Toss-up… Bodega OR Tomales tomorrow?

Bodega and Tomales are my closest ocean destinations. I’ve been tossing up a lengthy pro/con list in my head all week. I know the halibut bite in tomales has been slow… but the tides are perfect tomorrow. I also have salmon fever, and bodega is close for me. But there are lots of jellys, the fish are relatively far out and deep, but the wind looks excellent for the morning. Added benefit of rockfishing to avoid the skunk.

TL;DR please tell me where to go fishing tomorrow. I can’t make up my freakin mind.

Flip a coin

There will be quite a few of us at Miller’s.  Some of us are camping overnight.  Planning to bbq in the parking lot in the afternoon before making the trek back across for the night.

if u want guaranteed fish do sonoma coast, if u want to be in a stack of 40 boats do tomales, if u want good chance at hali do paradise or sausalito, if you want a shot at salmon hali and rockfish do bodega.

a bit swelly for rf tmrw imo. i can barely stand boaters pulling up on me in tomales on a weekday i completely swore off of weekends there last year b4 i lost my mind. im 100% sure there are fish to be caught at paradise if u know what ur doing. bodega bite slow and lots of jellys but also chance for rf and hali if need fish. marin coast muir rocky stinson fished slow today but is on off this year u never know.

if u just want tomales or bodega im bodega 100%

I'd consider two shifts...Bodega early than finish at Tomales...I DDDY

I’d go with bodega if your wanting to go out and catch fish! Got into some big rockfish and lings on Wednesday. The salmon were really far out but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few in close. Not a ton of jelly’s out by the red can and didnt mark and bait balls outside the bay. They will be close to shore again. Give it a week or 2. Go get your rockcod/ling limits the troll around and see if you can find some chromers before you head in for halibut.

As much as I love Tomales bay I think I’m learning that my heart wants Bodega tomorrow. THANK YOU for your sound opinions and insights.

I’d go with bodega if your wanting to go out and catch fish! Got into some big rockfish and lings on Wednesday. The salmon were really far out but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few in close. Not a ton of jelly’s out by the red can and didnt mark and bait balls outside the bay. They will be close to shore again. Give it a week or 2. Go get your rockcod/ling limits the troll around and see if you can find some chromers before you head in for halibut.

Will be following this agenda for sure. Will report in!

I was using a trap rig with a stinger. 10oz weight and frozen sardines as bait in 100-130 FOW. You should get your rockfish limits pretty quickly and have plenty of time for chasing chromers and halis. Good luck out there tomorrow!

I was using a trap rig with a stinger. 10oz weight and frozen sardines as bait in 100-130 FOW. You should get your rockfish limits pretty quickly and have plenty of time for chasing chromers and halis. Good luck out there tomorrow!

Thanks Dan!!

I was debating the same thing. May have to hit Doran as well. See you out there. I'll be on a green Hobie Compass.

I was debating the same thing. May have to hit Doran as well. See you out there. I'll be on a green Hobie Compass.

Sweet! My GF and I will be on a blue passport and a blue revo. See you out there!

Sorry to miss you Jewli0n. Woke up this morning and couldn't pass up those nice looking butt tides at Tomales. It was all for zip, zilch, nada. Sounded like another slow day day at Tomales from people I talked to. Hope you had better luck at Bodega.

if u want guaranteed fish do sonoma coast, if u want to be in a stack of 40 boats do tomales, if u want good chance at hali do paradise or sausalito, if you want a shot at salmon hali and rockfish do bodega.

a bit swelly for rf tmrw imo. i can barely stand boaters pulling up on me in tomales on a weekday i completely swore off of weekends there last year b4 i lost my mind. im 100% sure there are fish to be caught at paradise if u know what ur doing. bodega bite slow and lots of jellys but also chance for rf and hali if need fish. marin coast muir rocky stinson fished slow today but is on off this year u never know.

if u just want tomales or bodega im bodega 100%

@jremi where do you launch in Sausalito?

if u want guaranteed fish do sonoma coast, if u want to be in a stack of 40 boats do tomales, if u want good chance at hali do paradise or sausalito, if you want a shot at salmon hali and rockfish do bodega.

a bit swelly for rf tmrw imo. i can barely stand boaters pulling up on me in tomales on a weekday i completely swore off of weekends there last year b4 i lost my mind. im 100% sure there are fish to be caught at paradise if u know what ur doing. bodega bite slow and lots of jellys but also chance for rf and hali if need fish. marin coast muir rocky stinson fished slow today but is on off this year u never know.

if u just want tomales or bodega im bodega 100%

@jremi where do you launch in Sausalito?

Where IS the launch in Sausalito?

Did you guys end up going to tomales instead? I think I saw you guys.