In today's episode of The Old Man and the Sea, Tim Woerner caught the first bragging board fish of the season. Everybody that had their name on there last year, so sorry, but you got erased. Tim's halibut weighed 26 pounds and bit a trolled 6" tray anchovy in 90 feet of water in front of Bird Rock. Why would you fish for halibut there in 49º water? You wouldn't, nor was Tim. He was trying for some fresh rockfish for dinner but had to settle for flatfish instead. The south wind was chugging pretty good, so even though Tim would have rather has rockfish on his plate, this fish let him go home, which by that point was really all he wanted. Note the spots on the fish. It barely hit the deck and Tim was on his way home. 

    I received this bit of clever marketing from Bigfoot Bait Co.,  maker of Bigfoot jigs. The text had little information other than this happened this morning, but I bet it bit a Bigfoot jig and it looks like Hog Island to the right of the halibut. The south wind came up an hour or two later and dropped again by the afternoon, a theme we will likely see repeat a bit this week. Nice fish, Jonathon. I'm going to have to get out and try putting one of those jigs in front of a halibut myself. It looks like fun.