I headed out for a “southern” themed trip with a couple of friends out of the true South.  The goal was to go look for some more of the tuna on the offshore banks.  Catching any fish would have been a success for us…
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After much weather watching and fish report reading, I decided to take the little boat in search of some exotics (fish that migrate up from the more tropical areas).  I had been hearing about Yellowtail, Dorado and Yellowfin tuna.  This trip turned out to be quite a success with my first yellowfin tuna.
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The last trip on the boat was a huge success: Sophia was happy and wore her life jacket. We did a bay tour and enjoyed a little time on the water. This trip was a huge success and a full family outing. It was a successful boat trip and fishing trip all rolled into one.
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The idea of catching lobsters Southern California style has intrigued me for a while now.  The season opened about two weeks ago.  Last night I gave it a go with a friend who also had never been.
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Fishing has been slow this year, but the classic 3 B’s are back. We headed out for a casual Sunday afternoon on the kelp. My main goal was some fresh air knowing the fishing has been slow. We ended up with the 3 B’s: Barracuda, (calico) Bass and Bonito.
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My friend and I put in at Shelter Island around 6:30 in gorgeous weather. The plan was to head toward the South 9 and look for birds to target bonies. We saw a little fog in front of us but figured it was like normal summer stuff.

Then we got in it… it was thick.
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Weak offshore flow in San Diego means that it will be nice and warm. In the winter, it means it will be fabulous weather.
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Our Thanksgiving trip to Florida included a day of fishing with Dr. butcher. It happened to be Zoë’s first time fishing.
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The tide and wind gods didn’t seem to want a good day of fishing. After days of nice weather and strong tides, we were looking at a small tide and fog. Busy schedules limited us to just Saturday morning, so we decided to give it a try.

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After a morning family cruise, Andy and I headed out for some afternoon fishing. I just wanted to get out and test some of the tweaks I had made to the boat. If we caught anything, it would just be icing on the cake. We ended up with a lot of icing.
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