Slamming slabs

 

We had a great week on the halibut. The fish are still big and anglers who make it down are being rewarded for the grinding efforts of me and my crew.

  This week we fished all 3 days starting Wednesday and finishing on Friday. Every day we were blessed with big halibut.

  On Wednesday I had regular customers Mike and Bob from Happy Valley.  We started off right were we left last week. We boxed a fish right off the bat and waited. Fishing was slow but these guys were patient and more then willing to hang in there as we waited for the right time of the tide to get back on the fish. The incoming push started around 3pm we boxed 3 more and a couple of striped bass.

  Thursday was a better day fish wise. The tide was a little smaller, the current was less, and the weather was fantastic. The fish started to bite right off the bat. At 930 am we had 4 butts and a big old striped bass. As we lost the tide and the wind came up I ran over to the other side of the bay put a few more fish in the box and called it a day with 8 halibut and 2 striped bass. This trip was very special. The Full speed fishing crew came down and really made it a great trip. Thanks Mike Shafer for setting up the trip. Henry, Bev and Aram I’m equally thankful to you guys for coming out.

  On Friday we had another full boat. The weather changed a little bit making it a little difficult to stay on the fish but we managed to hook and land another 5 butts and a bass for my regular guys.  It was a long day but sometimes you have to work for it a little. Thanks Lee and crew. It was good to catch up. We will see you first part of August for our next adventure. 

The fishing this weekend was intense. It’s not what I would call wide open. Patience, again, was key in boxing fish.  The fish are not very finicky .They are hitting everything that looks like a fish. We caught fish with Blue labed herring, Red label sardines and green label Anchovies. Strait bait and no dodgers has been the trend and the butts that want to eat are throat hooked.

  The South Bay is still my location of choice. That will probably be the case until the outside (ocean) bite gets going.

  The fleet (everybodyelse) is working the Alameda rock wall with the smaller live baits. Smaller stripers and small to mediocre halibut are being scooped up as the anglers try hard not to play bumper boats.

  I will continue to troll for now. Being able to put on some larger bait has been an advantage. Yea, we finish with a fish or 2 around but with an 8-12 pound average nobody’s complaining.

Next weekend the tides are larger in the AM. This means on Wednesday, when I return the best part of the tide will be around 11am.

Good luck out there!

Call me if you want a trip Wednesday or Thursday. Josh graduates next Friday.