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saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

anmlcrkrs1 wrote:

Nice halibut especially for the north bay so early. Been watching the reports and they haven’t looked promising for halibut. Hoping to get in the bay for the first time ever in the next few weeks. Fished the Petaluma for 7 hrs today and came up with two fish, both keepers, with three lines in the water. Been really slow the last two months. Sorry no pics.

Hey Ken, look for my post for the Napa in a few min.

Got fish Loc: Petaluma

anmlcrkrs1 wrote:

Nice halibut especially for the north bay so early. Been watching the reports and they haven’t looked promising for halibut. Hoping to get in the bay for the first time ever in the next few weeks. Fished the Petaluma for 7 hrs today and came up with two fish, both keepers, with three lines in the water. Been really slow the last two months. Sorry no pics.

You bank fishing or in a boat on the Petaluma? Great ya caught 2 fish.

Where abouts you plan on fishing the bay? And you a live bait, troll or drift fishing?

anmlcrkrs1 Loc: Sebastopol, Ca

Trolling up and down the Pet, didn’t have a hit until 1:00. Haven’t decided where to go out offor the bay, probably Loch Lomand. Do you know if they still have live bait there? If we can find bait then drifting, otherwise trolling with frozen. Had been thinking of driving around to Alameda or Berkeley but not sure. All new to me.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

anmlcrkrs1 wrote:

Trolling up and down the Pet, didn’t have a hit until 1:00. Haven’t decided where to go out offor the bay, probably Loch Lomand. Do you know if they still have live bait there? If we can find bait then drifting, otherwise trolling with frozen. Had been thinking of driving around to Alameda or Berkeley but not sure. All new to me.

You can still get live bait in Petaluma.

Got fish Loc: Petaluma

anmlcrkrs1 wrote:

Trolling up and down the Pet, didn’t have a hit until 1:00. Haven’t decided where to go out offor the bay, probably Loch Lomand. Do you know if they still have live bait there? If we can find bait then drifting, otherwise trolling with frozen. Had been thinking of driving around to Alameda or Berkeley but not sure. All new to me.

Yep saw is correct. Live bait at Bodega tackle. It’s best to call if you get bait from LL to be sure they have it. We stopped using live years ago for a few reasons. Cost and keeping them alive for a full day was tough. We use frozen herring on both trolling and drifting. Last year was a little slower for us but previous years it wasn’t uncommon to have a 20 to 30 fish day between 3 of us. We have 4 or 5 spots we fish between the SRB and Angel island. I’m hoping to be back on the water on the 20th. Looks like decent tides.

anmlcrkrs1 Loc: Sebastopol, Ca

Got fish wrote:

Yep saw is correct. Live bait at Bodega tackle. It... (show quote)

Thanks for the info. The live well pumps in from the water so would need to get bait near the launch. You launch from LL? Is it worth going further south this time of year? Coming from the north bay it would be much easier head out from LL.

Got fish Loc: Petaluma

anmlcrkrs1 wrote:

Thanks for the info. The live well pumps in from the water so would need to get bait near the launch. You launch from LL? Is it worth going further south this time of year? Coming from the north bay it would be much easier head out from LL.

We have a yearly pass at LL. For us it’s the best place to launch coming from Petaluma and we fish sturgeon during winter and halibut spring and summer. It seems they catch fish earlier south but we’ve always fished the Northern area. We do well enough there’s really no reason to change our strategy unless we want to look at different shore lines. One thing I’ve noticed over the years. We are usually the first to the grounds and last to leave. And for us it pays off. Never venture to far from our areas. I see a lot and I mean a lot of boats fish around us for an hour and they are gone. See them at the docks and they catch very little and say they fished a few dozen places. In my opinion you put the time in and work an area you know produces you’ll catch fish! And save fuel. Just my 2 cents.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Got fish wrote:

We have a yearly pass at LL. For us it’s the best ... (show quote)

Sounds like a very good plan to me.
If I still had my boat I might try it out there but it's gonna be at least another year before I can get another one.
Good luck and tight lines. Post pics.

Reelmaker

What happed to its tail?

Got fish Loc: Petaluma

Reelmaker wrote:

What happed to its tail?

This is generally what happens when you net them. If we know the halibut is undersized, we will shake them off while they are on the side of the boat. I don’t want to send a fish back with a split tail. I see to many people netting everything they catch. Not good in my opinion.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Got fish wrote:

This is generally what happens when you net them. If we know the halibut is undersized, we will shake them off while they are on the side of the boat. I don’t want to send a fish back with a split tail. I see to many people netting everything they catch. Not good in my opinion.

Does that just happen to Halibut?
I've never seen that happen to any of the Stripers we net.

Got fish Loc: Petaluma

saw1 wrote:

Does that just happen to Halibut?
I've never seen that happen to any of the Stripers we net.

I really only see it on halibut. Not sure if their tails are soft or what. I’ve never had other fish do this. But every halibut will using a net.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Got fish wrote:

I really only see it on halibut. Not sure if their tails are soft or what. I’ve never had other fish do this. But every halibut will using a net.

Wow, I did not know that. Thanks. 🤠👍