We've got a few more results in, here. The most recent numbers from Bodega Bay, Half Moon Bay/San Francisco Bay, and Crescent City show passing grades. That's six out of nine with the remaining three due to be tested this week. Crab season could actually happen, people.
    Boy, the threats of showing more pictures of Gage really worked! Here's some photos with their stories.

Saw your request for pics so here’s one. Caught this off of Elephant in 120’ of water, root beer scampi tipped with squid. Hopefully see you guys end of this month. Wanna try and get one more trip in before cod closes and if weather is nice.

Since you asked for pictures... We "found" this Mola Mola fish in the bay about a mile off shore on 10/16/15. My son, Michael (holding the fish), noticed it from a distance floating on its side being pecked at by a seagull. He scooped it up with a net and we thought it was probably dying. To our surprise, when he put the fish back in the water, it swam straight down like a rocket. When we got home to Davis, we identified the fish (a baby since Mola Mola are reported to reach 5,000 lbs!) and discovered that the surface floating, bird pecking behavior is normal apparently used to relieve the fish of parasites. Amazing! The photo was taken by Michael's girlfriend, Naomi Juarez.

Sincerely,

Stan Artz

Caught off Elephant rock. Too pretty to keep. Threw it back.

  Thanks to Stan, Nick Nichols and Chris Valenzuela for sending their photos. For the record, Chris, I would not have thrown the Tiger rockfish back for its beauty. I'd like to think, or at least I'd like you to think, that I'd have done it because he was foul hooked. I am glad to see that someone else jigs their iron like I do. As a wise man once told me, "Set the hook like you want to rip their lips off."