Fish Sniffer Magazine Issue 4011 | Page 24

24 June 11 , 2021 VOL . 40 • ISS . 11

BODEGA BAY

Limits of Quality Rockfish Are The Rule

BODEGA BAY – Limits of quality rockfish , along with a few lingcod , are the rule for anglers boarding charter boats out of Bodega Bay . “ Today , the 10 anglers aboard the New Sea Angler bagged 10 limits of rockfish , one lingcod and 57 Dungeness crabs ,” reported Captain Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sportfishing on Sunday , June 6 . “ Today was the first day were able to make it out since May 31 because of wind .” The anglers caught the fish while fishing shrimp flies , tipped with squid strips , in around 180 feet of water off the Sonoma County Coast . “ We hooked a mixture of quality bottom dwellers , including copper , brown , vermilion , China and canary rockfish ,” noted Powers . Salmon season in the San Francisco Management Region , including Bodega Bay , will open on June 26 , according to the Pacific Fishery Management Council . Until the season opens , rockfish and lingcod will continues provide the top fishing on the Sonoma County Coast , “ I can ’ t wait until we start our salmon , rockfish and lingcod combo trips on June 26 ,” added Powers .

- Dan Bacher

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San Francisco Bay Halibut Are Biting

SAN FRANCISCO – Despite muddy water and big tides , charter boat anglers landed good numbers of halibut and a few striped bass over the Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco Bay . After the weekend , fishing improved even more with smaller tides . Captain Mike Rescino of the Lovely Martha

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Photo Courtesy of Raymond Williams reported solid fishing for halibut . On Sunday , May 30 , the 18 anglers on the boat landed 16 halibut and 2 stripers . Fishing was much better on Memorial Day , when 15 people landed 28 halibut to 18 pounds and five striped bass to 5 pounds . “ We had our best action on the bottom of tide ,” he said . Fishing was even better on Saturday , June 5 , when the 14 anglers on the Lovely Martha landed 34 halibut and 2 stripers . “ It ’ s been a good year for halibut ,” noted Rescino . “ We have caught 1140 halibut and 780 stripers this season since we started the first week in March . The halibut we caught lately were fresh from the ocean , some with sea lice on them .” On Saturday , May 30 , the 4 anglers aboard the Bass Tub landed 5 halibut to 13 pounds and 2 stripers to 11 pounds while drifting live anchovies in the Berkeley Flats . On Sunday , the 18 anglers on a half day trip aboard the Bass Tub landed 13 halibut and 2 striped bass . The fish ranged from legal-sized to 12 pounds . “ The fishing conditions were tough , with big tides and muddy water ,” reported Aaron Anfinson , captain of the Bass Tub .

- Dan Bacher

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