Mark Daugherty
Founder and Guide

Mark has been fishing since he could walk. Born and raised in San Diego, he started fishing on the family boat in local waters and by the age of 15 he was a deckhand on 1/2 and 3/4 boats out of Islandia Sportfishing. Mark has been fishing tuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin) for 20 years. His love of Baja and the East Cape region in particular, started in his early twenties and has grown ever since, fishing tournaments throughout the baja region and learning techniques from the local captains and pangueros. He is a big game tackle fanatic and passionate lure collector. His sportfishing destinations include Costa Rica, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico and Portugal. He also enjoys surfing and free diving and spearfishing. Mark speaks spanish and is CPR certified. He is also certified by the Coast Guard in Seamanship, Nautical Navigation and GPS.

Jason Christiansen
Guide

Originally from Minnesota, "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Jason has been fishing since he was 6 years old. He worked as a fishing guide for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) and the border lakes on the US/Canadian border off the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota. Jason started fishing the west coast and baja in the mid 90s and has been guiding since 2000. Although he's a skilled offshore fisherman and guide, his specialiaty is targeting large roosterfish (pez gallo) in the surf and inshore. Jason is a fully-certified Emergency Medical Technician and CPR instructor/practitioner.