Frank Sakaoka caught a 19 pounder on a topwater this afternoon. Frank's boat broke down and he couldn't go out to fish during his stay here, but he's starting to feel a little better. Only a little, though. 

The striper bite never blew up last night the way it had the night before, but there were still a few fish caught. This one was close to 15 pounds and was caught by A. J. Masters on my Hopkins spoon.

Cameron went fishless during the big bite, so this 10 pounder was extra sweet for him last night.

Nick caught this fish today around noon, so it's not just an evening bite.

This halibut and salmon, also held by A. J., were trolled up "down on the beach" yesterday. There were a few halibut caught back by Hog, too, but the midday south wind made fishing (and catching) difficult in the middle of the day.

You know those days when the fishing is really slow, and you're thinking about those times that the fish were biting like mad, and it makes you feel even worse about  how bad you're doing? My next slow day is going to suck even more after last night's wide open striper bite in the surf. At times they bit as fast as you could throw a lure in the water. Getting them to stick to the hooks was another matter, but the Vogler boys landed eight and kept two. Many other fish were caught, most released. The largest landed was about 8-10 pounds but larger ones were lost. The halibut also bit back by Hog Island last evening, so that could also be fun. And no more abs and Dungeness for a while, as they are closed.

Only a few halibut landed today, probably at least in part due to difficulty getting bait for most of the guys. High boat from here caught two and lost one on the three jacksmelt he caught for bait. Some stripers were caught on the beach last evening when a pair of fishermen caught nine is less than a half-hour under feeding birds. Another was caught this afternoon. I'll see you out on the beach tonight.

If anyone can tell me what kind of fish Rodney Gladney is holding I'd sure appreciate it. I'm familiar with the halibut, having seen other people catch them, but the fish on the left stumped me. Could that be a salmon he caught on Ten Mile? You be the judge.

Kapulani Chong and his buddy picked up a halibut in the middle of the sea of boats by Hog Island.

Robert Rath and Tim Lewis show off their catch, also from Hog Island. There was a lot of competition for the halibut in a pretty small area, but these guys did it again. 

    There were several quick limits of Dungeness caught today, a couple in the bay and rest outside. The report from the Keyholes was that their pots were plugged with large, clean crab. Don't worry, if you didn't get them today they'll be that much bigger in November. A mostly slow pick for rockfish a few guys did well further afield. Point Reyes and Fort Ross were kind to the fishermen that didn't mind making the run. The surfperch are also biting pretty well on the oceanfront beach.