Here comes a Halibut.

He scores. Austin catches a nice Halibut.

All in all the trip was slow.

The FISH COUNT:24 Anglers caught 2 Halibut, 5 Sculpin (released), and 20 or so Octopus (released).

Here is a nice Halibut caught on a skiff at the mouth of Newport Harbor.

Angler Paul Fukamae was the first to hookup into a Halibut. We had moved around quite a bit and located some fish near Angel Island. The boat traffic was very intense at this spot. Pictured to the left of Paul is Captain Jay Yokomizo.

Here is Dennis Evans with a nice BUTT caught using some a lively anchovy.

Dennis proved the theory that the best way to catch a Halibut is to not pay attention. Dennis was joking with me when I noticed his rod buckled over. I informed him that had a fish on his line.

Dennis caught another Halibut on the next drop. As he was reeling this one up the DFG came by. Once we got the fish on the boat. The DFG boarded the New Huck Finn and checked everybody for a valid California Fishing License. Captain Jay told me that this is the fourth time this year they have boarded the boat. Make sure you bring your license when you fish!

Here is Angler Paul Fukamae from Fremont with his second Halibut. It appears that the same people keep catching the fish.

SFR Webmaster Chad Woods with a nice Halibut caught near "Red Rock." It is amazing how all of these fish are nearly the same size. And of course, these are some quality Halibut. I can't wait to eat this sucker.

Here is angler Aaron Marks with a 15 pound Halibut.

This is a picture of the New Huck Finn using the nets to sandwhich a nice FLATTY.

Here is angler Ryan Nosek from Oakland with what turned out to be the jackpot winning Halibut. Congratulations Ryan!

We had a great day today. Check out the results.

Here is the group of lucky anglers who caught some nice sized fish.

Thanks to Jay and Craig for helping us put on a great trip.

Fish Count: 11 Anglers caught 8 Halibut (to 18 pounds) and 4 Striped Bass (to 9 pounds).

Breck Warwick from Simi Valley, CA had to release a short Halibut.

Here is Mike Murray with a legal Halibut.

While we were putting the White Seabass on ice we made a drift for Halibut. Here is Lee with a nice Halibut.

Here's a 27 lb. california halibut I caught on the Dolphin out of Islandia Sportfishing on the a.m. half-day run 6/12/04.? Deckhand Chris (to my right) is the gaffer

Here is Randy congratulating Capt. Matt on his halibut. The fish hit while the Capt. was cleaning the day's catch. SportfishingReport.com would like to give a "Special Thanks" to Captain Matthew Bates for a great trip! The ride across the channel was fast and smooth. Capt. Matt put us all on quality fish and worked hard to guarantee a great day. The Prevailer is definitely an A+ operation.

The fishing was slow so Joe moved us up near the Northside of Santa Rosa Island.
As soon as I hit the bottom with my LIVE SQUID I was hooked up into a nice big Santa Rosa Island California Halibut. This baby tipped the scales at 37 pounds. I am proud to say this is my biggest Halibut to date.

Roland dropped back in and caught this huge halbiut. WOW!