Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3619 September 1-15, 2017 | Page 36

34 SALTWATER Sept. 1-15, 2017 SALTWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 FISHERMAN’S WHARF Salmon Slows, But Fish Get Bigger SAN FRANCISCO – Salmon fishing outside of the Golden Gate has slowed down, but the average size of the fish is getting bigger, according to Erik Anfinson, captain of the Bass Tub. “Our latest trolling trip on August 20 produced 11 salmon to 23 pounds,” said Anfinson. “The fish averaged 15 pounds each. We first fished at Duxbury Reef and then finished up at the Channel Buoys.” Davie Hidie of San Francisco won the jackpot with the 23 lb. salmon. Very appropriately, it was on his birthday. The two previous adventures were rockcod trips to the Farallon Islands. On August 18, a charter by 13 fishermen yielded 13 limits of rockfish and 7 lingcod. Then the