Fishing Reports

The Labor Day weekend has now come and gone after a fantastic month of fishing around Isla Cedros. The water continues to warm, and we are now beginning to see huge concentrations of red tuna crabs beginning to carpet the surface of the ocean around our regional islands. Although they have not yet arrived in…

This past month has been extremely productive for big yellowtail, calico bass, California sheephead, and quality grade white seabass, along with an occasional black sea bass tipping the scales at between 30 and 80 pounds. Despite the scorching temperatures that have descended upon central California and the western U.S. over the past few months, the…

Take your pick! Big yellowtail and white seabass over 30 pounds, trophy grade calico bass, fat halibut, chunky California sheephead, or even huge black sea bass. They are all on the chew in the rich waters surrounding Isla Cedros right now, and they are waiting to be caught by one of the lucky anglers who…

August has finally arrived, and after more than a year of absence due to the global viral pandemic, groups of happy anglers are now returning once again to Isla Cedros in search of a fishing adventure of a lifetime. Over this time, the rich waters surrounding the Island have received only a fraction of the…

As we head out of our final week of the 2019 fishing season at Isla Cedros, it can certainly be said that this was one of the most productive summer and fall fishing seasons that our visiting anglers have experienced in the past few years.  As time passes, it has become obvious that recent efforts…

One of the best indicators of a prime sportfishing venue is its ability to lure anglers back year after year once they have experienced its fishing for the first time. Such a locale is Isla Cedros; an island that offers far more than the plentiful fish that swim in the waters surrounding it. Shea McIntee…

The lucky anglers visiting Cedros Island this fall have been treated to an increasingly active bite on quality grade dorado and yellowtail, along with the world-class calico bass fishing for which the Island has become famous. Despite occasional seasonal breezes, there always seems to be an abundance of places to go that present a host…

By Shawn M. Sullivan. Again, six of us from Indiana made the trip to Cedros to fish Friday, October 18-Monday, October 21.  This was my 9th trip to the island. 3 of the guys from our group were first-timers; I love taking guys to Cedros as everyone is in awe of the world class fishing,…

Fall is in full swing at Isla Cedros; with an abundance of live mackerel busting the surface, as well as packs of hungry yellowtail and other gamefish attacking from below. For the third week in a row, dorado have also been patrolling the waters around the Island, which has resulted in increasing numbers of these…

It has been a very productive fishing season at Isla Cedros this year. So far, the many species taken have included hard fighting yellowtail up to 53 pounds, quality grade halibut over 20 pounds, trophy-sized calico bass up to 10 pounds, large ocean whitefish weighing 6 pounds or more, a few nice broomtail grouper, and…