If there are waves of salmon moving through then this must be the trough. Three salmon that I heard of, a 12# caught just off Tomales Point and two just legal from the Keyholes. Halibut were caught at the turn of the low tide, 2:00-3:30 PM, two boats had 3 fish each. Nathan Porter went out for tuna today, let's hope for some action there. The most consistent action yesterday was surfperch.

A few salmon today, very few halibut. Most boats that didn't include rockfish in their fishing got nothing. One commercial boat had 4 salmon, all big (30+) and said he broke off a few others. Popular opinion here is that, even though it is early August, it is classic late-season salmon fishing. Fish come through in waves, mostly in the shallow water (20-50'), moving north to south, usually near the bottom. Work the reefs, especially the drop-offs. Probably you won't catch, but if you are lucky (always important when fishing) you'll get a big'un. I personally like the late-season bite. If you don't catch, nobody blames you, you're not expected to catch. If you do catch, you're a hero. Who doesn't want to be a hero?

Far less fisherman today, some folks had a hard day yesterday (and some had a harder night). Those few that got lines in the water early caught a salmon or two. The others, not so much. I heard of a few halibut on the bar but didn't see them. Other than that, the only other thing to report is that some people had some gear stolen from their camps last night. The thieves were found by some of the people summering here and most of the property was returned. The rest is in the possession of the Marin County Sheriff's Department, reachable at (415)499-7284. If you had something stolen call them with a description. No guessing.

More Saturday photos

Saturday photos

P. M. Huston with his 43.5 pound salmon from near the Tomales whistle.