Fish Sniffer Magazine Issue 4008 | Page 21

April 23 , 2021

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The 13 anglers aboard the boat kept 8 king salmon to 12 pounds and released 4 salmon on April 16 , according to Half Moon Bay Sportfishing . Twelve anglers aboard the Queen of Hearts also bagged 120 rockfish , full limits , on a bottomfish trip on April 15 .

FISHERMAN ’ S WHARF

Live Bait Drifters Nail Halibut , Stripers

SAN FRANCISCO – The live bait season has begun and anglers are bagging halibut and stripers in San Francisco Bay . The Bass Tub returned to Fisherman ’ s Wharf with 15 halibut and 5 striped bass while live drifting live anchovies in the central bay on Saturday , April 17 . “ We will be booking live bait potluck trips ,” said Captain Aaron Anfinson . “ Also when the weather off shore cooperates we will be running Farallon Island rockfish / lingcod trips on a charter or group basis . As for our passenger count , we are still at our limited load until further notice with the city .” “ The city is still in the process of laying granite tiles and trying to get the new banister / handrail up , which is behind schedule . We are starting to get beautiful weather in the city and we are starting to get a little more foot traffic . With hotels / restaurants / shops / and tours , it looks like there is a change in the near future . Fisherman ‘ s Wharf is in the mode to start the reopening process ,” said Anfinson . For more information , go to www . basstub . com or call Captain Aaron at 415-706-4947 .

MONTEREY BAY

Salmon Enthusiasts Find Spotty Action

MOSS LANDING – Since the opening weekend of salmon season , Chinook action has been spotty in Monterey Bay . Rockfishing is decent most days for boats going out of Monterey , Moss Landing and Santa Cruz . The fishing has been tough for both moochers and trollers , The Kahuna returned to the dock with 4 salmon for 14 anglers on April 15 , reported Carol Jones of Kahuna Sportfishing , but had zero fish on April 16 and one fish on April 17 . The previous three trips by the boat produced 5 Chinooks for 15 anglers ; 1 Chinook for 12 anglers ; and 8 Chinooks for 13 anglers . “ People are getting really short bites on our mooching troips ,” said Jones . “ Captain Brian said there ’ s plenty of bait , the water is a perfect color of brown and he ’ s marking fish 25 feet deep and above , but the fish aren ’ t taking the bait . We ’ re the only game in town here and I ’ m never seen so many boats and it ’ s putting pressure on the fish .” The boat has concentrated on salmon fishing over the past couple of weeks , so the Kahuna hasn ’ t been out for rockfish . The 30 anglers aboard the Star of Monterey out of Chris ’ Fishing Trips in Monterey landed 5 salmon on April 16 . On the previous day the 18 anglers on the Caroline landed 52 rockfish and one lingcod , while the 18 anglers on the Checkmate brought in 3 salmon , The rockfish action was solid on April 15 when the 16 anglers on the Caroline landed limits ( 160 ) of rockfish and 16 lingcod . “ The salmon fishing was slow again today with some scores of 1-2 fish being caught near the west side of the Soquel Hole and up near 3 Trees ,” said Todd Fraser of Bayside Marine in Santa Cruz . “ The anglers who fished the east edge of the Soquel Hole had a hard time with jelly fish .” “ The rockfish action was slow for most of the anglers due to cold water and rockfish feeding on jelly fish .,” reported Fraser . “ The weather was not bad in the morning , but it did blow in the afternoon . The Capitola area is starting to produce some nice halibut in 60 feet of water .”

Stripers and halibut are hitting the deck of the California Dawn . This lucky angler shows off a nice striper that he caught recently .

Photo Courtesy of California Dawn Sportfishing

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