Tom Brodsky took a buddy out tuna fishing today and they returned with this nice longfin. Their one bite came on a way-way back 8" cedar plug at about 16 and 40. Yes, that means the Fort Bragg water slid down here. It also got cut off and greener. It won't last (nothing good does) but some boats today had anywhere from one to over a dozen albacore inside the warm bubble. Many boats caught none. Peak albacore seemed to be north with a 38 number between 16 and 28 and a 123 number in the 40's. I ran out there this morning and landed one less than Tom. There were also many bluefin seen on the 123 30-32 line from Cordell to the football. A few were hooked. A few less were landed. One fisherman on the radio claimed six bluefin hooked and two landed. He sounded excited and genuine. I hope it was true. 

     Halibut fishing in the bay has slowed but not stopped. Catching bait and flatfish have both become harder but it isn't yet a no. The no is coming, but not yet.