Fish Reports

Always good times no matter what

Some pics from the last week, fishing has been tough fleet wide but we’ve been in search mode trying to relocate the biomass. Always good times no matter what. #TeamVagabond ... more »

Mike Lackey 6/5/2026

Memorial Day Weekend

Big ones were biting on the Vagabond May 23rd. Here’s three happy anglers with their trophy class Bluefin Tuna. The Vagabond offers trips from 3 to 10 days in length. Check out www.vagabondsportfishing.com for more information on the boat. ... more »

Big Hungry 5/24/2026

82 lb Wahoo

82 lb Wahoo on the Vagabond ... more »

Mike Lackey 11/24/2025

11/17/2025 - Phenix 10 day The Guys on our Phenix 10 day are having a blast with fantastic fishing on a great grade of wahoo... more »
11/2/2025 - San Diego Anglers Charter Some more fun wahoo fishing for the San Diego Anglers charter! #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #whiteseabass #halibut... more »
10/7/2025 - KJK 7 day charter Some very good yt action for the KJK 7 day charter! ... more »
9/26/2025 - Very good fishing on this grade today Happy to see yellowfin tuna within 3 day range! Very good fishing on this grade today for the guys ... more »
9/7/2025 - Coming up the line in great weather Great fishing on Yellowtail with some Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado, and other species mixed in for our 5 day trip! Coming... more »
8/8/2025 - Some nice ones on the kite last trip! Some nice ones on the kite last trip! ... more »
7/16/2025 - Lots of quality fish have come over the rail the past couple weeks! Lots of quality fish have come over the rail the past couple weeks! We have 1 spot open August 11-14... more »
7/4/2025 - Charlie Ha’s Charter Shots from Charlie Ha’s group ... more »
7/3/2025 - Great Fishing Going On Great fishing for the guys lately! ... more »
6/14/2025 - Great action so far for our Calstar Fishing Rods sponsored 8 day Great action so far for our @calstarfishingrods sponsored 8 day. Phenomenal tuna fishing (to 100#s) and now the guys are... more »
6/2/2025 - The guys are seeing good sign this afternoon! The guys are seeing good sign this afternoon! @scottboyd253 with his excellent grade daytime bluefin! ... more »
5/30/2025 - Good fishing on good grade BFT Good fishing on good grade bft for the guys last night! ... more »
5/26/2025 - Great fishing this weekend! Great fishing this weekend! Bluefin up to 170#s and a little bottom variety as well. Happy Memorial Day! ... more »
4/25/2025 - JRI sponsored 3 day coastal trip JRI sponsored 3 day coastal trip had good fishing on nice grade lingcod and reds today! ... more »
4/24/2025 - The season is here! The season is here! There has been some very good fishing on BFT this week and we have spots open... more »
12/5/2024 - 10 day Cows and Stuff trip checking in from the lower banks! Calstar sponsored 10 day Cows and Stuff trip checking in from the lower banks! We’ve had some heartbreaks but managed... more »
11/14/2024 - Great night of fishing big yellows! Capt Andrew and the guys checked in from down below after a great night of fishing big yellows! Great action... more »
11/10/2024 - Phenix sponsored 10 day trip is underway Fred, Chris, and Rodney sporting their @phenixrods giveaways! Phenix sponsored 10 day trip is underway. ... more »
11/6/2024 - San Diego Anglers 10 day charter wrapping up! San Diego Anglers 10 day charter wrapping up! The guys had a great time and caught plenty of nice fish... more »
10/31/2024 - Fun yellowfin fishing continues down below Happy Halloween! Fun yellowfin fishing continues down below ... more »
10/24/2024 - Wahoo Fishing Has Been Fun! Couple fun days of wahoo fishing for the JRI group! ... more »
10/21/2024 - Great start on 30-80lb. YFT Great start on 30-80# YFT for our JRI sponsored 8 day! Now rolling down to try and focus on Wahoo/Yellowtail... more »
10/5/2024 - Wrapping up an epic 7 day trip! he guys are wrapping up an epic 7 day trip! Great fishing on Yellowfin, Wahoo and Yellowtail. Huge thanks to... more »
10/4/2024 - Great action from sunrise to sunset The guys had an incredible day of wahoo fishing yesterday! Great action from sunrise to sunset in flat calm seas... more »
10/2/2024 - Catching Good Grade Yellowtail Down Below The guys have had a nice morning catching good grade yt down below! ... more »
10/1/2024 - YFT Biting! Nice way to start 40-80 lb Yft Biting!#vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #wahoo #furuno #costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere #charterfishing... more »
9/30/2024 - Phenix Rods Sponsored 7 Day 7 day trip that left yesterday is enjoying the ride down and showing off their sponsored giveaways from @phenixrods @deckhandsports @yozuri_lures@promarahiusa @accuratefishing @yeti ... more »
9/19/2024 - Fishing has been very good down below! Fishing has been very good down below! We’ve got some spots open on 7-10 day limited load trips this fall!... more »
9/11/2024 - Fishing has been good! Gotta get those angles! Fishing has been good ... more »
9/5/2024 - KJK memorial 7 day The KJK memorial 7 day had great fishing down below last week! Great action on very nice yellowfin tuna ... more »
8/28/2024 - Very good fishing on our 3 day trips! It has been very good fishing on our 3 day trips! Bluefin, yellowtail, white seabass, and a halibut the last... more »
8/16/2024 - Good fishing on bluefin tuna and yellowtail Traditional flyline fishing on the anchor has been the trend the last couple of trips! Good fishing on bluefin tuna... more »
8/13/2024 - Incredible fishing on ourCosta Sunglasses sponsored trip Incredible fishing on our @costasunglasses sponsored trip with @bobhoose! Top notch flyline fishing on bluefin tuna and good grade yellowtail #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #wahoo #furuno#costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere #charterfishing #jigging #tunafishing @yozuri_lures @pennfishing @costasunglasses ... more »
8/7/2024 - Good daytime action The guys checked in with limits of bluefin and some good grade yellowtail for the first 2 days of their... more »
8/5/2024 - 35 lb. Yellowtail A stand out 35# yellowtail for Leon! - - - - - - #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #wahoo #furuno #costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere #charterfishing #jigging... more »
7/17/2024 - Rare last minute spot open for our Penn fishing sponsored 7 day 🚨We have a rare last minute spot open for our @pennfishing sponsored 7 day trip departing on 7/30! The guys... more »
7/11/2024 - Jan Ishii Charter The Jan Ishii charter had some nice ones last night! #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #wahoo #furuno #costasunglasses... more »
7/6/2024 - Still lots of bluefin around! Still lots of bluefin around! The guys had good fishing on their 2 day trip from 50-150#s ... more »
7/3/2024 - Keeping the ball rolling Keeping the ball rolling with another great night of fishing on 100-180# bluefin! ... more »
6/29/2024 - Calstar Sponsored 8 Day Trip Calstar sponsored 8 day trip has been keeping steady on good grade yellowfin and yellowtail ... more »
6/18/2024 - 100+ bluefin so far for their 3 day trip Capt Andrew and the guys checked in with 100+ bluefin so far for their 3 day trip and still a... more »
6/17/2024 - Great quality to start K’s crew trip Great quality to start K’s crew trip, little reward for hard work K does two over 100 first night! #pennfishing #purefishing... more »
6/10/2024 - Great start for Charlie Ha group! Great start for Charlie Ha group!! #pennfishingreels #costasunglasses #pointlomasportfishing ... more »
6/9/2024 - Afternoon Trophy!! Afternoon Trophy!! #pennfishing #costa #bluepacifictackle #pointlomasportfishing #jrilures ... more »
6/2/2024 - Tuna Slayers Charter Our “Tuna Slayers” charter is finishing off their trip with some big ones! 🚨2 spots open on Tuesdays (6/4) 2... more »
5/26/2024 - Nice Bluefin Over The Rail Some very nice bluefin came over the rail yesterday afternoon! ... more »
5/18/2024 - Drop deep, wind fast and hold on! Drop deep, wind fast and hold on! There has been some incredible quality coming over the rail lately. ... more »
5/12/2024 - Good nighttime fishing on this amazing grade The guys had a good start to their 3 day trip last night! Fun fishing on 80-150 lb. bluefin. Still... more »
5/7/2024 - We’re ready to go fishing this Friday! 🚨 We passed our annual coast guard inspection with flying colors yesterday and we’re ready to go fishing this friday!... more »
11/27/2023 - Getting Things Started Made a pit stop on our way down and had good yellowfin tuna fishing to start things off! ... more »
10/28/2023 - Fall festivities Fall festivities #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #wahoo #furuno #costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere ... more »
10/18/2023 - Wahoo This Morning Billy with a nice Wahoo this morning! ... more »
10/16/2023 - Finished off the trip with a nice one! Will and the Bridgeport gang finished off their trip with a nice one! ... more »
10/12/2023 - Local Yellowfin Sample of some very nice local yellowfin tuna the last few days! ... more »
10/3/2023 - Great yellowtail fishing Great yellowtail fishing working our way down the coast. ... more »
9/28/2023 - Good grade yellowfin Good grade yellowfin ✅ Biting nails ✅ The guys are working their way after a couple days of good fishing ... more »
9/24/2023 - Keeping the ball rolling Keeping the ball rolling #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #furuno #costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere ... more »
9/19/2023 - Variety of Yellowfin and Dorado Lage family finished strong with a little variety of yellowfin and dorado. ... more »
9/18/2023 - Limits of Bluefin on The Lage Family charter! The guys checked in with limits of good grade bluefin for the Lage Family charter! Fun fishing on all techniques ... more »
9/4/2023 - Epic fishing continues for the KJK guys Size large for Joaquin. The epic fishing continues for the KJK guys. ... more »
9/3/2023 - Great fishing for the guys this morning Great fishing for the guys this morning on 25-30 lb yft with this standout 50 pounder! ... more »
8/13/2023 - Good fishing on 30-180 pounders! Bob Hoose and the boys came back from our @costasunglasses sponsored trip, good fishing on 30-180 pounders! ... more »
8/8/2023 - Great Bluefin fishing continues! Great Bluefin fishing continues! Top notch flyline action for the guys this morning on their JRI sponsored 3 day. ... more »
8/1/2023 - Penn Sponsored 6 Day Steve Carson never disappoints! A pair of hefty sheephead on one cast wraps up our @pennfishing sponsored 6 day. Be... more »
7/30/2023 - Beautiful weather working up the line Saw some of these green monsters jumping around and decided to catch a few for tacos. Beautiful weather working up... more »
7/23/2023 - Good daytime action continues Good daytime action continues on the Vagabond. Check out our 2024 schedule posted on our website at Vagabond Sportfishing.com. ... more »
7/16/2023 - Some Big Ones Around! Sometimes you need to call in your buddies for help! It was group effort to land this one! ... more »
7/15/2023 - Steady action on 60-160 pounders The Jan Ishii Charter has been busy the last few nights! Steady action on 60-160 pounders ... more »
7/11/2023 - Summer is here! Summer is here! Caught this beauty of a yellowfin today #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing #bluefintuna #tuna #yellowtail #furuno #costasunglasses #seewhatsoutthere ... more »
6/27/2023 - Calstar Sponsored 8 day Jack with his jack! Our Calstar sponsored 8 day has had great yellowtail fishing down below and now they’re coming... more »
6/11/2023 - Night Bite Action Capt Andrew and the guys checked in with good fishing last night on this beautiful grade of bluefin! #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing... more »
5/29/2023 - First 200 pounder of our season Heres the Bui family with the first 200 pounder of our season. Look forward to seeing you guys next year! ... more »
5/13/2023 - Good weather and fishing seems to be on the upswing! The guys had good fishing last night on 40-100 pounders! Good weather and fishing seems to be on the upswing! ... more »
4/26/2023 - 2.5 Day Trip Update ‼️TRIP UPDATE‼️ The boys checked in with some great Bluefin fishing last night and yesterday afternoon! We have a few spots... more »
12/6/2022 - Vagabond Found The Cows The @vagabondsportfishing found the 200lb plus tuna, and one over 300lb on their 11 day trip. ... more »
11/15/2022 - Trophies on The Vagabond The Vagabond returned with some trophy Yellowtin Tuna in the mix. Some beautiful Yellowfin Tuna from our Phenix 10 day that... more »
9/28/2022 - Phenix Sponsored 7 day Great fishing for the boys the last couple of days! Biting fish and great weather so far on our Phenix... more »
8/27/2022 - Great Bluefin Fishing on Fish 40-200lbs The boys checked in with great bluefin fishing on fish 40-200lbs! Make sure to bring those knife jigs! #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing... more »
8/19/2022 - Variety day! Variety day! Started the morning with steady action on yellowtail and at lunch slid offshore to find fun fishing on... more »
8/18/2022 - Costa Sponsored 3 Day Great fishing on our Costa sponsored 3 day! Bluefin, Yellowtail and Dorado was on the menu. Thanks to Bob Hoose... more »
8/9/2022 - Off to a Incredible Start Captain Andrew and the guys are off to a incredible start on the JRI/ Blue pacific tackle three day! ... more »
8/5/2022 - Fourth Annual Tuna Slayers 3 Day We returned this morning from our fourth annual tuna slayers 3 day with limits of bluefin. After steady action flat... more »
7/11/2022 - First stop of the night! First stop of the night! Here we go! ... more »
7/10/2022 - Terry’s Charter 4 Day Terry’s charter had great fishing on their 4 day that returned this morning! Thanks again boys! #vagabondsportfishing #sandiego #fishing #pointloma #pennfishing... more »
6/24/2022 - Nice catch with bluefin up to a hundred pounds! Captain Andrew brought the boat home from our last 1.5 for awhile. As expected Andrew and the guys had a... more »
6/15/2022 - Nice change! We returned home this morning from a day and half trip with limits of bluefin. After a slow night we were... more »
6/14/2022 - Slow but Quality JRI trip was slow fishing, but saw great quality fish and excellent weather. The guys worked hard for the fish... more »
5/31/2022 - Big ones are biting! The Vagabond returned on May 30 from a 2.5 day trip with 67 Bluefin tuna for 24 passengers. 40 of... more »
5/29/2022 - One of those trips Guys are having a great big fish trip, up to 220 pounds so far! Plenty of 130-160's. Just added a new two... more »
6/9/2021 - As good as it gets.... The Vagabond returned June 9th from a 1½ day trip with LIMITS of Bluefin Tuna for 25 passengers. 36 of the tuna... more »
12/10/2020 - Vagabond returns with cows The Vagabond wrapped up their 2020 season with a bang. The boat returned on December 8th from their annual "Cows... more »
11/23/2020 - Vagabond 2.5 day report The Vagabond returned this morning from a 2.5 Day Trip with 4 Bluefin Tuna (up to 190 #'s), 191 Yellowfin Tuna, and... more »
6/19/2020 - 200# BFT for the Vagabond Capt. Mike Lackey returned from a 1.5 day trip with 12 Bluefin Tuna and 23 Yellowtail for 21 passengers. Seven... more »
2/1/2020 - Yellowtail The Vagabond just called in from their 1.5 day charter with 35+ Yellowtail on the deck so far! Check back... more »
12/10/2019 - Vagabond returns with cows The Vagabond's annual "Cows and Stuff" trip does it again. This years 10 day trip returned with six Yellowfin Tuna over... more »
8/7/2019 - Bluefin Tuna for the Vagabond The jumbo Bluefin are biting. Capt. Cameron Cribbins aboard the Vagabond checked in from his 3 day trip with 10 Bluefin... more »
1/13/2019 - Colonet Yellows The Vagabond returned January 13th from a 1½ day trip to Punta Colonet with 41 Yellowtail, 125 Red Rockfish (Limits),... more »
9/4/2018 - Vagabond returns with cows The Vagabond returned home from the “Kyle Kinsinger Memorial” 5 day trip with 29 Bluefin Tuna over 200lbs. The father... more »
7/22/2018 - Cow tuna for everyone! Captain Mike Lackey returned this morning on the Vagabond from a fantastic 4 day trip. 26 tuna over 140#, including... more »
2/12/2018 - Baja coast cod fishing On Sunday, February 11th the Vagabond returned from a 2½ day trip with limits of Vermillion Rockfish, 267 assorted Rockfish and 3... more »
12/8/2017 - Vagabond returns with super cows The Vagabond returned on December 5th from their anual "Cows & Stuff" 10 day trip with three Yellowfin Tuna over... more »
7/4/2017 - 211# Bluefin 30 minutes of fighting ended up with one trophy. This Bluefin was caught on 100lb test and was baited with... more »
5/21/2017 - Memorial day weekend - 2 1/2 day trip: The Vagabond – 2 ½ day trip departing on Friday 5/26 and returning on Monday 5/29. Ticket price is $695.00... more »
2/6/2017 - Baja Coast 1.5 day trip: A 1.5 day charter aboard the Vagabond returned Sunday morning with 74 Yellowtail and a few Rockfish. Capt. Cameron's tackle... more »
1/29/2017 - Baja Yellowtail Excellent weather and good fishing is what we encountered on this last trip. We arrived home this morning from a... more »
12/16/2015 - Super Cow on 9 Day This year’s Phenix sponsored 9-day trip saw Wahoo fishing early on with everyone getting lucky on 1st day of fishing.... more »
11/9/2015 - First Cow Trip! Congrats to Steve Mason on his Super Cow 303.6-lb Yellowfin and to Bryan Romine on his awesome 283.8-lber brought in... more »
12/12/2013 - Vagabond returns from 10 Day trip with the catch of a lifetime "Big congrats on the catch of a lifetime," posted Vagabond December 9: Larry King returned today on our 10-Day Cows... more »
12/8/2013 - Vagabond is reporting Cow tuna aboard & will be returning Monday The Vagabond reported catching cow tuna December 4, and is expected to dock Monday at Point Loma Sportfishing.... more »
11/26/2013 - Vagabond returns to San Diego with the largest Yellowtail caught in several years -- 81.4 lbs. Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 24, with the biggest yellowtail seen on the dock for some time, maybe... more »
11/7/2013 - Vagabond's San Diego Anglers 10-day ultra limited 16-passenger trip experiences a trip to remember "The San Diego Anglers 10-day ultra limited 16-passenger trip was all but ultra limited," said the Vagabond report on Facebook... more »
10/1/2013 - Vagabond returns from a 6 Day trip with a nice Bluefin haul, with the largest coming in at 145 lbs. "It was a good 6-day trip starting with quality BFT up to 145 pounds and weather made us move down... more »
9/11/2013 - Vagabond returns from their 6 day trip with a load of Yellowtail, Dorado & Bluefin "Nice six-day," reported Vagabond September 9. "We saw wide-open school fishing. Good pick on bluefin tuna up to 89 pounds,... more »
9/2/2013 - Vagabond returns from a 3 Day trip with lots of action "Our Labor Day 3-Day saw lots of Action Fishing," said the Vagabond's Facebook posting September 1, "Bluefin, Yellowfin, and Dorado.... more »
8/27/2013 - Vagabond reports a good Bluefin bite "Been on those 35 to 50-pound BFT since 10 A.M. and still going!" said the Facebook posting from Vagabond August... more »
8/22/2013 - Vagabond comes home & everyone is happy because of the awesome Bluefin action "It was 5 days of awesome action on Bluefin up to 71 pounds," reported skipper Mike Lackey on Facebook August... more »
7/19/2013 - Vagabond returns from a 3 Day Trips with sime good sized Bluefin Jackpot winners for Trip 8 (three days) were Nikki Peterson and Brendan Burke with a pair of nice 81.8-pound Bluefin... more »
7/15/2013 - Vagabond returns from the Beauchamp Annual 5 Day with lots of fish & happy anglers "(We are) Back from the Beauchamp annual 5-day," reported Vagabond July 14. "Always a great group. Jackpots were Jimmy Beauchamp... more »
6/4/2013 - Limit style fishing on the Vagabond for Yellowtail up to 48 lbs. "We started with wind & bumpy seas," posted Vagabond June 2, "but enjoyed calm, beautiful waters during the second half.... more »
5/31/2013 - Vagabond scores on limits of Yellowtail Vagabond reported for Wednesday, May 29. The boat had limits of yellowtail amid improving weather.... more »
5/30/2013 - Vagabond is currently at Alijos Rocks with good fishing Vagabond is out on an eight-day trip, fishing at Alijos Rocks. Tuesday, May 28, the boat reported, "Weather rough, but... more »
12/4/2012 - Vagabond returns from 10 Day trip to the Ridge Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home December 3 after a ten-day trip with 17 anglers, including world record holder Mike... more »
11/22/2012 - Vagabond returns from an 8 Day trip with some nice 100 lb. tuna Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a trip of one week and a half-day. His group... more »
11/12/2012 - Vagaboond returns with a fine catch of Yellowfin, Yellowtail, Dorado & Wahoo, November 12, 2012 Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing on the morning of Veteran's Day, November 12. A strong... more »
11/8/2012 - Vagabond lands some "Big Ones"! About ten a.m. November 8, Vagabond tweeted, "Started off the trip with Wahoo hit then good Dodo action now into... more »
11/3/2012 - Vagabond lands a big Wahoo catch & tuna up to 125 lbs. "Boat checked in w/ beautiful weather, good mixed fishing w/ plenty of Wahoo action & Tuna up to 125 pounds.... more »
11/3/2012 - Vagabond returns from a 10 Day trip with the San Diego Angler's Club Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing November 3 after a ten-day trip with the San Diego Angler's... more »
10/18/2012 - Vagabond reports a nice day for Tuna & Wahoo "Nice day on Tuna and Wahoo yesterday hoping for more of the same today."... more »
10/8/2012 - Vagabond returns from a 6 Day Trip with 18 Anglers, October 7, 2012 Vagabond docked under owner Mike Lackey's hand at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 7 after a six-day trip with 18 anglers. ... more »
10/2/2012 - Vagabond Winner Photo This photo was posting on the Vagabond Facebook site yesterday by Joe Giddings. It may be a jackpot shot from... more »
9/23/2012 - Vagabond returns with a nice mixed tuna catch including a 30 lb Albacore Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned from a three-day trip to dock at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 23. His 26 anglers made... more »
9/12/2012 - Vagabond headed home "Would be home tomorrow earlier," noted the Vagabond's posting on Facebook September 11, "but stopped for a wide open bite... more »
9/8/2012 - Vagabond returns from a very succesful 6 Day Trip with 24 Anglers Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 8 after a six-day excursion with 24 anglers. "We fished offshore,"... more »
8/4/2012 - Vagabond is still getting their share of Yellowfin "Still plugging the boat now with big Yellowfin tuna," said the report on Facebook from Mike Lackey's Vagabond. "Will have... more »
7/17/2012 - Vagabond returns with a nice haul of Bluefin, Yellowtail, Yellowfin + 2 Dorado "We came home from a 2.75-day trip," said the report from Vagabond for July 16, "with 118 BFT between 18... more »
6/13/2012 - Vagabond’s Back Fishing Vagabond is reporting very good catches of both tuna and yellowtail. ... more »
12/5/2011 - Vet Scores Winner on the Vagabond Owner-skipper Mike Lackey returned his Vagabond to Point Loma Sportfishing December 5, 2011 after a ten-day trip to the Southern... more »
10/29/2011 - San Diego Anglers Come Home aboard the Vagabond Mike Lackey parked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing Saturday, October 29 after a nine-day trip with the San Diego... more »
10/25/2011 - Vagabond Report 10-24-11 Vagabond went to the Lower banks looking for tuna. They saw some 50 to 100-pounders but no bites. Ran into... more »
10/7/2011 - Vagabond Returns from a 6 Day Trip to Guadalupe & Benitos Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 7 with 20 anglers aboard and Mike lackey as the skipper for a... more »
10/4/2011 - Vagabond Lands 2 Tuna over 100 lbs. at Guadalupe "Gorgeous day at the Lupe (Guadalupe Island) picking at quality tuna w/ two over 100 pounds. Looking forward to tomorrow."... more »
10/1/2011 - The Vagabond lands the Best Yellow Of The Year Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 1 following a six-day trip that fished two days at... more »
9/10/2011 - Vag Bags Big Boys Mike Lackey brought his vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 10 with a good catch of mixed fish that... more »
8/28/2011 - Vagabond Lands Near Limits of Tuna on Three-Day Vagabond got near-limits of tuna on her three-day trip with skipper Mike Lackey that returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing August... more »
8/25/2011 - Slow But Good at Guadalupe Island aboard the Vagabond Guadalupe Island hasn't been in the news much recently, but the big island produce d some big tuna for Mike... more »
8/7/2011 - Vag Gets Rareacore Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned from a three-day trip August 7 when Lackey tied up at Pt. Loma Sportfishing to unload... more »
7/31/2011 - His First Dorado Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 31 after a four-day trip to Sacramento Reef and... more »
7/17/2011 - Jan Ishii Trip Four days aboard the Vagabond with owner-skipper Mike Lackey brought in a nice bunch of sleek yellowtail for 26 anglers... more »
7/1/2011 - Vag Bags ‘Tails Mike Lackey's Vagabond returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 10 after a four-day trip down the peninsula to Cedros Island... more »
6/26/2011 - Vagabond Day And A Half Trip Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home from a quick day and a half trip with four bluefin caught within one-day... more »
6/16/2011 - Two Bluefin Half-Days Mike Lackey bought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 16 after a five-day trip with 23 anglers. "The guys... more »
6/15/2011 - Vag Is Due Mike Lackey's Vagabond will arrive at Pt. Loma Sportfishing tomorrow, with a good catch of yellowtail, albacore and bluefin tuna.... more »
6/14/2011 - The Vagabond has all the action it can handle The Vagabond, posted this one-line report indicating the catching of bluefin tuna and "...yellowtail for all."... more »
6/5/2011 - "Everything We Threw At ‘Em" Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 6 after an eight-day open-party trip with 22 passengers. They... more »
4/22/2011 - One That Didn't Get Away The world record yellowfin tuna of 405 pounds, caught by Mike Livingston of Sunland last December aboard the Vagabond with... more »
3/8/2011 - It's Official! New World Record IGFA production manager Adrian Gray told Bill Roecker this morning that Mike Livingston"s 405.2-pound yellowfin tuna, caught aboard Mike Lackey"s... more »
1/19/2011 - Mag Bay Fly Down/Fly Back Vagabond owner skipper Mike Lackey returned January 19 after a Magdalena Bay fly down/fly back trip. It was an... more »
1/2/2011 - Long Range Makes Record Book All of us who fish long range will appreciate the new 2011 IGFA World Record Game Fishes annual, and not... more »
6/14/2010 - First 100-Pound Bluefin! "Nice afternoon of albies and bluefin," wrote Vagabond skipper Mike Lackey June 14 on Facebook. "Don Dongallo caught a nice... more »
11/9/2009 - Rocks Tuna Show Outside Just returned from a nine-day open party trip November 9, Vagabond skipper Mike Lackey stood at the Pt. Loma Sportfishing... more »
8/19/2009 - Big Bluefin! Late Afternoon Delight Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 19 after a three-day trip that produced the best catch... more »
7/19/2009 - Chartermaster Scores "We tried for two days at 160 miles down," said chartermaster Jan Ishii of his Vagabond four-day trip with 26... more »
5/19/2009 - Vagabond - Current Conditions 5/19/09 We finished up getting a bit of color and filling the the table with reds for a while. The weather... more »
5/16/2009 - It is On! - Vagabond Made a really nice little stop on the 1st morning of our 5-day trip and are celebrating the first Albacore... more »
12/8/2008 - Vagabond Takes Five Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a ten-day trip. One of the five cows he... more »
10/5/2008 - ???All You Can Eat??? Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 5, after an eight-day open-party trip to Alijos Rocks. "We spent... more »
9/27/2008 - Vagabond Six-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 27 with a catch of quality tuna and yellowtail from... more »
9/7/2008 - Cofe Products Trip Scores Bigtime A six-day visit to a mystery spot provided Mike Lackey's 19 Vagabond anglers with a huge catch of tuna. They... more »
8/21/2008 - Vagabond At The Big G Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 21, following a five-day trip that scratched up a few quality fish, including... more »
7/27/2008 - Good Vag Four-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 27 after a four-day trip. "We did all right," he... more »
7/20/2008 - Chartermaster Takes Third Jan Ishii ran his annual charter aboard Mike Lackey's Vagabond, and won third place in the jackpot when the boat... more »
7/13/2008 - Tuna Mix Suits Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond back to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 13 after three days of fishing offshore. Mike Burroughs of... more »
7/10/2008 - Awesome Weather Eighteen anglers fished with Mike Lackey aboard his Vagabond, returning July 10 with a fine mixed catch on the Beauchamp... more »
12/26/2007 - Vagabond Super Cow Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 20 under owner Mike Lackey's hand, after a nine-day open-party trip to the... more »
12/3/2007 - Big Fish Or Bust Vagabond returned to Point Loma Sportfishing under owner-skipper Mike Lackey's hand on December 3, after a ten-day trip with 18... more »
12/3/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 12-03-07 Well, here it is, the final story of 2007. We enjoyed great passengers, mostly calm weather, and good action every... more »
12/2/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 12-02-07 The boat will be in at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow with a nice, fat load. More report tomorrow. Good fish'n, Mike... more »
11/20/2007 - Vagabond Super Cow Vagabond arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing November 20 under owner Mike Lackey's hand, after a nine-day open-party trip to the... more »
11/20/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-20-07 The trip left under poor fishing reports but I always say that just leaves room for improvement. What an improvement!... more »
11/19/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-19-07 The boat will be back at the dock at around 7 a.m. to unload the COWs. We'll post a more... more »
11/15/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-15-07 We've boated a few trophies up to 270+ lbs yesterday and this morning we had a lot of action on... more »
11/13/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-13-07 Just got the word from our buddies that they have connected with the Cows and we will be on them... more »
11/12/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-11-07 Capt. Gordon Lackey brought home a group of very happy anglers from a 5-day trip to Guadalupe. The enjoyed steady... more »
11/11/2007 - He Called It The long range fleet's 10-day tuna catch for the week was likely beaten soundly by Gordon Lackey's five-day catch at... more »
11/5/2007 - New Wahoo Area Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond November 5 after a nine-day trip with 16 anglers that visited the southern banks and... more »
11/4/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-04-07 We are heading home with an ETA of 8:00 a.m. Monday loaded with great fish, see below. Our next trip,... more »
11/1/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 11-01-07 They are 1/2 way thru this special limited load Rocks/Wahoo 9-day trip and they are bringing home Yellowfin Tuna up... more »
10/27/2007 - Like The Devil Fifteen anglers fishing aboard Mike Lackey's Vagabond arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 27, after a ten-day San Diego Anglers... more »
10/26/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-26-07 Our SD Anglers LL 10-day is headed home with a morning ETA of 6:30 a.m. They are bringing home Yellowfin... more »
10/21/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-21-07 The SD Anglers' 10-day trip is coming along very nicely. Excellent weather and a good catch of Yellowtail on the... more »
10/7/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 10-07-07 Our 8-day trip was 7 1/2 days of good weather and fun. Assembled a catch of Yellowtail, Dorado, some nice-sized... more »
9/29/2007 - Halibut In Mix Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 29 after a six-day trip with 23 passengers. He... more »
9/24/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-24-07 We've had our ups and downs over the last few weeks. The ALBIES are still here and the bite is... more »
9/23/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-23-07 The Annual Fagner/Spider Open was a great success as always! Even with rain the first day we had a great... more »
9/19/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 09-19-07 We've had our ups and downs over the last few weeks. The ALBIES are still here and the bite is... more »
8/26/2007 - Two Albacore Areas "There's two areas of fish," said Vagabond skipper Gordon Lackey after docking the rig at Point Loma Sportfishing August 26.... more »
8/15/2007 - Vagabond Med Care The three-day Med Care charter aboard Vagabond with skipper Mike Lackey docked at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 15, with a... more »
8/12/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-12-07 Good weather, great passengers, and pick fishing sums up this week. We scratched some nice Yellows, a couple of White... more »
8/8/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-08-07 Fair kelp fishing for Yellowtail and some Dorado. 50/50 weather. Great group as usual. ... more »
8/5/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 08-05-07 What is there to say! Joe's Freight does it again. Excellent kelp fishing and lots and lots of Albies. Timing... more »
8/5/2007 - Longfin Linger Late Vagabond returned after a three-day trip with more late-season large albacore August 5. Mike Lackey skippered the trip with 23... more »
8/2/2007 - Offshore On Paddies Vagabond returned from a four-day trip August 2. Gordon Lackey skippered the trip and tied the rig at Pt. Loma... more »
8/2/2007 - Vagabond Fish report 08-02-07 Same story with a new area added. Kelps down the line are holding with nice size Yellowtail and Dorados. A... more »
7/25/2007 - Big Albie Bookends Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond after a three-day open party trip. His 26 anglers got off at Point Loma Sportfishing... more »
7/22/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-22-07 July 22, 2007 Jan Ishii Charter was as always a great time. Excellent people, fair to excellent weather and finally the... more »
7/18/2007 - Vagabond Albacore Trip A three-day trip for albacore aboard the Vagabond ended July 18 when skipper Mike Lackey docked his rig at Pt.... more »
7/18/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-18-07 Fishing is tough scratching with moments of hope, all in all were scratching little nice quality Albies and Yellowtail. Okay... more »
7/15/2007 - The Vagabond struggles The Rhinehart charter, as always, was full of fun times but, unfortunately, the fish missed the call. We struggled to... more »
7/12/2007 - The Vagabond finds more albies The Beauchamp charter was great as usual. Good Albie fishing on the first day; slow on the 2nd day; and... more »
7/4/2007 - Cedar Plug's Hot Mike Lackey brought Vagabond home to Point Loma Sportfishing July 4 after a three-day trip fishing offshore for albacore. Eleven-year old... more »
7/1/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 07-01-07 Limit fishing on the trip we just returned from today! We also caught a few Bluefin Tuna to 57 lbs.... more »
7/1/2007 - Vag Bags Limits Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond July 1 after a three-day trip with 21 anglers, who quit fishing at five p.m.... more »
6/24/2007 - Lucky 13 Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 24, following a four-day trip with just 13 fishermen aboard.... more »
6/17/2007 - Vagabond Eight-Day Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond June 17 after an eight-day trip that visited Alijos Rocks and Cedros Island. He tied... more »
6/13/2007 - The Vagabond has a nice day of quality yellowtail fishing Fishing at the Alijos was very slow so we headed back up the islands and yesterday we had a nice... more »
5/23/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 05-23-07 We started off our new season with a great group on our 6-day. We enjoyed beautiful weather every day as... more »
5/10/2007 - Vagabond Sportfishing Fish Report 05-10-07 As boat work comes to an end, we are ready to get fishing.The 5-day leaving May 18th still has a... more »
12/4/2006 - Best So Far Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond after a nine-day trip to southern waters that produced the season's first cow (tuna over... more »
11/21/2006 - Mikie???s Wahoo Trip Mike Lackey brought his Vagabond home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing November 21 after a good nine-day trip south with 22... more »
11/12/2006 - Vag Tries Guadalupe Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond November 12 after a five-day trip with 24 anglers to Guadalupe Island and Natividad. At... more »
10/21/2006 - San Diego Anglers Dwayne Patenaude chartermastered the Vagabond 10-day San Diego Anglers Club trip that returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 21 with... more »
9/30/2006 - Six-Day Rocks Trip Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a six-day trip that visited Alijos Rocks and San Pablo.... more »
9/17/2006 - Had A Ball Skipper Gordon Lackey docked brother Mike's Vagabond at Point Loma Sportfishing September 17 after a four-day trip to Guadalupe Island... more »
9/13/2006 - Bob Ledge Charter Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond September 13 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing, after a four-day trip to Guadalupe. "We had three generations... more »
9/9/2006 - Vag Does Guadalupe Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond September 9 after a five-day trip with 25 passengers to Guadalupe Island. The Seeker-Cofe trip... more »
8/27/2006 - Vag Snags Em Mike Lackey docked Vagabond at Point Loma Sportfishing August 27 after a four-day trip with 25 anglers. He also found... more »
8/16/2006 - Boat Rig Wins Winnie Houston of Buena Park won first place on the Vagabond on a three-day trip with skipper Mike Lackey when... more »
8/9/2006 - Brothers Get Albies Vagabond, under skipper Gordon Lackey's hand, arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 9 with a fair catch of albacore. Thirteen... more »
8/6/2006 - Not Going Northwest Vagabond, under owner-skipper Mike Lackey's hand, arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 6 with a catch of fatso albacore. The... more »
7/16/2006 - Picked & Scratched "We picked and scratched out a catch," said Mike Lackey after he docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing July... more »
7/13/2006 - New Best Albie "We had 10 or 12 around on the albacore," said owner-skipper Mike Lackey of the Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing... more »
6/18/2006 - Tuna, ???Tails Tops Mike Lackey docked his Vagabond at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 18 after an eight-day trip to Alijos Rocks and Cedros... more »

Vagabond Sportfishing

Always good times no matter what

Memorial Day Weekend

82 lb Wahoo