A couple of days ago there were a few guys that did really well on the surfperch. They were parked near our tent sites, but that doesn't mean that they were fishing in front of them. I tried a bit of surf fishing this evening and didn't see much structure showing mid-beach at high tide. Yes, fish don't require structure but structure sure seems to acquire fish. The structure I saw was each end of the beach. Low tide almost surely has a different opinion, but I wasn't there then. When you arrive, climb a dune and look at the beach. The most agitated water that you see within casting distance from shore is probably a good place to start, whether you are looking for surfperch or stripers. And if you don't catch, now you'll still feel like you know what you're doing and it's the damn fish's fault. 

    The halibut are still biting back by Inverness but the bite has slowed. There's been moderate boat pressure, but also the "witches hair" as Gage calls it has started to make an appearance. That's the green, stringy seaweed that likes to foul your gear back there once the water warms up. As it increases the catch decreases. Thankfully, there's signs of life around Hog Island. I heard of f ew big halibut hooked and lost there yesterday. So, they're still there. The water is starting to turn brown, even on the high tide, so biting fish do seem likely. 

    In one other note, most crabbers are having a hard time catching Dungeness in the bay, but Eddie Kim stopped by with three family members and they caught 37 Dungeness in five hours yesterday.  "It was a lot of work" said a sore Harry Kim. Suck it up,  buttercup. You guys killed it.  Trust me, Harry, you don't feel as bad as the guys the pulled as much gear for almost nothing. They're emotionally sore as well as physically sore. Stick with the catching. It sucks less. Just ask the rest of us.