John Daleuski hit the water early this morning and quickly caught limits of halibut and stripers by Hog Island. Live sardines were the ticket for him. Sardines were easy early but got difficult later. Some guys did well today using the small anchovies that followed the sardines. Many fishermen did not do as well as John. I guess it pays to be Johnny on the spot.

     Josten Daleuski caught this halibut today, his first. It looks like somebody tried to gaff it recently but was unsuccessful. Today the net was successful. Nice work, Josten. As stated earlier, the catching today was more difficult for most. Some of the guys that didn't do as well yesterday killed it today. And some of the guys that killed it yesterday didn't do as well today. Fish are funny, and not "ha-ha" funny. The sardines changed to tiny anchovies, but the guys that figured out how to turn lemons to lemonade prospered. Me, well, I like them both. They just require different techniques. Smaller bait requires (normally)  smaller hooks. I say this smugly, as I read this in an authoritative magazine. I still believe that it is true, mostly. that a smaller hook will allow a small bait to swim better and be more enticing to a predator. But, today, big hooks in tiny baits killed it. One boat limited with eight halibut and two bonus stripers using mostly tiny anchovies and big hooks. So, again, we are reminded that the only wrong things are the ones not working. It may look wrong to you, but if the fish bite it, it's right.