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SALTWATER
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Anglers fishing with Capt . Jay Lopes have been picking up keeper sturgeon while working the upper reaches of Suisun Bay . This fish was landed during a February expedition . Photo courtesy of RIGHT HOOK SPORTFISHING , Sacramento .
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Get Ready for Hot Halibut Fishing !
BERKELEY- Recent halibut and striper catches in the middle and south bay have sent a shock of excitement through the saltwater fishing scene in the East Bay .
Private boaters that have taken exploratory trolling trips have landed both keeper stripers and keeper halibut . Overall the action has been decent for anglers that try , but fishing pressure is extremely light .
Frozen herring and anchovies rigged and trolled behind a 6 or 8 inch Sling Blade is a great option that will produce solid results when you find an area that holds fish .
No big fish have been reported so far , but with so few hooks in the water it ’ s hard to judge what the real potential is .
Charter boats have been largely silent . The one exception has been the Bass Tub out of San Francisco that has ventured out and successfully boated both keeper halibut and bass .
With halibut already showing , signs indicate we are on the verge of an outstanding halibut season . Several boats are going to start their halibut seasons in early April . If you ’ d like to put some halibut in the freeze , give your favorite skipper a ring , find out when they expect to begin fishing and book a trip !
Sturgeon continues to be very hit and miss in the south bay . Anglers that know how to fish the extreme southern end of the system are scoring some fish on shrimp baits .
Fishing the channel edges in the balance of the south bay can pay off , but without a big number of fish in the south bay , you ’ ll do a lot of waiting between hookups .
Shiner perch
Call for CRAB COMBOS ! continue to show for shore anglers soaking pile worms and shrimp baits in the south and central parts of the bay .
There are definitely stripers in the system so it ’ s not too early to start playing around with swimbaits .
For a shot at some combo action try soaking ghost
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Big boats are really cool . They are long , wide and super stable on the water . But just like your 8 foot salmon rod , boats look a lot bigger and longer at your house where you ’ ve got to store them …. Hmmm .
In the past decade or so I ’ ve run boats from 12 to 20 plus feet in length . Those experiences have led me to conclude that for all around fishing with a buddy or two boats in the 18 foot class are just about perfect . A boat like that is about the size of your truck . It tows great and you can put it into the garage without a bunch of crazy maneuvering at the end of the day .
On the water 18 footers are big enough to carry multiple people , take on rough water and long runs , but they are small enough to drop into a high sierra trout lake . And isn ’ t that what California ’ s diverse fishing scene is all about ?… Stripers and sturgeon in Suisun Bay this week and trout at Scotts Flat Reservoir next week ? An 18 foot boat offers that kind of utility !
Over the years , I ’ ve fished aboard quite a few boats made by Rogue Jet . They ’ ve all been of the highest quality and mostly really big , like Capt . James Netzel ’ s big bad 23 foot Rogue Chinook .
Recently Rogue Jet has offered up the Yukon 185 . This is an 18.5 foot boat that offers big boat performance with the benefits of a smaller footprint and of course it ’ s a Rogue Jet so it looks good and has the durability of a tank !
The Yukon borrows features from the Coastal series with 36 inch sides , an extended 78-inch-wide bottom and an extra wide 102 inch beam that makes it the biggest , safest and driest riding boat in its class . It comes standard with an offshore
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motor bracket with full width platform that extends the bottom of the boat another 32 inches .
The Yukon is a heavy duty all welded aluminum boat that comes with these standard features : full powder coating , walk thru windshield , dual windshield wipers , full instruments , top & side curtains , premium suspension seats with folding arms , rear bench seats with storage and backrests , locking glove box , premium vinyl decking , bow storage , 40 gallon built in fuel tank and much more .
The Yukon package also features a custom Guardian all aluminum trailer as standard equipment . This is one of the strongest , solid and downright beautiful boat trailers on the road . And they weigh 400 to 500 pounds less than conventional trailers . Guardian Trailers are custom made at Rogue Jet right alongside the hull that will be sitting on them ! These trailers feature all aluminum construction , with ten ply 15 ” radial tires , disc brakes , oil bath hubs , LED lighting and more .
The Rogue Jet Yukon 185 has a long list of available features like a rear transom door that opens to the off shore bracket , swing tongue trailer and more .
If you would like to check out a Rogue Jet Yukon in person or learn about any other boat in Rogue ’ s epic lineup drop by their booth at the Sacramento Boat Show March 8-11 or the Reno Sport & Boat Show March 16-18 . Wouldn ’ t a new Rogue Jet Yukon look good out on Pyramid Lake this spring ….?
recommended season alternatives during the March 8-14 PFMC meeting in Rohnert Park , Calif .
Final adoption of ocean salmon season regulations will occur during the April 5-11 PFMC meeting in Portland , Oregon . At press time , it is unclear as to the extent of the restrictions to the upcoming recreational and commercial ocean salmon seasons , but the season is expected to open on April 7th .
Captain Rick Powers of Bodega Bay
Sport Fishing took the 65-foot New Sea Angler south to the Richmond Harbor for regular maintenance prior to the opening of rockfish and salmon seasons , and he said , “ We saw a massive amount of anchovies north of Point Reyes , and I have never seen this before as they are usually south of us , but the anchovies are all the way north to Bodega Bay .”
“ We are looking forward to the April 15th opener for rockfish along with the salmon opener , and we will be running combination trips depending upon the best option for putting fish in the box . In the meantime , a few anglers are picking up rockfish from the jetty along with surf perch from the beaches ,” said
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