Santa Cruz
Wednesday's albacore fishing aboard the Wild Wave showed signs of an improvement in the fishing, according to Mike Baxter at Shamrock Charters.

"We caught 35 fish and had a bigger sized average," said Baxter. "We had a lot of fish in the 15 to 20 pound size. The scores today sounded real good. We have nice weather and the Penn Fishing University open boat Friday and Saturday and are looking forward to this weekend."

The Wild Wave fished rockfish and lingcod on Thursday and ended the day with big sacks of fish, with limits of nice rockfish and around a ling a person.

"We made a couple of drifts for halibut as well and caught two in a short amount of time," he added. "There are halibut all up and down the coast; try some new spots, since the beaches up the coast are all holding fish. Look for soft bottom: some bait schools and a weed free drift will result in flattie action."

Monterey
The albacore bite broke loose this week 20 to 30 miles off the Monterey Coast, with reports of over 5 fish per rod, according to Chris Arcoleo at Chris' Fishing Trips. "I spoke with the captain aboard the Tornado at 1:00 and they had 60 tuna in the box averaging 15 to 20 pounds," he said. "The fish are chasing after live bait."

"Our rockcod fishing has been just as consistent, with most trips producing limits," noted Arcoleo. "Anglers are catching the bottomfish on shrimp flies and bars while fishing at Point Sur."

Half Moon Bay
Recent rockcod trips have been very successful for anglers fishing along the San Mateo Coast near Pescadero.

"Anglers fishing down south at Pescadero are taking full limits of assorted rockcod, along with some cabezon and lingcod mixed in the bag," explained Bill Beckett of Huck Finn Sportfishing.

Salmon scores for Half Moon Bay anglers have ranged between 1/2 a fish to 1 fish per rod, with the top action being experienced from the light ship to the Duxbury Reef.

"The New Mary S II took out a handful of anglers to fish for tuna 18 miles from the harbor," added Beckett. "They returned with an average of five albacore each, along with a few bluefin as well."

Emeryville
Anglers fishing aboard pot luck trips out of Emeryville Sport Center are taking home a mixed bag of halibut, rockcod and lingcod while fishing off the Marin County Coastline.

"Most of our pot luck trips are yielding two fish around or better on halibut, along with 2/3 limits of assorted rockcod and one fish per rod targeting lings," explained Frank Salazar of Emeryville Marina. "We also ran a few albacore trips between 40 and 50 miles out, which is producing 2 fish per rod on tuna, and a few bluefin mixed in the catch. The bite is far from hot. We're catching a few fish then moving to find more."

According to Salazar, salmon scores have been mixed between one fish per rod and limits. "Were catching the fish both trolling and mooching, but trolling is the better way to go," he said. "The fish average 15 to 20 pounds, with several over 20 pounds."

Berkeley
Live bait, pot luck trips out of the Berkeley Marina continue to pay off for boaters fishing along the Marin county coast, according to Nadine Buus at Berkeley Marina.

"Were catching a few halibut every trip, but for the most part, it's been near limits or limits of assorted rockcod and one fish around on lings," she noted.

On the other hand, salmon scores have been up and down, with an average 1/2 a fish per rod. "Our boats are trolling the Duxbury Reef area with bait and lures," said Buus. "We did have several trips, however, return with over one fish per rod during a few trips thru the week."

Richmond
The south San Francisco Bay leopard shark bit is wide open, with trips producing an average 15 shark a trip.

"Were still catching a lot of small males, but it's been no problem in catching a limit throughout the day," said Captain Mark Delnero of Fin Addict Sportfishing. "For the past week, my clients have caught their limits on both the incoming and outgoing tide. However, the outgo is better."

According to Delnero, the top areas for shark in the south bay is between the A Buoy and Pack Bell Park.

Bodega Bay
Light tackle, shallow water rockcod trips continue to provide outstanding fishing, now that salmon scores have slowed and tuna trips are on hold for the week.

"We have a tuna trip set for next week and salmon fishing has been too slow to target them," reported Gina Watts of Bodega Bay Sportfishing. "So for now, we are focusing on rockcod up near Fort Ross and were catching limits every trip using shrimp flies and diamond bars."

Fort Bragg
The albacore bite has slowed down, and the fish have moved into warmer water 20 miles off the coast of Fort Bragg.

"The wind has been blowing for a few days and it pushed the tuna back out into deeper water," reported Michelle Gagne at Noyo Fishing Center. "We had to cancel several trips already and we are still waiting for the wind to calm so we can get back on the water."

"Salmon fishing has also been very slow, with our boats only catching 2 to 4 fish per trip," she said. "Instead, we are focusing on light tackle rockcod trips north of the harbor. On Each trip, we are catching limits or near limits of rockcod and one fish per rod or more on lingcod." The bottomfish are falling for shrimp flies and jigs.