Tom and Jerrie Carter thought that mixed bag report yesterday looked pretty good, so they caught one, too. "Tom had to take Jerri out today so she could show us what kind of halibut we're supposed to be catching this time of year. 2 halibut and 1 striper on the bar, one of each at the sand point. All on smelt. Biggest halibut ran 18.5 and 19 lbs. Tom would like it known that his had the extra half pound." Cameron sent me this report but it sounds like a lie if Tom's was larger. I mean, it's not like it's impossible for Tom to catch a fish larger than Jerrie; it's just super unlikely. Black swan. Cameron should know better than to send me lies.

   Cameron and Kerry sent another report: "John Cooper 28lb striper. Kastmaster at Sand Point by boat." Not sure what else Mr. Cooper caught, but even if there was nothing else, it looks like he had a pretty good day. 

   Speaking of multi-species trips, today we had a 2022 Tomales Slam, too. We caught two stripers first thing (one, bleeding, kept) then ran out to 15 and 7 where the birds and whales were feeding. The salmon were feeding too, for a bit. We caught two and lost a third, then the birds and whales (and seemingly, the salmon) left as well. After almost two hours without a bite, we bailed. In the mouth of the bay we found six more stripers (released) and a halibut. Gage and I doubled at one point. It sounded like the salmon bite died for most guys around the same time. Hopefully this salmon bite shutdown ends tomorrow.

    Before the bite died, Shrimp Boat connected to two salmon at 15 by 7 as well. May they bite for you tomorrow as well, for all our sakes.

   Cameron does more than send me fishing reports. Tonight we went out and tried for stripers and halibut. The Redrums provided, and he and I (Cameron first) caught stripers about 14 pounds each. It turns out that catching fish with your kids is fun. Who knew?