Central Coast Ocean Report 10/20/06

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Robert Gallia of the El Dorado said salmon fishing along the Marin coast
has lacked public interest and produced even fewer results. The few
boats from the Berkeley Marina that have made trips this week spent a
few hours working the Duxbury reef area but scored only a few scratched
baits.
Most skippers then headed to the Farallon Islands, where rock and ling
cod have been the highlight of most trips during the past two months.
All the trips to the Farallons are producing limits of quality rockfish
and a good chance at some lings using the chrome bars.
The Berkeley fleet is gearing up for the upcoming crab/combo season,
which begins Nov. 11, and the Berkeley Marina Sport Center will be
offering crab cooking upon the return of all the charter boats.
Diana Nunez of www.berkeleymarinasportfishing.com reported excellent
fishing for both the Golden Eye 2000 and the New Golden Eye over the
weekend at the Farallon Islands. On Saturday, Captain Quang Vo of the
Golden Eye 2000 had 28 anglers catching 56 ling cod up to 22 pounds and
280 rock cod. They also caught 27 limits of rock and ling cod on Sunday,
with the ling cod weighing up to 19 pounds.
Saturday, the New Golden Eye with Capt. Trung Vo caught 24 limits of
both rock and ling cod weighing up to 22 pounds. Sunday they had 15
limits of rock and ling cod with the largest ling cod up to 25 pounds.