As of Friday night Windy.com is calling for good weather for the salmon opener. They also called for horrible weather a day or two ago. If the good weather actually happens it will likely also be the salmon closer, at least until September's season. The best bet for catching is the Half Moon Bay to Monterey area, as they usually have quite a few fish this time of year. Tomales and Bodega Bays have generally poor salmon action in early June but have also had a few banner years with lots of fish in the early season. With as much wind and upwelling as we've had, I'd guess that this isn't going to be one of those good years. But, the forecast also shows nice weather for most of the week before the weekend, so there may actually be a chance for schools of bait and krill to form up and salmon to find them. Back in April there were anchovies out in 240 to 300 feet of water due west from here, but as you may know, things can change a lot in a day and in two months they have likely changed many, many times. There's always a possibility of fish in close in the shallows but the chances of us being that lucky are really, really slim. 

    CDFW wardens have been busy here this week. Low tides have the wardens writing lots of tickets for people without licenses, people digging other people's clams, having your clams all in the same bucket (they need to be in separate containers, FYI) and no Boater Safety Card. Yes, if you haven't got your Boater's Card yet you probably ought to before the salmon opener as there may be a few wardens out checking then. Like, all of them. Also, check your flares as I'd bet the USCG may be patrolling as well.

   Gage and I tried Inverness for halibut yesterday. We ended up trolling from there to Marshall and back for two shorts and a windburn. We probably should have tried around Hog as it seems there have been slightly more fish caught there than anywhere else in the bay lately. Maybe we shall see a few from there this weekend if the currents don't make it unfishable.