Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3821 Sept 27, 2019 | Page 29

Sept 27 - Oct 11, 2019 SALTWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 21 27 SALTWATER REPORTS BERKELEY Halibut, Stripers & Salmon Hold Center Stage BERKELEY- “The live bait potluck action inside the bay is pretty much wide open right now,” exclaimed Captain Chris Smith of Pacific Dream Sportfishing. “I’ve got 34 halibut in the box right now. The tide is starting to peak so I’m going to go get some stripers.” “Yesterday we ended up with 66 stripers and 32 halibut for our 33 anglers. This is probably the best live bait season I’ve ever seen. The halibut bite just keeps going and going and now we’ve got limit style striper fishing underway. I have no idea how long this fishing is going to hold up, but as long as we have live bait and the fish are here we are going to keep putting anglers on them,” said Smith. Salmon fishing has backed off some in terms of numbers but the quality of the fish is tremendous with lots of 15 plus pound fish in the mix. The New Easy Rider has been scoring about a fish per rod on most trips on kings that routinely range up into the 20-pound class. “We had a unique combo trip yesterday,” reported Captain James Smith of California Dawn Sportfishing. “Our charter wanted to target both big sharks and do some live bait potluck fishing. We ended up with 40 stripers, 13 halibut and 8 sevengill sharks to about 400 pounds. The big sharks were released, while we kept a few smaller fish for the table.” BODEGA BAY Spectacular Combo Action for Salmon, Rockfish and Lingcod BODEGA BAY - There’s something strange in the neighborhood off of the Sonoma coastline as there are some large salmon along the beaches with schools of a smaller grade of salmon far offshore despite the timing of the middle of September. Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sport Fishing added mooching to their combination trips on the New Sea Angler, and he said, “The salmon have gone deep to around 180 feet, and we have been mooching up to nearly a fish a rod every day during the week with light loads on boat. These are big fish, and they are a bonus in addition to CONTINUED ON PG 29 Big rockfish have been cooperating with Half Moon Bay anglers. This hefty vermilion hit the deck of the Huli Cat on September 7. Photo courtesy of HULI CAT SPORTFISHING, Half Moon Bay. 2019 Model CLEARANCE!! This quality halibut pounced on a live anchovy drifted along the shores of Angel Island during a September 4 trip aboard the Happy Hooker. Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. Now Booking CLOSE-OUT PRICING!! POTLUCK SHARK AND SALMON FISHING TRIPS! ~ Berkeley Marina Departures ~ On All Remaining In-Stock Boston Whalers and Outboards With Capt.Chad Aho Aboard The Ms. Marin Experience 6-Pack Fishing At Its Best. Call Today! (800) 726–2848 BAY CHARTER BOATS (510) 850-2285 • www.baycharterboats.com 3821 3813 (510) 533–9290 1926 – 2019 Your Bay Area Dealer For 93 Years 333 Kennedy Street Oakland, CA 94606 www.outboardmotorshop.com Boats and Outboards pictured may not reflect store inventory. Call for details. All Prices INCLUDE Freight & Prep, plus tax & license only.