Rejoice, for at last a halibut, a real halibut, has been brought in to Lawson's Landing. It wasn't big but it was big enough and it came from way back in the bay, almost where the bay runs out of water. Water temp back there was in the mid-50's. A few sand sole were landed on the bar. Water temp in the mouth was 49-50. It might be a little while until the halibut bite there. Some dungeness were caught on the pier and lots of reds taken from the other side of the bay. There is a rumor circulating that a boat fishing for halibut on Ten Mile last week caught no flatfish but released two salmon that didn't know they were extinct. Rockfish starts Sunday, rules are the same as last year except it's a maximum depth of 120', not 180'. Remember, fish early and often because we will be lucky if the season lasts through the summer.