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March 1 - 15, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 6 35 SALTWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 33 MARTINEZ cont. then we’ll be heading back down to Berkeley for halibut season,” Smith concluded. Kayak anglers working the flats in San Pablo Bay have been picking up both stripers and sturgeon. They are getting their sturgeon while soaking standard baits, combined with patience. The stripers have largely been coming on white 4 inch soft plastic swimbaits trolled from their kayaks as they come and go from the sturgeon fishing grounds. It might be time for some of the boaters out there to give trolling a shot in San Pablo. MONTEREY BAY Perch Reward Surf Casters Off State Beaches SANTA CRUZ – Few anglers have been out on Monterey Bay lately Curtis holds up a 59-inch sturgeon he landed while fishing San Pablo Bay during the Super Bowl Sturgeon Derby this February. Photo courtesy of the Diamond Getters Club, Facebook. fishing from boats for sanddabs, halibut and Dungeness crabs or targeting surfperch from shore. The 15th Annual Sand Crab Classic Surf Perch Derby will be held out of Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 3. The event sold out within only two days. Anglers must be back in Santa Cruz for the weigh in at the Portuguese Hall at 1:00 p.m. Before the latest round of winter storms, the perch fishing was “great” with reports of 10-15 inch fish being caught from the beaches south of Rio del Mar, according to Todd Fraser of Bayside Marine. Anglers are using plastic grubs, Berkley Gulp! Sandworms, live pileworms and other baits. The Kahuna out of Moss Landing is in the boatyard for the annual maintenance this February. Sanddab/crab fishing adventures out of Chris’ Fishing Tips in Monterey are producing big numbers of sanddabs, a few petrale and rock sole, and a mixture of rock and Dungeness crabs. The latest trip aboard the Caroline on February 12 produced “lots of sanddabs,” 8 petrale sole, 18 rock crab and 45 Dungeness crab for 12 anglers. The previous trip produced “lots of sanddabs,” 4 petrale sole, 2 rock sole , 15 rock crab and 17 dungeness crab aboard the Caroline. - Dan Bacher Clark took a trip to the warm waters of the Sea Of Cortez this January and landed this handsome dorado. Photo courtesy of the FISHAHOLICS CLUB, Facebook Get Your Fish On! With The Bay Area’s Premier Sportfishing Family… Halibut Explore S.F. Bay & Golden Gate Coastal Waters With Stripers Captains Chris And Jonathan Smith Lingcod Salmon Sharks & More Charters & Open Loads Available Departing Daily From The Berkeley Marina Happy Hooker (510) 223-5388 Pacific Dream 3805 (510) 993-4414 Follow Us On Facebook Building On The Legacy of Capt. Jim Smith! Two Boats To Turn Your Fishing Dreams Into Reality! PACIFIC DREAM Captain Chris Smith’s 58’ Pacific Dream Captain Jonathan Smith’s 56’ Happy Hooker Sturgeon are on the bite in San Pablo Bay. This keeper hit the decks of the Happy Hooker on January 29. Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Martinez