Gage heard that there were some nice salmon caught off of Bird yesterday.  He heard similar stories a couple of other times recently and we dutifully got up early and ran out to the hot spots to discover that it was over and the fish were gone. So when the alarm went off this morning and I heard the wind rumbling over the roof, I rolled over and went back to sleep. Of course, this time the fish were still there. Word is that the guys that were able to stay in their boats (it was kind of snotty) did very well on some nice sized fish in 180 to 200 feet of water. You guys were lucky the cooler didn't show. You're welcome. And for the record, correct, I don't pass on all the info I hear. The surest way to never get another secret tip is to make public a secret tip. When it ain't a secret any more or it's only my secret then I can share.

 

    So instead of salmon fishing the Gage and I tried a little jigging for halibut around the turn of the low tide. Go figure, it works. A white tube jig worked along the edge of the eelgrass beds North of Hog Island was the ticket for me.

 

   Here's a report from Fish Lips "Hey Willie,

 

When the salmon aren’t biting, this is always a welcome alternative… Rock Salmon!

 

Not real big ones but they were willing and plentiful just off the point. Provided one heck of a fish fry for about 10 of us.

 

Always appreciate your reports ~ Thank You," Big ones are for bragging, these are the ones you keep for yourself.