Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3726 Dec 8-21 | Page 25

SALTWATER
VOL.37 • ISS. 26
Dec 7 - 21, 2018
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SALTWATER REPORTS
BERKELEY
Crab Combos Produce Fall
Feast For East Bay Saltwater
Anglers
BERKELEY - With Thanksgiving looming
things couldn’t be better. Anglers that
head out on combo trips are rounding up
limits of crab, limits of rockfish and solid
numbers of lingcod. The crab traps are
spread out on the bars beyond the Golden
Gate and the best rockfish fishing is taking
place at the Farallon Islands.
On the California Dawn’s most recent
adventure anglers scored full limits of
commercial grade crabs, full limits of
rockfish and added some very nice
lingcod while working the islands.
Likewise, both the Happy Hooker and
Goldeneye 2000 have been getting after
both crabs and bottom fish landing limits
of crabs and rockfish daily with a solid
sprinkling of lings.
If you want to stock up on snow white
fillets and tasty crabs for the holiday
season, jump on a charter boat and cash
in on the fall bounty.
BODEGA BAY
Bodega Bay Is Ground Zero
for Dungeness Crab, Rockfish
& Lingcod on Combo Trips
BODEGA BAY – Limits of Dungeness
crab and rockfish
continue to be
the story out of
Bodega Bay, and
the only limiting
factor for success
has been when
the winter weather
keeps the boats
tied up to the
docks.
Captain Rick
Powers of Bodega
Bay Sport Fishing
said, “It’s as good
as it gets for crab
and rockfish as
we haven’t missed
yet with 10-crab
and rockfish
limits since the
recreational opener
on November 3rd.
The big swell after
this week’s storm
slowed down the
lingcod bite, but
when we are able
to get down to
Point Reyes, the
lingcod counts
have been solid
along with quality
bottom-dwelling
Anglers jumping on crab combos aboard the California Dawn have
been landing some impressive rockfish. This huge bocaccio was
landed on November 13.
Photo courtesy of CALIFORNIA DAWN SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
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Big lings and husky rockfish have been hitting the deck of the Goldeneye 2000 this fall!
Photo courtesy of GOLDENEYE 2000 SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
David Aaron aboard the New Eldorado III shows off a big wolf eel that was landing during a
crab combo trip this November.
Photo courtesy of FISHSNIFFER.COM.