tbay 6/14

Well, once again I had to see if any halibut had entered the bay. I started south of Hog and jigged for awhile then since I wanted to cover a long stretch of water, set up a small flasher, 12 ounce ball sinker and a Green Label herring threaded with an Easy baiter and 5 ought salmon hook. All the way to marker no. 5 against the incoming tide. At no. 5 I saw some boats and thought maybe they were on fish, but no, crabbers and snare tossers. I switched back to a swimbait and kept going toward the bar but finally figured it was pointless so started back. By now the tide switched so against the outgoing I pedal, stopping every so often to test past favorite spots. All the way to Hog with sloppy/wind now blowing so I quit. If I didn't have the dog with me I might have tried the bar. Sore legs when I got home.

I do not think there are many halibut in yet. Water was warm enough but pretty much a blank screen for bait. Possibly the best area might be around Lawsons and the bar.

Thanks Charles.  I missed ya'.  I was there today.  Around 3:20 I hooked one on da swimbait and got it to the yak.  I hesitated cuz it looked undersized then I changed my mind and prepared to gaff it.  I made the unfortunate fail of lifting its head out of the water and he shook the hook right before my eyeballs.  Woulda been a nice simple take if it had happened.  Hope to see ya' on da wattah' this year.  South of hog...

Thanks for the Halibut scouting report Charles.  Maybe they will enter the T-bay next month.

A buddy caught this nice 30" Hali on last Sunday. Caught drifting with a 4" Pitbull Tackle Green Mack Swimbait with a 1oz green Jig head.

Coincidentally, I was just reading the Lawson's Landing Fishing Report (https://fishlawsons.blogspot.com/, which is always a great read, btw) and it sounds like it's been slow for almost everybody.

I think the few halibut, and a couple of them large, have been caught on the bar or on on the seaward side of the bar. On a good weather day launching from Lawsons and fishing that area probably would up one's chances of a catch but not by a lot. This may be a low fish year in Tbay.

Was there last weekend, halibut fishing was real slow for everyone. 1 shaker and 1 keeper was all I saw or heard about all day. Water temp around Hog island area was 57. Further south was up to 60 but even south was slow fishing. Hopefully more start making their way in soon.