The 31 anglers on the Admiral, the only boat out Sunday, nailed 150 rockfish and 100 assorted rockfish. "The anglers fished squid above the Radar Buoy to entice the rockfish," said Romley.

The salmon fishing has shut off. However, the albacore should be arriving soon. "Anglers are starting to catch the albacore off San Diego and the tuna are headed north," said Romley.

Also, anglers will again be able to fish for lingcod and deep water rockfish starting on July 1.

Monterey... Heavy winds made the shallow water rockfish action tough off the Monterey over the past week, but anglers managed to catch blue, yellowtail and olive rockfish in the local reefs.

"We couldn't get down to Big Sur, where the rockfishing has been great, because of the wind," said Chris Arcoleo at Chris' Fishing, Inc. "We ended up fishing the reefs right around Monterey and caught some rockfish. A few halibut are also being picked up off the Monterey Bay beaches."

Arcoleo described the salmon fishing as "stone dead" now. Hopefully, a new school of chinooks will move into the area soon; mid-June is normally a good time to pursue salmon in Monterey Bay.

The Star of Monterey returned from a recent bottomfish trip with 14 limits of yellow, blue and olive rockfish. The anglers fished Super Flies, baited with squid strips, in shallow water under 120 feet deep, according to Fred Mountford at Sam's Fishing Fleet.

"Salmon fishing is slow," stated Chrissie Chonacki at Randy's Fishing Trips. "However, anglers are catching rockfish and halibut when the boats are able to get out."

Santa Cruz... The slowdown in the salmon fishing in Monterey Bay has resulted in more anglers concentrating on the big halibut found in these productive waters. Anglers are also getting excited about the opening of lingcod season and deep water rockfishing on July 1, since many lingcod are being released by anglers fishing for other species.

On June 6, the 4 anglers fishing with Joe Stoops of Chartle Sportfishing landed 4 halibut to 12 pounds. "They also released half dozen shorts - halibut under 22 inches - as well as the usual dozen or two lingcod. We again found the best action right outside the Harbor in 35'-50' of water. Live sardines are the ticket."

On the previous trip, June 4, anglers fishing with Stoops experienced great fishing for halibut, but most of the fish were undersized. " Our anglers did managed to boat 2 Halibut to 25 pounds," he stated. "We fished west of Santa Cruz at a few beaches but found our best action in front of the Santa Cruz wharf in 35' of water. Live Sardines were again the bait. Conditions were good but there was a lot of chop from the wind on the outside waters."

"The salmon fishing remains slow, but the halibut fishing is fair," stated Bob Schmidt of Shamrock Charters. "A salmon trip by the Wild Wave on Sunday, June 3 didn't produce any chinooks, but a trip on Friday yielded 3 halibut."

Most private boaters fishing for halibut in Monterey Bay had 1-4 fish in the 10-20 pound range on June 1, according to Todd Fraser at Bayside Marine. The halibut bite was slower on the weekend, although some boats reported up to 3 halibut. "The fish were caught at Wilder Beach and Capitola at 40-50 feet deep," he explained. "I did not hear of any salmon caught except for the commercial fleet fishing the deep water."

"Stripers are starting to show off New Brighton Beach," said Kurtis Williams of Capitola Boat & Bait. "Bob Ransdell caught two stripers weighing 15 and 18 pounds while fishing streamer flies from his boat off the beach on June 3. Jonathan Staudubar also caught a 25 pound striped bass fishing a shiner perch straight out from Capitola Wharf."

Bill Sherman landed two halibut weighing 23 and 8 pounds while drifting live bait off the Mile Reef on Monday, June 4, according to Williams.

Half Moon Bay... Over the weekend of June 2-3, only one boat left the Princeton Harbor due to the heavy winds and groundswell. However, the weather got much better by Wednesday, June 6, when the Queen of Hearts made a shallow water rockfish trip, after canceling two trips because of windy weather.

The 17 anglers fishing with Bob Ingles aboard the Queen of Hearts on June 6 landed 163 rockcod, 41 cabezon to 12 lbs. And 10 seatrout, according to Sherry Ingles. The boat's previous trip, on Friday, June 1, yielded 83 rockcod and 3 cabezon for 24 anglers.

According to Bill Beckett from Huck Finn Sportfishing, only Ankeney Street braved the harsh winds by fishing two miles from the harbor. "We had 10 foot seas every 5 seconds," noted Bill. The 12 anglers aboard Ankeney Street landed limits of rockfish, in spite of the windy conditions, while using anchovies and squid.

"Dunes Beach has been providing anglers with a steady perch bite on pile worms and grubs," said Len from Hilltop Grocery. "Anglers have found decent numbers of stripers while using Bombers and Hair Raisers while fishing near Pacifica."

"The last two days have been tough for boats trying to leave the harbors," confirmed Joe Jimno from The Rusty Hook in Pacifica. "We expect the winds to settle over the next few days and the fishing should pick up."

Emeryville... Striper action kicked into high gear last week with reports of red hot action for anglers drifting live bait on the San Francisco Bay rockpiles. Also, halibut fishing remains a fair bet throughout the south and central bay.

"The striper bite was wide open during most of the week, but slowed down on Saturday and Sunday because of the heavy boat traffic," reported Frank Salazar of Emeryville Sportfishing. "We're seeing a big class of stripers right now, most of them running from 10 to 20 pounds. The halibut are mainly small keepers, with a few larger fish mixed in catches."

On Friday, June 1, the New Huck Finn bagged full limits of striped bass to 21 pounds for their 18 passengers. The Captain Hook checked in with 4 halibut to 15 pounds and 24 striped bass to 14 pounds for 19 anglers. The Play N' Hooky nailed limits of stripers to 22 pounds and 4 halibut to 15 pounds for 7 anglers. The New Salmon Queen caught 26 striped bass to 18 pounds and a 25 pound halibut for 14 anglers.

On Saturday, June 2, the Play-N-Hooky had a total of 4 halibut to 17 pounds and 11 striped bass for 6 anglers. The New Huck Finn brought in 3 halibut to 14 pounds and 26 striped bass for 24 anglers. The C Gull II reported 14 stripers to 16 pounds for 25 anglers. The Rapid Transit brought in 8 halibut to 20 pounds and 3 bass to 12 pounds for 22 anglers. The New Seeker nailed 9 bass to 16 pounds and 6 halibut to 22 pounds for 22 anglers. The New Salmon Queen checked in with 5 halibut to 10 pounds and 2 bass to 15 pounds for 8 anglers and the New Super Fish had 7 bass to 12 pounds and 7 halibut to 30 pounds for 26 anglers.

Berkeley... Live bait potluck trips are highlighting the action for anglers fishing out of Berkeley Marina Sports Center. The weekdays are producing the best action, due to the heavy fishing pressure on the weekend.

The Happy Hooker, skippered by James Smith, returned from a live bait trip on Monday, June 4 with 43 stripers to 29 pounds and 5 halibut for 23 anglers. "The anglers caught the stripers at the Rockpile and Raccoon Straits and the halibut off Angel Island," said Smith.

On Wednesday, June 6, the 34 anglers aboard the Happy Hooker landed 39 stripers to 30 pounds and 11 halibut. The anglers fished live bait off the Berkeley Flats.

"It was rough outside this week, so most of the boats concentrated inside the bay," reported Bob Nakaji of the Berkeley Marina. "The striper bite has been up and down at the rockpile and we're seeing some big halibut off Angel Island and Berkeley Flats. There's also a few fish out at Seal Rocks, but the wind and rough seas made that a tough spot to fish."

On Saturday, June 2, the Drifter fished inside the bay and brought in 7 halibut to 28 pounds along with a 10 pound striper for 22 people. The New Easy Rider fished the same area and managed 4 halibut to 9 pounds and 1 striper for 16 anglers. The El Dorado landed 5 halibut to 20 pounds and 2 striped bass to 12 pounds for 13 anglers and the New Golden Eye had a fish per rod with 15 halibut to 28 pounds for 15 anglers.

The following day, the Golden Eye fished live bait inside the bay for a total of 6 halibut to 6 pounds and 10 stripers to 15 pounds for 15 anglers. The New Golden Eye had 17 halibut to 36 pounds and 9 stripers to 15 pounds for 37 anglers. The Golden Eye 2000 checked in with 1 halibut and 22 stripers to 18 pounds for 26 anglers. The New Easy Rider III started out the day salmon fishing, but moved back into the bay because of the rough ocean conditions. They ended up with a 27 pound salmon and 9 halibut to 26 pounds.

Richmond Marina... Live bait drifting trips in Richardson Bay and the central bay have provided anglers with a steady halibut bite, while Hunters Point is still producing good numbers of leopard sharks for anglers using midshipmen.

Friday, June 1 was a productive leopard shark trip for Mark Delnero of Fin Addict Sportfishing. Delnero's 4 anglers landed 8 leopard sharks while fishing in the South Bay near Hunters Point. "We caught the sharks while using midshipmen on the incoming tide," said Delnero.

Saturday was another productive day for Ray and Butch from Manteca and Stacy and Mike from Modesto. "We landed 9 leopard sharks to 51 inches while using midshipmen on the incoming tide in the South Bay," added Delnero. "A limit of shark is three per person, but I only allow keeping two of the leopard shark per person."

Barry Canevaro of the Fish Hookers Sportfishing was halibut fishing out of Richardson Bay along with 6 anglers on Saturday. Canevaro's 6 anglers landed a total of 6 halibut to 12 pounds and one 8 pound striper. Along with the keeper halibut, the anglers also caught and released a few shaker halibut.

Sunday's shark trip by Canevaro produced 12 leopards for 6 people in south San Francisco Bay. The fish ranged from 45 to 50 inches. "We fished at Pac Bell Park and the Coast Guard Station with midshipmen at 25 feet deep," said Canevaro.

Bodega Bay... Bodega Bay king salmon action took a nose dive last week. Fortunately when the boats can get out, the coastal rockfish bite remains constant for anglers fishing shallow water light tackle trips in the Fort Ross area.

"The seas have been pretty rough this last week," reported Shaunda at Wil's Sportfishing Adventures. "Unfortunately it looks like more of the same this weekend," she added.

Fort Bragg... Windy conditions made for tough salmon fishing off the coast of Fort Bragg last week as limit-style action gave way to averages of less than a fish per rod.

"The wind has been blowing hard this week and the fish have scattered," reported Rick Thornton of Anchor Charters. "The good news is there's plenty of fish out there and as soon as the weather settles down, the bite should kick right back into gear."

According to Thornton, their trips during the past week were up and down depending on the wind. "We had a few decent trips and also some scratchy trips," he explained. "Today was one of the scratchy days and we had 4 fish for 10 anglers. Brandon (Van Dine) on the Lady Irma had 9 fish for 15 people on Saturday and that was the high boat for the day."

Most of the salmon being caught are quality fish running 8 to 20 pounds. "We had three fish over 20 pounds yesterday, two 22's and a 26 pounder," said Thornton. "The best action has been from the front of the Harbor up to Cleone Reef."

No reports on the rockfish this week as most anglers are concentrating on the salmon. "You have to release all the reds and the lingcod now, so most people are waiting until the July 1 opener," said Thornton.