I got this picture in a text from Mike Nursement at 9:40 this morning. This halibut and another of the same size were caught by Mike and his friend on the bar. They bit live jacksmelt, as did a sand sole. Not the biggest fish of the day but a couple of nice ones. 

    A bit larger was a fish caught by Aaron Jones. This one weighed in at 24 pounds. It bit a dead herring and was caught, along with another halibut, near Mike Nursement while fishing on Mike Sandrock's Osprey. Mr. Sandrock has been making long drifts, starting out in 50 feet of water, and the long, deep drift has been paying off. 

   The winner of today's competition (Yeah, I know, it's not a competition.....Unless you're winning.) was Conner Padon of Uncle Alan fame. A couple of days ago Conner and crew had three nice fish. Today Conner went alone and landed a nice halibut and a 31 pound halibut. He was able to slide that angry area rug into his net, somehow. I'm a gaffer (and I've raised my boys to be proud gaffers) but Conner made his net work, and if it works, it ain't wrong. Nice work, Conner, and really nice job landing a big fish by yourself. It isn't easy.

    There were a few other boats with fish, but there were also the boats without any. The fish aren't thick in the water, but the few fish that are here have a few thick ones mixed in. It doesn't make up how slow the fishing is, but at least someone is trying.