Indian out of H&M Landing on Fri. Dec.11 fishing rockfish in Mexican waters for $95.00. These trips should fill fast so don't wait to sign up.

GO Ranger 85

The Ranger 85 trip leaving on Tues. Oct. 20 is a go with a light load. This is your last chance to join Dan on a tuna trip for this year and at a special low price of $200.00. Call me 562-221-1278 if you would like to join us. http://www.dansshoppingcart.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=dansshoppingcart&Product_Code=FT_Charter_42&Category_Code=FT

Support Our Friends: Westerly

The WESTERLY out of Pierpoint Landing has scheduled additional Freelance Open Party Trips targeting the bigger fish, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Yellowtail and Dorado. These trips are going for an unbelievable $135.00 per person. You must book your reservation early to be guaranteed a spot. Limited load of 18 anglers.
Leaving 10:00pm Returning 6:00pm
Sat. 10/17 Sun. 10/18
Sat. 10/24 Sun. 10/25
Call: Mike (310) 367-7278 or Jon (714) 315-5240

Bluefin Tuna

A new area of great bluefin tuna fishing for the San Diego boats. Join us on the Pacific Voyager, Seaforth Landing leaving 9pm on Thur. night Oct 15 for a overnight tuna trip, $190.00. A good chance for the tuna.

Pacific Voyager Trip

OK: We finally have anglers signing up on the Pacific Voyager trip. Looks to be a good trip leaving out of Seaforth Landing in San Diego. The tunas and dorados are still biting. Come join us for a fun time on the water. http://www.dansshoppingcart.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=dansshoppingcart&Product_Code=FT_Charter_41&Category_Code=FT

October Tuna Fest

Well October is here and the tuna fishing should be winding down but good tuna fishing just keeps on going and going and going. Local yellowfin between the islands, tuna, and dorado in Mexican waters and albacore up north. Here is your last chance to go tuna fishing with Dan this year. We have a trips on the Pacific Voyager fishing on Oct. 16 for $190.00 and our last tuna trip of the year on the Ranger 85 fishing on Oct. 21 for $250.00. So don’t wait and signup now.

Emeryville Fishing Report

Just returned from fishing on the New Huck Finn and the New Salmon Queen out of Emeryville Sportfishing. The first day we fished the Farallon Isl. for limits on rockfish up to 5lb. and some lingcods and salmon groupers. The weather was warn and the ocean was flat and Captain Jay and Dave took good care of everyone. Then on sunday we fished the New Salmon Queen. Fishing a little further north then the day before we caught nice lingcods from 12lb. to 20lb and limits of rockfish to 8lbs. We were also treated to a great show from some humpback whales. Thanks to Captian Shim and Tony.

Electra 9.20 Report

Sunday just finished the 3/4 day trip on the Electra. beautiful day with no breeze and flat calm waters. We headed south to the kelps off Del Mar where we stopped to fish some bonitos but they wouldn't bite so into the kelp we fished for the calicos. It was a steedy slow pick on the fish with sandbass, calicos some rockfish and sheephead. All in all a slow day but everyone caught something and had fun. Jackpot her first to Marina bested everyone with a nice sheephead.

Dolphin 2 fish report

Just finished the Dolphin 2 trip out of Mission Bay Sportfishing, San Diego. We started the morning abour 75 miles south of San Diego trolling and looking for kelp paddies. Most of the paddies held dorados, yellowtails and some tunas but basicly it was wide open fishing with a lot of fish lost of tangles, chewed off hooks and broken lines but in the end everyone had limits of dorado to 25lbs. Yellowfin tunas to 20lbs. yellowtails and a lone 40lb. albacore. Thanks to Captain Greg and his crew for a great trip.

This weeks Trips

This week we have a tuna trip on the Dolphin 2 on Sept. 17 with a few spots open and a ¾ day trip on the Electra out of Oceanside on Sept. 20 with lots of open spots so now is a good time to join us for some fishing and some fun.

Plenty of space on the Sept. 20 Electra trip

We have plenty of room on our 3/4 day trip on the Electra. Could be fishing for bass or perhaps for some kelp paddie dorados and tuna. Great trip for kids.

Great local boat goes offshore

If you want to go for the offshore species and don't want to drive to San Diego I recommend you check out the Westerly
The WESTERLY out of Pierpoint Landing has scheduled additional Freelance Open Party Trips targeting the bigger fish, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Yellowtail and Dorado.
These trips are going for an unbelievable $135.00 per person. You must book your reservation early to be guaranteed a spot.
Limited load of 18 anglers. Leaving 10:00pm Returning 6:00pm
Sat. 9/26
Sun. 9/27
Sat. 10/3
Sun. 10/4
Sat. 10/10
Sun. 10/11
Sat. 10/17
Sun. 10/18
Sat. 10/24
Sun. 10/25
Call: Mike (310) 367-7278 or Jon (714) 315-5240

Electra Fishing Report

On the Electra we headed south looking for kelp paddies. Started the morning trolling for tuna and the first jig strike produced a small skipjack, well that was a start. The first paddie saw some wild fishing for 4 dorado and a yellowfin but many more were lost to tangles and chewed through line. Throughout the morning we checked out paddies to end with 1 yellowfin, 1 skipjack and 13 dorado. Even though the count seems low we lost as many fish. Also saw 2 sword fish during the day, no dought they were after the dorado as we were. All in all a great day with beautiful weather and calm seas a great crew and great anglers. Check later for photos.

Local Tuna on the Freelance

I had to try for the local tuna so on fri. I jumped on the Freelance at Davey's Locker. After getting bait we headed for the area around the 43 Bank. No trolling fish but the first kelp paddey we hit produced 5 dorado. After that it was a yellowtail one one paddy the some dorado on another and so that's the way the day went.

Local Yellowfin Tuna

3/4 day boats out on Mission Bay and Seaforth are getting yellowfin tuna and they maybe moving up the line to LA waters.

Trip reminder and fishing

I think I communicated with everyone about the change of dates on the Electra charter from Aug.28 to Sept. 12 and the boat we will be on now is the Oceanside 95. If I missed you take note.
Fishing:
Looks like the San Diego boats have found new fish and all species of tuna are biting, a week too late for us. Also the LA boats going to Cortez Bank are getting tuna so I will be going on the Westerly out of Pierpoint Landing leaving on Sept. 4 for a 1&1/2 day trip. They also have a trip leaving on Sept. 12 for the same destination for $250.00 Fro more info call me at 562-221-1278

Great Time in Ensanada

Had a great trip on the Azteca Too in Enasnada fishing Todo Santos Isl. for big bonito and yellowtail.

Fisherman lll Report

Wed. we had our charter on the Fisherman lll at H&M Landing, San Diego. The fishing was good all day but the seals made it tough eating our baits and some hooked fish but we still managed to get 90 big bonitos, 6 yellowtails and some calico bass.

Catching Up On Fish Reports

First we had a weekend in Ensanada, Baja Mexico fishing on the Azteca Too. The fishing was great catching yellowtail, big bonitos, barracuda, calico bass and rockfish. Most of the fish was caught at Isl. Todo Santos, Trolling the hard baits and throwing the Magic Metals. Everyone had a great time. The Azteca Too is a beautiful modern boat.

Fishing Report Fron the Freelance

We were going to fish the local sandbass and barracuda but the waters along the coast turned cold and the fishing shut off so it was decided to go to Catalina Isl. and fish the calicos. Fishing west of Avalon we started catching calicos and the infamous Hat Man, Ernie Branch showed his skills and landed the only yellowtail of the day. Fishing different spots around the east end we continued catching and some releasing nice calicos. Towaeds the end of the day we did see the yellowtails around the boat but they didn't want to bite.

From our Web Host Brandon

As many of you know I was fortunate enough this past weekend to catch a very nice Golden Trout. I have attached some photos. Ed Zieralski of the San Diego Union Tribune also wrote about it in today’s paper. Here is the link to the story. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/28/after-trout-angler-may-need-bigger-wall/?sports/outdoors&zIndex=139336. Besides this great story by Ed, the local papers have contacted me as well. I also spoke with the department of Fish and Game yesterday. While typing this I got a phone call from Western Outdoor News. This is quite exciting.

There are five primary species of trout that I am able to find around my neck of the woods. I have already caught a nice Brown, Rainbow, Cutthroat and Brook. The one missing was the Golden. The odds of catching one that would match the others on my wall were very slim. They are usually 8 to 10 inches and if you catch one bigger than 12 it is a good day. I had heard of a lake that might have a few bigger ones and I set off on the mission. I fished the lake a few times without success. On Saturday I was able to catch the fish of my life. It is currently being mounted by Davidson Taxidermy here in town. In a few months it will complete the living room wall.

It was a bitter sweet day on Saturday. I was very happy to catch such an amazing fish, however the aspects of the chase being over and taking the fish from the lake were not easy to deal with. I was sitting there with the fish on my lap taking in everything about what was around me, remembering all the attempts up that mountain and realizing this was a great personal moment for me. It is just very interesting how confused I feel with the entire situation. As the smoke clears and the fish ends up on the wall, what will really matter to me is being able to sit down in my living room and relive the moment over and over, and to have this fish remind me of what I am passionate about and why I live where I live. It symbolizes the beauty of the sierras and will offer so much for me personally for the rest of my life. Now it is time to find another goal to pursue. I have some other things in mind. As I am sure you can tell, this was not just a story about a big fish, there was so much more to the story. The fish will just remind me.

Cell Phone # go Public

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month.

All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and
you will start to receive sales calls.
YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
Even if the message is saved on your phone, you will be charged for the
minutes to listen to it.
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your
time. It blocks your number for five (5) years.
You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

Tuna Stimulus Plan

Rumors are that the cost of going on a tuna fishing trip is getting up there. So after negotiating with Captain Chris of the Indian we are offering to include Mexican permits and 2 meals included in the cost of the trip on July 29. We also have a few spots open on the Gail Force out of LA Harbor Sportfishing, San Pedro on July 22 fishing local for barracuda and sandbass and also on the Freelance out of Davy’s Locker, Newport Beach on August 3. So come out and join Dan for a great day of fishing, be on TV and win some raffle prizes.

Pacific Dawn Fishing Report

Finished our trip on the Pacific Dawn with limits of red rockfish some lingcods and a lone white seabass. We started our fishing at Santa Rosa Isl. fishing for halibut and white seabass. The lone jackpot winning 15lb. seabass was caught by one of our regular charter angler Richard W. After a few hours of drift fishing we made the move to San Miguel Isl. to fish for nice reds, chuckles and lingcods. Everyone ended with limits. One comment about Captain Pat Cavanaugh, He grew up fishing this area and knows all the hot spots and from his experience of running long range boats he has made the Pacific Dawn a great boat to fish and the cook Whitney made some fantastic meals and snacks. As of this blog the boat is now in San Diego to start the tuna fishing. To charter the Pacific Dawn contact http://www.pacificdawn.com/ You won't be disappointed.

June 3 Gail Force Fish Report

After boarding the Gail Force we headed for Catalina Isl. on calm waters and with hopes of great fishing. The first area we fished was around Arrow Point for some calico bass and bonitos. Later in the morning we moved to the weat end of the isl. to West Cove for more bass then soon we started to see the yellowtail boiling on bait but even after changing our position in the cove the yellows just didn't want our baits. So we moved back to the front of the isl. and fished Indian Rock to Eagle Reef for more calicos and bonitos. With some good burgers and friends we had a great time. For a great boat and crew to charter for your friends or company call the Gail Force and Captain Ryan at 310-844-3814

High Sierra Report

Just returned fishing the High Sierra this holiday weekend. At Bridgeport Reservor the trout fishing was great. We had limits of trout by 9am fishing at Rainbow Point. We were anchored in 18ft. of water and the hot bait was the mouse, a pink Power Worm with a nugget of Rainbow Candy Gulp. Most of the fish were planters but a few were holdovers to 2.5 lb. Next we fished Crowley. Most reports say fishing is tough but by moving to different spots around the lake and trying different baits fishing can be good. We started the morning by trolling leadcore at 2 colors and got trout on my favorite Excaliber. Later in the morning we tried different spots in Magee Bay and finaly found a spot where the trout wanted to bite. The hot bait here was the inflated nightcrawler. My nephew Ryan was the hot fisherman with a couple of 4lb trout.

Checkout Dan's blog and see how he did fishing the Lower Owens.

Westerly Fishing Report

Just finished our first charter of 09 on the Westerly. We went to Catalina Isl. on an overnight trip looking for white seabass. After making some live squid at Ben Weston we set up at Sentinel Rock. Conditions looked good but well into the morning we had some calicos a halibut and a few misc. perch so after the prime tide was over we headed west to see what we could catch. The rest of the day we caught calicos, sheepheads and whitefish. It was great to be at Catalina Isl. on a nice day with great anglers and Captain John and his crew. We have another trip on the Westerly in August for some local fishing so check our charter schedule and join us or on any of our other trips.

Sportfishing with Dan Hernandez

Well our Charters will start in a few weeks. The first charter on the Westerly is sold out but on the next charter on the Mirage we still have plenty of room. I don't want to cancel the trip so to get you to go we are offering a 20% discount off the regular $160.00 price. We always have a great trips on the Mirage with a chance of catching nice halibuts maybe a few whitesea bass and always nice rockfish. So help us get this trip going and signup now. For the discount use the coupon code WFT52009 on the second page as you checkout.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR CHARTER

Remember Jeff Twaddle

Sad news of the passing of our good friend
Jeff Twaddle. If you have fished with us on
the boats Gail Force or Westerly you will remember Jeff as the deckhand always trying to make you laugh and teaching you how to catch more fish. Here's a picture of Jeff holding a lingcod for a boy on one of our Dan Hernandez Youth Foundation's kids trip. We will miss you Jeff.