Fishing Reports

There is such a wide variety of fish that are available to the anglers who visit Isla Cedros that it is occasionally hard to focus on alternate target species because of the Island’s international recognition as an epicenter for world class yellowtail and trophy calico bass fishing. Yet, despite the throngs of anglers who come…

Once again, big yellowtail and trophy-sized calicos ruled the roost around Cedros Island leading into the Labor Day weekend. Many of the anglers visiting at the Island this time of year have been here several times before; while first-timers get an opportunity to understand why this is one of our most popular seasons among veteran…

  We are now enjoying wide open late summer fishing conditions on Isla Cedros, and over the past 10 days, visiting anglers have been treated to a frenzied bite on a variety of popular gamefish. As usual, the calico bass action has been non-stop with most fish ranging between 3 to 5-pounds; although there have…

Once again, members of the Oceanside Senior Angler’s club descended upon Isla Cedros with a vengeance last week as USMC Vietnam Vet, Richard ‘Deek’ Takacs, 81, Korean War Vet, Ed Dennis, 83, were joined by a couple of other club members for 4 days of World Class yellowtail fishing. Oceanside Senior Anglers puts on about…

It was Tuesday, August 13, 2019, our first full day of fishing out of COA. My fishing Buddies, Krys & Rich and I, boarded Judith V with skipper Toro at the helm. We stopped and jigged for bait, after 30 minutes we had enough live Mackeral to last the day of fishing for Yellowtail. It…

   CEDROS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FISH REPORT ~ BY TOM GATCH   August 10, 2019 The past 10 days have produced bountiful catches of a wide variety of popular gamefish for the lucky anglers visiting Cedros Island. Huge schools of bait boiling on the surface have provoked Kamikaze like attacks from large bonito and hungry yellowtail. Boats…

This year our trip went from Aug 3-6.  As always, we had a wonderful time.  The fishing was great, as was the weather, our captain, the food, the dock crew and the ladies at the lodge.  This year, my wife joined my daughter and I on our trip. I wasn’t sure how she would handle…

As each week goes by, the opportunities to catch a wide variety of species in the rich waters surrounding Cedros Island continue to expand. That is one of the reasons why it remains a unique sportfishing venue that draws anglers from virtually every corner of the globe. This week, two groups came to the Island…

Great location, friendly (hard-working) crew, and family environment at our beautiful welcoming lodge.

  Just posting these photos of the last few days to show what a #42, limits by 9 am, dozens (or hundreds) of calicos released, and an awesome experience for our guests looks like reflected in their smiles…..