Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3908 Mar 27- Apr 10 | Page 27

Mar 27-Apr 10, 2020 VOL.39 • ISS. 8 25 Leopard Shark Fishing in the Bay I remember the As a young lad and budding first time I saw a ichthyologist, I had seen plenty shark coming out of San of pictures of great white Francisco Bay. I must sharks, mako sharks, blue have been something sharks, and nurse sharks, like ten or eleven years but I had never seen a shark old, fishing off the old so colorfully patterned as a Municipal Pier, when leopard shark. I simply had to I saw someone on the catch one for myself! other side of the pier set Try as I may, I never did the hook on something catch a leopard shark off of the that put a serious bend Municipal Pier although I saw on his heavy duty rod. a number of others doing so. After what seemed to Flash forward a decade or so, by Steve be a half hour fight, out and I was old enough to rent “Hippo”Lau one of those wooden rowboats from the muddy depths popped out the biggest at Mission Rock. I would fish I had ever seen; a leopard shark clamp on my 9.9 horsepower Johnson of about 35 pounds. SeaHorse motor and head out to Fish Sniffer Country A hi Live Deception Jigs have proven their worth on the West Coast for anglers targeting stripers, rockfish, lingcod and more. This season the folks at Ahi have taken things to a new level with the introduction of Ahi Deception Flash Jigs. Each realistic baitfish pattern of the Live Deception Jigs is now enhanced by a highly reflective finish which emulates flashy fish scales. This new key feature gives gamefish something extra to hone in on and sets these jigs apart from the rest. The wire through body design allows you to confidently cast even the smaller jigs at larger gamefish. Jigging Tips Available in six different sizes for both fresh- water and saltwater appli- cations. 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We had full boat limits of huge male Dungeness crab for our passengers.” The annual Golden State Salmon Association dinner at the Friedman Center in Santa Rosa has been postponed from April 3 to May 16 due to the pandemic threat of the coronavirus affecting all large events in the state. This event normally sells out quickly as it features a fantastic dinner in addition to a huge raffle, live auction, and silent auction. Local party boat operators donated heavily to the Golden State Salmon Association as the organization has been a major driving force in the restoration of salmon in our state. - Dave Hurley aquatic adventures in the bay. Without the aid of a depth finder, I reckoned that if I anchored outside the buoys marking the shipping channel, I just might be intersecting a travel path for gamefish. I was not wrong. I remember catching all sorts of fish anchored thusly. 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