Mike Riker sent in a report from today: "How’s it going Willy,

Fishing inside the bay today was a bit of a grind however deckhand Tommee Riker was able to land his first and second Halibut. One other shorty was released to get bigger for next year. While checking out his catch, he found this fish had shrimp in it stomach and a small fish that look like a young lingcod. Never seen that before. We hope this is a sign of fish moving in from the outside. Any thoughts?  Thanks for the honest reports.
Cheers!

Mike" Nice job and nice fish Tommee! It was slow going out there for us as well with only two halibut in the box when the south wind finally drove us off. Of course, Gage caught them both on Bigfoot jigs. I guess mine didn't work. Our earlyish start chasing stripers didn't pay off, with no fish for us. Maybe a couple of missed bites at most. Three boats worked a patch of water near the bar for a total catch of one striper for Hizzoner, The Right and Honorable Dark Lord himself, Dr. Steve Werlin. I'm sure he deserved it. When the non-bite was finally acknowledged the boats scattered. The boat that went to the bar proper caught two limits of halibut. That boat held Ed Parsons and (Sauron wishes he was) the Dark Lord. 

 Dammit.

   An interesting note: All of the halibut caught by He Shall Not Be Named, Ed Parsons and Gage were dudes, except for one. As our understanding goes, first the hens come in, then the dudes. I guess we missed the hens, except for the tail end of the run last weekend. But sausage fest has begun! About two months earlier than last year. Does that mean that the halibut catching will end earlier? Maybe...

I'll tell you in October. Most importantly, nice fish Tommee!