It was a really nice day in Capitola – lots of perch and mackerel off the wharf (and just as Ed was leaving he saw a legal halibut come in). The last two nights just before dark people have been hooking up on big stripers, and someone hooked a 20 pound salmon that ended up getting tangled on a piling.

The Capitola rental situation was not much to brag about – most boats caught two or three rock cod with highliners getting 6. Nobody came in unhappy however, so that’s a plus.

Lots more sardines outside the marina in the morning down deep. As it got lighter the bait started coming up and popping in about 30-35 feet of water.