These halibut were weighed in around 9:30 this morning and were caught by trolling hootchies and anchovies off of Dillon Beach. Not sure of the depth of water fished but the halibut weighed sixteen and eight pounds. Considering how bad the halibut fishing has been, I understand why there were so many boats in front of my house this morning. I don't think everyone else enjoyed the same results, but I do know that there were some other fish caught there today. As is typical of halibut and fishing in general, the fish are where you find them. Good work finding them!

    Brendan Mendoza sent over this report from today: "Hey Willy. We were out rolling hootchies again and finally had some success. We landed 2 shorts 2 missed bites and managed a 33", 27" and a 23" halibut. Couldn't find the 4th but after weeks of no fish we were happy. Then finished the day picking up a few colorful rockfish."  Happy is what you should be. The bay has been empty. You normally fish south of Hog, so I assume that's where these came from, and if so, I'm very happy, as the ones you missed need to make our future halibut in the warm water of the bay. I'm not complaining about take, as Gage and I are very guilty of the same, but where do you go to target halibut without catching them in the successful spawning areas? Anyone? No? There we go. Nice work, Branden and crew. Your saltwater goldfish look pretty good as well. It seems that the PFMC has passed the resolution making fishing for rockfish past the three mile line legal, but I'm unclear on whether it is in effect yet. I've heard yes and no. Consult your lawyer before straying too far offshore. I did hear of some nice fish caught inside of 60 feet of water, so apparently a few fish have escaped from the pressure of the last couple of years. Finesse is the key to catching shallow, over pressured fish. Small jigs. Small swimbaits. Tiny even. They work. Occasionally, retail therapy works, and buying tiny gear is one of those things. Pressured fish have seen the other things, but tiny stuff seems safe? I don't know what they're thinking, but it works. Fricking fun, too, on light gear.