The 2009 Dungeness crab
seasons kicks off
tomorrow Saturday
11-7. While anglers
may have dreams of pots
full of crabs Mother
Nature has other ideas.
There is a huge swell
train working down the
coast. As of Friday
11-6 @ 5:PM swell
heights are just
starting to push into
double digits off Bodega
Bay and down to Half
Moon Bay.
Currently off Cape
Mendocino swells are a
monstrous 26 feet and
swells along the Bay
Area coast will only
increase in size to the
two story level
overnight. Most party
boats have canceled
their trips for Saturday
and if you are booked
for Sunday call before
you go. Sunday's trips
may very well be
canceled as well. For
you private boaters our
advise is to be safe and
wait for the weather to
improve. The crabs will
still be there when the
weather improves.
Currently the best
weather window of the
next several days looks
to be on Monday as the
winds look to ramp back
up on Tuesday. Be safe
and patient and you will
be rewarded. Make an
unsafe decision and you
may find your self in Ma
Natures "pot". For those
of you who are
determined to "go take a
look" I will remind you
that as the operator of
a pot you are
responsible for the
safety of all on board.
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON
POINT 10 TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE-
230 PM PST FRI NOV 6
2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN
EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT NW
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW
SWELL 8 TO 12 FT AT 17
SECONDS INCREASING TO 16
TO 18 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY.
SAT NW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW
SWELL 16 TO 18 FT AT 17
SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW
SWELL 15 TO 17 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
SUN NW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW
SWELL 14 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW
SWELL 12 TO 14 FT.
MON W
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND
WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW
SWELL 10 TO 12 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. NW
SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
VETERANS DAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW
SWELL 8 TO 10 FT.
Santa Cruz/Moss
Landing/Monterey
On Sunday 10-25
Todd Arcaleo of Chris's
Landing in Monterey said
local rockfishing is
steady, but they were
only able to make it
south to the Tin Barn
over the weekend due to
the weather. The
rockfish are still on a
tough bite, but limits
are the rule, even with
the abundant jellyfish
in the area. Arcaleo
said the white sea bass
have moved out of the
area around the Monterey
Beach Hotel.
Bayside Marine in Santa
Cruz reported one boat
tried to get out for
albacore yesterday but
turned around after a 40
mile ride. Local
rockfishing is good in
200 feet of water off of
Davenport, and there are
still a few white sea
bass hanging around.
San Luis Obispo
The albacore are
offshore, and Virg's
will be running trips
daily departing at 11:00
p.m. and returning
between 7 and 8 on the
following evening for
$235/angler. They
reported 264 passengers
landed 113 albacore to
28-pounds, four bluefin
tuna, 6 skipjacks, 13
ling cod to 7-pounds,
208 vermilion, 1027
assorted rockfish, 149
coppers, and 22
boccaccio. Top local
anglers were\ Crystal
Wall of Porterville and
Brian Demarak of
Bakersfield with
7-poundlings. Their next
two-day trip is
scheduled for October
17/18th for $205/
angler. Jerry Williams
went on a private boat
on Sunday 30 miles
straight out of Morro
Bay for 12 tuna from 17
to 30-pounds, all on
jigs.
Patriot Sport Fishing in
Avila Beach had an
albacore trip out on
Sunday 9-27 for 20 fish
to 17-pounds for 14
angler fishing 50 miles
out of the port. On
their rockfishing trips,
they boated limits plus
10 lings to 9-pounds on
one trip with an average
of 3/4 limits. The top
local angler was Raul
Espinosa of Visalia with
a 7-pound ling. A
33-pound thresher shark
was also taken during
the week. There were a
total of 12 lings landed
this week.
Their annual Ling Cod
Contest runs from August
15th through November
15th with a $3000.00 top
prize. Patriot has given
out a total of 81 free
trips this season for
releasing a 10-pound
plus ling cod.
Politics
and 2010
Salmon
Next
year we
should
see at
least a
short
salmon
season
but
given
the lack
of
angler
support
to help
out the
groups
fighting
the Govenator's
canal
plan,
2010
could
well be
the last
year of
ocean
salmon
in
Central
California
in our
lifetime.
Maybe
the next
generation
will get
it right
but we
sure
F&*%@!
it up
for
them.
YOU
aren't
fishing
salmon
this
year
because
the
politicos
in
Sacramento
and
Washington
DC
decided
it was
better
to grow
cotton
in the
California
desert
and put
a
subside
check on
a
millionaire
cotton
farmer's
table
(and a
contribution
to their
campaign)
than
keep
fish
swimming
in our
rivers.
Anglers
are the
last
line of
defense
but we
are so
unorginized
that
we are
going to
get
blitzed
by the
water
contractors.
There is
only one
way out
of this
mess and
it's
through
the
courts
and the
hard
work of
California Sportfishing
Protection Alliance
Please
consider
supporting
them as
they are
pushing
the
lawsuits
that
will
ensure a
future
or at
least a
hope of
us ever
salmon
fishing
in
California
again.
Our
salmon
runs
didn't
die,
they
were
stolen
from us
by a 40%
increase
in water
diversions
from the
Delta
beginning
in 2002.
Unless
water
diversions
are
rolled
back
(through
court
order
and the
litigation
of CSPA)
salmon
don't
have a
chance
of
making
it to
sea or
you or
your
children
to ever
fish for
them.
No
group
has done
more
over the
past two
decades
to
protect
fisheries
than
CSPA. In
the past
two
months
USAFishing
readers
have raised
nearly
$10,000
for the
CSPA but
much
much
more is
needed.
Please
visit
their
website
and
learn
more
about
all the
great
work
they are
doing.
Become part of the
solution and support the
California Sportfishing
Protection Alliance
today
Upcoming Events:
USAFishing proudly
supports the many
fishery and wildlife
organizations that
benefit anglers and
hunters throughout
Northern California.
Does your organization
have an upcoming event?
Contact us at
fishsite@aol.com and
we will gladly post the
information on our
reports pages.
California Waterfowl 2009
Dinners and Youth Events
Calendar
The BAY AREA
SPORTFISHERS CLUB The club
has monthly local fishing events and trips each
month and supports the Monterey Salmon and Steelhead
hatchery and Fishing in the Cities for Kids
programs. Annual Alaskan, Mexico, Colorado, Oregon,
trips are planned each year. See:
www.bayareasportfishers.com for more information
please call us. 408-263-5488
