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Set a new personal record solo today. Slow ride out in 0 vis. Early morning WSB limit, then trolled up a salmon limit to top the morning off. Thats a first for me, limits of those on the same day. WSB on both flylines and weighted. 36#, 46#, 51#. The larger fish just about spooled a Trinidad 30. That got a little sporty. Salmon still small and in the mud at the middle grounds. 200' of water. Al ...

Fished out in front of the harbor from 6:30 till noon for one king on the mooch. Made a drift for halibut on along the beach for nothing. Jelly made trolling a no-go. Ran in to the fuel dock, thinking it would be a short day and as we were pulling in to the slip we decided that we ought to go take a look up at Mussel Rock. Backed out and headed up the line with a pretty good lump. Got to Mussel at 1:15 and got 2 fish right away. A little dry spell and then it light up pretty good. Got our last 5 fish in about 20 minutes. Most came on the "DeAngelis Hoochie Rig". Fished in 35 feet of water just south of the rocks. ...

Ran solo to the middle grounds, wire in at first light to see if salmon grade picking up any here. NOPE, two in the box that just made it. So ran back to the ramp, offloaded them and headed for the beach. Looked to be a fleet of about 40 there so set up some drifts on the outside of the fleet. Saw several caught late morning, I didnt get bit till mid afternoon. Not wide open by any means but there are a few around. So two salmon barely at 24", two WSB 35# and 41#. Did see some larger WSB landed. Lots of jellies, weighted lines fouled easy. Flylines were the ticket today. ...

I have been conspiring with Martin Fitts to get my old Buddy Bill Townsend on the salt for some salmon. The wx cooperated and Martin invited us aboard the Reel Crazy with his son in law Dave.

When we got the ramp it was high and dry, so we got things ready, bs'd and ate breakfast until the shit ramp at Noyo had enough water over it to launch Martin's gorgeous Bahia.

We went out of the jetties and swung north towards the fleet two miles to the north. When we got near the fleet we dropped in the gear and got bit right away. Unfortunately the first few got off, because the the line broke each time...WTF??? We kept moving and we began retying everything with 40#. The line quit breaking, and 95 year old Bill went after it... ...

Had a week off from work,and the timing couldn't be better for sturgeon fishin.Moon phase and tides were perfect for my week off and its one of the best years Ive ever witness in my life.With all this fresh water running off the bite has been consistent, and they have been group up off the shelf of Benicia, strait out in front of the 9th st launch ramp in 60-80 feet of water.Just before the bottom and the start of the income was working best.Early in the week you could expect to land a fish,and my guess would be a fish to a fish and a half per boat. ...