Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3720 Sept 14-18 | Page 28

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SALTWATER
Sept 14 - 28, 2018
VOL.37 • ISS. 20
SALTWATER REPORTS:
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search for salmon.
Captain Dennis Baxter of the New
Captain Pete continues to run salmon
BODEGA BAY cont.
trips, and he has to travel north above
fish on Saturday, and we are booked
the Golden Gate to locate salmon on the
through most weekends in September, but Marin coast. The local salmon from the
there is plenty of room during the week.”
Coastside Fishing Club smolt release
Powers also stated that the loads during
remain absent, although there have been
the week have been light with as few as 9
reports of a few salmon in the harbor. In
fishermen on board.
any case, the local salmon scene inside
Most party boats will be running
the harbor is nothing like during previous
rockfish/Dungeness crab combinations
years so far this season.
starting Saturday, November 3rd.
Sherry Ingles of Half Moon Bay Sport

- Dave Hurley Fishing said, “Rockfish have been the
object of our interest around here, and
limits of rockfish and a decent amount of
lingcod are the rule. The Queen of Hearts
put in 35 limits of rockfish including 4
cabezon along with 12 lings while the
Riptide had 20 limits and 6 lings. Our
HALF MOON BAY
six-pack boat, the Que Sera Sera, put in
Boats in Full Rockfish Mode
6 limits of rockfish along with at least one
with Late Arrival of Coastside huge ling cod on Sunday.
“Salmon fishing has been on and off, but
Salmon
there was an 18 pounder landed outside
EL GRANADA - It’s all about rockfishing
of the Buoy with rumors of a few salmon
right now out of Half Moon Bay, but at
in the harbor,” she said. “There have been
least one party boat remains on the
whales and
anchovies
near the
breakwater
by
Mavericks,
and
hopefully, a
few salmon
will be
attracted
with the
bait.
Locally,
rock crab
are coming
off of the
breakwater,
and
geoduck
clams are
taken on
low tides
off of the
beaches.
The
beaches
look
plowed
after a
low tide,
and the
geoducks
are at least
fist size.”

- Dave
Hurley
The 2018 salmon season for anglers fishing aboard the Dragon out of the
Emeryville Marina was incredible. These big fish were landed on August 28.
Captain Hayden Mullins is headed back to Pittsburg as of press time for the
fall striper season.
Photo courtesy of DRAGON SPORTFISHING, Pittsburg.
These anglers traveled outside the Golden Gate in search of chrome bright kings in late
August and ended up bagging limits!
Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
MONTEREY BAY
31 Lb. Lingcod and 20 Lb.
Sheephead Lead Lopez
Point Catches
rockfish, 65 copper rockfish, 52 lingcod,
93 assorted rockfish and 48 vermilion
rockfish aboard the Kahuna.
“Captain Brian started out at the reef
with the blues chomping away,” noted
Jones. “We headed into shallower water
with some nice vermilion, coppers, a few
cabezon and lingcod. The weather was
nice.”
Rockfish and lingcod are also the reward
for anglers fishing out of Fisherman’s
Wharf in Monterey. The 29 anglers aboard
the Checkmate out of Chris’ Fishing Trips
bagged 4 lingcod and limits of rockfish
on September 2, while the 22 anglers
MOSS LANDING – Anglers enjoyed
flat calm weather and excellent lingcod
and rockfish action along the Monterey
County Coast on the latest trips by the
Kahuna to Lopez Point and Poi