This season has offered anglers the best chance ever to hook a 300-pound yellowfin tuna, and fishermen are taking advantage of the opportunity. Today’s report from the American Angler is one more demonstration of the number and availability of supercows.

“We have been told before that sometimes our do-good stories on our reports can be a little much,” said the report from January 27.

“Charlie Iwashita hooked a fish when bites were really hard to come by. He landed a 210-pound fish which has topped off an already incredible trip for him. He took a break and a few baits later hooked another one and handed it off to Bobby Gene Gott. Bobby is an accomplished fisherman but due to bad knees and choppy weather he has been staying off his feet quite a bit. He got back on them right away when the fish spooled him and the backup rig was deployed. After a long epic battle, he boated an incredible 311-pound fish. Charlie, who not only has the upmost respect for his elders but has the compassion to go out of his way to help those in need, has compiled an enormous amount of brownie points.

“The overall day was frustrating as we had fish all around us throughout the day, but had trouble hooking them and we watched some of our other boats hook steady fish. We ended up with 7 good grade fish and the opportunity to hook a fish of a lifetime was realistic all day.”



On The Far Bank

“The weather continues to be beautiful here at Hurricane Bank,” noted the report from Royal Polaris January 27, “where we had a good day on tuna from 90 to 190 pounds, with a few Wahoo mixed in. We are going to fish this area tomorrow, so wish us luck!”



Excel’s Fishing Hard On Cows

“We had another good day of fishing on big tuna,” said Excel skipper Justin Fleck January 27.


“The action didn't start until the late morning for us but once they got on us, they stuck. Angler of the day had to be Bill Sands of Valley Center. Bill started off the day with a 208-pound tuna for his personal best. Later in the day he beat that with a 218-pounder. Both fish were caught on fly lined sardines.

“Al Scow "the fisherman's pal," also added another cow to his impressive resume with a 215-pounder caught on the kite. The weather remains outstanding for us so we are going to sit tight and do it all again tomorrow.”



“Scratching At Quality Tuna”

“Another nice day of scratching at quality tuna while enjoying beautiful flat calm weather,” wrote Royal Star skipper Randy Toussaint January 27.

“We ended up with fourteen fish today, most of which were 150 to 185 pounds, with three tuna over the mark that went 205 to 230 pounds. With lots of time left and a great weather forecast, we have no intentions of going anywhere else.

“Today's shots show Brandon Zimmerman as he shows off his first deuce, a 225-pounder.”