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Saltwater

20 July 23 , 2021 VOL . 40 • ISS . 14

SALTwater reports

The California Dawn ran a potluck trip when this lucky angler caught this quality lingcod .
Photo Courtesy of California Dawn Sportfishing
Meghan Fox of Morro Bay was aboard the Seabiscuit and fishing near the Channel Islands when she had an amazing day catching white sea bass .
Photo Courtesy of Meghan Fox
Wayne Hicks of Auburn landed this massive 80 pound Lingcod out of Sitka , Alaska on July 2nd !
Photo courtesy of Wayne Hicks
Bodega Bay
Limits of Salmon and Rockfish Hit the Deck
BODEGA BAY – Charter boat anglers are bagging limits of both salmon and rockfish off the Sonoma County Coast . “ Keith Ford , today ’ s charter master , and his pals from up North , enjoyed an awesome day today ,” said Merb Kold of Reel Magic Sportfishing on July 16 . “ Everything was biting very well . - big kings , big rockfish and even the lingcod .” They landed 8 beautiful kings to 22 pounds with the big one landed by the owner of the S & B market in Manchester , Allen Sjolund . “ Then , we left them biting to go and grab a quick limit of quality rockfish with 3 bonus lings to 12 pounds ,” he said . “ The salmon were caught from 70-250 ’ OTW . The Blue Hoochie behind a green 11 ” hot spot flasher caught the most , and straight herring and anchovies were also preferred by these fish ,” he stated . On the previous day , Kolb reported “ brown water , haystacks of anchovies , whales and big Bodega kings .” Jim and Laraine Irwin landed the biggest kings , weighing lbs .. and 20 lbs . respectively . Regular clients Garris Chuba and Tom Roberts also loaded up with wild kings .
“ There were 10 Bodega Bruisers for us today with several other hook ups and missed opportunities ,” he stated . “ The fish were caught from 50-300 ’ OTW . The Blue Hoochie behind a green 11 ’ hot spot flasher dominated again today , although my friend ’ s Deadly Dave ’ s ‘ Choked Herring ’ and the Cop Car Apex lure produced salmon also .
- Dan Bacher
Fisherman ’ s Wharf
Boats Focus on Big , Bold Chinooks
SAN FRANCISCO – While live bait drifting for halibut and rockfish is still productive , the Bass Tub , Lovely Martha and other boats out of Fisherman ’ s Wharf are focusing on salmon trolling outside of the Golden Gate . The salmon fishing is still great most days , but the skippers are working harder for their fish . On July 16 , Captain Patrick Harrington called in from the Bass Tub with 14 salmon up to 24 pounds for 8 anglers . The anglers

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3817 trolled with anchovies outside of the Golden Gate . On July 14 , the Bass Tub reported in with nine limits of salmon . The salmon have been showing at a variety of locations , including the channel buoys and the Marin County Coast . The most recent coastal and bay live bait trip by the Bass Tub checked into the harbor with 15 brown , 26 black , 35 blue , 10 yellowtail and 3 gopher rockfish , 1 lingcod and 2 halibut . The Lovely Martha has also been concentrating

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