In nature there are tales of struggle and survival, like the salmon making their way back to the rivers of their birth, and baby sea turtles crossing the sandy beach to the ocean while predators pick off the unlucky ones. This striper experienced that by dodging Gage's lures, only to be caught by Mr. Blong here on 6 pound test while he was fishing for smelt. It took him 15 minutes and a bit of luck to land this 19 pound fish in the surf.

     The crabbing was just OK over the weekend in the bay, a little better outside. The halibut fishing was decent by Hog Island around the turn of the low tide. Surfperch fishing was also good. No salmon.

    Poor Gage still can't catch a perch. The brave little guy still manages to keep a smile on his face, though. Be strong, Gage.

Dennis Stocking caught this 21.5 pound halibut on a live shiner by Hog Island. Two other shiners Dennis soaked were eaten but the halibut were not hooked. A few other halibut were caught back there today. Surfperch fishing was pretty good on Dillon Beach and at least one more striper found its way into a perch fisherman's bucket. The crabbing was, well, just OK.

    So it appears that there are still a few halibut biting around Hog Island. These guys were a little cagey about their exact location, but did share that they caught  these fish on jigs. It also sounds like there were some other guys catching fish, so hopefully more photos to follow.

     The fish report for today was nada. One boat said that they didn't think the fish were there because they were watching their jigs work the bottom in 15 feet of cold, clear water and they looked so good that something should have bit them. The halibut were probably too busy shivering to notice the jigs. The Dungeness don't mind the cold at least, so the crabbing was OK. The New Sea Angler looked to be trolling in front of Bird in about 200' of water today. Hopefully his report will include salmon.
     

     Kevin Soper sent in this picture of his fishing buddy waiting for a striper to bite. I hope there's no hard feelings between you guys when you reel in all the fish, Kevin.