
Yellowfin Tuna
9-24-2026
Tim Ekstrom
One more shot at beautiful grade yellowfin was embraced by all before changing gears in search of offshore exotics. Unbelievable scenes accompanied the tuna pursuit as seemingly every animal in and flying above the ocean joined the frenzy. Whales, endless dolphins, sharks, sea lions, and sea birds galore all shared a place at the trough mopping up forage in a maelstrom of activity. What a show. Nature's glory. Sliding a few more in the prime RSW tanks we took off after a modest morning score leaving plenty behind for future runs. Kudos to this group of veteran anglers whom self regulated consistent with their history and respect for the resource. Following the morning frenzy things ground to a near halt. Nigh impossible to locate flotsam for hours on end the search finally produced a few marginal class dorado before we headed north for a last coastal and offshore round tomorrow. Images today feature our good friends and Royal Star veterans Brian Vann and JR Dekleinhans with fine examples of the primo grade yellowfin available.