Tom Greene is a spotter pilot who has set up an operation to ferry anglers by air to Cedros Island for the fabulous yellowtail fishing in its protected waters.

Anglers ride to Ensenada and then fly to the island to stay in a hotel.

His blog has photos and a detailed description of the fishing and accommodations.

To contact Green, call him:
Home 619-741-6943
Mobile 619-772-7600

Good Albacore Day

(The following is an e-mail from Ernie Montaño, who was recently albacore fishing.)

Hi Bill:

Fished 2-days out of Newport Landing on the Ultra last week, and for eight anglers. We ended up with 115-Albacore from 25 to 41-pounds. All fish caught on only two stops. We fished 30-miles West of San Clemente. We also hooked and released a 180-pound stripped marlin.

Albies bit up to 80-lb. test line, chrome-blue iron and anchovy-colored Megabaits. On the troll fish bit black/purple and black/silver feathers. By 2:00PM of day one we had all the Albies we wanted, so we just cruised around San Clemente fishing for Calico bass and Yellowtail the balance of our two-day trip.

I broke in two new Accurate Boss 2-speed reels, an 870 B2 and a 665W B2, and the low gears really made it easy for me to land enough Albacore to feed all of my family, in-laws and employees for the next 12-months.

Regards,
Ernie Montaño, Sr. La Habra, CA (by e-mail September 9, 2007)