
Ft Bragg
I got a second hand report (actually about three of
them) from a very good source that a private boat
came back into FT Bragg with 25 albacore in the 10
to 17 pound class on Friday 6-12. They were
obviously trolling and it sounds like on the Noyo
Canyon edge. Don Akins owner of several party and
commerical boats out of Noyo confirmed the tuna
counts reporting that most were fishing 25 to 30
miles NW of Ft Bragg off Gorda and counts were in
the 10 to 20 range for most private boats. Rockfish
is your sure bet this weekend with the local waters
opening and they should bite with the warm water
temps. Casper, Usal and all the reefs at least 5
miles outside of Noyo should be producing.
Shelter Cove:
Captain Trent Slate of Shelter Cove Sport Fishing
said the halibut bite slowed down with only two fish
to 50-pounds landed on Wednesday 6-10. Since the
halibut bite was so slow, they had to fill out the
rest of their day with limits of big rockfish and
ling cod. Now, I guess that you could say that
things were slow after four consecutive days of
halibut limits, but it sounds like a bonus to me on
top of the bottomfish limits.
On Friday 6-12 he also reported several Fort
Bragg boats went out 20 to 35 miles to locate
albacore, hooking up to 25 including several fish
between 25 and 35-pounds. The report was that the
fish were large and breaking off with a vengeance.
He also heard about the Eureka boats heading out for
albacore with lesser numbers of fish landed. Slate
said the ocean has been flat calm for the past two
weeks, and he thought this had the potential to be
an excellent albacore season. He runs for tuna on
Saturday.
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