Art Taylor docked his Searcher October 13 after a seven-day trip with 20 anglers. He tied up at Fisherman's Landing and weighed the best of the catch.

"We went to Guadalupe Island first," said Art, "and found good sign of tuna there, in 70-degree water, though they didn't bite very well. We spent our last half-day of fishing at Cedros Island and made a good catch of yellowtail there."

In his blog October 11, Art wrote, "Yesterday we fished San Benito Island. We arrived there in the afternoon. We had a little action on good size yellowtail in various spots. There was a good sign of fish on all the spots but it didn't want to bite all that well.

"Today we fished the coast south of Cedros and Cedros Island itself. We had great fishing on 12-18 pound yellowtail on yo-yo irons and dropper loops. After lunch we moved up to the lee of Cedros and we had a good bite on those big yellows--25-35 pounds--late in the day. What a way to end our fishing season for 2007 with more of those great fish!"

Joe Preciado of Imperial Beach won first place for a 73.6-pound yellowfin, a tuna he caught with a sardine on a 4/0 ringed Super Mutu hook and 40-pound Big Game line. He said he used a TLD 30 reel and a Sabre 1771-C rod.

Mas Kaneko of LA won second place for a 68-pound tuna, and Dale Bunting of Cambria took third place for a 65.8-pound Guadalupe Island yellowfin tuna.

Red Rooster III returned October 13 after a 10-day Newell Yo-Zuri charter with skipper John Grabowski and chartermaster Richard Hightower. Grabowski kept the internet log for the boat updated daily. Here are his last two entries:

"Today (October 11) was one of those rare occasions that went exactly as we had planned or hoped, perhaps even better than we anticipated. We caught sixty yellowtail in the morning on the coast, then moved up to the south end of Cedros Island in the afternoon looking for the big yellowtail. We weren't disappointed. With the island a mere jig cast away in flat calm windless conditions we landed eighty five of the coveted big yellows in just over an hour fishing in a depth of twenty feet over a sandy bottom. What a great evening, it will be remembered by everyone on board as one of those classic long range experiences that will stay with us all for a lifetime. We are presently headed up toward San Carlos to finish our fishing adventure with a little shallow water bottom type fishing."

The next day he wrote, "This morning turned out to be a nice pleasant time fishing for a variety of species in shallow water. We did not get any exotics but we did hook and lose a black seabass. We have very nice weather and are enjoying a good ride up the north part of Baja just outside Geronimo island and we are expecting more of this weather condition the rest of the way.

"This trip turned out to be a perfect example of what the 10-day trips in the fall are designed to be: we fished Alijos, lower banks, the ridge, the beach, Cedros island and a little shallow water variety on the way home. Key word there is variety, not only a variety of fishing areas but a variety of species and fishing styles and it turned out fine. We had to deal with tough weather and tough fishing for the entire trip, but we scratched something every day and took advantage of our opportunities when they presented themselves.

"The big hit to top off the trip on the final evening was a wonderful way to finish the trip. I would like to thank Richard Hightower of Newell reel Manufacturing for sponsoring this wonderful group of guests and for all the giveaways and t-shirts he had for everyone throughout the trip."

Richard Goka of Fresno won first place for a 77.1-pound tuna that bit a twin sardine rig on the kite. He said two 10/0 Hayabusa hooks were used on the boat's kite outfit.

Bert Simonton of Corona was second, for a 61.7-pound tuna. John Batchelder of Carlsbad won third place for a 58.3-pound tuna and Dale Fero of Rancho Santa Margarita got the trolling jackpot for a 52.6-pound wahoo.