Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3726 Dec 8-21 | Page 28

28 SALTWATER Dec 7 - 21, 2018 SALTWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 25 FISHERMAN’S WHARF cont. only. This is our last trip of the 2018 crab season. We are full on Sunday.” “After December 2, we will be getting ready for holiday cruises,” added Anfinson. HALF MOON BAY Fishermen Battle Rockfish, Lingcod and Dungeness Crabs EL GRANADA - Limits of rockfish are the rule for anglers going on bottomfish adventures along the San Mateo Coast - and there have been some quality lingcod coming over the rails over the past few weeks. Sherry Ingles of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing said, “Rockfishing on our boats continue to produce limits every day, and there have been some quality fish coming in including a 26-pound lingcod and a 27-pound halibut this week.” “The Queen of Hearts and Riptide will be working rockfish until December 23 when we will pull out for maintenance. Crabbing for both recreational and commercial boats continues to be good, and there are commercial fishermen selling live crab off of the docks,” said Ingles. Limits of Dungeness crab continue to be the story for the few boats running combo trips and the lack of commercial pressure may be a key to the continued success in the region. Captain Tom Mattusch of the Huli Cat said, “It was all limits of rockfish and crab on our charters and open load trips over the weekend, and the weather was much nicer as the weekend progressed after having to cancel last Friday. We have VOL.37 • ISS. 26 been able to take 10-crab limits on every trip since the opener, and the commercial pressure has been much less than in past years. I have had to move around and pull a few more pots, but the limits of sport-grade crab continue.” “In addition to the crab, we are also finding a number of quality lingcod on the reefs south of the harbor although the lings didn’t bite as well over These anglers put the smack down on limits of crab during a trip aboard the Happy Hooker on November 17. the weekend,” he Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley. added. Further north aboard the Check Mate by 21 anglers the in Pacifica, the pier is crowded over the rockfish. “ previous day produced limits of rockfish On the previous Point Lopez trip, 20 weekends, and crab action has been fair (210) and 4 lingcod. anglers landed some quality vermilions, at best for a few legal Dungeness. There “The weather was up today in the coppers, olives and lingcod. The dock is hope that the winter storms will push morning but there were a few boats out,” count was 60 copper rockfish, 18 lingcod, the crab into shallower water and closer to said Todd Fraser of Bayside Marina in 70 assorted rockfish, and 50 vermilion the pier. Santa Cruz on November 24. “There were rockfish. - Dave Hurley some crab and rockfish caught. There “We are seeing some better weather patterns on the water with a lot less wind,” have been rumors of bluefin being spotted 20 miles out.; we will keep you posted on she said. “We have some open Point Sur the tuna.” trips and a few spots on some Lopez trips Before the first big storm of the year MONTEREY BAY for the rest of the season.” arrived, the halibut were biting bite up and On Sunday, November 25, the 24 Lopez Point Adventure Yields anglers fishing aboard the Kahuna at down the coast near Pajaro in Huge Sheephead, Lingcod 75-105 feet of water. “There is a Point Sur landed limits of rockfish (10), bunch of bait in the Monterey 10 ocean whitefish and six lingcod. The and Rockfish Bay, so fishing is good for angler used bars, jigs, shrimp flies and MOSS LANDING – When the boats are lingcod and rockfish front squid strips to entice the fish. able to get down to Point Sur and Lopez of the Lighthouse and Natural On Saturday, November 24, 16 anglers Point, anglers are bagging lots of quality Bridges,” added Fraser. landed 14 lingcod and 160 rockfish while rockfish and lingcod, along with some - Dan Bacher fishing in the local reefs. bonus sheephead and ocean whitefish. Charter boats out of Monterey are Captain Brian Cutting of the Kahuna running combination checked in on their way back from Lopez trips that are Point on November 20 with a superb producing limits report. of rockfish and “With the great good numbers of weather, anglers Dungeness crabs. aboard the Kahuna The 16 anglers landed limits of ClearVu, SideVu and CHIRP Sonar. venturing out on rockfish adding Garmin’s echoMAP 94sv combination the Check Mate in 2 California GPS/Fishfinder offers a 9” keypad on November 25 sheephead to controlled color display with Preloaded landed limits of 23 pounds, 3 Bluechart G2 Charts for the Coastal US. rockfish (160) and cabezon and Internal 5Hz GPS Antenna, NMEA2000 50 Dungeness 36 lingcod to 20 Connectivity and Panoptix Compatibility. crabs, while the pounds,” said Carol 21 anglers on the Jones of Kahuna Caroline bagged Sportfishing. “The rockfish included 35 limits of rockfish (210) and 49 copper rockfish, 92 2855 Soquel Ave. Dungeness crabs. assorted rockfish Santa Cruz, CA A bottomfish trip 3623 and 80 vermilion Call For Details! 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