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.
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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.

Passing of Dick Helgren

Sad news to us that our good friend Dick Helgren has passed away. Dick was owner and Captain of Helgren's Sportfishing. Our deepest sympathy to the Helgren Family.

Ranger85 Fishing Report

Here's the fish report from our 11/15 Ranger85 trip. It was great to see familiar faces of our friends from the north county ans a lot of new friends. Captain Frank took us to start at San Miguel Isl. in some beautiful weather. Fishing in 200ft of water we were soon bring in nice reds and other rockfish. We stayed in the same area most of the day working towards our limits. There were a few lings but only a couple were legal. Anyway we had a great time in beautiful weather and great food by cook Paul. The crew did a great job unhooking the fish and getting them into the bags and getting us nice fish filleted to take home. Frank Ursitti runs a great boat and knows where to find the fish so you should join him on his open party trips out on Channel Isl. Sportfishing or when we have future charters on the Ranger85.

Mirage Trip Canceled

Mirage trip is canceled due to lack of interest. We still have room on our Ranger 85 trip on Nov. 15 so join us if you can.

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Dolphin 2 Reminder

Just a reminder of the Dolphin 2 trip. Mission Bay Sportfishing, 1551 W. Mission Bay Drive http://missionbaysportfishing.com/Directions.htm The boat will leave Sunday evening 9/7 at 9pm. You should be at the boat before 8pm. Fishing is good. You should have from 20lb. to 40lb. test gear and some hooks from #2 to #3/0. For more tackle checkout http://www.sport-fishing.com/tackle.asp#1 Don't know what waters we will be fishing but just in case bring your Cal. fishing license. If we go to Mexican waters the permits will cost $15.00 and with the high cost of fuel there might be a fuel surcharge ($20 to $30) Please bring cash to cover these extra charges.

New Charter Dates to finish off the year

We are ending the year with a few new charters. The Mirage is on the books and we are working on dates for the Ranger 85 in November and also the Pacific Dawn so keep on checking the "Trip Schedule" and join us for some great times and some fishing.

Dana Pride Report

Had a great time on the Dana Pride. Captain Tom and his crew worked hard trying to get us some fish but with the cold water fishing was tough. We fished to the south on the kelp beds. Lots of small calicos, 1 out of 5 was a legal along with some nice sandbass. Checkout the Dana Pride a beautiful boat with lots of room to fish and a fantastic galley serving the biggest and best breakfast plate you will ever see on a sport boat and mixed drinks to boot.

Dana Pride Trip Update

This is a reminder that you have signed up to fish with Dan on the Dana Pride on Wed. Aug. 20.
34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629 http://www.danawharfsportfishing.com/contact.html
The boat is scheduled to leave at 6am so you should be at the landing by no later then 5:15am. As for the fishing the fishing has been up and down so the fishing destination will be determined on the morning of the trip. Bring some gear for near shore fishing 12lb. to 20lb test gear and a rod for offshore fishing 25lb or 30lb test gear. A note about parking: you need to get a parking token for the fishing parking area from the landing office. Also please let me know if you need to rent a rod and reel or need to get a fishing license, the landing needs a heads-up about how many items need to be ready.

Local Dorado and Tuna

Join Dan on the Dana Pride on Aug. 20 for a rare chance at catching an exotic fish. Its that time of year that the kelp paddies come into our local waters and bring the tuna, dorado and yellowtail with them. Don't miss out on this type of offshore fishing that can be done on 3/4 and allday boats from our L.A. and Orange county based boats. Signup early http://www.dansshoppingcart.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=dansshoppingcart&Product_Code=FT_Charter_15&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1

Indian Report

With some tough fishing in the previous weeks we headed to an area where the yellowtail fishing had been good on the kelp paddies. Right away we started to catch small yellows and a few dorado. The paddies seemed to have been hit hard from the days before. Working west and north we checked many kelps for a few more fish. Finally on the last two paddies we found yellowtails and dorados to 25lbs. that wanted to bite. We ended the trip with 50 yellows and 9 dorados thanks to the hard work from Captain Chris and his crew.

Fisherman 3 Report

Had a great time on the Fisherman 3 from H&M Landing in San Diego on July 22. We fished in Mexican waters between the beach and the Coronado Isl. fishing for sandbass. We got 5 around when Captain JD decided to head for the island to look for calicos and yellowtails. Fishing the kelp near South Isl. we ran into a flurry of yellowtail one was landed and many were lost to tangles and the seals. JD worked the area but the seals were too hard to shake. Believe it or not even a small bluefin tuna was hooked but a seal got the best part on this tuna. We finished the day fishing for log barracudas. Thanks to the great crew and the cook Kim for a great time and great food.

Icon Fishing Report

Tough fishing for the sandbass. A low pressure front was going through and the fish didn't want to bite. We did get some bass but most were under legal size. The surprise of the trip was the jackpot winning halibut caught by 12 year old Sivary who just celebrated his birthday a few days before. Shawn Morgan did his best to find us fish but still it was a good to be out on the water.

Eldorado Report

Fished Catalina Island on June 10. Fished in the V's for the seabass but none were found however a few nice yellowtails were caught. Continued west and fished for calicos.

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