| Hooked, | | | | Northern Baja California. The fishing there is so |
| Greetings from Carlsbad, Ca… Living just north | | | | outrageous! Depending on what you're looking for, it's |
| of San Diego, I am able to fish from the most modern, | | | | year round fishing. After the winter season, when the |
| well equipped and best fishing fleet on the planet. This | | | | water starts to warm up, the first fish to come close |
| fleet, located on the Point Loma peninsula, can take | | | | to San Diego are the albacore, usually small school |
| you a short distance for local fishing such as bass, | | | | size fish about 15 lbs. Now that's a good sign, because, |
| halibut and bottom fish, or, as far as the Clipperton | | | | the bigger fish normally follow the smaller fish, and so |
| Islands, close to the Equator on a long range boat. | | | | on. June and July are the best months to catch the |
| That's about 2,500 miles south and anywhere in | | | | larger albacore, up to 70 lbs. Around that time, the |
| between. It's the in between you're looking for, if you | | | | bluefin show up too, which is just as popular and they |
| want save a buck. If you do a 10-20 day trip, you are | | | | range from 25 lbs to 170 lbs. The three things you |
| probably looking for real trophies where anglers land | | | | want to look for are, breaking fish, gulls crashing on bait |
| 200 lbs-300 lbs and bigger, yellowfin, bluefin and bigeye | | | | fish and the hard to find kelp patties. All of the three |
| tuna. The really big ones are called cows. The hook | | | | are great, but the kelp patties are proven to be the |
| size is as big as a gaffhook. Now that's awesome! | | | | best. This is where you will find dorado, yellowfin and |
| The bait used for that hook is usually a small skipjack | | | | yellowtail. So once again, it's time to call in sick, but this |
| tuna which weighs about 5 lbs to 8 lbs. It takes a | | | | time, give your boss a different story! Your excuse this |
| couple hours to haul in one of these monsters, but well | | | | time is- the cows got out and it might take a week or |
| worth it. But if you're like me, a three to five day trip is | | | | so to get them home! |
| perfect, because that covers a good portion of | | | | |