Everyone has likely noticed my recent emphasis on the huge success of these June long range voyages as we and our group of boats return with epic catches that have consistently featured the three coveted elements of a long range catch; quality, variety, and of course sufficient quantity to satisfy our fishing instincts. I am compelled to mention this to demonstrate that this time of year is, and always has been, a fantastic time to venture a long range voyage targeting yellowfin, bluefin, albacore, and even bigeye tuna as well as yellowtail. Somehow, somewhere, the fact that we regularly have incredible fishing at this time of year has been lost to many anglers who elect to make their four, five, or eight day trips later in the summer or early fall months, when the fishing "gets good". Don't believe for a second that you are sacrificing anything by taking a long range trip in June; you aren't. In fact, Randy and I were reminiscing yesterday about all the amazing catches of big bluefin and albacore we have seen in June over the years and talking about how this year is once again lining up to be another one to remember. It goes back to what I wrote at the end of our last hugely successful eight day voyage: the best time to make a long range trip is when you can.

Yesterday's offshore action topped off our trip with a new list of memories for our anglers that included flat calm weather and wide open action on twenty five to forty pound bluefin tuna. There were even a couple of handfuls of that beautiful, forty five to fifty five pound yellowfin mixed in the fray to keep anglers on their toes and resist the occasional urge to drop down to their lighter rigs. Three different schools broke up the day perfectly and the final spot we found, just minutes from the going home call, ended the voyage on a magnificent note. So now we head north looking to turn the boat around tomorrow as Captain Toussaint takes the helm on the next eight day voyage. I have to say that with all the signs seen during the past couple of days offshore in addition to the potential of the islands and Alijos rocks, the list of fishing options is rather incredible at this point. Time will tell of course and look for Randy's reports, with all the details of success, to begin tomorrow.