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BODEGA BAY cont. The dock is expected to be repaired shortly, and Powers will be back out for crab when the weather conditions cooperate. He said, “We have taken 10-crab limits on every trip since the opener on November 3, 2018.” The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold its annual Salmon Information Meeting on Wednesday, February 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sonoma County Water Agency at 404 Aviation Boulevard in Santa Rosa. According to the CDFW press release, the Q ueen of H earts meeting will feature the outlook for this year’s sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries, in addition to a review of last year’s salmon fisheries and spawning escapement. The 2019 Salmon Information Meeting marks the beginning of a two-month long public process used to develop annual sport and commercial ocean salmon fishing recommendations. The Pacific Fisheries Marine Council will finalize the recommended season dates at its April 9-16 meeting in Rohnert Park, Calif. The Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association will hold a crab feed fundraiser on March 1st at the Marin Rod and Gun Club, 2675 Richmond, San Rafael. Information -GGFA@ gmail.com. HALF MOON BAY Half Moon Bay Sportfishing and Tackle Light Tackle Rockfishing 650-728-3377 • Salmon Fishing (when allowed) • • Whale Watching • • Nature Trips • • Full Bait and Tackle Shop • Pillar Point Harbor 5 Miles North of Half Moon Bay www.fishingboat.com www.hmbfishing.com Coast Guard Approved - Professional Crew 35+ years Experienced Captain Sanddab/Sole and Dungeness Crab Are Solid Possibilities on Cooperative Weather Days EL GRANADA - The weather continues to have the upper hand along the San Mateo County coastline, but when the ocean conditions are right, 10-crab limits remain the rule on crab-only and also on crab/sand dab combination trips. Unfortunately, these days have been few and far between over the past month. 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We had some solid pots with 18 and 23 legal crab.” The Coastside Fishing Club will be holding its annual Swap Meet on March 2nd in the Pillar Point Harbor, Upper Parking lot, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The legendary Grill Crew will be cooking up hamburgers and hotdogs on a donation basis. Space is free to members of Coastside Dmitri Young hit the coast this January and nailed this hard fighting Fishing Club, surfperch. and non- Photo courtesy of DMITRI YOUNG, Facebook. members will pay a $25 fee to display that will also get dropped the water temperature in them a one-year membership in Suisun and San Pablo Bays to about Coastside Fishing Club with access 50 degrees from a high of 54. This to the bulletin boards and hot fishing has had a chilling effect on the late information. winter sturgeon bite. Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, “The best fishing for us has been the party boats will focus on nature taking place down in San Pablo trips along with whale watching in the Bay, but the bite down there is only interim months before the rockfish taking place on days when the tide is and salmon seasons are anticipated moving pretty good. When the tide is to open in April. Captain Jerad Davis slower, we have to head up and fish of the Salty Lady will also be running in Suisun Bay and right now the bite whale watching trips on Saturdays is fairly slow up there. Of course, all and Sundays through April. this could change quickly if the water The ocean beaches are being temperature inches up a bit,” reported reshaped by the heavy waves over Captain Chris Smith of Happy Hooker the past months, creating new habitat Sportfishing. for surf perch. 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