The rockfish and lingcod fishing has been excellent off the coast of California. Most part boats skippers putting their clients over limits of rockfish and some quality lingcod to 16 pounds, up to an occasional fish going 20 pounds. The salmon fishing has been hit or miss with the best location out of Half Moon bay where Capt. Dennis Baxter of the new Captain Pete putting his 15 passengers onto 13 salmon south of Pigeon point. There are signs of life on the salmon fishing scene. Over on Monterey Bay it was reported that they had three hook-ups on salmon but all were lost at the boat by a group of hungry sea lions. If you are into whale watching, now is the time to go. The bay houses good numbers of the huge mammals.