Half Moon Bay Sportfishing Fish Report for 8-22-2007
Queen Of Hearts Sportfishing Fish Report 08-22-07
8-22-2007
Half Moon Bay Sportfishing Staff
Northwest winds 25 to 35 knots, combined seas of 9 to 12 feet every 9 seconds. Sounds like wintertime weather, right? Wrong, that was the forecast for today! But, once again, what the forecast said and what we had in our part of the ocean were two different things. When you look at the weather forecast, always keep in mind that it covers an extremely large area, almost 200 miles of coastline and out to 60 miles offshore. There definitely was a good size swell but thankfully there was no wind. The models I've been checking out are showing that the wind is holding steady offshore, luckily leaving us alone along the coastline. But with today's swell, fishing the real shallow spots was out of the question; most of the action took place from 140 to 165 feet. The fish sure didn't care. Nice big reds, browns and coppers gladly jumped on our anglers' hooks, sending everyone home with easy and early limits. Top catch of the day was one of the biggest wolf eels Bob thinks he's every seen, a 12 pounder. He says it had to be at least 6 feet long. Bet the thing had some enormous teeth! Plenty of space available tomorrow on Thursday, so just come on down if you want to join us and don't get a chance to touch base with us beforehand. Check in by no later than 6:15. Look for the BIG yellow "TICKET OFFICE" sign in our front window.