A couple of things we gathered from yesterday's effort. One, the amount of fish around points to an incredible August, and probably September, of "mixed bag" offshore fishing with signs of Albacore, bluefin, yellowfin, yellowtail, and dorado scattered over a huge stretch of ocean. Two, it appears that everything is pushing northward indicating a good run on the local grounds is soon to come. For all the local guys sake we certainly hope so as they have toughed out a slow June and July waiting for the consistent offshore action to develop. It is coming. That and plenty more for the longer trips in more southerly zones. None of my predictions have been proven wrong yet this season and with what we are seeing out here I am confident in venturing this opinion. The only real potential wrench in the works is the fleet of industrial purse seiners that will absolutely destroy any semblence of consistent good fishing if they arrive on scene in numbers. On that front the good news is that the signs we are seeing are scattered small groups of fish, or perfect sport fishing signs rather than the big schools of tuna that attract the attention of the industrial fleet. Let's hope it stays that way - for the duration of the season.

Thus far this year has definitely highlighted the long range fleet and the exceptional fishing opportunities our mobility, flexibility, and networking provides anglers seeking the ultimate fishing voyage. Believe me with all the challenges this year has presented we are mighty grateful for it. Good fishing seems to medicate the angst and woes of just about any challenging circumstance so this year's phenomenal offshore and island action on tuna and yellowtail could not have happened at a better time. For both anglers and the long range fleet alike. That said we are looking forward to much more to come.

Today's catching results were really a reflection of what already have on board as we did our best to bypass the yellowfin tuna and action around the kelps in search of albacore and bluefin tuna that were plentiful but not in the biting mood until later in the day. Once again it was about quality not quantity at this point so we did our best to focus our efforts in this case on what was most difficult to catch. With our rope stretched tight by 1500 hrs we had to call it a trip and listened as the fish we looked at throughout the day began to get with the program late. We did put a fair jag of bigger yellowtail and a few handfuls of "fatso" albacore on board but the coveted bluefin eluded us at every turn. So be it. In the end we are sitting on a huge catch of premium yellowfin tuna and Wahoo in the hatch so we departed for home wholly gratified with the fantastic catch this voyage produced ready to pitch off and turn around on our next five day departing tomorrow.

In closing for this trip we want to extend our most sincere thanks to charter master Michael Doi and the fantastic group of anglers who joined us on this incredibly successful seven day voyage. This exemplary group of anglers could not have done a better job at the rail and having a good time in the process. As genuine connoisseurs of quality fish, these anglers reaped huge rewards with this catch that will be unloaded tomorrow in absolutely perfect, premium condition. No doubt the spoils will be shared and enjoyed with friends and family for many days and weeks to come. Such knowledge validates the effort for us and motivates the drive to continue pushing ourselves to any and every length to produce the finest product we are capable of. It is our guarantee to every angler who ventures a Royal Star long range voyage.

Thank you again to Michael Doi and his fantastic group from all the boys and Tracy shore side. We are ready to keep things rolling and will continue with our daily report tomorrow.

Tim