Actual fishing reports are hard to come by right now. Shore crabbers with snares have been getting a few, some guys more than others. A small group a few days ago caught five keeper Dungeness and threw back another three keeper-sized female Dungies. Other guys on the beach didn't do nearly as well. Of the two boaters I spoke with, one over the weekend had one Dungeness and three reds and also rescued a flipped-over kayak. The kayaker was dressed appropriately and was able to swim ashore well before the kayak was retrieved, thankfully. The other boater caught five nice Dungeness in a few hours with hoops. Surf fishing should be starting soon. The ospreys are eating nice sized surfperch and a few big spawning jacksmelt, so the fish are out there, just probably not close enough to shore for us to catch them. The beach is still hard into winter configuration, meaning it has very little slope or structure to concentrate fish. Once the storms ease up and the spring Northwest winds start chugging the beach should form up into a fish-catching configuration.

   How about some good news? First, these storms should provide enough water in the river for the salmon smolts to reach the ocean. Good news for salmon season 2026. We'll be needing them by then. And how about this headline from NOAA: "International Actions Pay Off For Pacific Bluefin Tuna as Species Rebounds at Accelerating Rate" The articles says that a lot of the reason bluefin have been getting caught is because there's more bluefin around due to agreements between Pacific nations. This is a good thing. Another hopefully good thing for tuna this year: "March 2023 ENSO update: no more La Niña!" It looks like La Nina is over and we may actually see an El Nino by late summer or fall. Warm water, maybe tuna, and then rain for salmon? Yes, please.