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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

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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 .