What a day on the water. Both for us at Alijos and for our colleagues up above at Guadalupe the action on forty to seventy pound yellowfin tuna was fantastic. In our case the bonus of steady morning Wahoo in the mix added depth and excitement to fishing keeping anglers on their toes and providing epic aerial displays with their leaps and razor sharp surface slashes while racing around the boat chasing sardines. Aside from a short troll around the "stones" upon arrival we passed the entire day in one anchor position enjoying steady catching right through the evening hour. What a day to hone one's angling skills as the majority of well presented, properly fished baits produced results while there were very few times just any old bait would get bit. By any and every definition this is good fishing.

By day's end I can definitely report that anglers and crew alike were satisfied and satiated ready to grab a few hours of rest before hitting it hard again tomorrow. With every beautiful yellowfin spiked, pithed, bled, dressed, and resting snug in 29 degree circulating seawater, we made huge progress toward the end goal of a perfect load of tuna for this group of discerning anglers who know and appreciate the quality of product we produce through extraordinary effort. Needless to say we have no plans to relocate as every component of success is right here before us. "A bird in the hand" as the saying goes. Good weather accompanies the effort with promise of flat calm on the horizon according to the weatherman. Regardless we are here enjoying good times and good fishing looking forward to what is to come.

On a final note, as reported the guys above had phenomenal action at the outside island as things came alive in a big way. Although the fishing there is not particularly noteworthy to this voyage, it certainly is to our upcoming trips in August, September, and beyond. With the signs reported by the guys who were first on scene it is very likely that a tremendous amount of fantastic fishing for Guadalupe size (40 - 75#) yellowfin tuna is in our near future. Combine the island fishing with the fantastic albacore and bluefin tuna potential offshore and the set up for an epic couple of months has us fired up and ready to do some business. If you have been waiting for some indication of fish at Guadalupe to push you over the edge the time has come. I know we have a few spots on the next five day voyage departing Sunday the 2nd as well as a few others scattered throughout voyages in August and September. If you can make it happen, give Tracy a call. The present set up is as good as I have seen and promises a huge amount of spectacular fishing to come.

Tim