Tom Mattusch

12 limits for 13 anglers, San Gregorio to Pescadero. Started in slightly deeper San Gregorio, 110 to 135 ft. A few nice rockfish, couple lings, but what a swell. It was really rocking and rolling on the boats out today. We moved on down to Pescadero, where we finished up with a few more lingcod and several cabezon, big blacks, a few blues, great brownies, nice gophers and big starries. 110 to 40 feet fishing off Pescadero. The bite picked up. Even the ride home was a little rolly. Oh, did I mention just about every party boat from Pescadero up to 1 South caught and released salmon? Mine was a nice silver, about 8 pounds. Yogi's was 20+, Chris' was 20+.

For What it is worth, I got a call about a striper bite off Poplar, last night, many stripers and some WSB mixed. Trying to get me to take some light gear down and have some fun.

Fish Species: Rockfish and lingcod
Bait Used: Squid and small rockfish cut up in strips
Tackle Used: Shrimpflies, Lucanus, bars, swimbaits
Method Used: Drifitng
Water Depth: 35 to 135 ft
Water Temperature: 52 F
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Speed: < 6kts
SCI winning bidder Tom Enberg, son  & brother
SCI winning bidder Tom Enberg, son & brother

Not only caught limit, but released 4 cabezon
Not only caught limit, but released 4 cabezon


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Tom Mattusch

About The Author: Captain Tom Mattusch

Company: Huli Cat Sportfishing

Area Reporting: Central California, San Francisco Bay area

Bio: Tom Mattusch is currently the owner/operator of the Huli Cat, a 53 foot charter boat operating out of Pillar Point Harbor and has fished the West Coast since 1967. Tom holds positions on the Salmon Stamp Committee for California, the California Department of Fish and Game License Agent Advisory Committee and NOAA's California Sportfishing Action Team. He's an IGFA Certified Captain. In an effort to contribute to research, Tom works with NOAA's PFEL tagging chinook salmon. He also worked with NOAA's Santa Cruz field office gathering stomachs and beaks of Humboldt squid. He recently completed a study with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory collecting lingcod, salmon and halibut stomachs and is currently involved in a study with Scripps to gather albacore stomachs. Tom holds Board of Director positions with the Golden Gate Fishermens Association, Coastside Fishing Club and Fishery Enhancement and Research Foundation. He can be heard on four radio stations giving fish reports or discussing fishing politics. He has worked closely with the Recreational Fishing Alliance, PCFFA, the Half Moon Bay Fishermans Marketing Association, United Anglers of Southern California and United Anglers. Tom ran the first trip out of Half Moon Bay to take anglers to catch Humboldt squid and the first white shark viewing trip to the Farallon Islands. He is the first charter boat Captain out of Half Moon Bay to get certified to marry people and has married people on the Huli Cat. Tom ran the first albacore trip out of Half Moon Bay to demonstrate the albacore were again reachable by boat off the Central California coast in the mid 1990's. Tom held a seat on the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative as a Central Coast Regional Stakeholder group Member.

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