Only a couple of halibut were caught by Hog Island today. Outside, a few boats clobbered the halibut while many others went without. Live bait seemed to be a common theme among the successful boats but at least one guy trolled up his limits. I didn't see any salmon but there were rumors  (radio fish) of salmon caught in 200' of water, 130' down OTW, as well as fish caught off Elephant Rock and Tomales Point. I hope at least one of the rumors is true. I didn't get out to the beach, so no striper stories. The rockfishing was difficult for some that tried for them.

The striper bite slowed down but the fish got bigger. These fish bit dressed Kastmasters, one with a bucktail and one with colored tubing. There were a few other fish hooked and lost. It surely wasn't the bite of a few days ago, but it's still way better than the normal striper bite here. I didn't hear of any salmon yesterday but there were some more halibut brought in from Hog Island.

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.