paradise 7/8

Supervisor gave me the day off last minute... so went fishing. Luckily Loch Lomond was still open and had bait.
Got there late and in the water around 4pmish?. Looked like small white caps from Loch Lomond, but when I got to Paradise conditions were awesome.  Nice water and just a gentle breeze every now and then. Wind picked up slightly around closing time. 
All in all, got one short but got a nice fiesty 29''er on the last run before heading in. Outgoing current was pretty strong so had to hightail it on the way back in before closing. Was a nice day to be out.. wish i could've stayed longer.

Good job on the hali. Great size one at that. It's always nice fishing past 4pm and into the evening.

hmmm. tried to post a video but didn't work.  will try again later

Congrats on the nice butt.  Glad to hear that the wind laid down a bit for you in the afternoon.

great way to spend a last minuet day off, congrats on the hali .

Pat R

Congrat on your Hali catch and thank you for the report & pictures Ed.

Great way to end the day! That thing is ugly! haha. Thanks for the report

Jeff

WTG on the hali Ed. You have been doing well there at Paradise. Hope
to fish with you again soon.

Jedmo

Nice one!  Love the ugly face on that badboy.   

The winds are sure hard to figure out there. Never know what it's going to deal ya. What time do they close the park? I've never been there late enough to worry about it. Nice hail mary...

Good catch.  You're a trooper for going out even at the last hours of the day and getting rewarded a nice butt.

Thanks for the report and WayToDoIt, FishOn, on the quick notice. Seems like you've got that placed wired. jim

The winds are sure hard to figure out there. Never know what it's going to deal ya. What time do they close the park? I've never been there late enough to worry about it. Nice hail mary...

Paradise is open at 7:00am and close at 8:00pm for the Spring/Summer.  See link below for a full list of Marin County Parks Hours and Fees:

http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/main/pos/parkhours.cfm

thanks guys!

anybody have any tips on netting the halibuts? head first or tail?  them buts sure can get feisty jumping clear out of the water! my heart jumps a few beats

one thing i forgot to add.. coming back in on the ramp, I slipped and damn near landed flat on my face .  Careful on that ramp it's major slippory

thanks guys!
anybody have any tips on netting the halibuts? head first or tail?  them buts sure can get feisty jumping clear out of the water! my heart jumps a few beats
one thing i forgot to add.. coming back in on the ramp, I slipped and damn near landed flat on my face .  Careful on that ramp it's major slippory

I always net my fish head first.  You're right about the slippery hazard at the launch, those rocks/steps at the end of the ramp are very slippery!