The halibut bit again for most fishermen today. The few that didn't catch that I spoke with had bites but couldn't get the fish to the boat. One had a break-off. There's some good ones out there, but you don't have to pull super hard on them. It feels good to really yank on them, but a fish that swallowed the hook will shake its head and cut even heavy line with it's needle teeth. Patience. This mountain will come to Mohammed, given the time to do so. 

    Ron Johnson fished all day yesterday and was able to scratch out a striper at the end of the day. That was nice, but Mr. Johnson felt better today with his catch of two halibut on the outside of the bar. He missed several other bites, which has been typical this year. If you're doing it right in the right place, you'll still miss a few. The bites have been ....let's say, lacking conviction. Gage and I have missed way more bites than we have stuck. Probably we suck, so that's why we work hard to get lots of bites. It's a numbers game, and Ron Johnson played it correctly today. Nice work, Ron.

   Scott from Auburn sent over this report today: "Team auburn, lol, 3 halibut, one Ling, off the bar, on Jack's, between 9:30 and 11:30" Team Auburn has been killing it this week. Sweet green lingcod, too, guys. Those are the best. Nice work.

    Tom and Jerrie Carter ("Wheels", if you're Frank Green or someone that knows Frankie) sent over this report from today: "Hey Willy, fun day on the bar this morning, A successful double, and released a big ass stripper. Done by 10"  I watched the movie, Very Bad Things, so good that you released the stripper. Nice fish. As we aren't allowed to catch any of the jumping salmon we're seeing all around. it's nice that you're letting the next best thing in the fighting category go so everybody has a chance. Gotta leave a few spawners, and the bigger they are, they less we have to leave..... Nice fish, and good work. I know you guys are killers (well, Jerrie is...) but it is always more fun when the fish are biting.