Here's the best fish of the weekend. Caught on Sunday, this 29 pound halibut was brought in by Jay Meeks of Valley Springs. I may be a bit late in reporting it, but I can tell you it was caught on the bar. It was also probably the only fish from the bar for the weekend as the water was calm but cold. Cold water doesn't completely stop halibut from biting, it just makes it very unlikely to catch. Plus, maybe when they're this big they're better insulated. 

    We had to do at least one more albacore trip, so Tuesday Nate let Alec Bennett and I catch a couple more than last time. Four for us and six for Nate. We fished within a few miles of 38º 28' by 123º 55', or about 45 miles from Tomales Point. The ride wasn't too bad but it definitely didn't feel like summer out there. It did feel like Dungeness season is coming. In an open boat you wear your cabin and I needed a few more layers of cabin. Inshore, there were a couple of salmon caught out in the deeper water but there's no sign of last year's "October surprise" near-the-beach-salmon-slaying happening again. At least the rockfish will still play with us.