By Darr Colburn
Here is the video from our 1.5 day fishing trip aboard the Prowler out of Fisherman's Landing in San Diego, California. We had a great trip and brought home lots of yellowtail and yellow fin tuna.
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Friday, August 1, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
1.5 Day Fishing Trip on the Prowler
By Darr Colburn
I had been watching the fish counts out of the San Diego landings and really wanted to take my boys Parker and Paul on their first tuna fishing trip. Ted and Gowdy at Phoenix Fishing Supply got my reels filled with new line and got us the hooks and gear necessary to go fishing. The counts were looking good so we decided to run over and jump on the Prowler out of Fisherman's Landing. My good friend Bryan Otts joined us for the trip. We got to the landing around 6pm and got checked in. We walked over to Mitch's Seafood to grab some dinner and watch the returning boats unload.
After dinner we loaded our stuff on the Prowler and met captain Buzz and the crew. Buzz and the crew were super friendly and we had a good feeling about the fishing. Once the boat was loaded we headed out to get bait and then on to the fishing grounds. We would be fishing Mexican waters in the morning. We got all our rods rigged up and listened to suggestions from the crew about the bait (sardines) and how to fish them. We headed down to try and get some sleep but Bryan and I slept very little the first night. We started fishing the next morning right at first light. Buzz had seen a large patty and we pulled up on it. The boat came alive with hookups and chaos. "Fresh one" and "I got color" were heard constantly for 30-40 minutes. Paul was still sleeping but Bryan, Parker and I caught 4-5 yellowtail a piece. We went back to the patty 4 times and ended up putting around 100 yellowtail on the boat the first hour of fishing!
Paul woke up just in time for the next patty stop. The boat came alive again as yellowtail started coming over the rail. The captain started telling everyone to release the yellowtails since we were at our limit. We did pick up a few yellow fin tuna as well on the stop. Paul landed 4 yellowtail and one yellow fin at that stop. Parker and Bryan also hung several more fish. One hour into the trip the boat had limits of yellowtail! Captain Buzz started searching for tuna and we had a couple of really good stops for yellow fin. We trolled and stopped all day picking up a fish here and there. We got on a couple more decent bites in the evening and picked up several more yellow fin tuna. The boat total for the day was somewhere around 150 yellowtail (limits), 103 yellow fin and 3 dorado for the 24 anglers on board. We released lots of other yellowtail that were not counted in the totals. All the people on the boat were very friendly and the captain and crew bent over backwards for us. The crew really went above and beyond to help my boys catch fish. This was one of the best off shore fishing trips I have been on. We will definitely be getting back on the Prowler for another trip. Once we got home the work began packaging the 29 fish we brought home.
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Mitch's Seafood is a great place to eat dinner and watch the boats. |
After dinner we loaded our stuff on the Prowler and met captain Buzz and the crew. Buzz and the crew were super friendly and we had a good feeling about the fishing. Once the boat was loaded we headed out to get bait and then on to the fishing grounds. We would be fishing Mexican waters in the morning. We got all our rods rigged up and listened to suggestions from the crew about the bait (sardines) and how to fish them. We headed down to try and get some sleep but Bryan and I slept very little the first night. We started fishing the next morning right at first light. Buzz had seen a large patty and we pulled up on it. The boat came alive with hookups and chaos. "Fresh one" and "I got color" were heard constantly for 30-40 minutes. Paul was still sleeping but Bryan, Parker and I caught 4-5 yellowtail a piece. We went back to the patty 4 times and ended up putting around 100 yellowtail on the boat the first hour of fishing!
Paul woke up just in time for the next patty stop. The boat came alive again as yellowtail started coming over the rail. The captain started telling everyone to release the yellowtails since we were at our limit. We did pick up a few yellow fin tuna as well on the stop. Paul landed 4 yellowtail and one yellow fin at that stop. Parker and Bryan also hung several more fish. One hour into the trip the boat had limits of yellowtail! Captain Buzz started searching for tuna and we had a couple of really good stops for yellow fin. We trolled and stopped all day picking up a fish here and there. We got on a couple more decent bites in the evening and picked up several more yellow fin tuna. The boat total for the day was somewhere around 150 yellowtail (limits), 103 yellow fin and 3 dorado for the 24 anglers on board. We released lots of other yellowtail that were not counted in the totals. All the people on the boat were very friendly and the captain and crew bent over backwards for us. The crew really went above and beyond to help my boys catch fish. This was one of the best off shore fishing trips I have been on. We will definitely be getting back on the Prowler for another trip. Once we got home the work began packaging the 29 fish we brought home.
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| Paul with a yellow tail. |
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| Bryan Otts with a nice sunset yellow fin tuna. |
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| Parker with a nice yellow fin tuna. |
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| The smile on Paul's face says it all! |
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| Colburn boys with a yellow fin double. |
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Paul fighting a yellow fin tuna that would be just ounces away from being the jackpot fish.   |
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Spring Break Bass Fishing
By Darr Colburn
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| Paul Colburn and Parker Colburn with the first bass of the day. |
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| Senko rigged wacky style with a ring to make it last longer. |
We started catching fish in 5-10 feet of water. The water was clear in parts of the lake and off colored in other parts. We caught fish in both. We only saw a couple of fish on their beds. There were quite a few boats on the water. The weather could not have been any better. The temperature stayed nice due a little cloud cover. We fished the Windy Hill area of the lake. The boys took turns driving the boat. The fishing was steady all day. We got off the water about 6pm and headed back home. Another great day spent in the outdoors with my boys.
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| Paul with a large mouth bass |
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| Windy Hill shows how low the water level is |
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| Four Peaks in the distance |
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| Smallmouth release |
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| Parker caught this fish on a Texas rigged lizard in the brush. |
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Parker with a nice smallmouth bass. |
Saturday, March 30, 2013
2013 Spring Break Fishing Trip
By Darr Colburn
Well it is that time a year again when the temperatures are warming up here in Phoenix. The desert is very green and beautiful because of all the rain we have had. My boys Parker and Paul have spring break this week so it was time to make our first fishing trip of the year. We have gone on a fishing trip the past 4 years on spring break. My dad always took me fishing on my spring break when I was growing up and those trips produced some great memories. I love keeping family traditions going so we decided to head over to Roosevelt Lake for a couple of days. We stopped in at The Tackle Box in Tonto Basin for some minnows and a current fishing report. We were on the lake by 7:30am and headed to the north end to try for some crappie. We trolled around with the other boats for a couple of hours and did not do any good. We only saw a couple of crappie caught so we moved down the lake to try for some bass. We fished for bass the rest of the day and caught a few but the fishing was a little slow. The boys took turns driving the boat to different spots and we just enjoyed being out on the water. We pulled off the lake just before dark and grabbed a burger at the Butcher's Hook restaurant for dinner. The next morning we were on the lake at 7am and started trolling again for crappie. Parker hit the first crappie of the day just after we started fishing. Parker had the right setup going, landing 3 fish before Paul and I hooked anything. We trolled around for a couple of hours and picked up a few crappie and bass. Mid morning we moved out to some main lake points and fished for bass before heading home in the afternoon. The boys and I had a great time on the lake and I look forward to many more trips together.
Well it is that time a year again when the temperatures are warming up here in Phoenix. The desert is very green and beautiful because of all the rain we have had. My boys Parker and Paul have spring break this week so it was time to make our first fishing trip of the year. We have gone on a fishing trip the past 4 years on spring break. My dad always took me fishing on my spring break when I was growing up and those trips produced some great memories. I love keeping family traditions going so we decided to head over to Roosevelt Lake for a couple of days. We stopped in at The Tackle Box in Tonto Basin for some minnows and a current fishing report. We were on the lake by 7:30am and headed to the north end to try for some crappie. We trolled around with the other boats for a couple of hours and did not do any good. We only saw a couple of crappie caught so we moved down the lake to try for some bass. We fished for bass the rest of the day and caught a few but the fishing was a little slow. The boys took turns driving the boat to different spots and we just enjoyed being out on the water. We pulled off the lake just before dark and grabbed a burger at the Butcher's Hook restaurant for dinner. The next morning we were on the lake at 7am and started trolling again for crappie. Parker hit the first crappie of the day just after we started fishing. Parker had the right setup going, landing 3 fish before Paul and I hooked anything. We trolled around for a couple of hours and picked up a few crappie and bass. Mid morning we moved out to some main lake points and fished for bass before heading home in the afternoon. The boys and I had a great time on the lake and I look forward to many more trips together.
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