Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3906 Feb 28- Mar 13 | Page 29
MONTEREY BAY
cont.
fishermen are bagging perch off the beaches and
rocks.
“We will be busy in the off season with annual
maintenance on the Kahuna,” said Carol Jones of
Kahuna Sportfishing. “We are hoping for a LOT
less wind this year!.”
Chris’ Fishing Trips has been booking
whale watching and sanddab/Dungeness
crab adventures. The 19 anglers aboard the
Checkmate returned with “lots of sanddabs” and
40 Dungeness crab on Saturday, February 15.
The 15 anglers aboard the Checkmate checked
in with “lots of sanddabs” and 45 Dungeness crab
the previous day.
The fishing has been good for the anglers
fishing for sanddabs and crabs in 200-280 feet
of water, according to Todd Fraser at Bayside
Marine in Santa Cruz. There have been a few
small halibut caught by trollers using bait and
lures near Pajaro and Moss Landing.
Fishing pressure has been light. “I only saw
two boats go out fishing today,” said Fraser on
February 15.
“The perch fishing was good at 26th Avenue
Beach and Manresa State Beach,” said Fraser.
“The weather has been calm with small swells
and afternoon winds.” Anglers are using an
array of plastic grubs, Gulp! Baits, shrimp
and pileworms for the surfperch.
On their latest sanddab adventure,
Stagnaro’s Fishing Trips reported
386 sanddabs for 10 anglers on a
half-day adventure on Monterey
Bay.
- Dan Bacher
getting ready for the salmon season on April 4
and the rockfish opener on April 1. Meanwhile,
boaters are catching halibut, sanddabs and
Dungeness crabs in Monterey Bay and perch
B
This young man reeled up this impressive vermilion
rockfish while fishing beyond the Golden Gate aboard
the Happy Hooker during a late fall fishing trip.
Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING,
Berkeley.
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This angler scored a beautiful tiger rockfish while fishing beyond the Golden
Gate on the last day of the rockfish season.
Photo courtesy of CALIFORNIA DAWN SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
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