Half Moon Bay California Fishing Reports

Dungeness crab for a large group by Tom Mattusch (11/15/2010)
26 limits of Dungeness crab. Weather was story book, folks enjoyed the day. They will be bck.

Deadliest Catch: Crabbing on the Huli Cat by Tom Mattusch (11/15/2010)
Not enough folks showed for a crab combo, so it was a crab trip. The crab cooperates, limits out of one pot. Weather was nice as well.

Yerba Buena Fishing Club rockfish and crab by Tom Mattusch (11/15/2010)
Great weather to fish in, the rockfish weren't to cooperative. Limits of crab, what a year for Dungeness. Weather helped a lot.

Not all days are nice by Tom Mattusch (11/15/2010)
What was supposed to have been and rockfish crab combo was salavaged by crab. Limits of crab. Mechanical gremlins.

Stormy Day for Crab by Tom Mattusch (11/07/2010)
17 limits of Dungeness crab. Too rough for a rockfish combo. Very tough conditions.

Rockfish and Dungness Crab Opener by Tom Mattusch (11/06/2010)
Rockfish slowed down below Pigeon Point. 22 limits of Dungeness crab. Great weather.

Pigeon Point Rockfish & Lingcod by Tom Mattusch (11/01/2010)
Limits of rockfish, lots of opportunity of lingcod. 4 lingocd to 20 poundss landed, lots of vermillion rockfish. Southerly breeze to start, finished with a NW tradition light breeze.

Farallon Islands by Tom Mattusch (9/26/2010)
Terrific weather to be fishing the Farallon Islands. Fish marking everywhere, great whale show. Bite was not tremendous.

Huli Cat White Sea Bass by Tom Mattusch (8/15/2010)
34 pound White Sea Bass for 4 anglers, some rockcod as well. Weather was fair, a little more swell than I thought. When the anglers got anxious, we switched to rockfish.

Farallon Islands Saturday Huli Cat by Tom Mattusch (8/14/2010)
Nice rockfish and lingcod , as usual at the fArallon Islnds. Near limits for 18 anglers. The weather was the bell ringer with the whale show.

Deep Reef Salmon 6/18 Huli Cat by Tom Mattusch (6/18/2010)
11 Salmon for 8 anglers. Lost more than we got and a few silvers mixed in. Very sloppy weather, not for the faint of heart.

Farallon Islands rockfish Opener 6/13/10 by Tom Mattusch (6/14/2010)
Great weather and visibility. Whales, dolphins, birds made for great nature shows. Quality fish cuaght, just not enough of them.

Sunday Salmon on Huli Cat 5/30 by Tom Mattusch (5/30/2010)
3 salmon to 14 pounds. Limits of Dungeness crab. The weather moderated today and was a bit nicer.

Salmon and crab warm up on great weather by Tom Mattusch (5/29/2010)
Limits of crab. Mooched in good biat for salmon to no avail. Utterly tremendous day to be on the ocean.

Salmon & Dungeness Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (5/16/2010)
6 limits of Dungeness crab, 3 salmon. Nearly flat calm day. Crab pots did well, slamon bit and cooperated.

5/15 Pigeon Point Rockfish by Tom Mattusch (5/16/2010)
2 lings, 1/2 limits of rockfish. Cold water. Ocean conditions were favorable.

Still Some Crab Out There by Tom Mattusch (4/25/2010)
Last two trips, limits of Dungeness crab. Salmon still slow. Lots of wind.

Chilipepper, squid, rockfish, crab by Tom Mattusch (1/28/2010)
What a combo - Chilipepper rockfish, Humboldt squid, rockfish, Dungeness crab! All treated us very well. After all the storms off the coast, a great day to be out on the water.

1/10 Great day for squid crab combo by Tom Mattusch (1/10/2010)
80 squid for 7 anglers. Crab limits of Dungeness. Great day to be out on the water.

1/9/10 Great Day for Crab by Tom Mattusch (1/10/2010)
10 limits of Dungeness crab. No swell, very little wind. Back early.

Unbelievably Shallow Squid Action by Tom Mattusch (1/04/2010)
145 squid for 5 anglers and 4 crew. 9 limits of Dungeness crab. The weather is starting to moderate and was pleasant.

Squid Crab Combo for 1/3/10 by Tom Mattusch (1/03/2010)
125 Humboldt squid for 6 anglers and 4 crew. 10 limits of crab. Wind was tough on the outside, nice on the inside.

First Humboldt Squid and Crab of 2010 by Tom Mattusch (1/02/2010)
20 squid for 1 angler and three crew. Limits of Dungeness crab. Conditions started well and deteriorated a little.

The Winds Blew and the Seas Raged by Tom Mattusch (12/29/2009)
115 Humboldt squid, 84 Dungeness crab. Weatherman didn't nail this one. One sloppy ride in.

SQUID, SQUID, crab by Tom Mattusch (12/19/2009)
161 squid for 15 anglers, 17 limits of Dungeness crab. Rough windy conditions. Worked hard and rewarded hard.

Chili Pepper Rockfish off Half Moon Bay by Tom Mattusch (12/15/2009)
Lots of Chili pepper rockfish. Had to fight off Humboldt squid. Great weather and conditions for fishing deep.

Half Moon Bay crabbing starts to get fun again by Tom Mattusch (11/09/2009)
8 limits of crab. Back in the harbor for 11am. Weather man was wrong on this one, it was a great day to be on the water.

11/7 Dungeness Crab limits, rockfish not so by Tom Mattusch (11/07/2009)
20 limits of Dungeness crab. Too much swell and too much wind for the rockfish to bite. Swell and windchop made for a tough day.

Humboldt Squid below San Francisco by Tom Mattusch (11/04/2009)
15 squid for 4 anglers. Biggest went 40 pounds, smallest 22 pounds. Weather was not exactly squid friendly.

Farallon Island Halloween Rockfish by Tom Mattusch (10/31/2009)
25 lingcod for 23 anglers, big bocaccio, coppers, vermillions and near rockfish limits. The weatherman erred, but the result was in our favor. A great last day of the local rockfish season.

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