Thoughts on ocean thermometer

If it was 14.95 I'd try it.

... by the way, people troll below 30 and 50 feet a lot ...

At Moss Landing the salmon are sometimes caught 250' down. I have fished there at about that depth with my DR from my kayak--I didn't catch anything, but a boat 30 yards away from me did...

If I convert my kayak to a submarine I think my downrigger line would make it to 250’ too..
In any case, I read that Salmon move to colder water when food is scarce. This is to conserve energy. Warner water require higher metabolism, which consumes more energy, but the salmon adapt to it when food is abundant. That’s when they get fat. So based on your experience in Moss Landing, I would guess (might be wrong) that it was early in the season?

If you look at the reports on Bayside, they'll often mention that the salmon are being caught on or near the bottom and, if anything, I'd say it's more common as the season progresses. Here's a random one from Sept 12:

"The Salmon is still slow but there have been a few fish caught near the bottom in 270 feet of water near Moss Landing."

... by the way, people troll below 30 and 50 feet a lot ...

At Moss Landing the salmon are sometimes caught 250' down. I have fished there at about that depth with my DR from my kayak--I didn't catch anything, but a boat 30 yards away from me did...

If I convert my kayak to a submarine I think my downrigger line would make it to 250’ too..
In any case, I read that Salmon move to colder water when food is scarce. This is to conserve energy. Warner water require higher metabolism, which consumes more energy, but the salmon adapt to it when food is abundant. That’s when they get fat. So based on your experience in Moss Landing, I would guess (might be wrong) that it was early in the season?

If you look at the reports on Bayside, they'll often mention that the salmon are being caught on or near the bottom and, if anything, I'd say it's more common as the season progresses. Here's a random one from Sept 12:

"The Salmon is still slow but there have been a few fish caught near the bottom in 270 feet of water near Moss Landing."

Interesting. Thanks. In Bolinas I feel that the fish is closer to shore as the season progresses. Assuming it’s true, why would it be different from Moss Landing?

It's hard to put it in science.  Bolinas is much hotter than HMB, but yet HMB fish is not biting as much as Bolinas (lately anyway).  Moss Landing fish is way deep, but the bait balls are abundant shallower.  All three area salmon are consuming different diets.  The salmon run up river seemed already started three weeks ago.  Go figure.


One thing for sure though, this year is definitely different than last year, it seems last year regular tactics dont work this year.  At least for me anyway.

I used a portable wired temp sensor to monitor the water temp in my pond. It has a 20ft cord and is very accurate. You could probably attach a 1oz sinker to the sensor and just hang it over the side to get realtime temps at 5-20ft depth. Its similar to this one: https://www.chewy.com/hde-lcd-digital-aquarium-thermometer/dp/157425?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=HDE&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqbrZ8PvF7AIVFBx9Ch0Xpw9cEAQYByABEgJ5lvD_BwE