LAST EDITED ON Dec-20-00 AT 03:47 PM (PST)

Rob,

A few halibut (shorts) on the shallow minnow baits. A few short strikes on plastic (could be yellowfin croakers). Last Sunday morning the water off the sand bar was really clear - I could clearly see the bottom at up to 15 feet. I got slammed hard on a Rebel Spoonbill Minnow that dives about 10 feet. I was sitting just off the dropoff in about 13 feet. It was a big fish but it came unbuttoned after a few seconds.

A fly fisherman supposedly got a 12 pound halibut the weekend before last.

The water has been sitting at about 55 degrees for the past couple weeks but I'm hoping this week of sun has warmed things up a bit.

Pete

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You can't catch tomorrow what you kill today - please practice catch and release.