Terry Fogal of Sacramento caught this 34 pound king and put himself at the top of the big fish board. Terry and most of the other successful boats were working the length of Ten Mile Beach. Listening to the radio, there were fish caught from Jenner to Point Reyes. The bite off of Bodega Head slowed but Bird Rock stayed productive. Halibut were caught and speared in good numbers on the bar. Ten Mile also had a good halibut bite.

Bailey Johnson of Sacramento caught this 29.5 pound halibut. Quite a few others were taken from the bar the past few days, although it slowed today for the fishermen. The divers got their fish, so the fish are still there. A few salmon from Bird again, a few more from Ten Mile, but word today is that the best bite is off of Bodega Head. Unfortunately, so is an MPA, so know your location relative to it. I hear that there is more than a few boats over the line. I recommend not going there. For those not in the know I've included a map. Red means no fishing and blue means you can fish for salmon. The closed waypoints are:

Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:

38° 20.10' N. lat. 123° 04.04' W. long.;
38° 20.10' N. lat. 123° 08.38' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
38° 18.00' N. lat. 123° 08.08' W. long.; and
38° 18.00' N. lat. 123° 03.64' W. long.

Permitted/Prohibited Uses: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited.

Since the salmon bite slowed the halibut bite has picked up to take up the slack. No monsters but decent fish and good numbers of them on the bar. Spiny dogfish sharks aplenty off of Dillon Beach, if that's what you like. The best salmon catching was on the mooch off of Bird in 35 to 55 feet of water.

The salmon bite slowed a bit more but didn't stop. About half the boats trying for salmon caught one and a few had more. Success came from Tomales Point down to the towers on Ten Mile with Bird and Elephant being the slightly better spots. An abalone diver reported seeing four salmon while he was diving behind Bird Rock. A few halibut on the bar again.

Well, the excellent halibut bite died overnight. The warm water and limits of Tuesday turned to cold water and no fish on Wednesday. Even on Ten Mile Beach where the water is still brownish and 57 degrees the halibut are no hungry. The winds have dropped offshore so maybe the water and the fishing will warm back up. Salmon fishing was just OK. There were fish caught at the Keyholes in 30 to 80 feet of water. The more consistent bite was still at Bird Rock where fish were caught slowly all day. Those that stuck it out and fought the jellyfish to keep their gear fishing near the bottom in 80 feet had the best chance for success. I heard a rumor of good fish and no boats at Duncan's Landing but I can't verify it. On the plus side, the rockfishing was good.