Saltwater
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saltwater reports :
Continued from pg 21
half moon bay
rockfish , full limits . The 16 anglers on the boat the previous day landed 160 rockfish up to 8 pounds . The 20 passengers aboard the Queen of Hearts on July 2 returned with 200 rockfish and 1 lingcod . Captain Mike Cabanas is booking both live bait trips on San Francisco Bay and rockfish trips out of Half Moon Bay . His latest trip on the bay out of Oyster Point Marina produced 9 halibut and 10 bass for 6 anglers . His previous live bait adventure on the bay yielded 24 halibut , 4 shy of limits , and 4 stripers for 14 fishermen . To meet harvest goals , the recreational groundfish fishery is subject to in-season regulatory changes . Please stay informed by visiting CDFW ’ s summary of recreational groundfish fishing regulations webpage before fishing : https :// wildlife . ca . gov / Fishing / Ocean / Regulations / Groundfish-Summary
- Dan Bacher
Monterey Bay
Deep Water Anglers Nail Rockfish , Lingcod at Canyon ’ s Edge
MOSS LANDING – If you want to hook a limit of quality deep water rockfish and some hefty lingcod , it ’ s hard to beat fishing at the edge of the Monterey Marine Canyon right now . Some bluefin tuna are beginning to show . The 21 anglers fishing on the Checkmate on Friday , July 7 bagged limits of rockfish . On the way back to the harbor , they put out tuna trolling rods and hooked four bluefin tuna , landing one weighing 100 pounds , according to Chris Arcoleo of Chris ’ Fishing Fleet . On the same day the 21 anglers on the Caroline reeled in limits of rockfish . On July 8 , the 22 anglers aboard the
Chelsea landed this nice halibut on a recent trip on the SF Bay with Lovely Martha Sportfishing . Looks like an amazing day on the bay !
Photo Courtesy of Lovely Martha Sportfishing
Checkmate landed limits of rockfish ( 220 ) and 1 lingcod , while the 19 anglers on the Caroline caught limits of rockfish ( 190 ). “ The deep water action continues ,” reported Joey Stagnaro of Kahuna Sportfishing after his latest trip to the canyon edge . “ We landed five jumbo lings out of the deep . The anglers caught limits of red rockfish and lots of petrale sol also .” The bottomfish include a mixture of chilipepper , yellowtail , vermilion and bocaccio rockfish . Anglers are doing the best fishing with shrimp flies and diamond bars . “ The anglers who tried for bluefin today were able to fish before the wind blew ,” reported Todd Fraser of Bayside Marine in Santa Cruz on Saturday , July 8 . “ The morning was decent in the bay and there were bluefin spotted near the edge of the Soquel Hole . I heard one angler hook up but I am not sure if he landed it ” “ The halibut fishing continues to be good on the west side of Santa Cruz and down in Capitola . The rock fishing was good on the inshore . The offshore deep water rock fishing was windy ,” he noted . “ The inshore anglers found some nice halibut near the Mile Buoy today ,” Fraser reported the previous day . “ The deep water rock fish anglers stayed near shore due to the wind reports . The whale watching boats saw a school of bluefin in the canyons . The tuna were in the middle of the bay between Santa Cruz and Monterey .” To meet harvest goals , the recreational groundfish fishery is subject to in-season regulatory changes . Please stay informed by visiting CDFW ’ s summary of recreational groundfish fishing regulations webpage before fishing : https :// wildlife . ca . gov / Fishing / Ocean / Regulations / Groundfish- Summary
- Dan Bacher
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