On
Friday 7-13 the
bite was scratchy and
some were catching and
some were not. Jeff on
the Samantha Irene
reported 5 salmon for 5
anglers and said he
worked hard for every
fish. The weather was
calm and the jelly
really came up hard over
a wide area making
scouting, much less
looking around a real
chore. Jeff has room
this week. Private
boaters reported overall
slow action and just 0
to 3 fish per boat after
a month of wide open
action. The fishing will
improve shortly as we
get past these big tides
and new fish push
through the local
waters.
We don't yet have a
score from Rick but
would expect he opted
for white meat and found
limits as he always
does. Rick has space for
combo trips all next
week but readers need to
make reservations in
advance.
The weather forecast
calls for fog and light
winds on Saturday.
Private boaters can
expect VERY long launch
times at both Westside
and Doran.
This writer is sneaking
off to our
vacation home
on the Kenai peninsula.
We will be chasing kings
and sockeye on the local
rivers and hopefully join good
friend
Captain Steve Smith
for at least a day or two of halibut and
ling cod. We will be leaving the laptop at home and will
return with full reports here on July 29th
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Until then... good fishing!
Mike Aughney
The
weather was flat and
foggy Thursday 7-12
morning and LOTS of
boats were out after
salmon. Rick on the New
Sea Angler ran a combo
trip today. His 28
anglers landed 260
rockfish, 11 lings to 10
pounds and 20 salmon to
16 pounds. Rick fished
from Pt Reyes to
Elephant Rock and Bird
rock for the salmon.
Jeff on the Samantha
Irene said they only had
3 fish in the box at
9:30 and he was tried of
dodging some private
operators who weren't on
their game. He ran a few
miles and found quiet
waters and fish. They
had 6 limits to 18
pounds by 1:PM with over
half running 12 to 18
pounds.
On the private boater
front I received word
from friends who I fish
with on a regular basis.
Tom was home in
Penngrove by 8:15 this
morning with a single
limit of 15 and 21
pounds. He didn't say
but was likely off the
Head. Skip who I fished
with yesterday said "we
must have shook 20
today. They had three
limits by 2:PM trolling
off Elephant Rock and
went through all their
bait and were down to
lures for the final
couple of fish. Dale K
reported three limits to
25 pounds with most
running 5 to 8 pounds.
In a nutshell we are
seeing schools of
different year class
fish moving through the
local waters. This is a
great sign that the
fishery is bouncing back
and with all the shakers
another great season in
2019.
The
fog has pushed back in,
the winds are light and
the fish are chomping.
On Wednesday 7-11
Rick on the New Sea
Angler reported yet
another great day.
Fishing south between
Elephant Rock and Bird
Rock Rick reported 33
limits to 29 pounds.
They had a solid 12 to
15 pound average and
lost lots of fish along
the way.
Jeff on the Samantha
Irene reported 8 limits
to 19 pounds with a 12
to 14 afternoon
from the Trees to
Elephant Rock.
This writer will back up
Jeff's report. We
launched at 1:PM and had
two limits of 8 to 18
pound fish by 3:30. Our
best action was off the
Trees in 60 to 80 feet
and the boats around us
were all seeing steady
action.
Nearly all the boats
coming back into
Westside saw limits but
a few were a fish or two
shy of 2 to 5 fish
limits. I saw several
big fish over 20 pounds
at the cleaning station.
The weather was great
with 5 to 8 knots of
south breeze over a 5
foot west swell.
Both Rick and Jeff hve
room this coming week.
Jump on board while the
fish are biting.
Rick on the New Sea
Angler is running
captain's choice salmon
/ rockfish/ lings combos. 707
875-3344
Jeff has
room on the Samantha
Irene for salmon and
rockfish trips.
707 245-1157
The
weather has been breezy
but the salmon are
biting and the forecast
calls for good weather
returning on Wednesday
afternoon. On Tuesday
9-10 Rick on the New
Sea Angler was pumped
up. When a 40 year plus
captain gets excited
"you better listen".
Rick was fishing south
of the harbor and
reported "this is the
best quantity and
quality of fish we have
seen so far this season
maybe the best
action is 10 plus years.
We had 35 limits with a
solid 12 to 15 pound
average with our first
30 pounder of the
season". There is not a
lot of sign but the fish
are holding on schools
of anchovies along the
beach and feeding on
krill in the 120 to 240
foot depths".
The weather forecast
calls for breeze
Wednesday morning with
fog and SE winds in the
afternoon.
The forecast for
Thursday and through the
weekend looks great. If
you fish this weekend
expect limited parking
and long launch times at
all the ramps.
The
great salmon action
continues. Despite
breezy weather Rick was
tied up with limits by
1:PM on Monday 7-9.
Trolling SW of the
harbor in 90 to 120 feet
Rick's 22 anglers boated
limits to 27 pounds.
Rick said they saw a big upgrade in the size of
the salmon today with a
solid 12 to 14 pound
average with several
fish in the 20 pound
class. Weather
conditions were bumpy
with 15 to 20 knots of
wind. The breezy
conditions look to let
up on Wednesday and
really flatten out on
Thursday. Rick has room
as does Jeff on the
Samantha Irene
The
weather was breezy over
the weekend making for
uncomfortable conditions
for many private boaters
but not a problem for
party boats. On
Sunday 7-8 Rick on
the New Sea Angler was
trolling within a mile
or two of Bodega Head.
He reported 23 salmon to
25 pounds for 20
anglers. Rick said the
quality of the catch
today was good with
several BIG fish in the
mid teens to 20 pound
class and many big
opportunities lost.
On Saturday Rick
was off Tomales Point in
100 to 160 feet of water
and reported 45 salmon
for 30 anglers to 24
pounds. I encourage
private anglers to check
the weather prior to
trailering out to the
coast. The forecast
calls for breezy
conditions through
Tuesday with calm
weather returning later
in the week.
After
a bit slower action on
Thursday the salmon were
back on the chomp on
Friday July 6th.
Rick on the New Sea
Angler was fishing just
SW of the Head and
reported 58 salmon for
34 anglers with fish to
22 pounds. Lots of
private boaters were
back in with early
limits as a parade of
boats was headed east
out Bodega HWY at the
noon hour.
On July 5th Jeff
on the Samantha Irene
reported good action
with his 5 anglers
boating limits to 15
pounds by 10:30. Rick
did the combo thing and
reported 35 limits of
rockfish, mostly browns
and coppers adding 5
lings to 11 pounds and 4
salmon to 10. Regular
reader Dave E. reported
two limits going to 24
pounds trolling off the
Head.
There are some silvers in the mix and I encourage anglers to learn to quickly ID and release them. This also means that local game
wardens will be on the water and around the launches checking everyone's catch.
The best
way to avoid one of
these multi 100 $ prizes
is to
properly
ID your
catch.
Silvers
are more
green in
color
and tend
to flip
and jump
(compared
to a
king)
when
hooked.
They
have
round
spots on
their
back
(kings
are more
of a
silver
/purple
hue with
rectangular
spots)
and
silvers
also
have a
white
band at
the
base of
the
teeth
along
their gum line.
(pictured left from
Washington state DFG
site)
Of course if you
get to the point that
you are practicing
dentistry on your catch
there is little chance
the fish will survive.
Trolling larger offering
at depths greater than
50 feet will also
decrease your chances of
the game warden giving
you a dock side fish
identification class
complete with your own
"diploma". Over the past
several years there has
been days in June, July
and August when 50 plus
"diplomas" have been
handed out in a single
day in the harbor..
Here a link from Washington state DFG of
identifying a silver
Rick on the New Sea
Angler is running
captain's choice salmon
/ rockfish/ lings and
crab combos. 707
875-3344
Jeff has
room on the Samantha
Irene for salmon and
rockfish trips.
707 245-1157
