ARW 3/16 paddle report

Got to the lot by 9:30, place is filling up and I'm thinking gee has the bite been on and I've just been out of the loop?!? Launched in a quick methodical fashion and soon had multiple perfect sized jack smelt along with a few oversized drag pullers! Very Large Fleet was south so trolled my way down to OAP, weather is soo nice with a light
wind from the south.   



Got to the PB fleet ....solo kayaker .... they move further south and I hear the half day party boats heading off with a "at least we got one" for the boat. Waters pretty murkey nothing wants my live bait or trolled herring it's back to the wall into the current ... again drift the wall and the gap and break out the swimbait.....No. 

Fish survey lady at the landing at 3 says only one legal brought in at 25".

Thanks for the report.  Looks like it was probably a perfect day out there, temp and wind seems about right.  I've been hoping to get on the water in the bay soon, might try on Wednesday, if this nice weather holds.   

I think we are still just a couple weeks early, hopefully by 01 April we should start seeing some halibuts caught in the bay. 

Thanks for your report. It's all going to go off really late this year with all the cold muddy water coming down the delta from the big snow.

Thanks for the report.
Echoing hopes it’ll turn on soon enough!

Thanks for the ARW fishing report Tsuri.

I was just thinking of making a trek to ARW, I think I'll give it some more time, thanks for the report, R.

I went out yesterday. Tide was right, color was right, temp was right, bait concentration was right, fishing was right, catching was all wrong. Spoke to everyone fishing out there, sizable fleet. 1 fish taken (not me) for all the boats around me. Gonna be awhile. No party boats, and really that says it all.

I went out yesterday. Tide was right, color was right, temp was right, bait concentration was right, fishing was right, catching was all wrong. Spoke to everyone fishing out there, sizable fleet. 1 fish taken (not me) for all the boats around me. Gonna be awhile. No party boats, and really that says it all.

Well there you go, nice that it's not just me I suppose. Report was so that folks further away didn't have to drive too far to get skunked, they can  just get skunked closer to home. 🙂

Thanks for the confirmation report johnz!

You guys rock scouting the area.  My buddy caught a 29' hali off shore OP at 3pm ish today...

You guys rock scouting the area.  My buddy caught a 29' hali off shore OP at 3pm ish today...

oooo, it's coming!

You guys rock scouting the area.  My buddy caught a 29' hali off shore OP at 3pm ish today...

oooo, it's coming!

Monday’s looking rotten so I may have to pull a weekday pass depending on the tide.

You guys rock scouting the area.  My buddy caught a 29' hali off shore OP at 3pm ish today...

oooo, it's coming!

Monday’s looking rotten so I may have to pull a weekday pass depending on the tide.

Honestly, looking at the whole next week it looks pretty windy, for Alameda anyway.  I might just stick to freshwater for another couple weeks.

Debating an ARW excursion tomorrow morning if anyone else will be out there. Seems like pretty light winds, and not the best tides, but not the biggest tidal swing either. Hoping for a sunny morning/day!

Debating an ARW excursion tomorrow morning if anyone else will be out there. Seems like pretty light winds, and not the best tides, but not the biggest tidal swing either. Hoping for a sunny morning/day!

Good luck, hope you find some fish!  Looking forward to your report!

Conditions do look good especially the afternoon tide.....buuut lucky for me I can no longer adjust the days I work based on how I see the fishing conditions or I'd be broke. 

Go get um Bassefinn looking forward to a report!