As good as it gets....
The Vagabond returned June 9th from a 1½ day trip with LIMITS of Bluefin Tuna for 25 passengers. 36 of the tuna weighed over 100 lbs, including this one at 197 lbs.
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Vagabond returns with cows
The Vagabond wrapped up their 2020 season with a bang. The boat returned on December 8th from their annual "Cows & Stuff / Calstar Rods" 10 day trip with 8 Yellowfin Tuna between 200#'s and 380#'s. Captain Mike Lackey also reported having very good fishing for Yellowtail, school size Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo. Jackpot winner for the trip was Dave Finney with his 380# tuna. For more infomation about the Vagabond, please call (619) 224-6500. You can also go to vagabondsportfishing.com
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Vagabond 2.5 day report
The Vagabond returned this morning from a 2.5 Day Trip with 4 Bluefin Tuna (up to 190 #'s), 191 Yellowfin Tuna, and 12 Dorado for their group of 23 passengers. Matthew Vanderdussen took 1st place with a 190 lb Bluefin with John Gleaves coming in 2nd with a 171 lb Bluefin. .
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- - 200# BFT for the Vagabond Capt. Mike Lackey returned from a 1.5 day trip with 12 Bluefin Tuna and 23 Yellowtail for 21 passengers. Seven... more »
- - Yellowtail The Vagabond just called in from their 1.5 day charter with 35+ Yellowtail on the deck so far! Check back... more »
- - Vagabond returns with cows The Vagabond's annual "Cows and Stuff" trip does it again. This years 10 day trip returned with six Yellowfin Tuna over... more »
- - Bluefin Tuna for the Vagabond The jumbo Bluefin are biting. Capt. Cameron Cribbins aboard the Vagabond checked in from his 3 day trip with 10 Bluefin... more »
- - Colonet Yellows The Vagabond returned January 13th from a 1½ day trip to Punta Colonet with 41 Yellowtail, 125 Red Rockfish (Limits),... more »
- - Vagabond returns with cows The Vagabond returned home from the “Kyle Kinsinger Memorial” 5 day trip with 29 Bluefin Tuna over 200lbs. The father... more »
- - Cow tuna for everyone! Captain Mike Lackey returned this morning on the Vagabond from a fantastic 4 day trip. 26 tuna over 140#, including... more »
- - Baja coast cod fishing On Sunday, February 11th the Vagabond returned from a 2½ day trip with limits of Vermillion Rockfish, 267 assorted Rockfish and 3... more »
- - Vagabond returns with super cows The Vagabond returned on December 5th from their anual "Cows & Stuff" 10 day trip with three Yellowfin Tuna over... more »
- - 211# Bluefin 30 minutes of fighting ended up with one trophy. This Bluefin was caught on 100lb test and was baited with... more »
- - Memorial day weekend - 2 1/2 day trip: The Vagabond – 2 ½ day trip departing on Friday 5/26 and returning on Monday 5/29. Ticket price is $695.00... more »
- - Baja Coast 1.5 day trip: A 1.5 day charter aboard the Vagabond returned Sunday morning with 74 Yellowtail and a few Rockfish. Capt. Cameron's tackle... more »
- - Baja Yellowtail Excellent weather and good fishing is what we encountered on this last trip. We arrived home this morning from a... more »
- - Super Cow on 9 Day This year’s Phenix sponsored 9-day trip saw Wahoo fishing early on with everyone getting lucky on 1st day of fishing.... more »
- - First Cow Trip! Congrats to Steve Mason on his Super Cow 303.6-lb Yellowfin and to Bryan Romine on his awesome 283.8-lber brought in... more »
- - Vagabond returns from 10 Day trip with the catch of a lifetime "Big congrats on the catch of a lifetime," posted Vagabond December 9: Larry King returned today on our 10-Day Cows... more »
- - Vagabond is reporting Cow tuna aboard & will be returning Monday The Vagabond reported catching cow tuna December 4, and is expected to dock Monday at Point Loma Sportfishing.... more »
- - Vagabond returns to San Diego with the largest Yellowtail caught in several years -- 81.4 lbs. Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 24, with the biggest yellowtail seen on the dock for some time, maybe... more »
- - Vagabond's San Diego Anglers 10-day ultra limited 16-passenger trip experiences a trip to remember "The San Diego Anglers 10-day ultra limited 16-passenger trip was all but ultra limited," said the Vagabond report on Facebook... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a 6 Day trip with a nice Bluefin haul, with the largest coming in at 145 lbs. "It was a good 6-day trip starting with quality BFT up to 145 pounds and weather made us move down... more »
- - Vagabond returns from their 6 day trip with a load of Yellowtail, Dorado & Bluefin "Nice six-day," reported Vagabond September 9. "We saw wide-open school fishing. Good pick on bluefin tuna up to 89 pounds,... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a 3 Day trip with lots of action "Our Labor Day 3-Day saw lots of Action Fishing," said the Vagabond's Facebook posting September 1, "Bluefin, Yellowfin, and Dorado.... more »
- - Vagabond reports a good Bluefin bite "Been on those 35 to 50-pound BFT since 10 A.M. and still going!" said the Facebook posting from Vagabond August... more »
- - Vagabond comes home & everyone is happy because of the awesome Bluefin action "It was 5 days of awesome action on Bluefin up to 71 pounds," reported skipper Mike Lackey on Facebook August... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a 3 Day Trips with sime good sized Bluefin Jackpot winners for Trip 8 (three days) were Nikki Peterson and Brendan Burke with a pair of nice 81.8-pound Bluefin... more »
- - Vagabond returns from the Beauchamp Annual 5 Day with lots of fish & happy anglers "(We are) Back from the Beauchamp annual 5-day," reported Vagabond July 14. "Always a great group. Jackpots were Jimmy Beauchamp... more »
- - Limit style fishing on the Vagabond for Yellowtail up to 48 lbs. "We started with wind & bumpy seas," posted Vagabond June 2, "but enjoyed calm, beautiful waters during the second half.... more »
- - Vagabond scores on limits of Yellowtail Vagabond reported for Wednesday, May 29. The boat had limits of yellowtail amid improving weather.... more »
- - Vagabond is currently at Alijos Rocks with good fishing Vagabond is out on an eight-day trip, fishing at Alijos Rocks. Tuesday, May 28, the boat reported, "Weather rough, but... more »
- - Vagabond returns from 10 Day trip to the Ridge Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home December 3 after a ten-day trip with 17 anglers, including world record holder Mike... more »
- - Vagabond returns from an 8 Day trip with some nice 100 lb. tuna Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a trip of one week and a half-day. His group... more »
- - Vagaboond returns with a fine catch of Yellowfin, Yellowtail, Dorado & Wahoo, November 12, 2012 Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing on the morning of Veteran's Day, November 12. A strong... more »
- - Vagabond lands some "Big Ones"! About ten a.m. November 8, Vagabond tweeted, "Started off the trip with Wahoo hit then good Dodo action now into... more »
- - Vagabond lands a big Wahoo catch & tuna up to 125 lbs. "Boat checked in w/ beautiful weather, good mixed fishing w/ plenty of Wahoo action & Tuna up to 125 pounds.... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a 10 Day trip with the San Diego Angler's Club Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing November 3 after a ten-day trip with the San Diego Angler's... more »
- - Vagabond reports a nice day for Tuna & Wahoo "Nice day on Tuna and Wahoo yesterday hoping for more of the same today."... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a 6 Day Trip with 18 Anglers, October 7, 2012 Vagabond docked under owner Mike Lackey's hand at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 7 after a six-day trip with 18 anglers. ... more »
- - Vagabond Winner Photo This photo was posting on the Vagabond Facebook site yesterday by Joe Giddings. It may be a jackpot shot from... more »
- - Vagabond returns with a nice mixed tuna catch including a 30 lb Albacore Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned from a three-day trip to dock at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 23. His 26 anglers made... more »
- - Vagabond headed home "Would be home tomorrow earlier," noted the Vagabond's posting on Facebook September 11, "but stopped for a wide open bite... more »
- - Vagabond returns from a very succesful 6 Day Trip with 24 Anglers Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 8 after a six-day excursion with 24 anglers. "We fished offshore,"... more »
- - Vagabond is still getting their share of Yellowfin "Still plugging the boat now with big Yellowfin tuna," said the report on Facebook from Mike Lackey's Vagabond. "Will have... more »
- - Vagabond returns with a nice haul of Bluefin, Yellowtail, Yellowfin + 2 Dorado "We came home from a 2.75-day trip," said the report from Vagabond for July 16, "with 118 BFT between 18... more »
- - Vagabond’s Back Fishing Vagabond is reporting very good catches of both tuna and yellowtail. ... more »
- - Vet Scores Winner on the Vagabond Owner-skipper Mike Lackey returned his Vagabond to Point Loma Sportfishing December 5, 2011 after a ten-day trip to the Southern... more »
- - San Diego Anglers Come Home aboard the Vagabond Mike Lackey parked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing Saturday, October 29 after a nine-day trip with the San Diego... more »
- - Vagabond Report 10-24-11 Vagabond went to the Lower banks looking for tuna. They saw some 50 to 100-pounders but no bites. Ran into... more »
- - Vagabond Returns from a 6 Day Trip to Guadalupe & Benitos Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 7 with 20 anglers aboard and Mike lackey as the skipper for a... more »
- - Vagabond Lands 2 Tuna over 100 lbs. at Guadalupe "Gorgeous day at the Lupe (Guadalupe Island) picking at quality tuna w/ two over 100 pounds. Looking forward to tomorrow."... more »
- - The Vagabond lands the Best Yellow Of The Year Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 1 following a six-day trip that fished two days at... more »
- - Vag Bags Big Boys Mike Lackey brought his vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 10 with a good catch of mixed fish that... more »
- - Vagabond Lands Near Limits of Tuna on Three-Day Vagabond got near-limits of tuna on her three-day trip with skipper Mike Lackey that returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing August... more »
- - Slow But Good at Guadalupe Island aboard the Vagabond Guadalupe Island hasn't been in the news much recently, but the big island produce d some big tuna for Mike... more »
- - Vag Gets Rareacore Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned from a three-day trip August 7 when Lackey tied up at Pt. Loma Sportfishing to unload... more »
- - His First Dorado Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 31 after a four-day trip to Sacramento Reef and... more »
- - Jan Ishii Trip Four days aboard the Vagabond with owner-skipper Mike Lackey brought in a nice bunch of sleek yellowtail for 26 anglers... more »
- - Vag Bags ‘Tails Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 10 after a four-day trip down the peninsula to Cedros Island... more »
- - Vagabond Day And A Half Trip Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home from a quick day and a half trip with four bluefin caught within one-day... more »
- - Two Bluefin Half-Days Mike Lackey bought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 16 after a five-day trip with 23 anglers. "The guys... more »
- - Vag Is Due Mike Lackey's Vagabond will arrive at Pt. Loma Sportfishing tomorrow, with a good catch of yellowtail, albacore and bluefin tuna.... more »
- - The Vagabond has all the action it can handle The Vagabond, posted this one-line report indicating the catching of bluefin tuna and "...yellowtail for all."... more »
- - "Everything We Threw At ‘Em" Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 6 after an eight-day open-party trip with 22 passengers. They... more »
- - One That Didn't Get Away The world record yellowfin tuna of 405 pounds, caught by Mike Livingston of Sunland last December aboard the Vagabond with... more »
- - It's Official! New World Record IGFA production manager Adrian Gray told Bill Roecker this morning that Mike Livingston"s 405.2-pound yellowfin tuna, caught aboard Mike Lackey"s... more »
- - Mag Bay Fly Down/Fly Back Vagabond owner skipper Mike Lackey returned January 19 after a Magdalena Bay fly down/fly back trip. It was an... more »
- - Long Range Makes Record Book All of us who fish long range will appreciate the new 2011 IGFA World Record Game Fishes annual, and not... more »
- - First 100-Pound Bluefin! "Nice afternoon of albies and bluefin," wrote Vagabond skipper Mike Lackey June 14 on Facebook. "Don Dongallo caught a nice... more »
- - Rocks Tuna Show Outside Just returned from a nine-day open party trip November 9, Vagabond skipper Mike Lackey stood at the Pt. Loma Sportfishing... more »
- - Big Bluefin! Late Afternoon Delight Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 19 after a three-day trip that produced the best catch... more »
- - Chartermaster Scores "We tried for two days at 160 miles down," said chartermaster Jan Ishii of his Vagabond four-day trip with 26... more »
- - Vagabond - Current Conditions 5/19/09 We finished up getting a bit of color and filling the the table with reds for a while. The weather... more »
- - It is On! - Vagabond Made a really nice little stop on the 1st morning of our 5-day trip and are celebrating the first Albacore... more »
- - Vagabond Takes Five Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a ten-day trip. One of the five cows he... more »
- - ???All You Can Eat??? Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 5, after an eight-day open-party trip to Alijos Rocks. "We spent... more »
- - Vagabond Six-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 27 with a catch of quality tuna and yellowtail from... more »
- - Cofe Products Trip Scores Bigtime A six-day visit to a mystery spot provided Mike Lackey's 19 Vagabond anglers with a huge catch of tuna. They... more »
- - Vagabond At The Big G Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 21, following a five-day trip that scratched up a few quality fish, including... more »
- - Good Vag Four-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 27 after a four-day trip. "We did all right," he... more »
- - Chartermaster Takes Third Jan Ishii ran his annual charter aboard Mike Lackey's Vagabond, and won third place in the jackpot when the boat... more »
- - Tuna Mix Suits Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond back to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 13 after three days of fishing offshore. Mike Burroughs of... more »
- - Awesome Weather Eighteen anglers fished with Mike Lackey aboard his Vagabond, returning July 10 with a fine mixed catch on the Beauchamp... more »
- - Vagabond Super Cow Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 20 under owner Mike Lackey's hand, after a nine-day open-party trip to the... more »
- - Big Fish Or Bust Vagabond returned to Point Loma Sportfishing under owner-skipper Mike Lackey's hand on December 3, after a ten-day trip with 18... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 12-03-07 Well, here it is, the final story of 2007. We enjoyed great passengers, mostly calm weather, and good action every... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 12-02-07 The boat will be in at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow with a nice, fat load. More report tomorrow. Good fish'n, Mike... more »
- - Vagabond Super Cow Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 20 under owner Mike Lackey's hand, after a nine-day open-party trip to the... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-20-07 The trip left under poor fishing reports but I always say that just leaves room for improvement. What an improvement!... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-19-07 The boat will be back at the dock at around 7 a.m. to unload the COWs. We'll post a more... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-15-07 We've boated a few trophies up to 270+ lbs yesterday and this morning we had a lot of action on... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-13-07 Just got the word from our buddies that they have connected with the Cows and we will be on them... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-11-07 Capt. Gordon Lackey brought home a group of very happy anglers from a 5-day trip to Guadalupe. The enjoyed steady... more »
- - He Called It The long range fleet's 10-day tuna catch for the week was likely beaten soundly by Gordon Lackey's five-day catch at... more »
- - New Wahoo Area Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond November 5 after a nine-day trip with 16 anglers that visited the southern banks and... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-04-07 We are heading home with an ETA of 8:00 a.m. Monday loaded with great fish, see below. Our next trip,... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-01-07 They are 1/2 way thru this special limited load Rocks/Wahoo 9-day trip and they are bringing home Yellowfin Tuna up... more »
- - Like The Devil Fifteen anglers fishing aboard Mike Lackey's Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 27, after a ten-day San Diego Anglers... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-26-07 Our SD Anglers LL 10-day is headed home with a morning ETA of 6:30 a.m. They are bringing home Yellowfin... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-21-07 The SD Anglers' 10-day trip is coming along very nicely. Excellent weather and a good catch of Yellowtail on the... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-07-07 Our 8-day trip was 7 1/2 days of good weather and fun. Assembled a catch of Yellowtail, Dorado, some nice-sized... more »
- - Halibut In Mix Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 29 after a six-day trip with 23 passengers. He... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-24-07 We've had our ups and downs over the last few weeks. The ALBIES are still here and the bite is... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-23-07 The Annual Fagner/Spider Open was a great success as always! Even with rain the first day we had a great... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-19-07 We've had our ups and downs over the last few weeks. The ALBIES are still here and the bite is... more »
- - Two Albacore Areas "There's two areas of fish," said Vagabond skipper Gordon Lackey after docking the rig at Point Loma Sportfishing August 26.... more »
- - Vagabond Med Care The three-day Med Care charter aboard Vagabond with skipper Mike Lackey docked at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 15, with a... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-12-07 Good weather, great passengers, and pick fishing sums up this week. We scratched some nice Yellows, a couple of White... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-08-07 Fair kelp fishing for Yellowtail and some Dorado. 50/50 weather. Great group as usual. ... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-05-07 What is there to say! Joe's Freight does it again. Excellent kelp fishing and lots and lots of Albies. Timing... more »
- - Longfin Linger Late Vagabond returned after a three-day trip with more late-season large albacore August 5. Mike Lackey skippered the trip with 23... more »
- - Offshore On Paddies Vagabond returned from a four-day trip August 2. Gordon Lackey skippered the trip and tied the rig at Pt. Loma... more »
- - Vagabond Fish report 08-02-07 Same story with a new area added. Kelps down the line are holding with nice size Yellowtail and Dorados. A... more »
- - Big Albie Bookends Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond after a three-day open party trip. His 26 anglers got off at Point Loma Sportfishing... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-22-07 July 22, 2007 Jan Ishii Charter was as always a great time. Excellent people, fair to excellent weather and finally the... more »
- - Vagabond Albacore Trip A three-day trip for albacore aboard the Vagabond ended July 18 when skipper Mike Lackey docked his rig at Pt.... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-18-07 Fishing is tough scratching with moments of hope, all in all were scratching little nice quality Albies and Yellowtail. Okay... more »
- - The Vagabond struggles The Rhinehart charter, as always, was full of fun times but, unfortunately, the fish missed the call. We struggled to... more »
- - The Vagabond finds more albies The Beauchamp charter was great as usual. Good Albie fishing on the first day; slow on the 2nd day; and... more »
- - Cedar Plug's Hot Mike Lackey brought Vagabond home to Point Loma Sportfishing July 4 after a three-day trip fishing offshore for albacore. Eleven-year old... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-01-07 Limit fishing on the trip we just returned from today! We also caught a few Bluefin Tuna to 57 lbs.... more »
- - Vag Bags Limits Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond July 1 after a three-day trip with 21 anglers, who quit fishing at five p.m.... more »
- - Lucky 13 Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 24, following a four-day trip with just 13 fishermen aboard.... more »
- - Vagabond Eight-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond June 17 after an eight-day trip that visited Alijos Rocks and Cedros Island. He tied... more »
- - The Vagabond has a nice day of quality yellowtail fishing Fishing at the Alijos was very slow so we headed back up the islands and yesterday we had a nice... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 05-23-07 We started off our new season with a great group on our 6-day. We enjoyed beautiful weather every day as... more »
- - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 05-10-07 As boat work comes to an end, we are ready to get fishing.The 5-day leaving May 18th still has a... more »
- - Best So Far Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond after a nine-day trip to southern waters that produced the season's first cow (tuna over... more »
- - Mikie???s Wahoo Trip Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing November 21 after a good nine-day trip south with 22... more »
- - Vag Tries Guadalupe Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond November 12 after a five-day trip with 24 anglers to Guadalupe Island and Natividad. At... more »
- - San Diego Anglers Dwayne Patenaude chartermastered the Vagabond 10-day San Diego Anglers Club trip that returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 21 with... more »
- - Six-Day Rocks Trip Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a six-day trip that visited Alijos Rocks and San Pablo.... more »
- - Had A Ball Skipper Gordon Lackey docked brother Mike's Vagabond at Point Loma Sportfishing September 17 after a four-day trip to Guadalupe Island... more »
- - Bob Ledge Charter Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond September 13 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing, after a four-day trip to Guadalupe. "We had three generations... more »
- - Vag Does Guadalupe Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond September 9 after a five-day trip with 25 passengers to Guadalupe Island. The Seeker-Cofe trip... more »
- - Vag Snags Em Mike Lackey docked Vagabond at Point Loma Sportfishing August 27 after a four-day trip with 25 anglers. He also found... more »
- - Boat Rig Wins Winnie Houston of Buena Park won first place on the Vagabond on a three-day trip with skipper Mike Lackey when... more »
- - Brothers Get Albies Vagabond, under skipper Gordon Lackey's hand, arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 9 with a fair catch of albacore. Thirteen... more »
- - Not Going Northwest Vagabond, under owner-skipper Mike Lackey's hand, arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 6 with a catch of fatso albacore. The... more »
- - Picked & Scratched "We picked and scratched out a catch," said Mike Lackey after he docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing July... more »
- - New Best Albie "We had 10 or 12 around on the albacore," said owner-skipper Mike Lackey of the Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing... more »
- - Tuna, ???Tails Tops Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 18 after an eight-day trip to Alijos Rocks and Cedros... more »