The weather is beautiful the past few days with the crabs snapping and lots of rockfish in the shallows. On Thursday 11-15 Rick on the New Sea Angler reported limits of BIG Point Reyes rockfish of mostly browns, reds and coppers adding two lings and easy limits of crabs.
On Wednesday Rick had 45 limits of rockfish and crabs adding two lings. Jeff on the Samantha Irene had four limits of crabs and rockfish then ran a second trips for four limits of crabs in the afternoon. The weather has been great the past few days and with the waters above Bodega Head closed through at least December 1st to commercial crabbers we will see great counts through the next several weeks. 

On Monday 11-12 Rick on the New Sea Angler reported 44 limits of quality rockfish adding 16 lings and 44 limits of crabs. Rick said they found sacks of quality reds, browns and copper down at the Point,
Regular reader and sponsor Jim DeMartini reported two limits of crabs on Sunday but said the rockfish bite were as cooperative as a ex-con being questioned for murder. He said they eventually got them to "talk" but it was a long investigation.
Lots of private boaters scored limits of crabs over the weekend and it sounds like the line were long at the launch ramps.
Jeff on the sixpack Samantha Irene has been reporting limits of crabs, rockfish and lings on their recent trips

 The crabbing has been excellent and party and private boats are seeing easy limits of crabs and good rockfishing north and south of the harbor. On Sunday 11-11 Rick on the New Sea Angler reported 44 limits of both crabs and rockfish adding 14 lings to 14 pounds. Rick was fishing off Point Reyes and said the weather was as good as the fishing.
On Saturday Jeff on the Samantha Irene reported 6 limits of crabs, limits of lings to 12 pounds and limits of big olives and blues. He said that after a couple of days of looking for biting schools the rockfish were biting everything thrown at them. Private boaters are finding limits over a wide area from the Outer bay to the Russian river with most seeing limits and near limits of crabs. Thievery has been a problem for some but seems to be less of a problem this year from the reports I have been getting. The weather was calm all weekend and looks to continue for a few days. Boats have save available this week but weekends are selling out in advance.
The commercial season opens on the 15th south of Bodega Head. Due to a few crabs still testing a tad high for domoic acid the waters north of Bodega Head to the Mendo / Sonoma border will remain closed through at least December 1st. This is good news for local sport anglers to see more great fishing through November.

The weather conditions have been good the past two days and everyone is loading up on limits of crabs. On Friday 11-9 Rick on the New Sea Angler was back in the harbor by 1:30 with 44 limits of crabs, 44 limits of rockfish and 6 lings to 10 pounds. We believe Rick fished north for the rockfish. Private boaters are all reporting limits of crabs over a wide area from the Outer bay to the river. If you are crabbing this weekend expect lots of company and long lines at all the launches.

On Thursday 11-8 Jeff on the Samantha Irene ran four straight crabbing trips. His total for the day was 240 crabs for his 24 anglers. The day before fishing off Ft Ross Jeff reported 4 limits of crabs, limits of lings to 8 pounds and limits of rockfish including three cabazon. Jeff said the winds were light off Ft Ross but it was sloppy and steep off the harbor when they pulled through a half dozen pots of limits.

On Tuesday 11-6 we saw much better weather than expected and everyone saw good action. Rick on the New Sea Angler was back in the harbor by 1:PM with 34 LIMITS of both crabs and rockfish adding 14 lings to 12 pounds. Rick says that the pots are full with an average of around 15 per pot with the longer soak times.
Jeff on the Samantha Irene reported LIMITS of lings, rockfish and crabs for his six anglers. Jeff said the lings were chomping off Ft Ross and he will be back up there tomorrow. Jeff said overall the weather was great and they ran at cruising speed in each direction. He has room next week but spots are limited.
Several readers have emailed in reports of 2 to 5 limits on private boats. Most don't share their crab pot's location but Dale said " Mike, full pots off the river with 20 or more pp on average. We pulled two pots for three limits and released around 20 others. Lots of smaller but legal crabs in the mix. In three pulls we have caught 120 crabs and lots of rockfish and a couple of lings. Thank You for your reports."

Party boats have room weekdays but spots prior to Thanksgiving are filling quickly.

Rick on the New Sea Angler is running captain's choice crab/ rockfish/ lings combos. 707 875-3344

Jeff has room on the Samantha Irene for crab and rockfish trips. 707 245-1157

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On Monday 10-15 Rick on the New Sea Angler started his day chasing salmon. Fishing off Elephant Rock reported 6 salmon to 28 pounds for his 21 clients. Switching to rockfish late in the morning they put in full limits of browns, reds and schoolfish adding 16 lings to 17 pounds.
Jeff on the Samantha Irene reported limits of both lings and rockfish working the reefs off Ft Ross. Jeff said the bite started slow and they had to work for lings but by late in the morning found limits of mixed fish and some more of those bomber blue they have seen the past two weeks. The weather was flat and glassy.

All boats are currently booking salmon and rockfish trips and all are filling quickly for the first few weeks of the crab season that begins Nov 4th.

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