With the rockfish season
now closed we are just
waiting on the tuna to
arrive. Keep your
fingers crossed but
until then fishing
options here are limited
at best. Here on
Friday 9-5 the ocean
has laid out like a mill
pond and the forecast
calls for great weather
this weekend. Currently
we are seeing just 4
knots at the Bodega
Buoy, 7 knots at the SF
buoy and west winds of 6
knots at Monterey with a
4 to 6 foot swell and an
average period of 14
seconds. The forecast
for Saturday and Sunday
calls for west winds
under 10 knots making
for some ideal fishing
weather. Hopefully the
tuna show up close to Ft
Bragg soon.
Shelter Cove:
.jpg) Captain
Trent Slate is limited
to Pacific halibut only
trips for the remainder
of the season due to the
early closure of the
rockfish season north of
Point Arena. He has had
tremendous success this
year and is finding a
clientele interested in
taking the chance for
the big fish - I still
think the odds of
landing a fish are
better than sturgeon
fishing he had trips
throughout the weekend,
but he will only take
trips out when the
weather is good enough
to make it up to Punta
Gorda. The weather has
been blowing for a few
days this week, so he
may or may not be out
there today. We will
update when we get the
latest information.
Shelter Cove
Sportfishing 707
307-8582
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