Gage isn't the only one catching some halibut in Tomales Bay. Branden Mendoza sent over this report: "Hey Willy. Went out for our first troll of the season today. Trolled from hog Island to Inverness for two shorts and one 24 1/2in halibut. We ran dodgers with hootches trailing. We called it a successful first trip." As you should. Catching is success. Nice work. I heard of no other fish over the weekend, but i also saw very very fee boats out trying for halibut. Crab was king again, at least as far as effort. Catching? Maybe shoulda been halibut fishing. Dungeness is still very slow in the bay. Halibut ain't on fire, but.... I guess that in my mind a halibut skunk is easier to take than a crab skunk, and right now both are possible so my ego wants the easier one. 

     Also, there's some bait entering the bay. Not as much as one would want (it almost never is) but there's small critters, if the birds don't eat them all. Check out this video from a drone yesterday. You've seen birds working before, I'm sure, but this was off of Dillon Beach, and as the tide ran out the birds followed the fish into the bay. Where we want them.  Link: https://youtu.be/1zES8uA8DD4?si=P8rBhpjMEbww8Xon