Date: Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 16:07:19
Current Report:

Wide open bite!!! On Mitten Crabs!Crabs, Crabs, Crabs. The best day I had was over a week ago. On wednesday the fourth, the three anglers landed a 69", a shaker,broke one off, and landed a 10 lb. bass all on eel. when I fileted the bass, it had two 8" to 10" eel in it's stomach. After that day the bite has went to the dog's. (crabs) The bite dropped off like a ton of bricks! With the exeption of a few small bass.Hopefuly this big storm will change a few things, so take care, stay dry & bent rods! Mark

Boy, last week was a tough one. The bite was definitely off from the week before. On 11-23 the four anglers on the boat landed three D-Backs going 60",68" and a 77" HOG that we released.But the bite goes down hill from there landing only a couple of shakers and a few stripers on the last couple of trips. I'm still fishing the same places like, big cut, montezuma sl., seal island,honker bay and suisun bay,so the fish gotta be getting hungry real soon, and I'll be there!! Good Luck & Bent Rods!! Mark

Looks like I'm going to need a bigger boat or smaller fish! Too many "oversize" the last couple weeks. In the last six sturgeon trips, we have landed five BIG-UNS from 75" to 85" with only three keepers averaging 60", about 50 lbs. Last saturday I had three anglers, (don't worry Michelle B. I wont say no names!) anyway's we got the big goose egg! Everybody around was catching them, my brother Dave nailed two, my partner Mike took home a 70" and another friend of mine's girl friend caught and released a 71" (way to go Kelley!) My trip yesterday we landed one over, 76" and one shaker for two guy's. Most of my time is spent in Montezuma Sl. However other good places to check out are Big Cut, Honker Bay, Middle Grounds and the Firing Line. Best baits are lamprey eel(#1), grass & ghost shrimp, pile worms and shad. So Good Luck & Bent Rods! Mark

By the looks of it, we should have another HOT sturgeon season. My trip on friday Nov.1 produced four D-Backs going 61"& 64", a monster 82" that had a 38" girth that was released and a 44" shaker. Hot bait was "LAMPREY EEL". Three of the four were taken on the income tide in Big Cut. ON saturday 11-2 it was a diffrent story. The weather was fintastic, no wind, lots of sun, but one thing was missing, the bite, it was "deader than a doornail". We were fishing Montezuma Sl., but it looked more like a boat race (if you know what I mean). On sunday 11-3 the four anglers on the boat landed a 47" sturgeon on eel on the top of the incoming tide also in Montezuma. Other good places to fish have been Honker Bay, Middle Ground,Little Cut and off Garnet Piont. The mitten crabs haven't been too bad in any of these places, but they can be a problem up river such as Chain Island, Broad Sl., and Light 34. So try to fish down river where thier not so much a problem. Until next week, Good Fishing & Tight Lines...MARK

Well it took a little longer than expected but the new motor is in and I'm up and running. So on to a fishing report.I've only had a couple of trips so far but it looks like it's going to be another great season for sturgeon. Yesterday 10-17 the two guy's I had out landed a 48 lb. 58" D-Back over by Middle Ground. The wind was blowing about 20 mph.but thanks to the incoming, it was fishable. We also caught and released 10 or 12 small stripers. Seems Montezuma Slough has been kicking out some nice stripers this last week, a partner of mine landed a 18 lb. & 20 lb. on live bait fishing near the bridge. I fished near Seal Island last weekend and managed to land a few stripers to 6 lbs. and releasing a bunch of dinks. but the action was steady. I have Sturgeon trips this weekend so I'll keep you posted. Take care & Great Fishing!!! Mark

The bite hasn't been too hot for me lately, Mainly because I'm repowering the boat, that's right, I'm tossing out the old chevy and dropping in a new 4.2L 300hp diesel. I should be up and running, I mean flying in a week or so. Type to ya later....Mark

Well it seems the bite has picked back up, with salmon being the top producer. On 7-24 the three anglers on my boat landed six salmon from 11 to 27lbs. trolling rotory killers behined Vance's dodgers trolling between Stinson Beach and Duxbury Bouy. On 7-27 the six anglers from (S.J.Counties Finest) landed five halibut to 11 lbs. and a 18lb.striper! On 7-31 a friend and I landed limits of salmon going 16-20-22 & 26 lbs. all before 8:45 am. We also picked up a 7 lb. bass and a 8 lb.halibut after stopping off at Paradise Cove for a couple of drift's. I will be fishing salmon this weekend so I'll get back here for a report. Take Care, Tight Lines.....Mark

Well it's been awhile since the last report but there hasn't been much to report, the last few weeks have been very slow, most live bait trips have been avraging less than a fish a rod, until this last weekend when the halibut and striper bite broke loose off Berkley Flats with over a fish a rod to limits. Most of the action has been on the incomming tide first thing in the morning. The bass are nice avraging 5 to 10 lbs.and the halibut are avraging 6 to 12 lbs. Shark are hard to come by these days, only catching 3 or 4 per trip. Salmon are starting to show around Duxbury Bouy and off Stinson Beach, should be a good one.Good Fishing!! Mark

Shark have been on a good bite this past weekend. On 5-24 the four anglers I had on the boat, landed nine leopards to 53 inches. On 5-25 the five anglers on board landed five shark to 50 inches.Halibut have been a little tough with the minus tides this last week, but should improve as the week goes on.

Well just finished my last sturgeon trips for the season, on saturday 5-4 the five anglers aboard landed two keepers going 54"& 60" and on sunday 5-6 we only had one keeper going 52" for five people. I will be moving "CHILD`S PLAY" back to Richmond on thursday for halibut,striper,shark and salmon so check back next week for an update, Good Fishing Mark

Well sturgeon season is winding down,There`s still some nice D-Backs comming out of montezuma sl.On 4-22 the three anglers I had out landed a 62", two shakers, and broke off the"Big One". And on 4-28 Michelle Bagnasco released a 7 footer, with three more shakers all taken on eel.I will be moving the boat back to Richmond the first week of May,so halibut,stripers and shark trips will start up. Mark

Sturgeon fishing has been very good, most fish are on the heavy side. Big cut & Montezuma Slough have been top producers. On 3-21 the four anglers on my boat landed two D-Backs a 61"& 62" and lost two others.On 3-25 four anglers landed a 58"-62"-65" and released a 75" hog. On 3-26 the three anglers landed a 66 incher, three shakers and released a 79" hog. And on 3-28 the three anglers on the boat landed one keeper going 64" and releasing two more going 80 and 84 inches (Boy them big ones take awhile to get in!) On 3-30 the bite slowed down, the six anglers landed only one a 68 incher. Not too bad! Everything is caught on "pacific lamprey eel" Good Fishing! Mark

Sturgeon fishing has been up & down. I have been averaging 1 to 2 keepers every other trip. On monday the 11th. my three anglers landed a 64 inch and lost a big one at the boat. On the next day, the five anglers landed two D-Backs going 56 inches and a 72 incher weighing 88 lbs. all were caught on pacific lampry eel. (be careful what kind of eel you buy) Most of the sturgeon have been taken on the Sacramento River, also I have been picking up some nice stripers on bullheads. Should be picking up as spring nears. Good fishing, Mark

1/16/02 Sturgeon fishing has been very good. The last few weeks I have been fishing the Sacramento river and Montezuma Slough and catching some monster fish. On 12/31/01, 6 anglers nailed 2 sturgeon, 70 inches and 55 inches. On 1/4/02 3 anglers landed a 71 inch and a 61 inch and a 8 lb. striper and we released a 78 inch hog. On 1/8/02 4 anglers landed one keeper @ 55 inches and 4 shakers. On 1/10/02 was outstanding! 4 anglers limited with a 58 inch, 65 inch, 65.5 inch and a fat 70.5 inch hog, we also released 4 shakers to 44 inches. Good fishin! MARK

11-30-01 Caught a 70 inch, 90 lb. Sturgeon for 4 people in Montezuma Sl.

11/21/2001 Sturgeon bite is red hot! Lots of big fish. Caught 4 sturgeon in Montezuma Sl. 57 in. 57.5 in. 63 in. and 69.5 in. for four people. 11/23/2001 Had 6 people and landed 7 surgeon, 4 shakers and one oversize @ 75 in. and 2 keepers 63 in. and a 65 in. Plenty of nice stripers are being caught in the area also.