For the past 31 years, the Sea Star has produced great fish counts, wonderful memories, and has set and maintained a charter boat standard like no other. Even through the recession, the boat continued to leave the dock and come back with a boat full of fish and happy fishermen. As the economy continues to… Read more »
While filming the “Sportfishing with Dan Hernandez” television show, we caught a very unusual Sevengill Shark. The fish was about 50 pounds and was caught using 20 lb test. The influx of Sevengill sharks to the La Jolla area has been reported on by NBC 7, and their report can be found here. Although these… Read more »
Since the Oceanside Harbor was created back in the 1960’s, it has been a beautiful recreational area for Oceanside residents and visitors alike. The quaint shops, restaurants with tasty food, and water based activities for everyone to enjoy has made the harbor one of Oceanside’s crown jewels. But for the last fifty years, the harbor… Read more »
The grey whale makes one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal on Earth. Traveling from the Bering Sea to Mexico’s warm-water lagoons, these whales search for a protected area to give birth to calves. In the video below, a mother and her calf can be seen amusing the ecotourists onboard the ponga. The… Read more »
The large swells off the Southern California coast can be deadly for surfers, kayakers, and fishermen alike. However, when the swells calm down, they bring life to California’s inshore sportfishing grounds. The large storm to the north of Oceanside produced very large waves this past weekend. When this happened, upwelling occurred. Upwelling is when the… Read more »
We have recently uploaded our Ultimate Sea Life Adventure to Youtube. Although it combines video from a few different trips, the clips accurately represent the sea life we encounter while on the Sea Star. Blue whales, finback whales, dolphins, sea lions, humpback whales, and minke whales can be seen feeding, traveling, and having some care… Read more »
The calm ocean was hiding a unique visitor underneath the surface on January 23, 2013. Captain Joe has seen blue, finback, minke, grey, and pilot whales off the Southern California coast over his 40-plus year career. He has even seen orcas as they swim alongside the Sea Star. When we took Carlsbad High School’s CP… Read more »
While fishing off the coast of San Diego County, we frequently encounter rockfish with barotrauma. We know from experience, throwing these “bloated” rockfish back into the water will kill them. The crew of the Sea Star has been trained to properly release these fish. Barotrauma is the technical term describing an injury caused by a… Read more »
We had a wonderful group of friends onboard the Sea Star for the Oceanside Holiday Boat Parade. We had the Sea Star decorated with lights and our inflatable snowman! With crew members dating back from the very beginning, the Holiday Boat Parade was a successful evening!
This evening, Sea Star Charters starting blogging! We will be experimenting with this process during our winter season. Hopefully, the summer months will be filled with amazing sport fishing action so we can blog more. Captain Joe will be sharing his more than 40 years of expertise and Internet users will be able to learn… Read more »
We are proud to announce Captain Joe Cacciola is now the founding partner of Oceanside Sea center.
Sea Star Sport Fishing is proud to be sponsored by Shakespeare makers of fine tackle and Penn Reel Co.. We now use and exclusively rent Shakespeare “Ugly Stick” rods and Penn “Spinning Reels”.
For more information on Sea Star Sport Fishing, Please give us a call on our reservation line at 760-966-0111!
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