Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 2723 Oct 26-Nov 9 | Page 28

26 Oct 26 - Nov 9, 2018 VOL.37 • ISS. 23 Saltwater SALTwater reports Berkeley and scored 22 limits of lingcod and 150 rockfish. On the following day, the 10 anglers aboard the boat landed 10 limits of kings to 18 lbs. “It’s been absolutely epic out at the BERKELEY - If you are a saltwater islands,” related Captain James Smith angler there are a couple “must fish” of California Dawn Sportfishing. “Our bites going on aboard East Bay charter last trip is a great example of what we boats. The first is salmon fishing, which have been experiencing. The ocean was just keeps rolling along with limits and dead flat and the bite was wide open. We near limits hitting decks. The other bite ended up with 31 limits of lingcod and is the lingcod and bottomfish action that rockfish. At this time of the year the loads is taking place near the Farallon Islands. tend to be lighter. If you want to get out The ocean has calmed and a sizzling and experience some amazing lingcod action, jump on the boat. We’ll start running crab and bottomfish combo trips the first weekend of November.” “The weather has been great offshore and the fish have been on the chomp,” related Captain Jonathan Smith of Happy Hooker Sportfishing on October 13. “Today we had ¾ limits of rockfish and 68 lingcod for our 34 anglers. The lings were really biting well for us today. Right now, we are gearing up for crabbing. Once the crab season gets underway we’ll be running combo trips. Our crab combos are some of the most fun trips we run all year.” Captain Quang Vo of Goldeneye Fall halibut fishing is in full swing inside San Francisco Bay. These 2000 has been fish were caught aboard the California Dawn on October 8. Photo courtesy of CALIFORNIA DAWN SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. putting his anglers on some very exciting rockfish and lingcod action. Quang has been stopping for sanddabs on his way to the Farallons and using those sanddabs for bait. The results have been some epic lingcod and huge rockfish. Limits of lingcod are the rule on these live bait drifting adventures. Incredible Salmon Season Rolls Forward, As Lingcod Action Redlines! Bodega Bay Sonoma Coast Still Producing Salmon, Rockfish and Lingcod Captain Joey Gallia of New Easy Rider Sportfishing holds up a pair of massive king salmon that were caught while trolling outside the Golden Gate on October 1. Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. lingcod bite has developed. Captain Joey Gallia has been putting the New Easy Rider’s anglers on a steady parade of quality king salmon. Every recent trip has feature from 1.5 fish per rod to limit style fishing on kings that average around 8 and range up into the teens. On October 9, the New Easy Rider boxed 9 limits to 15 pounds. Two days later they rounded up 18 kings to 12 pounds for 10 anglers. For a change of pace, the New Easy Rider went out for rockfish on October 13 Savannah Maddox was kayak fishing off the north coast this summer and battled a huge lingcod and an impressive cabezon. Photo courtesy of SAVANNAH MADDOX, Kayak City Fishing Team. went to Point Reyes on Friday for limits of big rockfish including vermilions, coppers, chinas, and browns along with 28 ling cod. The ocean has been flat calm for the past several days.” “On the bird trip offshore, I didn’t notice a temperature break, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there aren’t bluefin tuna out there since they don’t need the cobalt blue water. No one is trying for them right now, but in the past few years, this has been the time when the private boats have been out for bluefin. The upcoming crab season has generated a lot of interest, and we are filled on our first two weekends of the season although there is plenty of room during the week. I do expect it to get busy during the first two weeks as the commercial season will open two weeks after the recreational opener on November 3rd,: said Powers. The private boaters have been less in number over the past weeks despite excellent ocean conditions, but the occasional salmon is reported off of the normal locations 2912 of Ten Mile Beach, CONTINUED ON PG 28 BODEGA BAY - This is the best October fishing that I have seen in 37 years, as you can jump in a boat out of Bodega Bay on a light load and pick up a salmon or two, a lingcod or two, and limits of rockfish, said, Captain Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sport Fishing. The Dungeness crab recreational season New Easy Rider Sportfishing opens on Saturday, November 3rd, and Departures from Berkeley Marina the demand for weekend trips has 3712 been high. 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