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While I never met Eugene, he always struck me as an outstanding person, and as a fisherman I consider him my colleague. Reading about how he is losing his vision was painful. I couldn’t even imagine how difficult that would be—for myself or my family. :-( I’m not a rich man, but I do what I...

Count me in, I haven’t hit the rocks for a long time, but I would love to join you guys! (while staying 6 feet away from each other haha) Sorry for the thread jack, Walt! That’s an inspiring report and absolutely delicious dishes! Thank you. I want some of that curry right now :-)

Right on, good report and congrats on some nice fish!

I’d be interested in a bay area or santa cruz/monterey event.

The red tide has been persistent for about 3 weeks down here. It’s odd though—seems to get pushed offshore (maybe half mile) certain times of the day...then it returns inshore by afternoon [and vice versa]. It seems avoidable if you keep moving up/down the beach a few miles.

Coyote Bait & Tackle is pretty good.

The CG jetty is open again. At least, it was on Sunday. The striper bite is still decent btwn Seaside & Moss landing. I’d recommend either a kastmaster, swimbait, or rapala-style plug. Maybe even soak some bait on another rod while tossing lures (sand spike rod holder needed). The recent batch...

Thanks Walt!

Good questions. I assume the Dept closely monitors halibut populations & harvest levels, considering they are an important part of the commercial fishery in SF bay. So, if harvest or limit reductions were in the forecast, we would know about it already. Slot limits wouldn’t work for halibut due...

My advise: buy a kayak :-)

Thats a really cool offer man! Even though I’m not in socal, I still appreciate the effort & generosity. Hopefully karma repays you with some beautiful tuna :-)

Ability to search & view the old message boards would be quite helpful, even if they are simply read-only. Thanks for doing this, Ken (and Rich).

Heck yeah, great report and documentation of one of my favorite spots! Thank you. Willow Ck beach is good for perch too.

That iS a nice one!

Whoa thats crazy! During salmon season, using proper gear, it would be allowed to keep too! There have been more pink & chum salmon than normal appearing in various CA systems during the last 2yrs. But I haven’t heard of anybody catching one in the ocean! Very cool catch.

Yup, can only keep 1 @ 22” now.

I had an even better idea...and bought my wife a license and a new fishing pole & reel for her bday last week :-) I can already see the future conversations, “hey baby, check it out, I just bought you a new Shimano Calcutta reel. Surprise! Oh, can I borrow your new reel on Saturday?” :-)

“Too much fishing gear” There is no such thing in my world (just don’t tell my wife!) haha

I’d vote halibut too. And I agree CA butts can taste better than Pacbutts...depending on where caught & how they were handled. Most Pacbutts in CA are pulled up from 200+ feet of water, which affects the texture if handled wrong. AND it’s illegal to dispatch them with a firearm in CA, so most...

Nice little surprise, Walt! Congrats and thanks for the report.