Keeping with the bass theme, we now bring you white sea bass. The top one, caught by Nate Smith, weighed 49 pounds. Pete Sequeira caught the "little" 37 pounder. They were mooching for salmon and caught these instead. The feelings of disappointment have passed. These fellows are entered in the All Season Salmon and White Sea Bass Derby, but the entry deadline has passed. I'm sure a lot of people want to jump in to compete with a 49 pound contender, but I'm sorry, that ship has sailed.

This 22 pound halibut was caught today by Stephan Schampp of Woodland. Halibut and rockfish were the catch for most of the successful fishermen, although it required a bit more work today to get them. Even the reefs at Point Reyes were a bit stingy for the guys I spoke with. Halibut came from Hog Island and the beaches outside. Doran Beach had a few as well. The water temp is 61º F close to shore and it will probably get warmer in the next week if the forecast is correct. Lots of squid around, enough that the commercial squid boats are back and making wraps again.