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winter months . The Salty Lady , captained by Jerad Davis , will make their annual pilgrimage to Pillar Point for the whale

When the Happy Hooker headed out to the Farallon Islands on December 28 the lingcod were on the bite . This ling “ hitchhiked ” up on a small blue rockfish . Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING , Berkeley .

watching season .

Further north at the Pacifica Pier , crabbing continues to be fair with snares from the pier , and more striped bass have been moving up and down the coastline .

- Dave Hurley

MONTEREY BAY

Sand Crab Classic Will Benefit Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project

SANTA CRUZ - The 14th Annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Tournament , held the second Saturday of March out of Santa Cruz every year , is set for March 10 , 2018 .

The event is an annual benefit for the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project , a model conservation organization that has been working to restore and enhance native steelhead and salmon populations in the Monterey Bay region since 1976 . The event is limited to the first 300 entries , and they will sell out , so sign up NOW .

The deadline for the weigh in will be at 1:00 pm on March 10 at the Portuguese Hall , 216 Evergreen St . Santa Cruz , 95060 .

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Brain Cradduck landed this feisty keeper sturgeon while soaking bait in San Francisco Bay on January 7 .

Photo courtesy of BRIAN CRADDUCK , East Bay .

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