The salmon bite is on fire and most boats are seeing limits of quality fish. On Saturday 8-17 nearly every sixpack in Bodega Bay had limits of salmon. The best action was found from Bird Rock to Point Reyes in 200 to 240 feet of water. There is feed and whales over a wide area and the conditions look great for the next few days. Rick on the New Sea Anger reported limits of salmon for 28 anglers adding limits of rockfish. Merlin on the Reel Magic was three fish shy of 6 limits when I talked with him at noon. Knowing him he will likely get limits .He was off Ten Mile and said find the feed and whales and the salmon will find you   

 It's all good news off Bodega Bay. Party, private and sixpacks are all seeing limits of quality salmon over a very wide area. On Thursday 8/15 Aaron on the Ghost  was the first to report limits of his clients at 9:30AM. Our boat, the Reel Magic also found limits for the fifth day in a row. Merlin was trolling off Bird and Elephant rock in 200 to 230 feet of water. Rick on the New Sea Angler ran to Point Reyes and reported 20 limits of salmon trolling south of the Point. He then wrapped up the day working a spot he only hits occasionally "The Wreck" for limits of HUGE rockfish and 7 lings to 15 pounds. The weather was great and there were lots of happy anglers off the Sonoma coast today.

The Reel Magic will be offering reduced price double trip on Saturday 8-31. These two trips will run from 7:AM to 1:PM with the second trip going from 2:PM to 8:PM. The cost is $1,000, a great savings of our usual charter price. of $1300.

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Good weather and even better fishing was the story over the weekend. The bulk of the sixpacks and party boats from Bodega Bay and even some from the Golden Gate converged roughly 4 miles west of Pt Reyes on Sunday 8-11.
Rick on the New Sea Angler reported 19 limits to 23 pounds. The Reel Magic with this writer on board as deckhand had 6 limits to the high teens. Our group had a ball and we caught most on captain Merlin's favorite hoochie at 100 to 175 feet. Other sixpacks mostly saw limits of quality salmon. Private boaters are scratching fish off the Estero and Bird Rock but the best action was in 250 plus feet off Pt Reyes. The Reel Magic has room on Thursday and a few open dates the following week. 

The weather laid out and the salmon were finally chomping on Friday 8-9. Captain Merlin on the Reel Magic reported great action roughly half way down Ten Mile. He had 7 limits to 25 pounds with a solid 14 pound average.  They overran the fish in the morning and got dialed in and limited out before noon. All our local sixpacks also got limits. The Reel Magic has room Monday and Wednesday of the coming week.
Rick on the New Sea Angler reported 19 salmon for 31 anglers to 21 pounds trolling in the same area. Rick said they hooked around 40 fish but they were big and tough to hand onto. He picked up limits of rockfish for all 31 clients plus crew adding 5 lings to 14 pounds in the morning.
All the sixpacks from Aaron on the Ghost and Jeff on the Samantha Irene reported limits of BIG fish! The weather was calm with high clouds / overcast most of the morning. These fish are moving north and could be off the Head tomorrow. Who knows?

After several days of slow action the salmon bite has improved the past two days. On Tuesday fishing out in 40 fathoms SW of the Head Rick on the New Sea Angler reported 8  salmon to 16 pounds to go with their 19 LIMITS of rockfish and 20 lings to 17 pounds.
On Wednesday 8-7 captain Aaron on the Ghost had seven fish for his group of five. He was trolling off Tomales Pt / Bird Rock and was really starting to dial in on the fish in the afternoon.
We got a late start on the Reel Magic. Our deckhand rolled his truck on the way to work and both Merlin and I responded. Westly was fine, well shaken but no damage, his jeep.... dead at the scene. Merlin was out of the berth by 9:AM and had 5 limits of rockfish and six lings. He did not fish for salmon today but said that boats saw more action today than the last four days combined.The weather was flat early with winds increasing to 20 knots by mid afternoon.  

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Owner / operator captain Merlin Kolb is bringing his 34 foot twin diesel catamaran the "Reel Magic" to Bodega bay this month. He will be offering salmon / rockfish and crabbing trips through the spring and summer months. Merlin is a well known local captain who is excited to finally be running his own operation. 707 875-BOAT (2628) or 707 479-0992.

New Sea Angler Sportfishing. Captain Rick is offering rockfish and salmon trips daily 707 875-3344