Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3906 Feb 28- Mar 13 | Page 26
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Feb 28-Mar 13, 2020
VOL.39 • ISS. 6
SALTWATER REPORTS
BERKELEY /EMERYVILLE
Charter Boats Largely Offline
As Private Boaters Hook A Few
Sturgeon
EAST BAY- With rockfish, lingcod and salmon
off limits at this time, charter boats are dormant in
East Bay ports as they await the kick off of spring
halibut fishing.
Private boaters have picked up a few sturgeon
while working the South Bay in the Alameda
area, but overall the best action has been taking
place in the extreme southern end of the South
Bay.
Most anglers working the South Bay for
sturgeon confide that herring fillets are the best
bait, but advise anglers to take along a supply of
pile worms and shrimp baits too.
A few perch have been picked up by bank
anglers working between Berkeley and San
Leandro, but the action hasn’t become consistent
yet. Shrimp baits are the best option for anglers
interested in perch.
The arrival of spawning perch during the
second half of February generally signals that
spring striper fishing is about to get going.
Reports of stripers being caught have been few
and far between so far.
BODEGA BAY
Charter Boats Continue with
Crab Only Trips
BODEGA BAY – The doldrums of the
winter months continue, and party and
private boats are looking forward to the
rockfish opener on April 1st. However,
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there has been a call for crab-only on
occasion out of this Sonoma County port.
Limits of Dungeness crab remain the rule
after on a few pulls as the crab counts are
climbing up again since most commercial
vessels have pulled their pots and headed to
other grounds.
Our first glimpse of the regulations for
the upcoming ocean salmon season will be
revealed during the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife’s Annual Salmon Information
meeting on February 27, at 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. at the Sonoma County Water
Agency, 404 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa. The
meeting will cover 2020 abundance forecasts
and serves as an opportunity for the public to
provide input regarding the upcoming ocean
salmon season.
Captain Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sport
Fishing was twice this week with a combined
20 anglers for limits of Dungeness crab to
3.5 pounds in a little over 2.5 hours. He said,
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This angler took a December trip aboard the
Huli Cat and rounded up this huge lingcod while
fishing out of Pillar Point Harbor.
Photo courtesy of HULI CAT SPORTFISHING, Half
Moon Bay.
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