The fishing (and catching) has definitely improved but it's still only fair. Salmon were scattered with most of the ones I heard of caught from Tomales Point to the Trees. Salmon totals ran 0-3. There were a few halibut caught as well, some on Ten Mile and a few by Hog Island. There was a halibut on the bar but a diver shot it. Rockfishing ran from slow out front to good at Point Reyes.

The DaCruz boys, not wanting Jake Showaker to have all the glory, brought by these two salmon. These account for a third of all the salmon that rolled through here today, but that's still more fish than we've been seeing for the last few weeks. Catch locations today have ranged from Bird Rock in 150 feet of water 40 feet down, the Trees, McLure's, and 20 feet of water on Ten Mile. No halibut that I heard of but the divers that tried the bar said it was cold and clear with needlefish but no flatfish. A late landing today was a 27 pound salmon caught by John Kuhlman in 150 feet of water off of Bird Rock.

Jake Showaker captained his boat over these salmon this morning, 23 and 26 pounders. I was so excited to see salmon that I forgot to get the fishermen's names. They were caught on the troll on the bottom in 50 to 80 feet of water near McLure's Beach. There were some other salmon caught (according to the VHF) near the Bodega whistle buoy. 

A brutally slow salmon and halibut day today. The best I heard was a couple of salmon lost. The rockfish were even slow off of Bird. There was a decent lingcod and rockfish bite at Point Reyes where Steve Towne landed a 21 pound ling to cap off four limits on the boat. The reefs off of Ten Mile had a better rockfish bite with some nice vermilions mixed in with the schoolies. The best halibut bite is by Hog, but it isn't that good. Even catching bait is tough. The good forecast this week could mean the water may be able to warm up and maybe get some color to it. Hopefully that will happen and kick things loose.

In the last two days, every boat that has gone fishing has come back with halibut! Unfortunately, that was only one boat and one fish. It has been pretty windy in the afternoon but that's all supposed to change starting today. Let's hope the weather guys are right.