Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3823 Oct 25-Nov 8 | Page 32

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Oct 25 - Nov 8, 2019
HALF MOON BAY cont.
being eaten on the surface by birds.”
“There is still a trickle of salmon
between the entrance buoys, and
the best bite remains in the evening,
but you have to be the ‘Chosen One’
to put up a score,” said Baxter. “I
will also be running sport crab trips
and combination rockfish/crab trips
starting on November 2.” He stated.
Rockfishing remains the story with
the Huli Cat running down to the
Deep Reef in 200 feet of water for 15
limits of rockfish and a few ling cod to
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6 pounds.
Second captain Michael Cabanas
said, “There were a number of big
vermilions along with yellows in the
sacks, and shrimp flies were the
number one offering.” Oceans salmon
fishing ends on October 31st.
Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing,
the Riptide and the Queen of Hearts
continue to run rockfish trips with
limits being the rule. The Queen of
Hearts scored 32 limits of rockfish and
5 ling cod on Saturday, October 12,
working the reefs south of the harbor.
They will run
rockfish-only trips
after the closure of
the ocean salmon
season until the
end of December.
The opening of
the recreational
Dungeness
crab season on
November 2nd is
a huge celebration
out of this
harbor, and the
campgrounds and
parking lot will be
full of RV’s, tents,
and boat trailers.
crab/rockfish trips.
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Anglers Battle
Rockfish and
Light Tackle
Trip Delivers
Rockfish,
Lingcod and a
Lot of Fun
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LANDING – The
Kahuna made
a trip down the
Saltwater & Freshwater
Big Sur Coast on
Saturday, October
12, that produced
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great rockfish
action in shallow
water. I was
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fishing – and I will
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Sniffer.
The total count
for the trip was 10
Small Groups • Great Rates copper rockfish,
6 lingcod, 215
Excellent Sturgeon, assorted rockfish
and 25 vermilion
Bass and
rockfish for 25
Shark Fishing!
anglers. Anglers
used an array of
The Bay’s
swimbaits, small
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bars, jigs, plastic
3408
worms, spoons
and other lures
to fool their fish
fishing light
Rockfish while
spinning
and
& Crab baitcasting rod
Combos and reel set-ups.
Start On In addition to the
they kept,
Nov. 2nd fish
they also released
BOOK hundreds back
EARLY! into the water.
“They fished in
HALF MOON BAY the kelp beds with
ultra-light tackle,
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This amazing Golden Gate king salmon was caught on October 5
during a trip aboard the New Easy Rider.
Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
Predator Sport Fishing
artificials only, with no
bait allowed.,” said
Carol Jones of Kahuna
Sportfishing. “A total
blast was had by all
anglers landing limits
of rockfish, including
25 nice shallow water
vermilion.”
On a previous trip
by the Kahuna, the
9 anglers on the
boat landed limits of
rockfish also.
The Checkmate out
of Chris’ Fishing Trips
in Monterey returned
to the dock with 25
lingcod and limits of
rockfish (180) for 18
anglers on Sunday,
October 13. On the
previous day, the 22
anglers aboard the
Caroline nailed 20
lingcod and limits of
rockfish (220).
Anglers out of Santa
Cruz reported solid
fishing for halibut,
lingcod and rockfish.
“The bite remains
good up the coast
from Natural Bridges
to Davenport for
halibut, lingcod, and
rockfish,” said Todd
Fraser of Bayside
Marine in Santa
Cruz. “The majority
of anglers are fishing
from 45-70 feet of
water for the inshore This big white sea bass was caught in San Francisco Bay on
action. The deep
September 29 during a live bait potluck trip aboard the California
water anglers are
Dawn.
Photo courtesy of CALIFORNIA DAWN SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
catching limits quick.”
“The last two
North Coast trips
for the season
took place on
Saturday October
12 and 19,” said
Ken Stagnaro
at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf
of Stagnaro’s
Fishing Trips.
“From now on,
we will run full-
day trips through
the end of the
year, running
up towards
Davenport and
4-mile. Local
reefs have been a
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