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SALTWATER
Oct 11 - 25, 2019
SALTWATER REPORTS:
FISHERMAN’S WHARF
CONTINUED FROM PG 28
BODEGA BAY
Anglers Target Rockfish,
Salmon, Halibut and Stripers
cont.
most experienced albacore anglers
in northern California. They went out
in very rough weather conditions,
but the crew from Reel Ninja scored
26 albacore to 25 pounds trolling
Mexican Flag clones 33 miles in
5500 feet of water west southwest of
Bodega Head. The conditions calmed
down some, and the boat ran back at
23 knots.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Anglers are
both live bait drifting for halibut and
striped bass in San Francisco Bay
and fishing for salmon, rockfish and
lingcod outside of the Golden Gate.
Captain Jacky Douglas of Wacky
Jacky Sport Fishing reported that the
salmon fleet was averaging 6 fish per
boat before the winds came up, but
she hopes to see improved fishing
soon as more fish move into the
waters outside of the Golden Gate in
preparation for their annual spawning
run up the Central Valley rivers. The
skippers were forced to cancel their
trips on Saturday, September 28.
“We’ve been catching the salmon
along the Marin County Coast from
the Duxbury Buoy to Double Point,”
said Douglas. “The kings are biting
trolled anchovies at 35 to 40 feet
deep. The fish are 12 pounds and
up. Some good-size fish in the 25 lb.
range are showing.”
The water temperature has been
relatively warm, ranging from the late
fifties to 62 degrees.
To book a trip, call Captain Jacky
Douglas at (415) 586-9800 or go to:
www.WackyJackySportFishing.com.
Anglers aboard the Bass Tub are
targeting rockfish and lingcod at the
Farallon Islands and the Marin County
Coast and halibut and stripers in San
Francisco Bay.
On September 22, the 11 anglers
aboard a 10-person charter aboard
the Bass Tub caught 2 striped bass
and 2 halibut inside. The heavy wind
made the fishing tough, according to
Erik Anfinson, Captain of the Bass
Tub.
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salmon that were anticipated to
make their way up the coastline from
Monterey Bay have yet to emerge,
and combined with the paucity of the
Coastside Fishing Club net pen fish
so far this season, salmon fishing has
been very spotty out of Half Moon Bay
moving into the month of October.
With the salmon bite being so
spotty,
Captain Tom Mattusch of the
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Huli Cat has been running rockfish
trips, and they went south to the Deep
Reef in 220 feet of water for 9 limits
of rockfish. He said, “There are some
salmon, but rockfishing
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commercial season as the details
are being worked out regarding the
entanglement issues for whales and
turtles.”
Captain Dennis Baxter of the New
Captain Pete out of Half Moon Bay
Sport Fishing said, “Local anglers
have been trying to find the Coastside
net pen fish outside of the harbor, but
the action is limited to one or two fish
per evening between the buoys.”
Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing,
the Riptide and the Queen of Hearts
will be running rockfish trips through
the end of the season until December
31st, and they have been working
the local reefs for limits to near-limits
of rockfish along with a few lingcod.
The Huli Cat will be the only large
party boat running the crab/rockfish
combination trips, and they are filled
on the opening weekend with plenty
of room starting on weekdays.
Anglers Battle Rockfish and
Lingcod Off Monterey County
Coast
MOSS LANDING – Rockfish action
has been productive when the boats
are able to make it out along the
Monterey County Coast. Wind along
the coast made it difficult for the boats
to get out many days in September,
but the coastal weather is expected
to be calmer now that we’re into
October.
The 22 anglers on the Kahuna
landed 22 rockfish and 6 lingcod
during the latest trip on the coast
on Friday, September 27. On the
previous trip on the boat, the 18
anglers landed 12 canary rockfish,
23 copper rockfish, 130 assorted
rockfish and 25 vermilion rockfish,
according to Carol Jones of Kahuna
Sportfishing.
The Kahuna specializes in long
range rockfish trips down the coast
to bountiful fishing grounds, a trip
no one else offers. They also offer