Several boats went out of the Landing today, and they came back with mostly good news. They got some decent salmon today. It sounded like most boats focused on the stretch between Bird and Elephant. There was a pretty good amount of anchovies scattered around, with pelicans diving on them. Most of the guys I talked to wound up with two or three fish per boat, as well as a few losses, fishing between 40'-60' of water towards the bottom. That maroon water is definitely still going strong, and I heard the break between it and other waters was particularly bountiful. While that area put out more fish than it has lately, you might consider a run a bit further south to Abbot's. I spoke to one fellow who's been here a few days and getting limits down there most days in about 40' of water. He's been enjoying relative peace and quiet down there, but since he's leaving tomorrow he has no problem now with me shouting his success from the rooftops. Some highlights:

   Lou Zanardi came in with these three from the north end of McClures, in about 50' of water. Didn't get them on a scale, but that wasn't a small ice chest. He estimated he watched 6-8 fish come in on the couple of boats around him, with moderate bait all around. 

   I believe these two fish came in from around Bird, in around 40ish feet.

   In other news, a few more halibut came in today. Some came from south of the yellow buoy. A few came from the channel to the west of Hog. Boats from that area complained about a fast drift. If you didn't have a parachute or a trolling motor, you'd be looking at less fish.

   Finally, a few daring souls went out this morning in search of albacore. I was a lot less envious of them this evening than I was this morning. Three boats went out, returning with a grand total of two fish between them. They started in the general vicinity of where I went last Thursday, very roughly 38°31 by 124°15. Whereas the water had been a cozy 58-59°F, it dropped to about 54-55°F. About 20 miles to the south of that, in 60ish°F water, Nate Porter wound up with one peanut. 

   I don't remember where it was picked up exactly, but Tom Brodsky's boat picked up this 20+ lb albie. Nice fish, but they weren't as excited as they could've been after travelling 187 miles total. Consensus seemed to be that a run a little more straight out and a little less to the north might have been more fruitful. Oh well. Guess I'll be sticking close to shore for a bit.