Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3808 Mar 29- Apr 12 2019 | Page 35

SALTWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 8 Mar 29 - Apr 12, 2019 33 their way up the coast to us. Unless there is a hard northwest wind in the BODEGA BAY coming weeks, they should still be Sonoma Coast Anglers Gear around, and I have been observing Up for Rockfish Opener them while out on whale watching trips. The water is a perfect 53/54 BODEGA BAY - The Bodega Bay degrees right now, and I saw a couple harbor is gearing up for the rockfish/ of sea lions thrashing salmon on the lingcod opener starting on April 1st, surface on a recent whale watching followed by the salmon season on trip. Things are looking for the salmon April 13th through the 30th with opener. the remainder of the season to Powers will be keeping his crab pots be determined during the Pacific in the water as a bonus on certain Fisheries Management Council trips, and he is hopeful to run the full Meetings from April 9-16th in Santa gamut with rockfish, lingcod, salmon, Rosa. and crab on certain special trips. He There is great optimism for the added, “During the last three weeks upcoming salmon season as Rick of June before the season closed last Powers of Bodega Bay Sport Fishing year, we came up with just short of said, “In 37 years of fishing through the winter out of Bodega, I have never 5000 legal Dungeness crab, and we are hoping to do this again.” observed the big spots of anchovies The Golden Gate Salmon like we fished on all last summer. Association is holding their annual Normally, we have to wait our turn for fundraising dinner at the Friedman anchovies as they will show up off Event Center , 4676 Mayette Ave,in of San Francisco first before making Santa Rosa on Friday, April 12th starting at 5:30 p.m. “We’re Matt Mayes caught this big California halibut off the north coast late last summer. It won’t be expecting long before the 2019 halibut season kicks off! a good Photo courtesy of MATT MAYES, Kayak City Fishing Team. salmon season this year so if you have any plans to buy gear or a trip, save combination trips, but the weather has your money and come to this dinner because been a major limiting factor during the there will be great deals on both, and you’ll be months of January, February, and into supporting healthy future salmon runs,” said March. The weekend of the 16th brought dinner chairman Mike Aughney. great ocean conditions, and Mattusch Tickets are limited and are available took out a crew of 13 anglers including by calling 855-251-GGSA (4472) or by Clara Ricabal of Angler West TV for a visitingwww.goldengatesalmon.org.com Tickets combination trip. are $85 per person, and will NOT be sold at Fishing in flat seas with just a slight the door. rolling swell, Mattusch said, “ We came - Dave Hurley back with 804 sand dabs and six petrale sole to 3 pounds fishing as deep as 280 feet. Stephanie Overbay from San Leandro landed the largest petrale, and Darren Seiji of Vallejo picked up two sole HALF MOON BAY along with a load of sand dabs. Ricabal Anglers Gear Up for Rockfish, showed her skill by loading up on sand Salmon Openers dabs time after time along with helping EL GRANADA - Crab/dab combinations fill out tremendously while pulling the crab bill in interim time out of Half Moon Bay as the pots.” harbor is poised to come alive starting April 1st. Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing, With the local rockfish season opening on final touches are being placed on the April 1st and ocean salmon below Pigeon Point party boats as they are booking rockfish on April 6th and in local waters on April 13th, trips and will make the 18-mile run south the Half Moon Bay harbor is ready to bust below Pigeon Point for ocean salmon Anglers targeting sturgeon aboard the Happy Hooker this winter loose within starting April 6th. have been picking up good number of incidental stripers. This bass the next few Surf perch fishing along the beaches was landed on February 17. ueen of earts weeks. remains excellent, and one of the Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Martinez. 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