There are many sport fishing fleets located through out the country and the bordering ocean ports like san diegos port of. There are many places littered with ports that offer a variety of fishing activities including deep sea and inshore fishing excurtions.
The fact is that if you want to enjoy the modern style of catch and release then you are better off going with the ever popular deep sea charter guys. In california you will hear of captain mikes landing fleet. He specializes in multi day fishing trips where you get to sleep on the boat and wine and dine the fish that you catch. “it is truly an amazing experience” noted one of his recent customers. His vessel sleeps up to 40 passengers which is more then enough for a classroom full of teenagers, or a soccer team full of rowdy athletes.
There are other modern fleets along the west coast and stretching out to the hawaiian islands, captain mark on the grandslam has been operating in honolulu for over 30 years and has many tournament trophys to count for it. He offers daily excursions which run from 4 hour on the short end and 8 hours long trips. Due to the nature of the water and weather patterns in the hawaiian islands, it is not advisable to sleep in a boat out at sea. The waves can get pretty big with north west swells constantly hitting the open pacific and to top it off with high winds make it an un-enjoyable time trying to sleep on a boat.
Before booking that charter make sure you research to find out the season of fish that will be guiding the water ways. For example, in January there is an influx of calico bass and rock cod, those fish are migratory and are only around in the cooler times of the year. Whale watching is also best in the month of January as the whales swim closer to land where they can give birth to offspring. If you are into heavy deep sea fishing for tuna and marlin then later on in the year from June to December is your best bet.
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