Jan McHale caught this 25 pound salmon, her first,  yesterday.  It was one of seven that we boated off of Bird Rock. The fish all came trolled on green label herring. Most fishermen ran a little farther south to McClure's Beach, Elephant Rock or the Keyholes for some great salmon action. The fish were feeding on giant schools of squid, which made it easy to find the hungry critters. Don't worry though, they won't fill up. A bunch of commercial squid boats arrived and caught or dispersed all those schooled squid. In their eagerness, one seiner actually wrapped up a commercial salmon troller in his net. One of the squid boats may even have removed some of those pesky, full bellied salmon that weren't biting anyway. Thoughtful of them, really. The fish that are left are hungrier without all that snack food around.  Good luck finding them, though. The schools should reform soon, albeit smaller. Of course, if you got your opportunity to fish this weekend and can't catch, at least you can comfort yourself with the knowledge that someone else profited from your misfortune. 

Jesse Keilman from South Lake Tahoe again, this time with a 25 pound halibut from my secret hole. This is why you're not supposed to tell people about your fishing holes. I haven't even caught a halibut yet this year and this guy is smiling here next to my fish. Nice work, Jesse, but watch your back.