Yesterday's high salmon boat was, probably not coincidentally, today's high salmon boat. Mike Mack's big fish today weighed in at 22 pounds. Three salmon for the Mack team again. As the season winds down, Team Mack leans in and gets it done. 

   When it comes to getting things done, Fogals tend to excel. Kevin and Kyle (or is it really Kyle and Kevin now..?) Fogal caught three nice ones today. "We gave em hell today. Kyle and i  ended up with 3 salmon. We only saw one other one caught. We got the 2 big fish at the slide then the small one behind the seaward bell in the outer bay. We went 3/5" It really goes without mentioning, but I will, that these guys work hard, not just at their chosen professions but at fishing, too. I've seem Kevin working (as a paid guest) harder on a charter boat than the paid crew. (Side note: If you get the chance, go on a charter boat with Kevin. You will catch fish just by being near him) From what I've seen, the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree. Kyle is a killer of fish (and other things, too, but this is a fishing blog, mostly).

   Peter Kim limited solo today. Technically, that's high boat, as he couldn't legally catch any more salmon than he did, but we like to throw a bone to the other guys now and then. Peter was nice enough to send over a photo of his family fishing with him on Sunday. That may be less fish but but a better picture (sorry, Peter).  Probably a better day on the water, too. All of my best days (fish catching notwithstanding) were with family. Catching fish with them isn't a necessity, but it sure helps.

    There were some halibut caught on the Tomales Bar today. As a result, our local dream team, Chris Brown and Gage Vogler (and me; somebody had to drive the boat) hit the bar this evening for a grand total of one missed bite. I jigged until my arm hurt, then jigged some more. Often, you can do the right things in the right places the right way but still not catch. Been there, done that.