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01.17.22 SCI pre-booking is over… It is go time

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The San Clemente Island kayak mothership trip pre-booking period is now over. That means that if you are a newcomer to this trip or have joined us in the past (just not recently)… then now is the time to book. We are at about 60% overall sold. So the opportunity to join our trips is high if you act quickly.

Fresh & Salty Trips

Both dates are 100% sold out. We are accepting waiting list bookings in the event that someone cancels. Please contact the Fresh & Salty trip leaders via the Facebook group page to get on the waiting list.

  • 6/2/22 – 6/5/22 (100% booked)
  • 6/9/22 – 6/12/22 (100% booked)

CCKF Trips

This trip is oddly not sold out yet. This is usually one of our most contested trips.

  • 6/12/22 – 6/15/22 (65% booked)

2.5 Day Trips

These trips are not sold out yet. We expect these dates to book out within the next 48 hours.

  • 6/23/22 – 6/26/22 (65% booked)
  • 6/30/22 – 7/3/22 (50% booked)

3.5 Day Trips

These trips are not sold out yet. We expect these dates to book out within the next 48 hours.

  • 6/26/22 – 6/30/22 (50% booked)
  • 7/6/22 – 7/10/22 (75% booked)

Ready to Book?

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01.09.22 Field Trips San Clemente Island Part 1 is LIVE

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Before Rob was a partner, he was the dude that was inspiring us on YouTube just like he does today for so many people. Every time there is a Field Trips episode staring a Fish Village trip it gets me all excited… like a kid waiting for Disneyland to open.

Last year Rob joined the inaugural Fresh n Salty + Fish Village 2.5 kayak mothership charter to knock another new species off his list, capture some amazing content and help share how much fun these trips are with the kayak fishing community.

This trip was overbooked due to incredibly high demand which means I was not able to join. Rob looked at me and said… \”You are not going?\” and then said \”Well that is good because I brought nothing and need to borrow everything…\”

Jokes aside… what impresses me is that he was grinding with his edits, flying all over the place, visiting his Mom, gets no sleep and sticks a 32 inch \’calibut\’ (thanks Nic, gonna use that more often) on the first day. This is why he has a show.

Oh… and thanks for sticking my kayak with my gaff. And one last thing… all of the west coast and Mexico forgive you about irons. Jesse and I are having a good chuckle about this one. Thanks to Field Trips… irons may finally catch on in southern California and Mexico.

Enjoy part 1 now with part 2 coming on Thursday.

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06.01.21 SCI kayak mothership trip season is upon us

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We have been talking about this for months… the time is near. \”Kayakers… assemble!!!!!!!\”

The last bit of payments are trickling through which means that it is almost time to get the band back together. The Islander crew is hard at work getting the boat dialed in for our six (6) kayak mothership trips. They are even sneaking in a few tuna trips already… they will be primed and ready for us as they always are.

If you are going on this trip… here is what you can expect from Fish Village… One (1) week from your departure date you will receive an email from us with details about your trip, when to arrive, where to park and what to expect. We will also include a link to our web based Trip Guide that answers all of these questions and more.

Some of you have asked, so here is an update on COVID… There will be no COVID protocols enforced. Anyone can wear a mask if they choose to, however it will not be required.

If FOMO (fear of missing out) is setting in… don\’t worry, you can score a last second opening. We have one spot open on each of the following trips:

  • 6/10 – 6/13
  • 6/20 – 6/23
  • 7/1 – 7/4

If this sounds like you… hop on! Click here to book.

These trips would not have happened without the support of these two incredible kayak fishing communities:

These two communities share a common love for kayak fishing which is near and dear to our hearts. Without them, we would not grown from four (4) to six (6) trips during a pandemic nonetheless. Incredible support from two incredible groups!

We would also like to thank Pure Watersports, Reebs Lures, Hobie Fishing and Islander Charters for making these trips possible. We partner with the best to offer the very best experience possible. Thank you for being great at what you do!

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11.06.20 Cedros 2021 schedule is live

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About damn time right? Our release schedule is just starting to roll out for the 2021 season and Cedros Island gets to call dibs on the first release of the new season.

The 2020 season was cut short before it even got a chance to start. Fortunately the island never saw a case of COVID and they intend to keep that way. The Mexican government kept the island closed to tourism to protect the residents of the island. Though we were bummed that we couldn\’t run our trips… we completely understand.

We are expecting a different outcome in 2021. Not only do we expect to be able to run our trips to Cedros Island… we expect the fishing to be ON FIRE. The island hasn\’t been getting any pressure because it is closed… the fishing should be silly good!

We are running four (4) groups in 2021 starting in June. You just need to get to San Diego and our trip provider Cedros Kayak Fishing takes care of the rest. We are offering four (4) day and five (5) day packages.

Dates

  • 6/25/21 – 6/28/21 (4 day)
  • 6/28/21 – 7/2/21 (5 day)
  • 9/20/21 – 9/24/21 (5 day)
  • 10/15/21 – 10/18/21 (4 day)

Prices

  • 4 day – $2,100
  • 5 day – $2,500

Deposit

  • $500 due within 7 days of booking
  • $500 due by 1/15/21

If our inbox and social media dm\’s are any indication… we expect to sell out of these trips quickly. This would be great because it means people are traveling again, it means my good friend Jeff Mariani can continue the amazing work he built in Cedros and we can keep doing what we were meant to do.

So get on it! If you need a reminder, check out Rob\’s first visit to Cedros back in Oct 2019.

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11.02.20 Cedros 2021 season dates coming this week

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As most of you already knew or assumed… 2020 was a bust for Cedros Island. COVID forced the Mexican government to shut down the island to tourism in order to protect their fragile community with very little medical infrastructure. Though we were bummed, we certainly understand that the people that call that call Cedros Island home come first. So we set our eyes on the future… that future is about to be released to Fish Village mailing list subscribers first.

This means that our mailing list subscribers will get first \”dibs\” on newly released and expected to sell out Cedros Island + Fish Village trips. The boys will be running a handful of groups next summer and we would love to see you join the party. Groups are small… 5 anglers + 1 Fish Village host.

We will be sending out the 2021 season dates to our mailing list subscribers on Tuesday 11/3. The dates will be public on Fish Village.com on Friday 11/6.

If you haven\’t subscribed to our mailing list yet, please do. It is free and we do NOT spam our customers. Subscribe now.

To learn more about this trip, head over to our trip page. To learn more about Cedros Island, Mexico, head over to our location page.