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Fishing Report 9.29

salmonboysOn Tues., Sept. 29 Emeryville Sportfishing sent out two boats with 25 anglers. The Catch? 50 Lingcod, 4 Chinook (King) Salmon and 200 Rockfish.

Dungeness Crab Season is just around the corner. Recreational Crab Season opens Nov. 7, 2015 with commercial scheduled to follow on Nov. 15, Ocean salmon fishing winds down Oct. 31.

So far in 2015 Emeryville Sportfishing has brought in:

  • 264 Dungeness Crab
  • 276 Californi Halibut
  • 1,938 Chinook (King) Salmon
  • 5,216 Striped Bass and
  • 6,230 Sanddab
  • 7,160 Lingcod and
  • 59,475 Rockfish!

Plus more! You can join in the fun by reserving a place on a boat now – 510-654-6040. Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell Street in Emeryville, CA off Highway 80.  For printable driving directions from your location to Emeryville Sportfishing follow this link.

 

By |2015-09-30T13:56:44-07:00September 30th, 2015|0 Comments
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Windsurfing evolves as Kiteboarding on San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay - Courtesy of Scuttlebutt Sailing News

San Francisco Bay – Courtesy of Scuttlebutt Sailing News

In the 1980s, many of us poured onto local beaches in the  early misty morning fog to try our hand at windsurfing lessons. I found myself caught up in a wind off the Alameda shore at Crown Beach, dangerously surfing to San Francisco solo – the rest of my class far behind and clustered close to the shore. After the rescue, I gained more control and stayed in sight of my instructor, finally passing all the tests for certification. The next day I went out in the same water and was hit by such horrific winds that I could not maneuver my board, even though I was certified! That was the beginning and end of the sport for me. Since then, Windsurfing, its gear and competitions evolved, and many experts moved on to hydrofoil Kiteboarding or Sailboarding.

Keeping pace with the changes, a local San Francisco Bay windsurfer turned kiter, who is gaining proficiency at “foiling” on SF Bay, tells his story of the evolution.

Kite Surfers on the Bay-445-1

 

By |2014-12-16T11:34:30-08:00December 16th, 2014|0 Comments
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Berkeley Marina Fishing Report

Local King Salmon

Local King Salmon photo courtesy of BCB

Berkeley Charter Boats out of Berkeley Marina report recent catches are 14-20 lb. salmon, with one at 32 lbs.! Two boats went out last Monday and the combined total was 26 salmon for 27 anglers. But Berkeley Charter Boats’ Captain Robert Gallia said that at this time of year with the larger salmon, their catch would have been better if some of the fisherman had not used their own old gear. Their lines, knots and gear broke trying to reel in the big kings. Commercial salmon trolling ended on Oct. 15, so salmon fishing should improve through the rest of this season.  Other boats are fishing for salmon and rock cod in combination trips through the end of October.

Great Catch in August

Great Catch in August

Report data from Berkeley Charter Boats in Berkeley Marina. 510-849-3333.

By |2014-10-19T14:26:19-07:00October 19th, 2014|0 Comments
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Luna Rossa Challenge Launches Second Foiling AC45 – Swordfish

big__MG_9288Both the Luna Rossa Piranha and Swordfish  are foiling about in Cagliari, after being modified with on-board systems that allow the AC45 catamarans to fully foil like the AC72s in the 2013 America’s Cup races. (take a look)

The new design protocol for the 35th America’s Cup allows for modifications of the AC45s of any sort, except for the shape of the hulls. Apparently these new catamarans will outperform the old ones and can simulate the sailing conditions of the new AC62s which will be used in the 2017 races. Practicing on the new AC45s will enrich the crews’ training program and better prepare them for maneuvers, boat handling and foiling techniques that will relate to the new AC62s. They are out at sea now testing all the boats’ components and systems in their full foiling modes.

“This is an important day for the team,” according to Max Sirena, skipper of Luna Rossa, “sailing with two boats offers a significant advantage not only for performance comparison but from all points of view. We participated in the last America’s Cup to set the basis for our 35th America’s Cup and now we can count on a solid team and a close collaboration between designers, sailing team and shore team. There is a constant exchange of information between these areas to address the design and optimize its applications.”

Watch Pirahna and Swordfish foiling in Cagliari.

Photo courtesy of lunarossachallenge.com

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.lunarossachallenge.com

By |2014-10-05T23:22:30-07:00September 16th, 2014|0 Comments
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