The halibut fishery is starting to come around. The scores
are not like years past but the chances of you taking halibut home to eat are
pretty good.
This week we started
the day after Mother’s Day.
Monday: I commercial
fished SOLO and managed to get 6 halibut to the boat. The grade of fish was
superb. With fish to 16 pounds and most others in the 10-12 pound range.
Alameda Rock wall was the ticket and 20-22 foot of water seemed to have halibut
in it.
Tuesday: Another commercial day that didn’t pan out so well. I
wound up fishing other locations due to the lack of action at Alameda Rock Wall.
I got called by a fellow angler to San Bruno Shoals. We put in 2 butts before
the wind came up. It was hard fishing but gave me a great starting point for my
Wednesday Charter trip.
Wednesday: This fine day
would start with a bang. The charter
specified NO Deck Hand. This is a major challenge normally. Imagine having to
play basketball with a new team and you’re the only one who knows the
rules. These guys had enough fish savvy
to get the job done. We only lost 2 of our 8 hook-ups. And as you can see we
hooked up some pretty good fish.
The day started at
the end of the Alameda Air strip with lots of bait in 17 foot and a slowing
flood, we boxed a 12 pound halibut for my 3 tack effort.
We then ran up to San Bruno shoals for a small time slug
fest with another Six Pac boat and a few commercial guys. I love this, Confident,
proud and producing. That’s what we do!
See you next good tide
set. Until then we are back to work and fishing Wed, Thurs and Fridays again.
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