Tuna 2022, let the games begin!

[Nick Clayton]

Releasing this fish would have accomplished absolutely nothing. This was, by all accounts, the ONLY one of the kind caught in WA waters. It was lost. It was the product of global warming. Who knows. One thing is for certain, releasing this fish would have had absolutely zero impact on their population. I didn't catch this fish but I would have killed it 100 times out of 100.

What exactly would this fish have breed with if released? There are virtually none of them here. What good do you think releasing this fish would have done? I would kill this fish tomorrow, and record books have absolutely nothing to do with it.

 

[SilverFly]

...
Now of course Guy will be trolling a Trey Combs pink popper next season get one.

Thought somebody was playing a joke on me when i read this on the salty dog forum. But apparently I have a kiwi name twin. How's this for pegging the irony meter...

Pending World-Record Spearfish

Guy Jacobsen's 45.8-pound shortbill spearfish is a pending IGFA record on 16-pound-test tackle.

www.marlinmag.com

 

[wanderingrichard]

Maybe I missed the post. Are there any numbers associated with that fish yet ?

 

[SilverFly]

Just curious if anyone got any propwash tuna this year? I didn't give it much of a shot, but suspect it would've worked on our last trip.

For that matter an overall season review/sumaary/observations might be worthwhile to jot down notes for next year.

 

[PhilR]

Got some on clones on hand line and divers close to the boat on another gear/fly combo trip.

 

[Nick Clayton]

Yesterday I ran the last ARSC tuna trip of the season. Luckily I was on Integrity cause the ocean was sooooo not nice. But it was still a great day to end the season.

Being the only boat going can make it tough, but we found some great fishing nonetheless.

The water offshore is still incredible and there are definitely fish left to catch. For us we just ran so many trips that we basically ran out of customers to take fishing and while we could have booked a few more trips it was time to wrap it up. What an incredible season. Im pretty numb to it all at this point but no doubt with a little down time I'll be able to really decompress and reflect on just how incredible it was.

So many folks were claiming it would be a poor albacore season. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no way to predict those things. I've seen periods of stronger fishing than anything we had this season, but this was easily the most consistently good season I've experienced down here.

Again I want to say thanks to all of you who came out and fished with me this season. I learn so much with each fly trip. I feel that I am light-years ahead of where I started a few seasons ago. I love what I do, day in and day out, but our fly trips are just special to me on a whole other level. These trips aren't cheap, and of course there is never a guarantee in fishing, yet so many of you have been willing to come join me out there and it means so very much to me. I hope I was able to help make all of your trips memorable.

Had some truly memorable experiences out there this year. Off the top of my head I think Abigail's popper fish was the top of my list. Both the grab and her reaction to it were just incredible.

I'm more tired than I can ever remember being in my life. Got a few days left of cleanup work down here then headed home for a couple weeks of downtime with my wife. I'll never understand what I did to get so lucky to marry a woman who is so supportive of my passion. She's one in a billion that's for sure, and I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her.

Huge thank you to everyone! What a friggen season!

 

[PhilR]

Yesterday I ran the last ARSC tuna trip of the season. Luckily I was on Integrity cause the ocean was sooooo not nice. But it was still a great day to end the season.

Being the only boat going can make it tough, but we found some great fishing nonetheless.

The water offshore is still incredible and there are definitely fish left to catch. For us we just ran so many trips that we basically ran out of customers to take fishing and while we could have booked a few more trips it was time to wrap it up. What an incredible season. Im pretty numb to it all at this point but no doubt with a little down time I'll be able to really decompress and reflect on just how incredible it was.

So many folks were claiming it would be a poor albacore season. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no way to predict those things. I've seen periods of stronger fishing than anything we had this season, but this was easily the most consistently good season I've experienced down here.

Again I want to say thanks to all of you who came out and fished with me this season. I learn so much with each fly trip. I feel that I am light-years ahead of where I started a few seasons ago. I love what I do, day in and day out, but our fly trips are just special to me on a whole other level. These trips aren't cheap, and of course there is never a guarantee in fishing, yet so many of you have been willing to come join me out there and it means so very much to me. I hope I was able to help make all of your trips memorable.

Had some truly memorable experiences out there this year. Off the top of my head I think Abigail's popper fish was the top of my list. Both the grab and her reaction to it were just incredible.

I'm more tired than I can ever remember being in my life. Got a few days left of cleanup work down here then headed home for a couple weeks of downtime with my wife. I'll never understand what I did to get so lucky to marry a woman who is so supportive of my passion. She's one in a billion that's for sure, and I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her.

Huge thank you to everyone! What a friggen season!

Nick, the trip with you was a real treat. The fishing was good, I learned a ton myself, and got to see some incredible wildlife. It’s a gift that you’re out there every day.

 

[SilverFly]

Get some well-earned rest and enjoy time with your better half.

Looking forward to deconstructing albacore '22, and planning for the 2023 season. We've got 9 months to BS, tie flies, dink around with gear, and fantasize about exotics becoming less exotic.

 

[Paige]

Thanks to Guy(SilverFly) for being the driving force and ring leader, motivator! And to Captian Nick for the endless season updates and never letting up on his full throttle love for this fishery!
If you haven't fished with Nick yet, do it, the price is worth the entertainment alone!

Though I couldn't pull it off this year I hope to do it again next year. I would love to catch one of those exotics being encountered!

 

[Smith]

This annual post is one of my favorite things to read every year. What an adventure!

 

[Kfish]

Yesterday I ran the last ARSC tuna trip of the season. Luckily I was on Integrity cause the ocean was sooooo not nice. But it was still a great day to end the season.

Being the only boat going can make it tough, but we found some great fishing nonetheless.

The water offshore is still incredible and there are definitely fish left to catch. For us we just ran so many trips that we basically ran out of customers to take fishing and while we could have booked a few more trips it was time to wrap it up. What an incredible season. Im pretty numb to it all at this point but no doubt with a little down time I'll be able to really decompress and reflect on just how incredible it was.

So many folks were claiming it would be a poor albacore season. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no way to predict those things. I've seen periods of stronger fishing than anything we had this season, but this was easily the most consistently good season I've experienced down here.

Again I want to say thanks to all of you who came out and fished with me this season. I learn so much with each fly trip. I feel that I am light-years ahead of where I started a few seasons ago. I love what I do, day in and day out, but our fly trips are just special to me on a whole other level. These trips aren't cheap, and of course there is never a guarantee in fishing, yet so many of you have been willing to come join me out there and it means so very much to me. I hope I was able to help make all of your trips memorable.

Had some truly memorable experiences out there this year. Off the top of my head I think Abigail's popper fish was the top of my list. Both the grab and her reaction to it were just incredible.

I'm more tired than I can ever remember being in my life. Got a few days left of cleanup work down here then headed home for a couple weeks of downtime with my wife. I'll never understand what I did to get so lucky to marry a woman who is so supportive of my passion. She's one in a billion that's for sure, and I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her.

Huge thank you to everyone! What a friggen season!

I'm glad I started taking trips with you, I remember just a few years ago this was still some kind of fantasy.

That was a good day of fishing we had on my one trip this year, I love the awesome memories that were made amongst friends. Only a couple of months left until they open the book for next year

 

[Evan B]

Yesterday I ran the last ARSC tuna trip of the season. Luckily I was on Integrity cause the ocean was sooooo not nice. But it was still a great day to end the season.

Being the only boat going can make it tough, but we found some great fishing nonetheless.

The water offshore is still incredible and there are definitely fish left to catch. For us we just ran so many trips that we basically ran out of customers to take fishing and while we could have booked a few more trips it was time to wrap it up. What an incredible season. Im pretty numb to it all at this point but no doubt with a little down time I'll be able to really decompress and reflect on just how incredible it was.

So many folks were claiming it would be a poor albacore season. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no way to predict those things. I've seen periods of stronger fishing than anything we had this season, but this was easily the most consistently good season I've experienced down here.

Again I want to say thanks to all of you who came out and fished with me this season. I learn so much with each fly trip. I feel that I am light-years ahead of where I started a few seasons ago. I love what I do, day in and day out, but our fly trips are just special to me on a whole other level. These trips aren't cheap, and of course there is never a guarantee in fishing, yet so many of you have been willing to come join me out there and it means so very much to me. I hope I was able to help make all of your trips memorable.

Had some truly memorable experiences out there this year. Off the top of my head I think Abigail's popper fish was the top of my list. Both the grab and her reaction to it were just incredible.

I'm more tired than I can ever remember being in my life. Got a few days left of cleanup work down here then headed home for a couple weeks of downtime with my wife. I'll never understand what I did to get so lucky to marry a woman who is so supportive of my passion. She's one in a billion that's for sure, and I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her.

Huge thank you to everyone! What a friggen season!

I had a great season myself, but still very disappointed I still haven't gone out with you. Really bummed we scheduled on the first weather day in like a month, but such is life. We'll try again next year!

 

[clarkman]

Yesterday I ran the last ARSC tuna trip of the season. Luckily I was on Integrity cause the ocean was sooooo not nice. But it was still a great day to end the season.

Being the only boat going can make it tough, but we found some great fishing nonetheless.

The water offshore is still incredible and there are definitely fish left to catch. For us we just ran so many trips that we basically ran out of customers to take fishing and while we could have booked a few more trips it was time to wrap it up. What an incredible season. Im pretty numb to it all at this point but no doubt with a little down time I'll be able to really decompress and reflect on just how incredible it was.

So many folks were claiming it would be a poor albacore season. Just goes to show that there is absolutely no way to predict those things. I've seen periods of stronger fishing than anything we had this season, but this was easily the most consistently good season I've experienced down here.

Again I want to say thanks to all of you who came out and fished with me this season. I learn so much with each fly trip. I feel that I am light-years ahead of where I started a few seasons ago. I love what I do, day in and day out, but our fly trips are just special to me on a whole other level. These trips aren't cheap, and of course there is never a guarantee in fishing, yet so many of you have been willing to come join me out there and it means so very much to me. I hope I was able to help make all of your trips memorable.

Had some truly memorable experiences out there this year. Off the top of my head I think Abigail's popper fish was the top of my list. Both the grab and her reaction to it were just incredible.

I'm more tired than I can ever remember being in my life. Got a few days left of cleanup work down here then headed home for a couple weeks of downtime with my wife. I'll never understand what I did to get so lucky to marry a woman who is so supportive of my passion. She's one in a billion that's for sure, and I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home with her.

Huge thank you to everyone! What a friggen season!

While much of my summer fishing was put in hold (including 2 potential trips with you), I really enjoyed hearing about all of the success out there. I can't freakin' wait until next year.

 

[jasmillo]

@Nick Clayton thanks for two great trips this year! Always such a cool experience.

Hopefully you get some RR in the next few weeks and I see you out on the water fishing SRC this winter.

 

[Cabezon]

Thank you for several more great trips this summer. More memories of an amazing place. Albacore tuna on a fly rod, from a dream to routine, and your enthusiasm is a huge piece of that transition in attitudes...
I am in awe of your stamina to do this day after incredibly long day with such positive energy. Yes, rest, recharge, get reacquainted on the home front. Dreams and schemes of next summer will start soon enough.
Steve

 

[Matt B]

I am in awe of your stamina to do this day after incredibly long day with such positive energy.

This is the real reason why we got Nick into first grinding and now roasting his own bespoke coffee. We need him out on the tuna grounds. “Captain Clayton: Grinding Coffee and Grinding Tuna”

In all seriousness thanks to you too, Steve, for all your kindness as well as @SilverFly, and @Nick Clayton for y’all’s roles in fomenting stoke.

 

[adamcu280]

Next year... Fly trip! I can't let Abigail hold that over my head for too long

 

[Nick Clayton]

This is the real reason why we got Nick into first grinding and now roasting his own bespoke coffee. We need him out on the tuna grounds. “Captain Clayton: Grinding Coffee and Grinding Tuna”

In all seriousness thanks to you too, Steve, for all your kindness as well as @SilverFly, and @Nick Clayton for y’all’s roles in fomenting stoke.

I'll be working on perfecting my Albacore Blend for enjoyment on next year's trips

 

[SilverFly]

Dreaming about next year.

Fishable numbers of BFT are now at the doorstep of the PNW. Big tuna in Central and Northern CA were a thing this year.

Check out this real life "Santiago" scene from Santa Cruz a few days ago. 280# Bluefin and 19' Arima.

 

[RRSmith]

Here's one that's a little closer to the PNW - taken a few days ago out of Shelter Cove (Humboldt County, CA). They are still out there....