Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3715 July 6-20 2018 | Page 34

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July 6 - 20, 2018
SALTWATER
VOL.37 • ISS. 15
Salmon Season Outside
of Golden Gates Opens
with Red Hot Fishing!
The boats out of Berkeley, Em-
almon season outside of the
eryville and San Francisco reported
Golden Gate, delayed by 2-1/2
wide-open fishing on the
months this year, opened
first two days of the season
with phenomenal fishing
also.
on Sunday, June 17.
“We went out looking
Anglers landed full
for the salmon where they
two-fish limits of chinooks
should be this time of year
from the waters six miles
on opening day– and they
southeast of the Farallon
were there,” reported Cap-
Islands to the Deep Reef
tain Joe Gallia of the New
off the San Mateo County
Easy Rider at the Berkeley
coast.
Marina. “We found the fish
“We haven’t seen fishing
6 miles southeast of the Far-
like this in 8 years,” said
allon Islands. We got lucky
Sherry Ingles of the Half
- I was surprised by the great
Moon Bay Sportfshing
by
fishing.”
Center. “It’s as good as it
Dan Bacher “We caught a nice grade
gets.”
of fish averaging 12 pounds
“On the first two days of
each. We hooked most of the fish
the season, the Half Moon Bay boats
while trolling bait at 35 to 45 feet
limited out anywhere from 10 am to
12:30 pn. There were very few fish we deep. We started fishing at 7:30 am
and had limits for 25 anglers by 10
had to measure. The big fish on the
a.m.”
five boats weighed 18, 19, 20, 22 and
On the next day, the boat returned
24 pounds.”
On opening day, the Queen of Hearts with 31 limits to 18 lbs. Other boats
returned with 23 limits, the New Cap- out of Berkeley, Emeryville and San
tain