Seabass

     Thomas Huddleston sent in this report and photos"Grandson wanted to go fishing two days before school started. First day 20#  2nd day 30# along with a nice Ling. Between Bird and Trees. Diego Franco, caught on 8/15 and 8/16"

      Here's Gage's fish from yesterday. We finally found baitfish schools in the outer bay and tried a few tacks through them. No salmon, but after 45 minutes of fighting it Gage landed this tail-hooked thresher shark. It was released unharmed. Turns out the salmon are still off of McClure's and Bird Rock, but there aren't many of them. Several were brought in today (at least two caught mooching!) by several boats, so there's a chance if you aren't me.

          Lou Gumm caught this hitchhiking ling cod at Bird Rock on Thursday.

   Oh yeah, almost forgot. Chad Davis of Manteca caught a little fishy. It only weighed 66 pounds. When asked where he hooked it, he said, "the mouth." I don't think he meant the mouth of the bay, but that's the only information he would part with. That's the biggest seabass I've seen here.