Wind is the word, at least until the end of the week. Despite the wind,  few boats tried for halibut in the Marshall flats where they found all the conditions for halibut (59° to 61° water, many schools of bait including pinhead anchovies and sardines) but no actual halibut. There are even shiner perch, small jacksmelt and sardines being caught on our pier. With as many halibut as they're catching in San Francisco Bay it seems likely that a few should find their way here. I guess they don't know it, yet. For those of us craving a little white meat, take heart, because rockfish opens on Sunday. Also, those of us concerned about coming home empty handed from a salmon trip, take heart for the same reason. There were some decent Dungeness caught this weekend but lots of females in the bay.