Well, look at that! John Knott from Sacramento found a halibut that wasn't pinned under a crab hoop. This odds-beater weighed 26 pounds and was caught on a Gibbs minnow near Marker 5, where the crab buoys and crabbing boats compete for space. Nice work, John. Way to beat the odds by catching a halibut and not snagging a crab net. The not snagging may be more impressive.

     The hundreds of nets in the bay are producing crab but the numbers are definitely starting to slip. The number of boats pulling out early in the day with limits is dropping and the number of guys pulling out late in the day with long faces is increasing. The crabbing is still better than any time last year, but it ain't awesome. The outer bay has more crab than Tomales Bay but you still have to look for them there. There's pockets of greatness but acres of mediocrity and quite a bit of nothing. Keep moving. Unless you're catching.