Polaris Supreme posts wide-open April tuna bite, 160 yellowfin and 55 bluefin

A 24-angler Polaris Supreme 3-day just posted the kind of April score that changes booking decisions fast: 160 yellowfin tuna, 55 bluefin tuna and 1 dorado, with Team Supreme calling the fishing “as good as it gets for April.” That is not just a hot wrap-up. It is a clear sign that Southern California’s offshore tuna bite is already deep enough to reward anglers who commit three days instead of trying to squeeze the fishery into a shorter run.

The yellowfin count matters most because it carried the trip. The bluefin were still there in strong numbers, but 160 yellowfin against 55 bluefin says the bite had shifted from a bluefin hunt into a more reliable yellowfin program. That kind of mix gives a boat options: stay on the move, fish the best school when it shows, and keep pressure on whatever grade is biting. The lone dorado added another hint that the water was lined up for a multi-species offshore window, not a one-stop fluke.

The timing tells the bigger story. On April 12, the same trip had already reached 160 yellowfin, 13 bluefin and 1 dorado, and the crew called it “wide open all day yesterday.” One day earlier, the boat said it had started looking for bluefin, then quickly found yellowfin that “wanted to bite,” and was already up to 80 yellowfin with several good stops still ahead. That kind of day-to-day jump is exactly what anglers want to see in spring, because it means the fish are moving, biting and responding fast enough to turn a trip around.

Polaris Supreme’s recent run backs that up. The boat’s April 10 trip produced 34 bluefin tuna, and the April 5 trip produced 60 bluefin tuna. Add in the March activity and this does not read like a single lucky day. It looks like an active spring offshore pattern building off San Diego and broader Southern California waters, with bluefin already present and yellowfin sliding into the same general zone.

For trip-planning, the message is straightforward: 3-day trips look like the sweet spot right now. Shorter runs can miss the shift if the bite changes overnight, while longer runs may not be necessary when a boat is already landing fish in this kind of volume inside three days. With yellowfin leading the count, bluefin still showing, and the action described as wide open, Polaris Supreme made a strong case that the April tuna season is already worth the drive, the bunk and the time off.