Cannon Brunkhorst caught this 30 pound fish today. I'm told that it's a halibut, but I'm not convinced. Gage and I have been catching a few halibut but this fish, although looking similar, is way larger. Whatever it is, it ate a 14+" jacksmelt (you know, those fish I said the halibut wouldn't bite) near Hog Island today. Other people on the boat thought the bait was too big, but Mr. Brunkhorst knew better. Big bait, big fish. That rule has almost never worked for me (almost...) but Cannon knew better. No other keepers on the boat (a few shakers from further back in the bay before they got tired of the green slime. It wasn't too long. Green slime sucks.). I heard of one boat from here with a 12 pounder today. Other than that, a few guys watched a few other guys catch a few fish, mostly smaller halibut and a striper or two. The smelt will bite for bait but the school bait like anchovies, herring and sardines are really hard to catch. 

    Here's a few pictures from Tomales Point this evening. The gray whales have been putting on a show every day and these were mostly happy to show off tonight just inside the Point. The first picture is of a gray whale giving our photographer the stink eye, so maybe they all weren't into it. The last shot was just a fluke.