Fish Sniffer Magazine Volume 41 Issue 13 | Page 19

VOL . 41 • ISS . 13

SALTWATER

August 5 , 2022
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SALTWATER REPORTS

Potluck trips that include rockfish , lingcod and halibut is a great way to have a lot of action and feel your freezer . This angler was on a potluck trip and landed this beauty .
Photo Courtesy of California Dawn Sportfishing
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Photo Courtesy of Phenix Sportfishing went up to 24 pounds .
“ The whole commercial fleet was off Bodega Bay until the short season closed ,” he noted . “ The salmon were 45 minutes from the harbor , out 4 miles from Bodegahead . Most trips have been salmon-rockfish combos , with many coming back with full limits of both .” For example , a trip aboard the New Sea Angler on July 28 returned with 40 Chinook salmon and 200 rockfish for 20 anglers . On the following day , 22 anglers aboard the boat landed 23 salmon , 1 lingcod and 220 rockfish . Another salmon / rockfish combo on July 27 returned with 46 Chinook salmon , 1 lingcod and 260 rockfish for 26 anglers . Big fish honors go to 17-year-old Jason Drueger of Concord , who caught a 26 lb . king and limit of rockfish aboard the New Sea Angler . Frankie Newton of Oroville bagged
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