The salmon bite was good again today. I couldn't keep them attached but I saw a lot of guys that did. Cameron here caught our only fish but it weighed in at 22 pounds. I lost two others but at least I never had them on long enough to get emotionally invested in them. From what I heard later I should have dropped deeper, later, as the fish slid further down the water column. All of our bites (which were early in the day) came at 50 to 70 feet down, probably not coincidentally where the thick krill layers were. The whales seemed to be doing a fine job of corralling the krill and the salmon were definitely more active near the feeding whales. Looks to be a bit windy the next few days but by Thursday, maybe, a new weather window may open.

I saw a nice 22 pound halibut caught near Hog Island today, and even more exciting to me there were a few tiny schools of anchovies migrating into the bay. It looks like we're approaching about 1% of last year's anchovy numbers but that's way batter than it's been. This wind may send a few more in. Don't be afraid to fish around the anchovy schools if you can find them. Not only do they make great bait but every fish you want to catch eats them and can be found near them. Yes, even bat rays. Especially bat rays when I'm fishing.