tuna fishing ?

[jackson7]

Hi all,
Where and when would be a good time to book a tuna charter? Does it make sense to go down to ilwaco / nw oregon versus Westport? Any recommendations for charters? Thanks for the help, much appreciated.  Jackson

[Taco280AI]

Mark Youngblood has some spots on Aug 6th out of Ilwaco. I have one of the spots.

[JakeLand]

What's the pricing ? How long of a trip. ?
  Thanks Jake

[mud]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=192207.0

http://www.markyoungbloodsportfishing.com/pages/prices.html


Edit: Trip duration found here: (12 hrs for tuna)
http://www.markyoungbloodsportfishing.com/pages/trip.html

[Bronson]

I took a trip with one of Mark Colemans boats last year and had a great time.  They do one day trips and its fast paced.  We were back to the dock with a plugged boat (47 tuna) by noon, right about the same time the big boats were just getting to tuna grounds.  They take 6 guys on 29' Defiance boats, so its not the bigger charter boats and when things get started it can be organized chaos.  I found it fun, but if youre looking to relax and fish a bit then youre better off on the bigger boats.

They started at the beginning of July and were catching fish but they werent filling boats with fish until mid-July if I remember correctly.  I took my trip in late July and we had no problem filling the boat.

http://www.washingtontunacharters.com/

[spoonman]

 

[fishngamereaper]

You can't go wrong with any of the six pack express charter boats out of Westport. Far corners, tailwalker, Todd girtz, the list goes on..

[Elkrunner]

Im going with Todd Girtz in August.  They guy can put you on the fish.

[Fungunnin]

Any of the 6 pack boats are great ... just make sure and go out of Ilwaco or Westport. They are the only ports with live bait. 

[Fungunnin]

Im going with Todd Girtz in August.  They guy can put you on the fish.

I've done a fair bit of fishing with Todd, you are going to have a great trip! Just make sure and get plenty of sleep the night before, he will fish you hard!

[C-Money]

I need to try this!! Big boat, hard to beat the StarFire or the Freedom out of Westport.