Trip #32 - Aug 25-28, 2024   
Good afternoon, Searcher left Sunday morning on trip #32, 3-day offshore. Last night while driving out we ran into some 40-80lb... more »

CJ Hamren 2 Day Charter   
      The SOA returned this morning from the CJ Hamren 2 day charter with 53 bluefin and 28 yellowtail. Captain Luke... more »

Bluefin Limits    
After a nice change of scenery on our 6 Day, we found ourselves back in the Bluefin zone and they... more »

August open party 3 day recap   
We arrived home this morning from our Open Party 3 day with a respectable catch of Bluefin. Weather and conditions... more »

Annual Oldenkamp Charter   
Managing to catch a couple of these nice tuna for our annual Oldenkamp charter. ... more »

The Merritt 8 day trip is off and running!    
The Merritt 8 day trip is off and running! As good as it gets for this nice grade tuna with... more »

Travel Down   
We departed yesterday on the David Lam charter with a great load of bait and 24 excited anglers. We’re traveling... more »

Rice Bowl 7 Day   
We left yesterday afternoon on our Rice Bowl 7 Day with a great group of guys. After picking up a... more »

3-Day Limited Load - Aug 22-25, 2024
Good morning, Searcher is returning Sunday morning from our 3-day limited load. Friday, we experienced steady fishing on one of the... more »

Homeward bound    
A little bump on the passage north reminded anglers that we were indeed upon the high seas. A fact easily... more »