Half Moon Bay California Fishing Reports

Huli Cat Crab Trip 1/18 by Tom Mattusch (1/18/2009)
18 crabs for 3 passengers and two crew. Easterly breeze made it tough. Crabbing is slow, but there are stil a few to be had.

1/17 Squid Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (1/18/2009)
Almost no wind, great weather, we looked for humboldts and found none. Came in to run crab gear, got 29 Dungeness crabs. The squid appear to have migrated out. Greay whlaes at 20 miles out.

Huli Cat Humboldt and crab combo 1-2 by Tom Mattusch (1/02/2009)
1 Humboldt squid came home prisoner. A cold rain and wind made for tough conditions. 30 Dungness crab go home with anglers.

12/30 Humboldt Squid & Crab Huli Cat combo by Tom Mattusch (12/30/2008)
29 Humboldt squid for 13 anglers. 14 Dungness crab. Weather turned a bit snotty.

Huli Cat squid for 12/22 by Tom Mattusch (12/28/2008)
13 anglers and 4 crew took 175 Humboldt squid. Weather was about as calm as is possible. Squid came up and fishing was wide open.

12/22 Huli Cat Humboldt Squid Trip by Tom Mattusch (12/23/2008)
6 Humboldt squid for 2 passengers. Spur of the moment 50th Birthday trip. Weather was far better than the weatherman was calling for.

Huli Cat 12/22 Humboldt Squid & Dungeness by Tom Mattusch (12/22/2008)
Great day on the waqter for squid fishing. 201 Humboldt squid and 9 Dungeness crab for 9 anglers including crew. Almost no wind, easy fishing and a wide open bite.

12/20 Huli Cat Squid Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (12/21/2008)
25 Humboldt squid & 14 Dungeness crabs. Very light load, everyone was hooked up. Weather started great, starte capping later int he day.

Huli Cat Humboldt and Crab for Friday by Tom Mattusch (12/19/2008)
40 Humbooldt squid for 9 anglers. 26 Dungess Crab and 8 rockcrab. Ocean was nice 25 miles out, a little chilly.

Huli Cat Humboldt squid for 12/7 by Tom Mattusch (12/07/2008)
13 anglers tried their hand at squidding and are now veterans. Weather was a litle sloppy, windy, rolly, chilly, overcast. Lots of opportunities, squid caught, squid lost, jigs lost.

12/6 Squid Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (12/06/2008)
160 squid for 13 anglers. Started a little shallower, teh suqid came up big time. Soem anglers wanted crab, so we got crab.

Dungeness Crab for 12/5 by Tom Mattusch (12/05/2008)
Limits of crab for 9 anglers. Weather was nice,clear,calm. Crabbing icked up alittle with longer soak time.

Squid Crab Combo for 11/29 by Tom Mattusch (11/30/2008)
20 Humboldt squid and 20 Dungeness crab for 5 anglers. Big swell with little wind. The squid bite is outrageous!

Huli Cat Squid Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (11/29/2008)
15 Humboldt Squid, 21 Dungness crab. Weather was a little snotty. The squid bite was wide open.

Humbolddt Squid and Dungeness Crab Combo by Tom Mattusch (11/23/2008)
36 Humboldrt Squid cuaght 25 miles SW of Pillar Point Harbor. Great weather and water for squidding. Came in for Dungeness Crab in time for the wind to pick up and get a bit snotty.

Huli Cat Rockcod Crab Combo for 11/22/08 by Tom Mattusch (11/22/2008)
21 limits of rockcod. 7 lingcod, a few cabezon. 25 crabs. Weatherman was wrong, lovely day.

Huli Cat Humboldts and Dungeness Crab by Tom Mattusch (11/12/2008)
25 Humboldt squid for 10 anglers, 12 limits of Dungeness Crab. Calm water, little wind, lots of fog. Good squidding and good crabbing.

Huli Cat Crab combo for 11/10 by Tom Mattusch (11/10/2008)
11 limits of Dungeness crab and rockfish. The forecast bd weather was erroneous, it didn't exist. Crabbing picked up with less pressure.

Huli Cat Crab without the combo by Tom Mattusch (11/09/2008)
81 crab for 19 anglers. A little on the rough side today. Wind chop made for an uncomfortable otuing.

Humboldt squid crab combo 11/8/08 by Tom Mattusch (11/08/2008)
21 Humboldt squid for 12 anglers fishing offshore. 16 limits of Dungeness crab for passengers and crew inshore. Flat ocean, foggy, drizzly.

Huli Cat Crab for Friday 11/7/08 by Tom Mattusch (11/07/2008)
7 Anglers went out for Dungeness Crab. 7 anglers came in with limits of Dungeness crab in under three hours. Weather was beautiful.

Huli Cat Crab for 11/6/08 by Tom Mattusch (11/06/2008)
19 limit of Dungeness Crab. Weather was stellar, clear and calm ocean. Quality of crab is great.

November 5 crab & Rockcod by Tom Mattusch (11/06/2008)
11 limits of Dungeness crab. 3 lingocd and assorted rockfish for 8 anglers. Crabbing was excellent, rockfishing was OK.

Huli Cat Rockcod and Dungeness Crab by Tom Mattusch (11/03/2008)
11 Limits of Dungeness crab for passengers. Rockfishing in big swells after the storm. Lots of crab in the pots.

Huli Cat Humboldts for 10/25 by Tom Mattusch (10/25/2008)
15 Humboldt squid for 3 cussotmers and four crew. Squid weren't as shoallow as I hoped. Weather was nice.

10/18/08 Humboldt Squid by Tom Mattusch (10/18/2008)
2 dozen squid for 6 anglers. Very little wind made for great conditions. Several first timers got squid on their first trip

Huli Cat Rockcod for 10/18/08 by Tom Mattusch (10/16/2008)
16 anglers for rockfish and lingcod. Bite was a little slow. Water was very rolly.

Rock Cod Fishing Pioneer Canyon and Farallon Islands by Tom Mattusch (9/14/2008)
10 limits of rockccod for 10 anglers. Shrimp and squid were not home. Weather could not have been better, wildlife was very enjoyable.

Saturday 9/13 Montara Rockfish by Tom Mattusch (9/13/2008)
5 limits for 5 anglers. 1 nice lingcod kept and 1 released. Homemade lure, what next?

Rockfish and Lingcod Fishing Out Of Pillar Point Harbor by Tom Mattusch (9/05/2008)
9 anglers and 9 limits of rockfish and 2 lingcod. Fished locally, near the harbor. Water was flat, sun was out. Got into areas we don't usually get a chance to try.

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