The salmon season closed on Monday, October 31 with nary a charter boat venturing outside the Golden Gate. Recreational crab pot pulling opened on Saturday, November 5 - a full week before the commercial fleet hits the water. Conditions permitting the rockfish and lingcod are viable options in the shallows along the Marin coastline. At bodega bay private boaters will find the launch ramp at the West side closed for the crab opener. Look for alternatives.