Russian Gulch 7/4 Weekend 7/4-7/6, 2024

Thanks for all great reports and pictures guys.

Had fun with the pacific butts. 2 to 15 pounds, some big petrali sole and sand dabs. Came in to the 120’ off of putah creek and found brown water and no bottom fish. Headed to Tomales on Wednesday

Thanks Paul for the invite to fish Russian Gulch!
Never been there but enjoyed a  new fishing spot!
The day did not disappoint!  A limit of rockfish and nice ones too!
As for the Lings, all they did was tease me all morning…
The morning was the hot bite and about 11:30 it turned off.
I believe that high tide was about 12:15 or so and that may have been the reason?
My fish of the day was a 20” Verm, it bit on a dinky shrimp fly teaser and the funny thing was it was lip hooked and as I landed it the hook came out, went another way and the fish fell right in the waiting net! PHEW!! Another fun catch was a double hookup with a pair or 15” blacks, that was a lively pickup!
There was one disappointing haunt…
I’ve been using giant squid (12-15”) lately, cutting the body into strips for the hooks. The head/ tenacles part I put on a hook and dropped it down and wasn’t long before I had a Huge take down!, just like I was hoping…. This was a BIG fish taking 3 strong runs , playing it for about a minute, this one got me excited!!!!
Then poof, it was gone! must of just grabbed it never got the hook.  Most of us know that feeling.
When I do that next w I will have a treble , so one is buried in the bait and the other 2 can hook the fish. At least that is the plan.
Ended up 2Verms, 3Gophers and 5 nice Blacks!
Any day I get a limit, that is a good day  OTW!
Some fried fillets last nite, ceviche  today , smoking some tomorrow
With plenty in the freezer , this is summer fishing!
Get out there and Getsome!

Scotty

Nice haul Scottymeboy.   I used to fish out of there a bunch.   Glad you got some fish tacos and ceviche.   

Had fun with the pacific butts. 2 to 15 pounds, some big petrali sole and sand dabs. Came in to the 120’ off of putah creek and found brown water and no bottom fish. Headed to Tomales on Wednesday

Hmm, not understanding that, please explain

Thanks for the report guys 

Headed there on Monday. Great weather for the next few days