The weather has laid out and crab and rockfish counts remain solid for sport anglers. On Sunday 12-9 Rick on the New Sea Angler ran south to Point Reyes. His 22 anglers landed limits of mostly coppers, gophers and chine rockfish adding 22 lings to 14 pounds. In the crab gear it was more of the same with easy limits for all around. The weather was good with eat wind along the beach, highest in the coastal gaps over a small 4 to 5 foot swell.
On Saturday 12-8 Rick on the New Sea Angler reported great action and weather. His 44 anglers landed limits of rockfish adding 17 lings and full limits or 440 crabs for all on board. Rick said the weather was flat with no wind or swell or the second day in a row.
On Friday 12-7 Rick only had 22 anglers who all went home with limits of crabs and rockfish. Fish weekdays if you are hoping to jump on with a lighter load.
Sixpacks are all reporting limits and all have lots of space available.

After several days of wet weather and windy lumpy seas we are seeing improved conditions here on Sunday 12-2. Rick on the New Sea Angler said the good weather was a welcomed changed. He ran north today and reported 27 limits of Ft Ross rockfish adding one ling. In the crab gear they took easy limits of crabs of ten each for all on board. Rick has very light loads scheduled all this week.
Jeff on the Samantha Irene reports they are seeing limits of rockfish, lings and crabs but they were forced to cancel several trips this past week due to the weather. He too has dates opens through the end of the rockfish season on December 31st.

Some tips to avoid crab theft are:
Set in deeper waters away from the often used travel lanes.
With the commercial season still closed and little pressure north of Bodega Head set gear and read a book for a couple to four hours and pull it and return home leaving nothing for the lowlifes.
A strategy that my kayaking son uses is that he sets gear very late in the afternoon and is back the next morning at first light to pull it. If he needs a few more for limits he resets and watches his gear. He takes a lot of pride in catching limits from a kayak and doesn't mind outsmarting the thieves.
For those of you who are at the ramps look for boats that don't have bait or pots on board. Any legal crab angler has plenty of bait on board and only thieves go out empty. Also if you see a boat that has multiple different colored buoys on board returning from fishing they may be a pot thief. Take a picture and contact CDFW and don't confront them. Also if you see another camper or boat that is making multiple trips and coming in with limits more than once per day contact CDFW or call CALTIP. If you catch another boat pulling your gear take a picture and follow up with CDFW. Wardens will not write tickets unless they witness the illegal act BUT if you are willing to follow through and attend court for two or three days then they may bring charges.   

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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Available dates are June: 6-18
August 11-18
September 3rd to 11

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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