Independence Sportfishing

02.07.2021 Good action We have had some great fishing the past few days with lots of action. The mornings have been busy with fish from 60-200+. The weather is great and all is well on board. We have a couple more days down here and hope to keep the ball rolling. Matt and Indy crew

02.06.2021 DECENT FISHING We just were able to re-connect for some pictures from our present trip. Pretty good fishing down here as evidenced by these photos. Will send more as conditions permit. Matt & Indy crew

1/29/2021.. We are underway again with Rogers 16 day trip. We are rolling down and the rigging has begun. Roger had all sorts of swag to giveaway as well as some rods for the guys. It’s a boatload of happy campers itching to do some fishing. Check back in a few days. Matt and Independence crew

01/25/2021 Final Trip info...1 Dave Rocchi 268 2 Richard Madison 218 3 Jerome Melad 184 We returned this morning from our 16 day John Collins trip. It was tough ride after a good start. The sign of the better grade tuna took off after a couple of days and we held on in hopes of a return. We were able to scrape up tuna from 25-100# throughout the days and scratch away at the wahoo. The weather was picturesque for the better half of the trip. The crew and myself would like to thank everyone who made the trip and looking forward to seeing y’all in the near future.

TRIP 21-1 Jan 16, 2021 hit and miss....The last few days have been hit or miss for us. We have had a couple shots at some trophies but the overall sign of big fish has perished. We are working at it and hoping for some signal of the big fish to arrive. The days are spent trolling up a few wahoo and there is a bit of 50-90# fish. We have had great weather on our side and we hope for an attack here soon. Wish us luck Matt and Independence crew.

TRIP20-29 12/31/2020 FINAL REPORT We arrived back to Point Loma this morning with a great catch of bluefin. What a fun trip with a great group of anglers. It was a very special trip to run into the grade of fish we did and they bit! We had 44 fish over the 100 pound mark with lots of personal bests. Thanks to everyone happy new year. Jackpot winners 1 Christopher Olsen 217.8 2 Jeff Clemens 201.2... 3 Nate Gunkel 178.9 Matthew R Kaullen CAPTAIN See more

12.30.2020 GREAT TRIP & ETA We had another amazing day of Bluefin fishing yesterday and we have about 40 fish now over the 100 pound mark! Blessed to have this good fishing in December to say the least. We ended or trip up with some action on Red Rock Cod and we are headed up the line for the weigh in tomorrow morning. Its been a blast and a special thanks to our anglers who made it happen. The Independence will dock at 5:30 tomorrow morning. Happy New Year and stay safe. Matt and Independence crew

12.18.2020 SCRATCHING AWAY Searched for Yellowtail again today to find non biters. Good action on bass, barracuda, and bonito for our efforts. We'll be traveling up to be home on Sunday. Nice weather for our travels. Brian & Indy crew

12.17.2020 ON THE HUNT We were on the hunt for Yellowtail today but never able to connect. We covered a lot of water for a handful of fish. We're not giving up on Yellowtail, Tomorrow is a new day. Wish us luck, Brian & Indy crew

12.16.2020 GOOD ACTION Another good day of fishing for the guys. It was slow in the morning but we went looking and it paid off. Had great action of Yellowfin Tuna and some Yellowtail again. We'll be heading up the coast hunting for Yellowtail tomorrow. Brian & Indy crew

12.29.2020 Big Bluefin We are slugging away with spectacular fishing on Bluefin Tuna 80-200+ pounds. The weather is much better than expected as well as the fishing. We are giving it another go again today with hopes of catching some more big Bluefin. Matt and crew

12.15.2020 GOOD DAY The guys had an awesome day pulling on Yellowfin Tuna and Yellowtail. All smiles and fun today with steady action. We're gonna try out a new area and hope for another great day tomorrow. Brian & Indy crew

12.14.2020 GOOD SIGN Beautiful weather for the guys today. Their are no shortage of big fish down here but getting a bite is a whole other story. We put in a lot of effort for no rewards. We're gonna go try a find some biting fish tomorrow. Brian & Indy crew

12-28-2020 We are currently on our 5 Day CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. so Glad the weather is cooperating this week

10.08.2020 PLUGGING AWAY Started our morning fishing Yellowtail. Had action right away at grey light. Yellowtail and Bonito frenzy. As the morning went on so did the weather making it difficult to fish. Ended our day with 43 Yellowtail.

12.20.2020 TRIP 20-28 JP WINNERS Congratulations to the winners of the lower banks/ridge trip 1st- David Rouse 52lb Yellowfin Tuna... 2nd- Robert Campbell 49lb Yellowtail 3rd- Stephen Zuniga 47.5lb Wahoo

10.07.2020 GREAT DAY Great day of fishing!! The Yellowfin tuna were on the chew. We finished up on what we needed tuna wise. Most of them all were 18-35lbs. Left around lunch time to kelp hunt. We were in luck found a kelp a few hours later and it was loaded with Dorado (12-25lbs). What a blast that was. Headed up the line for Yellowtail tomorrow. Wish us luck

10-04-2020 We left yesterday afternoon on our annual Indy Shootout 10 Day. Got a good load of bait and headed south. We've been traveling all day to our destination which will be Alijos Rocks. We'll be arriving tomorrow afternoon. Beautiful flat calm weather so far Thanks for checking in. Watch for more updates. Brian and the Indy Team

09.28.2020 FUN IN THE SUN Our Private family charter is back and they got right back to business. We have got our limit of Bluefin Tuna today and yesterday in some as good as it gets weather. The group is doing their fair share of having a good time as well as putting in some serious work at the rail. We are gonna slide down to look for Yellowtail the next couple days and continue to enjoy the company. All is well on this side we will check back soon. Matt and Indy Crew

09.25.2020 FINISHED WITH A BANG What a trip the guys had. Yesterday we worked our way up from down south and found some more bitting Yellowtail. Finished the day with a 100 Yellows and 5 Halibut. Great action all day. To finish up the trip this morning we rock fished and had success. Giant Reds and Lingcod for everyone. Heading home. We will be in at 0530 tomorrow. Brian & the Indy crew

09.23.2020 YELLOWTAIL We traveled all night to get to our new destination up the beach at San Pablo. We arrived on scene around 730 this morning for a great sign of Yellowtail. Our guys had a blast catching 83 (15-30lb) Yellows on the surface iron and fly line. We will see what's on tap for tomorrow. Brian & Indy crew

09.22.2020 GOOD DAY Great day of fishing today!! This morning we started down at the 23 on the ridge for a slow morning. Worked or way up to the northern part of ridge and on the way we found a piece of plywood floating with hundreds of Dorados. We kept all the Dorado we needed from 12-25lbs. Finished our afternoon on north ridge and had a good Wahoo and Tuna bite. Ended our day with 90 Tuna (20-35lbs) and 12 Wahoo up to 50lbs. Beautiful weather and good fishing. Wish us luck tomorrow..Brian & Indy crew

09.18.2020 KELPIN We fished offshore yesterday and found a few productive kelps with some big Mahi and a few Wahoo on them. The guys had a fun time fishing for some good eats. We spent the morning today making a few drifts for Reds and Lings to top things off. We feel very fortunate to have our catch onboard. The guys are breaking down tackle getting ready for the big meet and greet at home. I would like to thank Brian Porter aka Bubba with United Composites for getting the group together. We had a great time with great fishing and excellent company. See you guys tomorrow. Matt and Independence Crew

09.16.2020 WAHOO We made a little move yesterday to hunt for Wahoo and a change of scenery. We had good Wahoo fishing throughout the day with steady action on big Wahoo. The fast skinnies were biting first thing in the morning and we had plenty of opportunities. We made a tour and found some beautiful homeguard Yellowtail to go with it. We had a lot of fun pulling hard with heavy tackle. We are working our way up now hoping to find a kelp offshore today. The weather remains civil with some humidity in the air but no complaints. We are shedding water weight! We will let you know how we do today. Wish us luck. Matt and Independence Crew

09.15.2020 THE BEAT GOES ON Another amazing day of fishing today for us. We had steady action on 18-30# Yellowfin today and great weather to go with it. We trolled up a few more Wahoo and picked away at some more Yellowtail for our effort. We are very gracious to say the least and we are moving on in search for more Wahoo. The guys spent the last part of the day wiring up and we have high hopes. Wish us luck Matt and Independence Crew

09.14.2020 GOOD START We are off to a great start on our United Composites 7 day with Bubba back in action. The raffle was dispersed and quite a few guys walked away with a new UC rod! We had very good fishing for Yellowtail today and managed to troll up a few Wahoo. We are hanging tight in hopes that this primo Yellowfin makes a showing. We saw a bit today and managed to catch a few to keep us interested. It is hot and humid down here and the water is hot as well. We will be up early trying and we hope to connect. Wish us luck. Matt and Independence Crew

trip 20-18 9/08/2020 Chartermaster Roger, got himself a nice Dorado

09-08-2020We had a great day of tuna fishing today on 20-30 pound fish. A couple of go rounds on yellowtail and some wahoo. We are camping out in this fine weather and hoping for more hot action again tomorrow. Matt and Crew