Crab Seasons Opens November 1

The Crab are here!!!
 
Crab Season Opens!!! Second Tuna trip on August 5, 2007


Crab season is finally here.  Weather permitting, Huli Cat is booking trips for Crab now!  Click photos above to enlarge.


Squid Fishing

Plenty of BIG fish caught!
 
October Squid a Plenty LOTS of Squid


Squid fishing has been good to excellent.  Squid has been so good that Discovery Channel booked a trip to film the action.  Visit our Fishing Photo Gallery (under "Fishing"), and check out our
Squid Fishing  charters.  Click photos above to enlarge.

Watch KQED's high def filming of Squid on board Hulicat (1 minute download)

Watch KQED Squid Filming on Hulicat!

Whale Video & Photos

Whales putting on a great show!
 
Humpback Whale Feeding Gray Whale Breaching


While fishing, we have seen many Humpback whales and Grey Whales feeding, traveling and breaching in the area.  Be sure to visit our Photo Gallery (under Other Charters), and check out our Whale Watching charters. The charter boat of choice for the Oceanic Society, your experience aboard the Huli Cat will be the very best!

Turn your sound on and
click here to watch whale movie clip!

Turn your SOUND ON and click here to view the whale movie clip!

As seen in San Francisco Examiner and on Examiner.com

We were briefed on boat safety by Huli Cat Captain and Owner Tom Mattusch Our boat, the 53 feet long, Coast Guard certified Hulli Cat, arrived and we boarded.

 
WHALE WATCH LOG - OUT TO THE GULF OF THE FARALLONS AND BACK

Sunday June 2, 2007
 

Sharon Gray - Photographer and author

"To learn more about Humpback Whale behavior and in hopes of spotting Delta and Dawn, I went on a whale watching expedition out in the Pacific Ocean with the Oceanic Society. I saw six humpback whales, but could not identify whether or not they were Delta and Dawn. Below the photo is a PhotoLog of my whale-watching trip (aboard the Huli Cat)..."

Click to Read story ->

Part I

Part II


Rockfish Season Opened in June

Rockfish or Crab/Rockfish Combos
 
This angler catches a BIG Lingcod! A real nice Vermillion caught by this angler
Nice rockfish caught this day


The waters off of Half Moon Bay to the North and South, and out to the Farallon Islands has some of the most spectacular Rockfish Fishing to be found anywhere.  Some charters are Rockfish Fishing only and some combination charters target both
Crab and Rockfish.  Visit our Rockfish page and check out the Rockfish photos in our Photo Gallery (under "Fishing").


 
 
 
 
 

Huli Cat Sportfishing & Charter Boat


 

U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Certified
State of California Cremated Remains Disposer License: Number CRD 361
Captain Tom Mattusch, IGFA Certified Captain