Ron Johnson did not need his good luck charm today. This salmon weighed 28 pounds and was caught off of McClure's. There were fish caught from the north end of Ten Mile to Tomales Point (and maybe a few at Estero Americano, but it sounded like more bait than fish today) with peaks of action at Bird/Trees and Elephant. It seemed like the fish were scattered about in small schools and it's possible the "hot" spots were places where more boats were, hence more catching there. 

   Gage and I went looking for a Toadzilla today but weren't able to keep most of them attached. We went 3 for 7 on salmon in front of Bird in 60 to 80 feet of water. We had two doubles and watched all but one of our hits on the fishfinder. The salmon looked like schools of rockcod today. Our largest fish weighed almost 20 pounds and Gage caught all the rest. I discovered that Gage curses more than his mother when a fish releases itself. I blushed. One on straight bait, one on bait with a dodger, and one on a hootchy/flasher combo, plus at least one lost on each. Straight bait was at 20 feet and everything else was 45 to 60 feet down, mostly 50. We watched several other fish get caught around us between 7:30 and 11:00 AM. Some were exciting (Lou Zanardi and the gentleman in the black boat. I wish I had a good camera. Such drama!). The halibut came from pausing on the bar for a quick jigging effort. It worked. It looks like a bit of wind for the next few days but maybe not too bad on the beach. Maybe.