No photos today, but good news, sort of. It's sort of good news because it seems that whenever I say halibut fishing is dead it picks up, and when I say it's good it dies. Yesterday I said the halibut fishing was bad and had been bad for a while, and it has been bad. Frank Green is here with family and friends and the four of them have been struggling to get one keeper per day in the boat. These are halibut killers, and one fish for four guys is bad. This is the halibut Godfather and his lieutenants, at least in my pantheon, and them not catching scares me for the near future of halibut. And then today they limited out on the bar in a couple of hours. The Carters, as fishy a couple as have ever tied the proverbial knot, watched them do it without getting a bite, until they did get bit, and limits followed quickly. All the fish were caught on the bar and were spotted, so if you believe the old-timers (crap, I think I'm one of them...) these are fresh fish to the bay. As the Jigger John said today, "They weren't there yesterday." He's been fishing here for over ten days, every day, and he's a killer too, so consider his words to be carved in stone and carried down a mountain by a really old man. Nice work, team Green. Grinding pays off, if you grind enough. Ten days is kind of soul-crushing, but what a finish! 

   In other news, there's albacore here, but they're far. 50+ miles is a long run. But the bucks here have been rutting since before the start of deer season and geese have been flying south past here since at least Sunday last. The elk have been bugling since July. Winter is coming. Since many of you believe Gage more than I, I'll repeat what he said: "Signs are that winter is coming soon. They're catching tropical fish from here to Washington, yellowtail, dorado, striped marlin. That's October fishing. It's August. Get 'em while you can." Well hell. I guess I'm going. Thursday. The forecast says Thursday is the day. I guess we'll find out how good the forecasts are now without weather buoys to report what actually happened...