Poor Jeff Norton. He caught a salmon early in the day, then tried to get the second one all day but he never could. I can only imagine his disappointment when this 45 pound sea bass bit. I guess that makes a pretty good consolation prize. Jeff seems okay with it. Both of his fish came from 90 feet of water just this side of Abbott's Lagoon while mooching anchovies. The Miss Anita trolled by about the time Jeff was fighting the bass and they caught its twin. There were quite a few (for September) salmon caught this weekend. mostly from the south end of Ten Mile but still some on the reefs from Elephant to Tomales Point. The halibut showed pretty well too, with one boat catching six yesterday. The halibut are finally biting in the shallower water where they're supposed to be. Today there were a few in the mix but salmon definitely outnumbered them.
Hey Willie,
ReplyDeleteWere the Halibut out in the bay or in the ocean?
-Scott from Auburn
The halibut I saw came from the ocean, almost to Point Reyes. There are still some halibut coming from Hog Island, although not as big, on average, as the ones from the ocean. The mouth of the bay may hold a few biters now but nobody is fishing for them there...
ReplyDeleteThanks Willy,
ReplyDeleteMight be coming down on the 22nd, and give it another try
-Scott