any reports on hali in tomales

was thinking of hitting up tomales i really want a halibut.
any intell out there?

Wait til next month. look for reports coming from lawsons landing. when they report good numbers being caught then its time to hit it.

Where is the best area to troll? I've trolled the westside of Hog Island for nada and north towards the mouth.

Wait til next month. look for reports coming from lawsons landing. when they report good numbers being caught then its time to hit it.

thankyou  Cptn sloppywood

Where is the best area to troll? I've trolled the westside of Hog Island for nada and north towards the mouth.

im also interested in any info,
thanks guys

Wait til next month. look for reports coming from lawsons landing. when they report good numbers being caught then its time to hit it.

thankyou  Cptn sloppywood

+1.

Here is the link to the fishing report...wonder who that handsome feller is?

 

http://fishlawsons.blogspot.com/2014/07/another-day-another-31-pound-halibut.html

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I used to wonder who was crazy enough to spear out on the Great white thruway.  Jim, want to share a little of what the technique is like to hunt the bar?  Totally different then diving the coral gardens in Carmel I would bet. How is visibility?  How do you time currents?  What's the first thing you spot when you see a flattie at Lawsons? I'm never going to do it, but I always enjoy your movies and living vicariously...

I used to wonder who was crazy enough to spear out on the Great white thruway.  Jim, want to share a little of what the technique is like to hunt the bar?  Totally different then diving the coral gardens in Carmel I would bet. How is visibility?  How do you time currents?  What's the first thing you spot when you see a flattie at Lawsons? I'm never going to do it, but I always enjoy your movies and living vicariously...

That was my first time going there...beginners luck for sure.

I'll be back though and hoping for a repeat at some point this year. 

Here was my write up and vid and a few pics.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=57493.0

Viz was plenty good the day I was there.

The first butt I saw bolted and I missed.

Second one I saw the outline of the mouth/jaw.

Third one took off...but not fast enough, and I popped him right in the spine and he kited to the surface and I was able to wrestle him into submission.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I went 2 weekends ago with another kayak. We tried anchovies behind dodgers, hoochies behind dodgers, live jacksmelt, and swimbaits.

No fish to report. I think it's a bit early still.

I did have a ball catching jacksmelt on the smallest Sabiki I had and light gear! It was nonstop bait catching all day!

I'll probably go again soon and see if I can find anything.

thanks guys,
im getting a little impaitent is all.

Just wait alittle bit longer. John I will be happy to go with you when it starts to turn on! It is one of my favorite places, not always good fishing but always good fun. I have had some of my best kayak fishing in that bay!

Just wait alittle bit longer. John I will be happy to go with you when it starts to turn on! It is one of my favorite places, not always good fishing but always good fun. I have had some of my best kayak fishing in that bay!

your on brother

Do you guys launch at Lawson..or where is a good place ?...also, do you guys throw crab pots in Tomales bay ?

Thank you

I like to launch at miller park (Marin county park) aka nicks cove. Take crab pots of it is the season. I do pretty good with crabs when I go.

I fished tomales pretty hard a few days ago. Trolled anchovies from nicks cove launch to n around hog island to pelican point area.no bites or see or hear of any caught either. Got some good clams n mussels from the beach though and some good info from the chatty game warden I was bullshittin with...wish I had a colapsable crab trap! Wait until theres reports of bait fish being in there and they will be there too... count me in for future trips there! Hope tbis helps.