September 27th, 2026 – Half-day trip for Pelagic Birds And Mammals
Blue Whales sounding right next to the boat, Fin Whales, Humpback Whales, dolphins, porpoise; 385 Black Storm-Petrels, Cocos Booby.
Blue Whales sounding right next to the boat, Fin Whales, Humpback Whales, dolphins, porpoise; 385 Black Storm-Petrels, Cocos Booby.
TOWNSEND'S STORM-PETRELS, plus Cook's Petrels, incredible temperature break loaded with phalaropes, shearwaters, Arctic Terns, and a Manx Shearwater First-cycle(!) Hawaiian Petrel, South Polar Skua, banded Black-footed Albatross from Midway all on a half-day trip. Vocalizing Nazca Booby circles boat for 10 minutes; another Hawaiian Petrel; record numbers of Black Storm-Petrels plus Wilson's and Least.
Today was our last whale watching trip for 2026. We had a great season this year and are looking forward to next season.
September 13, 2026 - Tuna [...]
Booby that got away, Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Scripps’s Murrelets, Arctic Tern, Buller’s Shearwaters, early Red and Red-necked Phalaropes and many Sabine’s Gulls headed south, jaegers galore including a Long-tailed chasing a South Polar Skua!
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales including drone video; Pacific White-sided and Northern Right Whale dolphins including video of them riding the bow; big Salmon Sharks rubbing there bellies on logs; Manx Shearwaters, a booby, Scripp's Murrelet, Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses
More Murphy’s Petrels including a highly discussed, white-bellied one; 6-8 Scripps’s Murrelets, 3-4 Laysan Albatrosses, 2 Ancient Murrelets, South Polar Skua, Tufted Puffin; giant male Northern Elephant Seal; Humpback-dolphin feeding frenzy.
Rockfishing is open and going great with a lot of nice bags of fish. We have been catching many quality Vermillion, Canary and Yellowtail Rockfish. We are open for unlimited depth this year and are looking forward to a great year of fishing.
We aren't currently running crab trips now, but will start the season in December, 2026.
Salmon fishing is open through July 19. Then opens again August 1. The season has been great so far with many good sized fish and limits on some days.
Spots fill up fast! Book your next fishing adventure now, without booking fees, with Anchor Charter Boats!
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