Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3817 August 2- 16 2019 | Page 27

FISHERMAN’S WHARF Trollers Nail Chinook Limits Outside Golden Gate SAN FRANCISCO - Salmon fishing remains great for anglers venturing outside of the Golden Gate. “Fishing is off the hook, boys and girls,” reported Jacky Douglas, Captain of the Wacky Jacky on Facebook, after a recent trolling adventure. “We had limits today and nice quality fish while trolling with anchovies.” Wacky Jacky Sport Fishing has been taking people fishing from San Francisco for decades. The boat specializes in salmon fishing. However, “we will go after anything that’s fun to catch including: halibut, striped bass, rockfish,, lingcod and sturgeon,” she said. Douglas was inducted in the California Outdoor Hall of Fame by Tom Stienstra, San Francisco columnist, on January 12, 2013. For book a trip, call Captain Jacky Douglas at (415) 586-9800 or go to: www.WackyJackySportFishing.com - Dan Bacher HALF MOON BAY Boats Alternate Between Salmon and Rockfish Jess Karraker battled this dandy striper while drifting live bait at Alcatraz from the decks of the iconic Happy Hooker on July 17. Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. 2912 25 Aug 2 - 16, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 17 EL GRANADA – The salmon schools remain north of the Pillar Point Harbor, and private boats have been picking up limits on trips north to the area between Egg Rock and Pedro Point. Party boats will need to travel further north towards the Channel Buoys off the Golden Gate in order to fill up their limits. Captain Tom Mattusch on the Huli Cat said, “There was a bite off of the Pacifica Pier for a few days, but once the bite died, we found the school five miles off of the coastline straight out from the pier. We have been traveling north to the Channel Buoys for limits, and second captain Michael Cabanas put in 10 limits on Saturday to 15 pounds in 85 feet of water using straight bait. We have also been traveling south to the Deep Reef in 200 feet of water for up to 13 limits of quality rockfish.” The Riptide and The Queen of Hearts out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing are alternating between rockfish/lingcod and salmon trips, and they have also been traveling north for salmon and south for rockfish. The Queen of Hearts On July 3, anglers aboard the New Easy Rider went outside the Golden returned with Gate looking for salmon and got into some jumbo bonus stripers! 329 rockfish, 10 Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. lingcod and 1 cabezon for 33 anglers on Saturday, July 20, while activity or anchovies along the coast so far this season.” the Riptide checked in with 36 king “The squid boats are picking up a salmon for 18 anglers the same day. trickle of squid so there isn’t much Captain Dennis Baxter of the New bait along the coast. Locally, there Captain Pete out of Half Moon Bay were a few fish taken outside of the Sport Fishing is ready to go salmon entrance buoys to the harbor, but this fishing seven days a week after a has slowed down recently. We will be few weeks of haul out for repairs, but traveling north to find our schools until he and his son, Braden, have been they arrive locally as the salmon bite able to get in on the salmon action by has improved south of us in Monterey jumping on the Huli Cat with Captain Bay.,” said Baxter. Tom. He said, “Pedro Point has been - Dave Hurley the location for local private boats, but the weather has been a limiting factor in getting up there the past few days. CONTINUED ON PG 26 The salmon haven’t hit the coastline yet, and we aren’t seeing enough bird The Salmon Are Back & The SALMON • - ROCKFISH ROCKFISH • - ALBACORE ALBACORE Wacky Jacky Is Nailing Them! 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