Shelter cove

     Well I went on a road trip to Crescent City to see a friend last weekend. Monday I Thought I'd give north of the Harbor a try but had no success. I then drove to Shelter Cove and fished wednesday with some success , see the pictures. One legal Ling and I kept some of the blues for ceviche. yum! I fished Shelter Cove for about two hours before the winds picked up and you can see the whitecaps breaking in front of me. Tuesday night I drove down to the area that I fish, Ocean Cove, only to find the winds still kicking up. Didn't think I would get an abalone dive in but the winds settled down overnight and I got out early wednesday the 27th , before the winds picked up again. The visibility was terrific about 15 feet and no surge either. The biggest ab was 9 inches.

Looks like some pretty good sized blues and a nice ling!

Great pics, too. Congrats!

Way to go, Howard!  Glad you got some yakkable water down there.  Wish I could've joined you - nice meeting you anyway, and thanks for calling. 

What was the word on the salmon bite while you were there?

Nice pic of the tossy seas.  

Thanks for the report.  Looks like it was a good trip  .

Nice haul.

Hey Eric,

   It was nice meeting you as well, and thanks for the tips. Salmon has been spotty at Shelter Cove. Seems to me it is a much better port for power boats unless the salmon are close.
   I went out today with my friend Schroeder too Ocean Cove. We dove for abs first with visibility 20-25 feet. It was like diving in an aquarium tank. easy pickings. While yak fishing I caught a monster yellow eye that was 29 inches long(of course I released it). I wish I had my camera with me to show you.I had no legal lings but had plenty of action especially at the top of the tide with one hookup after another. I kept one nice size red, a couple of blues, and a couple of Olives. Schroeder Caught all the luck , two lings in the 24-25 inch range as well as other rockies.  

    I checked Wil's Fishing at Bodega bay , they said one of their boats found salmon at 22 by 17 which is in about 350 ft. of water off of Fort Ross. Well I think it is time for the power boat and away I go, Just think I still have 3 weeks of vacation left. It doesn't get any better than this.