You may not find Dungeness crab in our supermarkets this month, but you can make the one-hour drive over to the coast, hop on a party boat and go out and catch your own. That’s because the sport fishing season for crab opens tomorrow, Nov. 7, and Capt. Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sportfishing will be taking anglers out on combo tricks in which they can catch a limit of Dungeness crabs plus limits of rock fish and ling cod.
The cost is $225. Tomorrow’s boat is full, but call Rick at 875-3344 for reservations on future dates.
∎ Anglers who prefer fresh water might be interested in checking out the Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club tournament tomorrow at Lake Sonoma northwest of Healdsburg. The SCBBBC has been around since 1983 and is open to all anglers of any age and skill level. In case you’re wondering, a “belly boat” is basically an inner tube with some kind of seat attached. In its most basic form, anglers simply put their feet through the holes in a canvas saddle wrapped around the tube and wade into the water until the tube keeps them afloat. They usually put fins on to allow them to propel their “boat” through the water.
Over the decades as commercial versions entered the market, they’ve gotten more technical and expensive. Pontoon boats and modified rubber rafts that also let an angler use mini-oars (and fins) to propel it are more sophisticated, and expensive versions.
Bass angling at the highest professional level involves the use of sleek, high-speed fishing boats that cost tens of thousands and skim across the water at 70 knots.
And although the SCBBBC is a recognized B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Club, most of its members fish and compete in the club tournaments from much more modest means of water transport.
Last month, the club’s tournament was held in the Sacramento Delta, where Binh Phi out-fished everybody and took home the first place trophy with a winning weight of 19.85 pounds. Mike Ayers was second with 18.39 pounds, followed by Mitch Teamen with 15.66.
The club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, February through December, at Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village Shopping Center. That schedule may be changed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. For more information you can go to scabby.com or email info@sbccc.com.
∎ Farther north, steelhead fishing on the Rogue and Klamath Rivers has been excellent so far this fall.
I was happy to learn that Jim Andras is back and very busy guiding anglers on the Rogue River after he, his wife Rachel, and two kids had to flee the terrible fire that burned through their hometown of Talent in early September. They didn’t lose their home, but many in Talent and neighboring communities did. Jim and Rachel are back at home helping their town recover and Jim is back on the Rogue guiding anglers through a very good fall season of fishing.
Steve MacRostie and Steve Kyle just returned from two days of fishing with Jim and reported lots of nice steelhead caught and released. The two Steves also caught quite a few resident cutthroat trout. If you’d like to fish with the best guide in the business call Jim Andras at (530) 722-7992 to book a trip.
The Link LonkNovember 07, 2020 at 12:38AM
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