Salmon Bodega Bay 4/19

Planning on launching out of Doran at 7:30-8 dropping crab cages and heading on a drift towards Dillion Beach.
Anyone game?

I cant make it but the bite is on out there although I wasnt on a yak we went out and banged full limits for everyone even a couple 20#ers 150 yards past seal rock/ the island at bodega.. Good luck and be safe

I cant make it but the bite is on out there although I wasnt on a yak we went out and banged full limits for everyone even a couple 20#ers 150 yards past seal rock/ the island at bodega.. Good luck and be safe

When did you guys fish? Sunday? Trolling or mooching? I havent seen fish in that close for a real long time. Especially this time of year.

Be safe if you decide to paddle out to Seal Rock guys

We were trolling anywhere from just behind seal rock to about 1/4 mile out. Action was hot in the morning and settled a bit into the afternoon however we caught fish all day from 5am-5pm. There where quite a bit of boats out drifting aswell. Craziest thing Ive seen in a while was 2 guys in a 12' aluminum boat out there nailing fish just as well as other boats.

Thanks for the info.

I can't make it, but good luck if you go WCB!

Got shark shield? That is one sharky Island Only place in Bodega area I've seen a GW shark from a boat not yak. Stay safe and don't bleed the fish on the water......

We were trolling anywhere from just behind seal rock to about 1/4 mile out. Action was hot in the morning and settled a bit into the afternoon however we caught fish all day from 5am-5pm. There where quite a bit of boats out drifting aswell. Craziest thing Ive seen in a while was 2 guys in a 12' aluminum boat out there nailing fish just as well as other boats.

Don't tell the Party Boats they are all fishing 40/50 fathoms, if there are fish there they are inside the rock also.
Wondering why you fished 12hrs?? 5am is a little early for the guys in green.

Anyone make it? We are changing it to Friday Morning due to winds + swell which should drop a bit.

My buddy Angelo and I are watching the weather. Might do Saturday or Sunday. 

Don

Good luck! I would go if i could get the time off. New to salmon fishing and been waiting to tag along with someone out at Doran. I will be out on sat/sun doing some crabbing and will bring my pole just in case i meet someone to fish for salmon.

I last went crabbing there about two months ago. I took five pots expecting to leave them for a two day soak due to the slow time of year. I spent hours spreading them out miles apart over the bay. Some of the pots were the heavy non-collapsable type so I can't get them all on my yak at the same time. When I got done I pulled the first one I set to find it full of crabs! I was very excited until I realized they were almost all three to four inches wide. No keepers!
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I realized I didn't want to come back in two days to pull pots full of throw backs(with chicken breath), so I spent the rest of the afternoon (wind) retrieving the pots. I did get one keeper in the last pot. Probably threw back twenty or so. I need to design a pot that only allows crabs of a certain size to enter.

If you go for crabs I suggest setting them as deep as possible(60+ fow). I've attached a depth chart of the bay.

Good luck,

Don