There were some nice halibut caught this weekend. I talked to several folks who said they did well on the south side of Hog Island. Interestingly, it appears a trip back that far may not be totally necessary.

    Bill Kiene took one of our rental boats out and picked up this nice 15 lb halibut in time for lunch. He was fishing the channel straight across from the Landing and dragging dead anchovies.

   Mike Morgan went out with Frank Green two days in a row, and two days in a row came back with whoppers. First is Saturday's 25 pounder, followed by Sunday's 33 pounder, caught with live jacksmelt. They were caught "right out front." Do with that what you will.

   I have heard of a couple salmon coming in. Still scattered and on the move, but with some luck, and I'm sure no small amount of skill in this case, it is still doable. Per the report I received: "Hello, went fishing today 8/23/18. Brandi Martin caught this 25lb fish in 250' off bodega head." Nice work out there.

   Another report I received. Not that local, but why not? "In the absence of "keeper" lings locally, I thought I'd send this in. 44.5 inch lingcod caught just north of Fort Ross on live bait./swimbait combo in 110ish feet of water. I didn't have a scale. It was fun getting it in our 15 foot skiff, The Scoter Toter. The Tomales Outlaw stayed beached." In other news, I've heard rumors of a tuna run being planned for Wednesday, weather permitting. Sixty miles is a long run, though. In any event, I always appreciate the reports. Keep them coming if you've got them, guys.