Hi Anglers,

Thank you for signing up to receive updates from us at Mirage Sportfishing, where we look forward to making your fishing excursion the best possible experience available that day!

2014 has been an exciting for Mirage Sportfishing! Many anglers saw personal bests or firsts while fishing with us this year. The year started out in March with fantastic Rockfishing throughout the spring. By the end of June through August, the Halibut and White Seabass were in full swing. September was one for the history book....with the warm water push, Capt Tucker was on a mission to land Tuna on the Mirage. And that he did, which included Yellowfin and Bluefin, not to mention a beautiful Dorado as well!

With the Mirage, under command of Capt. Tucker McCombs, Jr angler Daniel Hadawi was able to take home the new IGFA Junior Male World Record for a California Halibut weighing in at 54 pounds, 14 ounces. It was caught on July 1, 2014. Coincidentally, exactly 3 years to the day later from when Frank Rivera caught his IGFA World Record Halibut aboard the Mirage with Capt. Joe Villareal at the helm.


HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
With the holidays just around the corner, there is no better time to help tackle hunger in Ventura County. Everyday in our own backyard, countless number of families struggle to put food on their table and many depend on donations to Food Share of Ventura County to feed their families. For the third year in a row,we have teamed up with Channel Islands Sportfishing and Food Share of Ventura County for our Annual Holiday Food Drive at Channel Islands Sportfishing Center.

For every non-perishable canned good item donated between now and December 29th, 2014, you will receive a free raffle ticket good towards our year end drawing on December 30th. ****Bring in 10 items or more and receive a special ticket to be entered in our Grand Prize drawing!


Our goal is to reach 1 TON of food!


All winners will be announced on Channel Islands Sportfishing Facebook page. You need not be present to win! Some items include Eric's Tackle Shop Gift Certificate, Social Tap Ventura Gift Certificates, Kelp Clothing, CISCOs hats and T-shirts, CISCOs Tackle Shop gift certificates, fishing trips from our Channel Islands Sportfishing fleet and more! This is an awesome way to give back to our local community as we work towards stopping hunger in Ventura County.


UPCOMING TRIPS

It is freezer filling time for those yummy Rockcod fillets! We will be fishing until December 31.

The dates below are "fishing on", you depart the night prior at 10pm. These are Open Party trips. It is possible that we will also have Open Charters become available. Keep checking the website as sometimes the schedule can change daily.


Wednesday Nov 12
Thursday Nov 13
Friday Nov 14
Monday Nov 17
Tuesday Nov 18
Wednesday Nov 19
Thursday Nov 20
Friday Nov 21
Tuesday Nov 25
Wednesday Nov 26
Friday Nov 28


Please note: Any Open charters or special trips can only be booked through the Mirage Office or our website. The landing will NOT be booking these trips.

You will be able to find all of our trips on our website, on the Mirage Sportfishing Schedule Page


Check - In and Boarding Procedures:

When you get to the landing, proceed inside to check in. Once you have completed the check-in process, you will be directed to line up outside the backdoor in the designated area for the Mirage. When the boat is ready, a crewman from the Mirage will direct you to board. At no time will there be any pre-boarding or passengers allowed on the boat without a crewman. If you need and/or want to board early to get your favorite spot, be sure to get to the landing early and check-in early so you are at the beginning of the line. Check-in will start as early as 6pm and boarding will start at approximately 9pm.

* If you are a passenger that needs electricity in your bunk due to a CPAP machine, or are disabled, please call ahead as we have special bunks designated for this.

We are booking charters for our 2015 season and will post our Ultra Limited Load 2 Day Schedule in January on our website. Keep an eye on your email for updates as to when we will start to book these trips. If you are looking to charter the Mirage, be sure to speak with Erin in the Mirage Office at 805-9836-0975 to have your trip tailored to suit the needs of your group.


We look forward to fishing with you!

Sincerely,

Capt. Joe, Erin, Rosa, Tucker, Luke, Ryan, Casey, Spencer, Chase, Andrew & Justin