I only saw one halibut today. Salmon were much more plentiful, even though a third to half of the boats salmon fishing didn't catch. Those that did catch caught large fish, high teens to mid-forties. At least 3 salmon over 40# came in today, one boat having a 41# and 43# plus two fish in the 30# range. P. M. Huston weighed in a 43.5# king. The water was on the rough side but since the fish were close many people stuck it out. One boat went south of Point Reyes, then discovered that the morning's sloppy weather got worse, preventing his return past the Point. Friends were dispatched to retrieve him. Lesson: don't do that.

Yesterday's final totals were not as good as the early boat's scores. Most boats that fished the 50 foot line had salmon but only a few limited out. The bite was early, slowing after 10:00 AM. Anchovies and watermelon Apex. Halibut was very slow, only one weighed in from the bar (22#) and some divers reported that after 4 hours on the bar they had seen nothing to spear. Rockfish was good at Point Reyes, slower elsewhere. 75+ boats launched today so if there's a good bite somewhere we'll know by this afternoon.

The salmon are biting in 50-90 feet of water, Elephant Rock to Bodega Head, 25' down, anchovies and watermelon Apex. Marsha Engelbrecht shows off her fish up to 33# from off Tomales Point while John Brezina, her netter, shows off his fish.

Salmon returning to the beach?

The best place to fish today was on Don Meier's boat. Four salmon to 42# and limited out before noon. Mr. Meier was in 50' of water off of McLures Beach. So were several other boats, but nobody else came close. Next best that I heard of was two salmon to 33# from the outer bell buoy. Some other salmon came from 50-ish feet of water at Elephant Rock. It's not red hot but the feeling around here is if the wind lays off we should see a good inshore bite by late this weekend or maybe early next week. A few halibut on the bar today and a few others from past Pt. Reyes. Rockfish, slow but steady. Rockfish of note: Stacy Barton's boat brought back a tiger rockfish yesterday and a treefish today. We're interested in seeing what he brings in tomorrow.

The salmon are still out in 300+ feet of water but the fishing is spotty. Some good fisherman limited out ( while sorting through shorties and silvers to get 4 decent fish )while other good fisherman got skunked. Slow halibut fishing by Hog Island but fair fishing on the bar at the turn of the tides. Nathan Porter used a fly rod to land a 29.5# slab in 35' of water in front of the bar. Cameron Vogler reeled in a limit of flatties from the shallows on top of the bar. All halibut caught on jacksmelt. Rockfish is OK, slow steady bite with many short lings and supposedly "endangered" canaries being tossed back.