"We arrived at Clarion Island at 0730 this morning in very nice weather. After checking in with the camp, we headed out off the island to the buffer zone, which is 6 to 12 miles. Right off the bat we could see bird activity with a few breaking fish. The first fish that we hooked and landed was a 250-pound yellowfin caught by Curt Wiesenhutter. That's a good sign!

We were able to pick throughout the day and ended up with 18 tuna; three over 200 pounds and one that's right on the fence. Other big fish honors go to George Meigs and Marc Monforte, who tag-teamed a 240-pounder, and Larry Nelson, with a 228-pounder. We lost a couple cows right at the boat. We're going to stay the night here and hope for the same results tomorrow."