We got off to a great start in the weather department with perfect looking conditions for the offshore grounds. We put the opportunity to good use too as we prospected the entire day hitting kelps for steady action on 15 - 30# yellowtail with a sprinkling of dorado mixed in. I can't say we saw a tremendous amount of tuna in the area we were in, but there were signs of both yellowfin and bluefin tuna around although what we saw was very skittish and reluctant to bite. For whatever reason, again we find ourselves in one of these cycles where the offshore fish are practicing self preservation avoiding the majority of what we have to offer despite our best efforts to find the right combination. As we have seen so many times in the past, this phenomena is not limited to one particular zone either as we have all been experiencing similar responses, or lack thereof, from most of the tuna we are finding offshore whether targeting albacore at thirty miles, or yellowfin and bluefin tuna at one hundred fifty. Of course there have been a few days where the albacore have let there guard down slightly and got with the program, but thus far the vast majority of the tuna we are seeing down below have set their sights on a protein source other than our beautiful sardines. In this respect only one thing is certain - it will change. The only thing that is uncertain is when.

We will be making another go of it offshore tomorrow trying a different stretch of ocean in search of a higher percentage of tuna. With perfect weather forecast for at least two more days, there is no better time than now to keep up the prospectin