Depending which vessel you were on determined how successful you would be. Some of the boats did quite well and others struggled but came home with fish for everyone to freezer pack. Crabbing was OK today but there has been a decline in keeper numbers the past few days with many-many underside males in the pots.
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Bottom fishing and crabbing The ocean weather report was another bad one with lots of wind but somehow we got thru the entire morning trips without a breath of wind. The ocean was really nice out there this morning with maybe a 3-4 foot swell. The only wind they had was after we got back into the harbor and it was breezy in there. Go Figure!! Anyhow the shallow water fishing was pretty good this morning from all reports with lots of Black bass on the bite. The mid-water rockfish were......
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The forecast for this morning was growing swell in morning, winds 10-15 with gust to 20 and rough seas. None of the above happened and we had a very nice sunny ocean to fish on. The boats that reported put on some nice Lingcod and the rockfish bite was only a moderate catch but everyone went home with some nice fish. Crabbing remains excellent with most of the crabs now fully grown back from the molting and not many soft ones being harvested right now. ......