There were some new crab numbers released on Christmas Eve. On the good side, they were finally able to test in Crescent City, Trinidad, Eureka, and Fort Bragg. Everything looked good except for a borderline result in Eureka. There was also a new set of tests out of Bodega. This time the crab at the Russian River and Point Reyes were good. They dropped a pot in the outer bay, too, and that pot had four of the six crab fail. So we are close but not quite there. If the seas stay reasonably low (less than 20') I believe we could see clean crab in two weeks. Then all we need is a second good test a week later. That just requires good weather for three weeks. No problem.
   A couple of boats got out from here for some rockfishing this weekend. They fished between Elephant and Tomales Point and got a few but didn't load up. I heard of a few guys that went further and did much better. From the beach, there should be some perch still around and usually this is the time of year when a few large stripers show up in the surf.