Monday, August 28, 2023

      The bite on the bar slowed, and the number of boats out fishing slowed even more. More room for the rest of us. The wind is back for a few days, so that may have a bit to do with it, too.  Gage called the owner of Redrum Baits and told him about the striper bite we had on Saturday night. Pieter was here (from San Diego) by noon on Sunday to give them a shot. In true fish fashion, the stripers bit in the morning on Sunday (nice job, Mr. Brezina, on your limit) but in 24 hours Pieter only had two stripers. Six halibut, without trying for halibut, but still... He headed to San Francisco Bay today to try greener pastures. Here's a report from last weekend when the stripers did bite, though: "


My brother Dave Gatlin and I fished off the point sunday morning. I got 1 15lb striper on a x-rap! 

Saw whales 100 yds out and saw other people getting halibut!
How do I send videos of the whales?" Nice job Matthew! Those surf stripers don't come easy here. There's been a young gray whale in the area and it occasionally cruises by the sand point, slurping up invertebrates in the mud. I don't know how to upload the video on here, but Matthew posted it on the Tomales Bay Fishing Facebook page, as I understand it. Between the whale and many, many birds feeding there, on occasion, it indicates that there's some schools of baitfish passing through there again. There have even been a few thresher sharks seen jumping from in front of the shop to the point. It's go time. But no guarantees. There's no certainty in fishing.

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