Humboldt Bay - 7/20/18

Frying up 10 pounds of fresh halibut this afternoon at my in-laws' Rodeo party.  Yesterday I got on the bay before the sun came up and hooked up on a fatty 34 incher right off the bat.  I enjoyed smooth water and perfect weather for a little tour of the middle channel trolling frozen choves.  Finished out a limit with two quick ones just after 9AM.  Nice break from running swells and current on the salmon hunt, but I'll be back out there soon.

Fishing opportunities along the Humboldt coast have been outstanding this summer, and things are about to get hot on the river in the coming weeks as a larger than usual salmon run is expected to show up.  I'll be running free natural interpretive tours on the lower river as the fish stage for their spawning run - hit me up for more info.
 
Thresher Days are approaching as well... 

Dude! 

Great Report Thanks

It pays to get out early.  Nice job. This shows you dont need live bait.  If I didn't have to cook my dogs breakfast, I would have been on the water early.  T

Gooooood stuff!  That's a lotta Hali and it's gonna cook up sumpin' yummy.

Nice looking fish Eric, wished I lived a little closer. Really enjoyed the video. Fish on👍👍👍👍👍👍

Good on ya! Looks like you get a better grade there than we get in Crescent City. Maybe the bigger ones will show up here a little later.

Nice video and good fishing right there.
We'll get together sometime in August! 

Kevin

Nice limit!!  No fish is safe from you! 

This man is a Slayer!!!

Way to get it done Eric!

Good job Eric. Took a limit myself today from the bay. 1 on swimbait and 2 on frozen herring. Can't post my pics for some reason. Hope to fish with you someday. Really wanna do the cape

Beautiful harvest of Cali Halis, Eric!  Nice work man. 

Norm

awesome job on hali limits!! water looked epic and so did those pictures!! great report!