Five Star is giving away a GoPro camera!!!

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS for 2012 with Five Star Fish Processing and be entered into our drawing for a NEW HD GOPRO camera! Drawings will be held on March 1, 2012. Just email Sarah at fivestarfishprocessingservices@yahoo.com with subject heading "RESERVATIONS". Be sure to give them your return date and the Long Range boat you will be traveling on. We will contact you to confirm and winners will be announced on March 1st.

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ETA for Nov 22 is going to be at 7 am. See you guys there!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 8, Friday 11-19-11
This morning we rolled into the "yellowtail island" that we like to fish. It was around 8 am when we started to look around. We found some huge spots of mackerel and there were some yellows with it. The amount of bait around was impressive to say the least. With fish under us, we started to fish and catch right away. The fish were not up on the surface so the yo-yo jigs and dropper loop rigs were the hot ticket. We had stops for a box of fish here and there and some stops not a bite. It was a good fishing day overall and we have a good load of fish and all our anglers are happy to have a good amount of fish on board. We will be staying here for tomorrow and hoping for a repeat of yesterday. Then Sunday night we will be on the road for home with a rock cod stop planned for Monday morning. More later, the Q crew's out!!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 7, Friday 11-18-11
We had a very busy day today. First thing this morning we put the anchor over and started to catch yellowtail right away. We had good fishing for a couple hours and then they backed off. We pulled the anchor, moved a short distance, and found some tuna. That was a good thing since we have not landed a lot of tuna this trip. We have some big fish but not all anglers had tuna so we were happy to find some. They were not big but we needed them bad. All the guys landed a bunch of fish and we are stoked. A couple fish for the galley and a bunch down into the well to get cold. Tomorrow we are going to be up north and fishing for yellows. Everyone is happy, the weather's good and so is the company. More tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 6, Thursday 11-17-11
Today was a tough day. We had great conditions today; weather and sea were on our side however, the fish had other plans. We saw a great amount of fish today but they would not bite. At time we had 200 lb + fish around and under us but they had lockjaw. We did get a school of dodo's that wanted to bite. We ended up with as many fish as we needed and went of for more tuna. It was late in the day before we hooked one. Paul Weber was the angler and he made short work of the thing. A fish around 140 or so was on the boat in no time. A great job done by Paul and we were off to find more. No such luck, a couple more of those spots of fish that were not biting and it is time to head north. Tomorrow we will fish up near the ridge for a mix bag. We could use it. We will report more later. The Q crew's out!!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 5, Wednesday 11-16-11
We awoke this morning with a few of our friends around us and started fishing. For a while, we did not see anything but after an hour or so of light, we hooked a few fish. We did not have great fishing today but a few anglers made the most of their chance at fish. Scott Batchelder had one and so did Ray Griffin, Mike Goldedx, Dale Horton, Ross Yasukochi and Gary Schall. We will stay here for the night and hope for more fish tomorrow. Our weather is great, the group is having good times, and we are looking forward to a great fishing trip for the next few days. Wish us luck, The Q crew's out!!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 4, Tuesday 11-15-11
We arrived in the area we wanted to start and found a spot of black porpoise. After some time drifting and seeing fish, we hooked one. Jack Sowell was the lucky angler. He hooked the fish on 100 lb gear and this fish put the gear to the test. It made a run out off the bow and would give Jack a bunch of line then take it and more right back. It was a battle to say the least. The fish ended up in the starboard corner and went straight down. Before long we knew something was up, the fish had died. With the right tackle and a strong back, Jack gave us the shot to gaff the fish. We pulled it on the boat and the fish will be around 200 lbs. A nice way to start our fishing with a cow for our first fish of the trip. We will spend the night and report more later, the Q crew's out!!!

Coastside 10 day, day 3, Monday 11-14-11
Yesterday and today were spent rigging tackle and swapping stories of past trips. Besides the coastside guys we have a group that has fished the AHI trips in the past. We also have Cowboy and his gang that fished the Gary Shall - Firefighter trip this year. They were here for our grouper bite we had this past summer, which stories been told a few times so far. Today we rigged up our big gear, let's hope we need it since we are going straight to the big fish zone of lower Baja. Our weather has gotten better all the time and we should all have a nice tan for Thanksgiving. We are going to arrive around mid morning on Tuesday and will report more after our first day of fishing for trophie size yellow fin tuna. The Q crew's out!!!

Coastside 10 day, Day 1, Saturday 11-12-11
We pulled into our slip this morning to unload the gang from, Cowboy - Baja Fish Gear in the rain. Congratulations to our jackpot winners, Gary Gelson, Dennis Murphy, and Frank Baldwin, they all landed big tuna in the 180 lb range. Also Donna Matuszak had a big one on the kite. A good catch unloaded we fueled and loaded some groceries then the group from Coastside boarded and we were off again for ten days. The weather was bad on the way out tonight and a few missed dinner because they were a little green. We are going to travel south tomorrow and get all our gear ready for any fish we will encounter this next 10 days. A bunch of regulars are on the big Q. Coastside chartermasters Cris Hall and Dale Myer are here. Pierre Granier, Ray and Warren Griffin, Jim Kirk, and Paul Weber are past Coastside charter fishermen. Others that ride the boat are, Tim Arnoux, Darryl Despie, Mike Golden, Hal Smith, Jack Sowell and Ross Yasukochi. A couple of our other chartermasters are here for another trip before the end of the year; Gary Schall and Cowboy (Gary Vander Lyke) are with us again. Cowboy had to miss his trip so he made it out with us for this one, we are glad he's here!! A big thanks to Steve Puckett from Baja Fish Gear for a great trip and the giveaways for all last trip. Check out Baja Fish Gear on-line for all your tackle needs. We will travel tomorrow and report more later, the Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy - Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 8, Thursday 11-10-11
We had a phone issue yesterday so we will report for Wednesday and Thursday. Yesterday we rolled north looking at the high spots along the ridge. The weather was nice and fishing was just OK. We wanted some tuna but they have not been around in numbers. We did scratch some more yellows and finally at the end of the day we found some tuna. Not as many as we would like but we tagged a few. They were around 15 to 20 lbs and the anglers that tagged them were happy. For Thursday, we headed north in the morning and rolled into an island for some yellowtail. We only had a few hours to fish and we did our best. First drift we found some that wanted to bite. For the afternoon, we made some drifts and tagged some more fish for the gang. We have a good load of fish and are going to be in early on Saturday morning. The weather is going to be rainy on Saturday from what we hear so wear your rain jacket and come on down and check out our load of fish. More later, the Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy - Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 7, Tuesday 11-08-11
We traveled up the line last night nice and easy. The weather was not good so we rolled slow and easy as to not pound the boat. The sleeping last night was tough to say the least. You would start to sleep and then the boat would drop out from beneath you and boom you we wide awake right now. It finally mellowed out right at first light, just enough to fish. We were in search of Dorado today. We found some but like the other day, they were not eager to bite. We did scratch fish up all day but a big school would swim by and just keep going. The fish we did land were big, some 20 to 30 lbs. David Echeverria landed one around 35 lbs today, that's a big fish for a Dorado. Yesterday he hooked a marlin on 40 lb test. David fought it for a little while pulling it to the boat. After a couple pictures of the fish next to the boat, we let the fish go. Everyone here has a nice catch of fish and will have a nice stash for the winter. We are fishing the ridge tomorrow and will report more then. The Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy - Baja Fish Gear, day 6, Monday 11-07-11
Last night we rolled into the big fish zone and dropped the anchor. It was around 1 am and it was windy choppy and deep water. We had a hell of a time getting the anchor to hold but after an hour or so of dragging then stopping then dragging then stopping we hung. The weather was bad in the morning but we made the most of it. For the day, we only had 5 bites, landed 4 of those fish and split to the north in the afternoon. Frank Baldwin started us off with a big fish. Then Dennis Murphy hooked and landed a nice one. Next was Donna Manuszak with a big toad, and the last was Gary Gelson with a fish that had a lot of heart. It took a few laps around the boat and was not coming up to color. When it did it was a brute staying at deep color forever. Finally, we gaffed the thing and pulled it over the rail to some high fives. We are not staying here. The amount of fish is not enough to keep us here. We will head up tonight. More later, the Q crew's out!!

Cowboy - Baja fish Gear 10 day, day 5, Sunday 11-06-11
Off shore is what we were doing today. We stayed on our course south and looked for Dorado today. We found some bird schools that we thought for sure would have fish. The birds were frigget birds and they were picking small fish off balls of what appeared to be needlefish. The Dorado was not there. A couple miles to the south we found a temp break and saw some fish jumping in the warmer water. It was game on a couple stops with all aboard hooking fish. The fish were nice dodo's. The problem was they would charge the boat and then split just as fast. In all we landed a nice catch today and we are all happy. Chef Brett is keeping us all fat and happy in the galley and we are having a blast. Tomorrow we are in search of some big fish, more then. The Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy - Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 4, Saturday 11-05-11
Today we worked our way south in good weather and a great group. We were looking for kelps and whatever else we could find floating. A few blind jig strikes here and there, a couple kelps and some bird schools were what we found. The fishing was a little slow until we tossed the anchor over at a high spot. There was a nice mix of fish, dodo's yellows and a handful of tuna, blue fin tuna! For the day, we had some action and tagged fish to put in the holds, a good day here on the big Q. We will be continuing our journey to the south tonight. More later, the Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy, Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 3, Friday 11-04-11
We arrived at the island last night just after dark and dropped the anchor. A nice night on the anchor and everyone was up early. It took till gray light for the first fish to strike. After that, we had steady action all morning. The gang all had fish with a few near a limit. Hot sticks today were Mark Oliver, Scott Smith, and Jeff Bracey, these guys were hooked up all morning long. We have a few guys on their first trip and they figured it out today. Rick Jr and Sr Bunnell and Jason Bunnell are having a blast and drove down from Oregon for their first trip on a long-range boat. Seymour, Eric and Raymond Lesonsky also did well today. In all it was an outstanding day of fishing. We are just starting the trip so having a nice load of fish in the well already is perfect. If we can duplicate our last trip, these guys will have a nice catch of fish. We are headed south tonight and will be off shore looking for kelps tomorrow hoping that a few wahoo and or dodo's can be captured. Until then, the Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy, Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 2, Thursday 11-03-11
We trolled our way south today with good weather. After a seminar on tackle, we spent the day rigging up our gear for the next 9 days of fishing. A couple of blind jig strikes and a few bait fishes on those stops were our fish for the day, most everyone had a fish and a couple guys had 2 or 3. That’s OK for a travel day. We will be at an island looking for yellowtail tomorrow, more then. The Q crew's out!!!

Cowboy, Baja Fish Gear 10 day, day 1, Wednesday 11-02-11
We arrived in San Diego early this morning and unloaded our group from Save On Tackle. We had 4 fish over 200 lbs and a few very close, congratulations to our j.p. winners. We then loaded the group of Cowboy/Baja Fish Gear. We have a great group on board but Cowboy could not make it and we will miss him this trip. Steve Puckett is here from Baja Fish Gear and has a load of stuff to give away tomorrow during our tackle seminar. We have good weather and good bait and will be headed south. Our group is mostly guys (and Donna) that have ridden the boat for years. Hoss Aubuchon, Phil Baily, Frank and Vince Baldwin, Jeff Bracey, Jim Chivas, Don Culbertson,John Edwards, Boss Hoag, Seymour, Eric and Ray Lesonsky, Donna Manuszak Dennis Murphy, Mark Oliver, Vince Sloan, Doc Smith and Scott Smith are all return passengers. We have 10 day to put some fish on board and we will report more lately. The Q crew's out!!!!

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Save On Tackle 10 day, day 9, Monday 10-31-11
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Today we did a few boat tasks and the guys all just took it easy. A couple poker games and movies were the thing to do today. We have great weather for our travels and we will be listening to the football game tonight. The wheelhouse should be packed since the Chargers are playing. We are planning to get to our slip at Point Loma Sport-fishing Wednesday at 6 am. If any thing changes, we will let you know, The Q crew's out!!!!!

Save On Tackle 10 day, day 7, Saturday 10-29-11
Last night we rolled into an area we hooped would put some tuna on the boat. Our plans worked out, big time. With the sun just coming up it was game on. The first fish we hooked was a good one, then another and then a couple more. Before we knew it, we had 6 or 7 fish hooked. Cris Cain, David Taylor, Tocy Lin, Eric Davies and Joe Dorando all had good fish in the first round. Ernie Beltran had one on for a couple of hours and it was a heart breaker, breaking the line only 40 or so feet from the boat, a cow for sure. Cody Smith also had a heart breaker. He hooked a fish around 9:45 am. He had a war with this fish, he would get a bunch of line only to have the fish come up to the surface and make a run out away from the boat. This fish stayed up on the surface for most of the fight. After lunch, thats right after lunch, he finally had the fish to the boat we all had a good look at the fish, it was about 10 feet out of gaff range and it was a mean one. It circled for about 30 or 40 minutes just out of reach. Thats when the line broke and the fish freed its self. A 4-hour fight and it was over in a heartbeat, Cody took it well and did a great job on that fish. Joe Dorando, Greg Burgio, Jeff Vocelka, and a few other all had nice fish today. We ended with 4 fish over 200 lbs today. A great trip and we will be ending our fishing in the morning and headed north after that. Till tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Save On Tackle 10 day, day 6, Friday 10-28-11
Today we headed south with tuna being the fish we want the most. In our travels, we were in search mode and we found plenty. A couple kelps and a lot of birds and porpoise kept us in search mode for the right one. In the late morning, we saw a bunch of Dorado’s jumping around in a small little area out in front of us. We all said, "There must be something floating over there". As we got a little closer, we saw a school of Dorado’s that was huge. The fish were all good size wanted to bite. It was crazy for about an hour, every bait that hit the water was an immediate bite. Some guys had a limit and those that did not chose not to. We even have a few for a meal from Chef Brett. Over all it was a good day and everyone now has all the dorado and yellowtail they want. We will be in search of some tuna tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Save On Tackle 10 day, day 4, 10-26-11
Today we were headed south in the morning and looking for kelps. We found a few and had some good Dorado fishing. The first little kelp we found had a few, the next same thing. Then we found the right one. This one was loaded with big ball slappers! It was a short time of wide-open fishing. The fish were big with a few going 30 lbs or more. Tocy Lin, Danny Jimenez, Cris Cain and Greg Burgio all had some nice fish. David Taylor, Jeff and Pete Vocelka and Cody Smith all did well also. In the afternoon, we headed to the west to try and find some tuna or a couple more kelps. No luck on the tuna but a few more dodo's were tagged. For tomorrow we are headed to the rocks for a good look there. Wish us luck, till tomorrow the Q crew's out!!!

Save On Tackle 10 day, day 3, Tuesday 10-25-11
This morning we started out at a beautiful little island down the Baja coast. It was game on today. The fish were eager to bite and our gangs were eager to tag some yellowtail. Ernie Beltran, Greg Burgio, Cris Cain, Charles Eng, Danny Jimenez, Rich White and Dave Tylor were few of the guys that had a very good day. For today, we ended up with a few at limits for yellowtail and the rest are doing ok also. Not bad for early in the trip. We will be headed south tonight and will be looking our way south for some kelps tomorrow with plans on tagging some tuna, Dorados and wahoo, let's hope it all works out like we hope. Till tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!!

Save On Tackle 10 day, day 2, Monday 10-24-11
We are back after some time off. Our trip is the Save On Tackle 10 day trip. We departed yesterday. We decided even though it is a 10-day trip, we should start in an area close to home that has seen tuna the last few days. At first light, we put the trollers in the water. After only a short wait we started to hook fish, some stops would result in 1 or 2 fish and a few stops were a little better. The day was a success and just about everyone tagged a couple fish with a few guys tagging more then that. Dave Taylor is here as chartermaster-representing Save On Tackle. We had a raffle and all received a goodie bag. We are happy to be back on the water and will report more tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

ETA for tomorrow (for the MC Swimbaits/Skiff/Kayak) will be between 8-9 am.

M.C. Swimbaits 7 day, day 6, Thursday 9-22-11
It was all about the bass this morning, we unloaded the skiffs and kayaks and started to catch bass right away. It was good until about 9:30 then it just stopped biting. We were able to pick the bass but the every cast stuff stopped. We put the big boat just outside the kelp and we landing some nice big yellows also. Louie Zimm, a longtime Q fisherman was our guest deckhand today and he is quick on his feet. He was running around gaffing, tagging and dropping the fish in a heartbeat. The bass fishing was good again today with a lot of 5 to 8 lb fish. The calico fishing in the skiffs is as fun as it gets when they are biting good. Dave Klein is up to a limit of yellows as are a few others. Some guys only want a few and they are happy. We have had a good trip and are headed north tonight, more later, the Q crews out!!!

M.C.Swimbaits 7 day skiff / kayak trip, day 5, Wednesday 9-21-11
It was a good day of fishing for all of us today, skiffs, kayaks, and the big boat all did well. In the kayaks, the guys did good on the calico's with some very good flurries. All the bass were released; a couple yellowtails however had a tag put on them. Ken Marple landed a couple of big yellows today on his kayak, not an easy job to do out of the kayak. The skiffs saw some good bass fishing and for those that chose to chase yellows that also worked out well. Kevin Mattson landed a few, Keith Byrne had one as did, Dave Campbell and Rick Gonzales. The big boat chased schools of yellowtail around and everyone had a chance to tag a couple more for the freezer. We will remain in this area tonight, more tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

M.C. Swimbaits 7 day, day 4, Tuesday 9-20-11
We had a little delay this morning with a medical issue with one of our guests. After we took care of the situation, we went fishing. It was decided that the kayaks would go in the water but the skiffs would not. Therefore, with that done we went to find some yellowtail with the big boat. The plastic boats had good fishing and so did the big aluminum one. We had yellowtail for everyone on the big boat, it was run and gun type fishing, find a spot and hook some fish but they would swim away quick and we would have to chase schools around. We managed to get a good number of them for our light load on the Q. The kayaks had decent fishing for bass in the kelp. We will be here tomorrow for what we hope is a full day of fishing. Everyone is having fun and we have good weather, till tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!

M.C. Swimbaits 7 day, day 3, Monday 9-19-11
This morning we dropped the skiffs and kayaks in early. The weather was good and the fishing was so-so. The kayak gang went to the inside of the kelp and picked away slowly at some bass. The skiffs had the same results. The fish were there but had lockjaw. We made a couple runs and then ran a few miles to set up for tomorrow, hopefully with better results, the Q crew's out.

M.C. Swimbaits, day 2, Sunday 9-18-11
This morning at about 7:30, we pulled into one of the reefs down the Baja coast. It is a great area for calico bass. We dropped the kayaks and skiffs in and started fishing. We had slow fishing over all with poor conditions, off color water, no current, and bait in abundance. The bass were reluctant to bite. One standout fish was landed today; Kevin Mattson landed a bass on the M.C. swimbait that was #10.2 on the scale before being released. We made one run and headed south to set up for tomorrow. More then, the Q crew's out!!

M.C. Swimbaits 7 day skiff trip, day 1, Saturday 9-17-11
We are headed south with the skiffs aboard. We have 7-days to fish out of the small boats, these are fun trips and we are all eager to get down the beach for some bass fishing. Kevin Mattson is here as the representative of M.C. Swimbaits. We would like to thank Cory for sending all aboard a bag of his big weedless swimbaits. We have used this bait in the past on the skiffs and they are the only bait we will need for this trip. The bass just love theses baits. After a brief seminar, we had a flurry of activity on deck with our anglers rigging up their gear. A few kayak guys are here including Scott Mckay, Bob Falkenberg, Tim Boyer, Dave Klein all returning again. Also a few of our past skiff guys are here, Keith Byrne, Al Scow, Bill Vogel, and Louie Zimm are a few of them. James Hassen is on his first skiff trip, James is celebrating his birthday today and we are glad to have him aboard. He is a big tuna guy and should have a blast in the skiff, it will be a new experience for him. We will fish tomorrow and report more then, the Q crew's out.

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Day 6- Mochizuki Charter

As we rolled into the island in the early hours of the morning we had no wind. We knew exactly where we wanted to be and we were right. As soon as it cracked gray and you could barely see, the Yellowtail decided it was time to feed. Somewhere around eight in the morning, we had reached our quota of Yellowtail and we knew it was time to get headed offshore. We spent the rest of our day in search of some more Tuna. Unfortunately, we kind of came up a little on the short side. Looking in pristine blue water with a more than ideal temperature, we found some kelp that lacked the Tuna we are in search of. As for tomorrow, we will be offshore in search of some of those pesky Tuna. Until then, wish us luck!!!

Day 5- Mochizuki Charter

We started our morning in the lee of a big and beautiful island with flat water. As for the fishing it was a little on the slower side of things to start things off. So it was time to set off in search mode and after turning over more than fair share of stones, we found exactly what we were looking for. As we made our first circle, we knew it was going to happen. As soon as the anchor came tight and I looked back, all I could was every long rod on the boat doubled over. We spent the rest of the day catching beautiful grade Yellowtail. Kind of sounds like a repeat of yesterday and it was. It was straight surface iron fishing and as good as it gets. Now its time to start heading in a northerly direction where we plan on anchoring up in the early hours of the morning.

Day 4- Mochizuki Charter

Soooo…last night we rolled into last trips Grouper hot spot. As luck would have, lighting did not strike twice…oh well. We spent a beautiful night on the anchor and awoke to beautiful weather, and once again, it was hot. After looking around the shallows for some sign of Yellow-tail we decided to get back out to the yesterdays area where we had porpoise with tuna and kelps with Dorado. We found kelps loaded with Dorado that we already have a plentiful amount of on the boat. We did our best to bypass those in search of some tuna fish. With little success in the tuna department and an increase in wind and sea state, we opted to return to the shallows in search of Yellowtail. Upon arrival, we found exactly what we were looking. Once we came tight on the anchor, it was game on. All the guys fishing the surface iron were instantly bit on good grade Yellowtail and those fishing the heavy jig had one on as well. Come to think of it, I don’t believe that anybody really fished bait throughout our Yellowtail frenzy. With weather being less than desirable we are headed North in hopes of catching some fish on the protected side of a big island.

Day 3- Mochizuki Charter

When we woke up this morning, we knew it was going to be a scorcher today. It was rather warm before the sun even came up. Once the sun came up it got hot, and so did our water that reached the 78-degree plus mark at times. Sometime around mid-morning our action began to heat up as well. To start things off we found a nice school of porpoise that had an eager school of yellow-fin that wanted to show themselves and play for a bit. At times, everybody had one on. In addition, from there things got better. We found a nice piece of floating kelp that had premium size Dorado all over it. Kenny got one that just might reach the fifty-pound mark. Our day continued with steady action on tuna and kelps with Dorado. In all today was a very nice day and we are enjoying a beautiful night here on the anchor.

Day 2- Mochizuki Charter

Today started out bright and early, as we got down to business looking for some of that mixed yellow-fin and blue-fin that has treated us kindly for the past month. As we made our way south in beautiful weather, we were quite pleased to break up the ride down with some nice tuna, yellowtail, and even a few Dorado. Once happy hour hit, it was all smiles as the sun set and we prepared ourselves for dinner and the anticipation of what tomorrow might bring.

Day 1- Mochizuki Charter

Today we departed on our annual Mochizuki seven-day charter. After refreshing our bait supply at the bait receivers, we set a course for points south. With the prospect of good fishing on the horizon, we bid farewell to San Diego, and look forward to what may become.

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Gary Schall/Fire Fighter 7 day (day 3)
Lets just say we got the anchor down in the dark and the action began shortly there after. It was game on beautiful 25 to a few standouts that went over 40 pounds. The yellows were there and eager to welcome our baits. After thinks lightened and the sun began to raise the action continued with bite going from predominantly a dropper loop bite, to more of a yo-yo, and fly line bite. After putting together a wonderful morning we decided to blast offshore in hopes of finding kelp or some more tuna fish. We ended up picking away at a few tuna on various blind jig strikes, dolphins, and the occasional meter mark, before the day was over. We we’re slightly disappointed that our big kelp load full of biting fish didn’t present itself for us, but we cant complain about our day in the least bit. We are still sliding south and will be on the ridge tomorrow.

Gary Schall/Fire Fighter 7 day (day 2)
Our day started out with us in the hot zone at just about the perfect time of the morning. Although it took us a little bit of time to get the ball rolling in our favor, the overall outcome was in our favor. Everybody aboard the boat today definitely got to do some yanking and cranking on some nice quality blue-fin, yellow-fin, and the occasional dorado. We feel very fortunate for putting together such a nice day on what was not the calmest ocean without a breath of wind. Needless to say, it was kind of sloppy. In the early evening, we started sliding south with hopes of getting the anchor down early for tomorrow morning’s yellowtail fishing.

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Our ETA for tomorrow (9/3/11) is going to be @ 6 am!!!! See you guys then!!

Accurate 7 day, day 6, Thursday 9-01-11

We headed north today and the weather was not so great. It was cold green water and a bit of wind. Instead of fishing off shore for tuna we made the move into the beach and tried to hide from the wind. It was nice in the lee of the island we fished. A few drifts for a halibut or two and then we found some yellowtail. It was a nice afternoon; we had good weather and finished of our fishing for the trip. When we headed north the weather took a turn quick. It was wet and windy while the guys broke down their gear and we headed for home. We will be in at 6 am Saturday morning and then turning around and heading back out with a group of fire fighters from the Long Beach area led by Gary Shall. We would like to thank Jack Nilsen From Accurate for the goodies that everyone received, the reels that he gave away and the good times. Also the Salas Jigs, Mustad Hooks, Aftco fighting belts and other misc. items that Jack gave out. If you ever want to try an Accurate reel, Jacks trips the one you should try to book, he brings reels and rods for all to use and they are the best of the best. More tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Accurate 7 day, day 4, Tuesday 8-30-11
What another outstanding day fishing for us today. We awoke to warm calm conditions and fish around the boat. Before the sun came up it was wide-open yellowtail fishing. We had a prize of a dozen Salas jigs for our big fish of the day, winner, John Brown with a big fat yellowtail of about 30 lbs. Everyone put fish on the boat with most at or near a limit of yellows. Hot stick today was John D'ornellas, he was pulling on fish all morning and had a limit and helped a few others tag a fish or two. (Mike, your rod that Gene borrowed is now a two-piece!!) We are headed west to try our luck at some bigger tuna at the rocks. We will report later, the Q crew's out!!

Accurate 7 day. day 3, Monday 8-29-11
It was a busy morning here, we started to look for kelps and it was our first try that produced. There were Dorado thick on this kelp and we put the wood to them. They were mostly 12 to 15 lbs and a few were 20 plus. Jack from Accurate had a prize for the biggest dodo landed today. The winner was Gene Mckenna with a 27 lb bull. It was a nice fish and we were happy to see him win the prize of an Aftco fighting belt. (Mike, you should have made the trip, you big dummy!!) Anyway, tomorrow it will be yellowtail as our target species. We have had good fishing down here the last few trips and hope for a repeat. Our weather is great and the entire group is getting along great and having a blast. Until tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Accurate 7 day, day 2, Sunday 8-28-11
It was a very good day of fishing for us today. We were in the position for blue-fins before daylight. When it was light, we started trolling and it did not take long to find some fish. It was a mix of blue-fin and yellow-fin. First, we would see all of one kind of fish then as some time went on in our drifts the other kind of fish would show up. Then it would be a mix. Our anglers ALL had good fishing with some of them stopping to just watch and take in the madness during the wide-open bites we had today. Jessen Lopes and hid dad Joe are on the boat and Jess celebrated his 18th b- day with yesterday. He is having a blast and today landed a nice Dorado and a nice mix of tuna. Jerry Stanley, Skip Kenison, Tony and Gary Lourenco, Larry Kelly, Patrick Hinrichsen, David Chadbourne, Gene Mckenna, Richard Moses, David and Alan Springer and Jack "sparky" Nilsen are a few of our past anglers back again. We are going to be kelping our way south tomorrow and will report more later. The Q crew's out!!!!!

Accurate 7 day, day 1, Sat. 8-27-11
This morning at 6 am we pulled into our slip and unloaded our catch. The piles of fish up on the dock were impressive. Some of the guys had close to a limit and a few did. We then loaded the Accurate charter with Jack leading the way and split. Our plans are to fish tomorrow off shore and will try for some tuna. We have good weather and our bait is ok at best. We will report more later. The Q crew's out!!!

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Phenix Custom Quality Rods - Outdoor Pro Shop, 7 day, day 6, Thursday 8-25-11
We spent most of the day headed north. We spent a few hours looking for kelps but there was no fish. Then we pulled into one of the islands down by the beach and made some drifts for halibut. Only one was tagged and other bass were released. We came across to some yellows after fishing the bass. We were just about to leave this spot, we saw a school of fish, and we were able to land some. We will be off shore tomorrow looking to tag some tuna's. Till then, the Q crew's out!!!

Phenix Custom Quality Rods - Outdoor Pro Shop 7 day, day 4, Tuesday 8-23-11
We started out our day on anchor for some yellowtail. A short time after breakfast we pulled the anchor and looked for fish. We made some drifts on the shallows for yellowtail and tried for tuna but nothing exciting happened. We then went back to the shallows waters for the night. A good bite happened right after dinner and we were busy for a while. Overall, it was a good day with action a good part of the day. We will be here in the morning and report more tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Phenix Custom Quality Rods - Outdoor Pro Shop 7 day, day 3, Monday 8-22-11
We had great fishing today. As we trolled to the south it looked grim with no strikes. We arrived at the high spot we were looking for (not to be named) and the fishing was off the hook. The yellowtails were thick. We ended up with a very nice day. During the 4 hours we fished, there were at least 5 to 6 fish going with everyone getting a bite on every bait. A few bonus yellow-fin, blue-fin and dodo's were landed as well. We have good weather, hot is what it was today and tomorrow should bring the same. We are going to stay in the same area and look and hope for some tuna tomorrow. Till then, the Q crew's out!!!

Phenix Custom Quality Rods - Outdoor Pro Shop 7 day, day 2, Sunday 8-21-11
We spent the morning headed south with good weather and everyone all ready to fish. We spent the afternoon at a yellowtail spot and landed a few. It was not all that great and we spent only about 2 hours trying. We are going to be headed to the area we fished the last trip with great fishing, we hope for a repeat. On the way down we will look for kelps early and hope for some fish on our way south. Everyone is having a good time and our weather and food from chef Brett is great. We will let you know more later, the Q crew's out!!!

Phenix Rods - Outdoor Pro Shop, 7 day, day 1, Sat. 8-20-11
We pulled into Point Loma Sportfishing early this morning and unloaded the gang from Melton's Tackle - B.H. Cops. We had a very nice load of fish that had a mix of tuna and yellowtail. Most of the anglers had a limit of yellows and some had a limit of tuna. We then loaded up the guys from Phenix Custom Quality Rods of Cerritos, Ca and also a group from, Outdoor Pro Shop with shops in Cotati and Oakland. We cleared the point around 1 and headed south. Phenix Rods is represented by Jeff Tseng and Outdoor Pro Shop has Alex Christianson on board. At dinner, the guys did a giveaway and a raffle with a couple guys winning rods from Phenix. Alex had stuff for all and also did a raffle. The rod winners were Bob Buddell and Ying Lee. Alex would like to thank, Outdoor Pro Shop, Gamakatsu Hooks, VMC Hooks, High Tide Sport fishing and Berkley for the 30 and 40 lb line for all to use. Thanks to Paul Geurts. In addition, Alex would like to say hi to his fiancé, Alexia. We will report tomorrow after a little fishing down the beach. The Q crew's out!!!

Coastside Fishing Club, 7 day, Sat, 7-23-11

We departed today for a 7-day trip with one of our favorite groups, Coastside Fishing Club. We loaded up and departed from the dock around 10:30 am. So, with a nice load of big sardines we head south. We have a bunch of return guys and a few firs timers. Our charter master is Dale (dropper-loop) Myer; he passed out goodie bags to everyone today and will be doing some other giveaways during the trip. Tom Hibner is back with his son Ben. Gene Blazick and Len Damerow along with Fernando and Daniel Perez, and our good buddy Phil Lisi are also back. We have our eye on what is left of hurricane Dora, hopes of a trip down to the ridge and or the stones are our hopes for this trip. The weather will help make our decision a little easier tomorrow. Today we all just kicked back and swapped some stories from past trips with the new guys. A couple guys played dominoes and a few watched the waves out in the sun with a cold beer. We will have more for you tomorrow, so till then the Q crew's out!!!

Day 3, Monday 7-04-11, The Nevada Gang 8 day
Today we fished at Cedros for Yellowtail and did very well. We arrived around lunch and started to hook fish on our first drift. The fish are all around 20 lbs and we tagged a bunch. Tomorrow we will be fishing in the skiffs and looking for some calico bass to fish. We have good weather and hope it continues. We were busy today and it was nice. Connie Stafford was on fire fighting fish the whole time we were fishing. Christian Conner also was doing well landing his share of fish and having a blast doing it. His parents Rod and Sandy also did well. Ken Shoning (JR & SR) also had a few fish to tag. We will report tomorrow and send some pictures, our camera had a little flaw today but we fixed it.

Day 2, Sunday 7-03-11, The Nevada Gang 8 day
Today we fished off shore for some tuna. We went west to look around in an area that has not seen any traffic yet this year. We searched hard all day for nada. We saw one spot of some bigger blue fin but as blue fin do they dropped off the face of the earth when we came within 200 yards of them. For the rest of the day we saw nothing. The gang had a good day just hanging out and having a few beers in the sun. For Monday, we are headed to the islands for some yellows and bass from the skiffs. This trip last year we fished out of the skiffs the whole trip, this year they wanted to fish both off shore and at the islands for some bass in the skiffs. The group is a good one, they are all mellow and having a great time. We will arrive at the island around noon and will put the skiffs in the water if we have the right conditions, if not we will fish the big boat today and drop the skiffs first thing tomorrow. We have a new camera and have finally figured out how to put some pictures on with the reports. More tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

Day 1, Saturday 7-02-11, Nevada Gang 8 day
We pulled into the dock at 6 am and dropped the Boss, Cowboy, Pacific Coast Bait and Tackle group off, and loaded the Nevada Gang. This trip is a skiff - offshore combo. We fished with this group last year and are happy to have them back. We loaded the skiffs for some bass fishing along the coast but first we are in search of some tuna fish. We are headed out to the west to look around, hoping to catch a few of them. Last year we had a great day of blue fin fishing and are hoping for a repeat. They have plenty of cold beers and are a great bunch, wish us luck and check back tomorrow for a report on our adventure, till then the Q crew's out!!!

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Day 2, 6-26-11, Boss - Cowboy 7 day

First thing this morning everyone was up early and ready to troll. After about an hour we became excited, a spot of some bigger blue fin tune popped up. As blue fin are known to do they were gone as we approached before we could set up to fish them. As we headed south, today a couple spots were seen but we did not hook any. Today was a travel day to points south but we were looking for life all day. A late afternoon stop on kelp saw a handful of nice yellows, a little practice for tomorrow. We are headed to the yellowtail island down Baja with high hope and a great group. On the other hand, fishing will start yearly Monday morning and we could use a fun filled by pulling on some yellows. Till tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!

Departure day, Sat, 6-25-11, Boss, Cowboy 7 day

After a few days at the dock, we are off again. We loaded the gang before 10 am and headed south. We have a nice load of bait and a great group. Dave "Boss" Hoag and Gary " cowboy" Vander Lyke are on the boat as charter masters and we are glad to see them. With a group of passengers that have mostly all fished with us before we hoping for a boatload of fish, wish us luck. We will update you again tomorrow, the Q crew's out!!!

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Day 3, Tues 6-07-11,Fish Trap skiff 7-Day

This morning at first light, we dropped the skiffs in and headed off for bass in the kelp at the north end of Cedros. Fishing was very good with most guys landing at least a dozen or more fish, all big ones. During the second morning run guess what, the wind started to blow. The weather this first couple of trips has us on the ropes. If we had any more wind the skiffs would not even, be it the water. You could plan on getting a little wet during the ride to the kelp from the big boat. Some big bass were landed before we had to get out of there. We headed down the island for some drifts but fishing was not very good along the rocky shore. We loaded the skiffs and headed for Benito's around 4 PM. We will be there tomorrow. Wish us luck we need it!

Day 2, Monday 6-06-11, Fish Trap skiff 7-Day

We spent this morning at the south end of Cedros. The wind backed off for the morning and we were able to fish in the skiffs. Most of our fishing was up in the kelp; the bass were not in a mood to cooperate. We fished all morning in nice weather and with current; we had to really fish our basses off to get a bite. All the fish are big fat dark colored ones. The big boat did a little looking around for yellows for nada. We loaded the skiffs up at lunch and headed for the north end of the island. This area is one of the best for calico bass. The wind was blowing less then any day in the past week and a half, into the kelp we went. We had good fishing until the wind kicked up. At that point, it was all you could do to drop down under the kelp before you drifted away from your bait. We will stay put for tonight and hope for less wind tomorrow. Till then, the Q crews out!!!

Day 1, Sunday 6-05-11, Fish Trap 7-Day

Our current trip is the Fish Trap 7 day skiff trip. Barry Brightenburg is on the boat and has a load of giveaways, raffle prizes and gear for people to try out this trip. Our first stop to fish was this morning and the weather has backed off a little. We put the skiffs in the water just after first light and started to fish. The bass bit a little and were all nice size fish. The water is cold, 53 degrees, the wind kicked up and the current died around 9 am and the fish decided to stop biting. We switched out the guys and we tried for a while but they were not biting. At lunch, we put the skiffs on board and headed south. We will be at Cedros in the morning. We are hoping for a little less wind and swell so we can fish a couple other locations we could not fish last trip due to the weather. We will report more then, the Q crews out!!!!!

Departure day, Sat 6-04-11, Fish Trap 7-Day

We pulled into San Diego this morning and dropped off the Big Hammer group. With the wind and swell we had down the Baja coast, we were lucky to fish in the skiffs at all. The kayak guys did well as always and after the last few skiff/kayak trips we have done, with great weather, mother nature paid us back. With a new group and a fresh load of bait, we are off for another trip with the skiffs. More tomorrow, the Q crews out!!

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Day 6 (6-02-11) Big Hammer-8 day skiff trip. 

Today we fished the south end of Cedros again. The wind has blown the entire trip and we have felt trapped. The wind howled the entire trip, we were very lucky to get the skiffs in the water as often as we did. It was all out bass fishing today. Fishing with Oscar today was Doug (the Farrow) Byers. He has fished the Q for years and this is his first skiff trip with us. They went into a boiler rock that had water rushing over it and Doug hooked a monster. With no scale on the skiff this run it was estimated to be well over 10 lbs !! A true trophy. The fish were biting good all day and the wind backed off a little. We had a fish lunch of white sea bass, a 25 lb fish landed during a halibut drift by Tim. The afternoon run saw another monster landed, this one by Pete Wolf, owner of Big Hammer. This fish was also around 10 lbs. He was in a kayak this run and just hammered the bass on his swim baits. The kayak gang did well today with Scott Mckay leading the way. 
 

Bob Falkenberg, Kenny Andorfer, Dave Klein, and Mike Sapp all doing well. Mike found a little rock today that saw him landing fish after fish. Over all the trip was a tough one due to the weather. Over the past number of years we have got lucky with weather and this trip we paid. Tomorrow we will be headed home for our Saturday turn around. Till later, the Q crew's out !!

We also have a 24 hr stomach bug going around; so far this trip has been tough. More tomorrow.

Day 1 (5-28-11) Big Hammer-8 day skiff trip

Today we hoped to fish our favorite spot on the coast but the wind changed our plans. It was blowing at least 20 knots and at one point in the day a steady 35 to 40!! Not the conditions we want for skiff and kayak fishing. We will be at Cedros first light Sunday and if the wind dies down be in the water early. As far as the guys go, our kayak gang of Scott Mckay, Bob Falkenberg, Kenny Andorfer, Mike Sapp and Dave Klein are here again. These guys are all great fishermen and a pleasure to have with us. Most of the skiff guys are back for a repeat of the past. Our buddy Ray Ochoa is here and ALWAYS has a joke to tell, they are all good ones and somehow he has jokes nobody has ever heard. Evan Bernard is back for the first time in a few years. John Turner is here with his fishing partner Tony Oconnell. Ernie Osuna, Rob Creek, Doug Byers, and Carl Lindberg are back. A few new faces are with us also. We will report again tomorrow, the Q crews out!!!

Departure day (Friday 5-27-11)Big Hammer-8 day skiff trip.
 

We are back! After a long off-season, we departed today for our annual Big Hammer 8 day skiff trip. We loaded the gang of eager anglers and cleared the point before noon. Our off-season includes some minor repairs and a fresh coat of paint for the big Q105. We have a great bunch of guys on board and we are all ready to go catch some of those monster calico's and yellowtail that the skiff trips are about. We have Pete Wolf from Big Hammer with us as charter master; he did not make it last year due to some work he had to attend to at home. We are glad he made this one. We will report more tomorrow until then the Q crews out!