We had a fine day of southerly travel enjoying the phenomena of sloppy weather becoming near flat calm by day's end. Reports of glory, and a clear road ahead, had a definite effect on our drive to put miles behind us though we did scrape up a handful of small bluefin and one albacore along the way. I have to say that the zone we found the fish in is very encouraging for upcoming weeks based on our long history of observing early seasons develop. I feel good about the potential. Otherwise it was a long, relaxing day of travel as we chewed up the miles and got everyone up to speed tending to tackle and talking techniques. We are ready as we will ever be to start fishing.

On a completely different note I want to bring an October schedule change to everyone's attention as we combined a couple of charter groups and created space for two new voyages designed for taking advantage of the incredibly consistent fall Guadalupe fishery as well as coastal options. As they are a result of a schedule change, both trips are attractively priced to provide anglers a little extra motivation to jump on. A brand new Tuesday through Sunday five day, and a Sunday through Saturday six day are now available on Royal Star prime time for Guadalupe island and beyond. These trips are a great value and fantastic fishing opportunity for anglers to take advantage of. Take a look at our schedule for the new dates.

For now the true test is drawing near as our early morning arrival tomorrow will tell the story, and hopefully quell the inevitable anxiety built up over the past two days of travel. Look for tomorrow's report with photos and details of the day's exploits and fun.

Tim