I was sent this picture this morning just before Gage ran out of the house with his perch rod. I don't know if this is from today and if it is, I don't know how he got to the beach. We literally have locals walking the streets looking for "strange" cars in front of houses and peering into windows looking for out-of-towners. If you decide to come you might consider affixing a yellow star on your sleeve. Probably don't come. It is too difficult to maintain social distancing with people in your face, yelling. Besides, there's pretty much no parking in Dillon Beach. Both parking lots are padlocked. EDIT: Just found out that this fellow ended up with a parking ticket, making for some very expensive perch.
   With business being on the very light side, the boys and I went rockfishing on Monday. It was sloppy and cold and the fish didn't bite very well. It was also awesome just be out on the water. I know, we're bad people, but I didn't travel to fish and I was with people from within my household. We fished off of Bird Rock, about four miles from my house and about 15 miles closer than I get my groceries. I'd show you pictures but the fish were so small it was embarrassing. They tasted fantastic, though. Like free-range veal. There were boats from Bodega Bay and Tomales Bay fishing around us but proper distancing was maintained at all times. The water warmed up to 50º and was clear. No whales, birds or bait out to 200 feet. Last week's wind did a nice job of chasing away any salmon sign.
    Tomorrow the Fish and Game Commission will decide whether to close some or all areas and/or fisheries in order to limit the spread of fishermen across the state. Fishermen, like rats, ticks, mosquitoes and children, are known disease vectors, and limiting their movement around the state is hoped to limit the spread of Covid-19. I'm not a fan of a complete closure for obvious reasons, but at least they aren't considering eliminating fishermen permanently.