Wednesday, June 8, 2016


   I'd like to tell you that this is but a sample of the striper action today, but in fact, this is the striper action (at least so far) for today. There were a half-dozen or more guys out there skipping lures for a few hours, and Nathan Porter and Mason Lessard were the striper lottery winners. These were taken on the incoming tide. 
     Rockfishing was OK until the wind blew the boats in. Halibut was slower today, as was the crabbing. There are a few of these guys back by Hog too, if you are interested:


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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 8, 2016 at 7:56 PM

    How do you fish shark? Same as a halibut rig?

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  2. Willy VoglerJune 9, 2016 at 12:14 PM

    I personally don't target shark very often, but when I do I use wire leaders and squid, mackerel, or sardine for bait, the fresher and oilier the better. Most of the sharks I've caught, and the one in the photo, were caught fishing live bait for halibut. The craziest leopard shark action I've ever been in was under a school of sardines by Pelican Point a few years back. Four live sardines in the water, four leopards hooked up at once. Not what I was looking for, but exciting nonetheless.

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  3. AnonymousJune 9, 2016 at 1:16 PM

    Ok, was just thinking of some catch and release action, if the Halibut is slow. Not going to mess with wire leaders and all that though. Planning on a 3:30 am start out of Auburn, Saturday morning and hit the island for some halibut. Going to have my grandson, so you no how that goes if there is no action in the first 1 or so hours, they start getting stir crazy. LOL, he is only 10. He'll have fun catching bait though.

    -Scott, from Auburn

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  4. Willy VoglerJune 10, 2016 at 1:00 AM

    I have fun catching bait, so yes, I know.

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  5. AnonymousJune 10, 2016 at 1:56 PM

    How is the water temp holding out in the bay , was wondering if these strong winds were cooling off the halibut bite.

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  6. Willy VoglerJune 10, 2016 at 4:18 PM

    The bay water holds its temp pretty well, although even a small dip in temp can slow the bite. Plenty of warmth around the bottom of the tide, at least around Hog Island. I haven't seen a halibut here since Tuesday, but part of that is the difficult fishing conditions in the wind. The winds ease up on the beach tomorrow, so we may see a few more come in.

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