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BODEGA BAY cont. Willie Vogler reported,“ The beaches have been good for striped bass with topwater lures, hairraisers, or sand crabs with a 22 and 16-pound lineside taken from the surf. Red tail perch to 15 inches have also been available. Inside the bay, the flats at the mouth of the bay, Marshall, and Hog Island have been the top locations for halibut.”

– David Hurley

FISHERMAN’ S WHARF

36 Lb. Halibut Tops Wharf Catches!

SAN FRANCISCO- The halibut fishing in San Francisco Bay heated up on Memorial Day weekend, with some larger halibut reported in the catches.

“ On May 27, the Bass Tub ended the day with 14 halibut and 3 bass for our 6 anglers,” said Captain Erik Anfinson.“ Captain Moose( Aaron Anfinson) landed his personal best, a 36 lb. halibut.”

The anglers drifted live anchovies in the central bay at Alcatraz on the incoming tide, Anfinson reported. More than half of the halibut were in the 15 to 20 lb. range. The stripers averaged about 8 pounds each. On the day before, the 15 anglers

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Ron landed this big S. F. Bay halibut while drifting a live anchovy aboard the New Easy Rider this May.

Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. target for the day and some big fish will be hitting the deck!

As you probably know, halibut

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aboard the Bass Tub landed 10 bass and 7 halibut during a half-day trip.

- Dan Bacher

HALF MOON BAY

Take Your Pick of Rockfish, Beach Stripers or Salmon

EL GRANADA- There has been some great fishing out of Half Moon Bay when the weather is cooperative with striped bass along the beaches, rockfish either north or south, or the possibility for a salmon below Pigeon Point. The trips south of Pigeon have been feast or famine, and there is optimism for the June 17th opener in local waters.

Sherry Ingles of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing said,“ We got blown off of the water on Saturday, and after only landing three rockfish, we pulled the plug and gave everyone a rain check. Rockfishing has been no

problem for anglers who are knowledgeable and using shrimp flies or Super Flies tipped with squid on a heavy 1-lb. weight. We have been finding some quality bottomfish with coppers to 4 pounds along with Bolinas, vermilions, and canaries, Lingcod have been up and down.”

“ The conditions for salmon have been outstanding one mile above the closed zone at Pigeon Point with krill and whales, and the rockfish are also loaded with krill,” said Ingles.

“ Striped bass action from the beaches has been solid with Optimum’ s Double AA or Big Hammer swimbaits along with hair raisers. A 30-inch ling cod was landed off of the jetty, and rock crabbing has been solid along with the occasional Dungeness from the rockwall,” noted Ingles.

Captain Dennis Baxter of the New Captain Pete said,“ We had a great trip last week with 11 salmon to 22 pounds for 13 fishermen, but we made it down south on Sunday and the fish were absent. The good news is that the fish that have been caught are big, and they are hugging the bottom. All of the conditions are there with whales, brown water, and krill. We will be fishing salmon full-time starting Monday, June 18th.”

Second captain Michael Cabanas of Huli Cat went rockfishing off of San Gregorio with lings to 5 pounds along with coppers to 3 pounds landed on shrimp flies.

- Dave Hurley

and striper action in the bay have been outstanding and the action is expected to get even better as we get into the month of June!

Since this trip is an official Cal Kellogg School of Fishing event. There will be plenty of prizes to go around from Cal’ s long list of sponsors, including, Penn, Fenwick and Abu Garcia.

To reserve your spot call Captain Chris at( 510) 322-0493 or( 510) 223-5388 Don’ t hesitate it’ s going to be an amazing halibut season and this trip is going to fill up quickly!

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About The Happy Hooker …

The Happy Hooker is one of the most prominent charter boats in Northern California.

The boat has a long and storied history. For many years, the Hooker was skippered by the legendary Jim Smith. Jim retired last year and the boat is now being run by his son and legendary skipper in his own rite, Captain Chris Smith and Chris’ s son, Captain Jonathan Smith.

During the spring, live bait potluck fishing in San Francisco Bay is the focus aboard the Hooker, with halibut and stripers being the primary target. As spring gives way to summer, stripers and halibut remain in the cross hairs, yet the fishing menu opens up a bit with rockfish and lingcod entering into the mix.

The Happy Hooker operates out of the Berkeley Marina from early spring through December. During the winter months, it’ s off to the Martinez Marina for lazy days of sturgeon fishing.