Now, I don't get out to the delta to fish, so for me, a striper is a big deal. I realize that for guys that live neat the delta, catching stripers is like catching shiners from the pier. So, you guys can look elsewhere today. For anybody else, check out these reports that were sent in today:

     Carson Riley sent in this one:"Took advantage of the low winds after the holiday and drifted around the bay for a couple of fish.  Carson's first halibut and Jordan's biggest striper (released).  Thanks for the reports!"

     Rick Murphy sent in this to the point report "42” 30# striper, south of hog today, wed 7/6" Now, when fishing in the bay, these aren't the bass I'd normally be looking for, but I surely wouldn't be disappointed to land one. I know that a good person lets the big females go to make more babies and I'd like to think that I'm a good person, but honestly, the poor fish might die from getting dried out by the time I can talk myself into a release of a fish like these. I want to catch one, but I don't want the moral dilemma. Then again, the way I've been fishing, I'll be safe from any temptation. 

     There were at least two halibut caught on jigs by Hog Island today, as well as a nice 14 pounder caught on a dead mackerel. I had some halibut from Bodega Bay for dinner tonight, and it was so good I'm going to have to give it a shot myself tomorrow. Leave a 21' long spot open for me by the weather buoy, I'm coming out.

     Somebody asked me today if anybody is still catching stripers on the beach. I had to tell them, not just anybody, but Justin Wadman is. This fish bit a crankbait and weighed 15 pounds.

    Eddie Kim finally got the halibut he'd been trying for this week, and by the time he caught it it weighed 24 pounds. That was worth waiting for.

     Eddie was not the only guy lucky enough to catch a nice halibut today. This one ate a live jacksmelt and weighed 16.5 pounds. Both halibut came from Hog Island. 

Rumor of another white sea bass by Hog?

     Kyle Shepherd sent in these photos, saying "Jess

Caught these Saturday south east of hog" I like the halibut, love the sea bass. Still, it would be cooler if I had caught it.

      Speaking of bass that would have been cooler if I had caught them, here's another one. Farah Cuccia unfortunately didn't catch one but she sent in this photo of the fish caught next to her. She may have cut off the fisherman's head from the photo subconsciously out of jealousy. I may start doing it on purpose.

    There was some more action from Hog Island today. Gerard Fitzgerald and Zack Showaker caught these. Hunter Showaker gave us the sign for limit, I think. I hope.

     Here's a picture sent in by Chris Grippi: Gripp from Sonoma caught these 10 and 12 pounders on live smelt near Hog Island on Friday.

     These guys left the scrum of boats by Hog Island to catch these three halibut a couple of miles further back into the bay. They said it was peaceful there....

      325 feet of water and 75 feet down on the 10 line (that's 38º 10' North latitude, about four miles south and way out from Tomales Point) was where Greg Gartrell found these salmon. Other boats found a few there as well. 

     Scott from Auburn came by today to show off his catch. Yes, this was the bigger of the two. It weighed 25 pounds and ate a live jacksmelt. Scott got on the water early, got his fish, and left before the South wind chased everyone off the bay.

     Robert Roth also landed a 25 pound halibut by Hog Island with help from his crew. Robert's hit a jig.

     The halibut bite was pretty slow for most of 60+ boats trying for them near Hog, but a few guys got 'em. At least catching bait was easy. On the ocean there were salmon caught but none were shown off here, so no pics. Tomorrow is supposed to go a little lighter on the South wind, so maybe more time will be spent on the water and the fish can get pinpointed a bit better. The surf had at least one striper in it today, as well as a few surfperch and jacksmelt.