Jerry Lee from All Area Electric invited me to come fishing with his whole crew this week. What better way to spend a Monday that I was supposed to be working? I arrived at the Berkeley Marina at 5am and a more beautiful morning would be hard to imagine.
After a cup of really bad coffee from the bait shop we got on the boat. It was a catamaran named Golden Eye 2000, and what a boat it was: roomy and stable with twin 575hp Caterpillar diesels. It really moves well.
Jerry Lee (right) and his foreman were set to go.
With a pole and a 1 day fishing license. I was ready too.
With Captain Vo at the helm…
...we headed out…
..and under the Richmond Bridge.
Everyone was anxious as Jerry was offering $50 for the first fish caught and we all chipped in $5 plus another $50 from Jerry to a pool for the largest fish caught.
We were using live anchovies for bait but that wasn’t enticing any fish and for a couple hours we had nothing biting.
We found out our cell phones still worked though…
A little galley had been set up with all the necessary accoutrements for raw fish consumption: Soy with wasabe, garlic chunks, bean paste and a killer chile sauce Jerry’s wife had made.
Then someone had a hit and when it was pulled in we saw a Halibut. I heard the shout of “sashimi!” go out and the fish was brought to the galley.
Everyone was waiting for that fresh snack. It was good (although I am not fond of eating bottom fish from the Bay on a regular basis)! I’m sure I have gotten my dose of PCBs and other chemicals for the year.
As the day progressed we caught quite a number of Halibut, Striped Bass and a Skate…
I caught a shark that I threw back and a Striper which became my dinner. Yum!
Fishing on the SF Bay
Jerry Lee from All Area Electric invited me to come fishing with his whole crew this week. What better way to spend a Monday that I was supposed to be working? I arrived at the Berkeley Marina at 5am and a more beautiful morning would be hard to imagine.
After a cup of really bad coffee from the bait shop we got on the boat. It was a catamaran named Golden Eye 2000, and what a boat it was: roomy and stable with twin 575hp Caterpillar diesels. It really moves well.
Jerry Lee (right) and his foreman were set to go.
With a pole and a 1 day fishing license. I was ready too.
With Captain Vo at the helm…
...we headed out…
..and under the Richmond Bridge.
Everyone was anxious as Jerry was offering $50 for the first fish caught and we all chipped in $5 plus another $50 from Jerry to a pool for the largest fish caught.
We were using live anchovies for bait but that wasn’t enticing any fish and for a couple hours we had nothing biting.
We found out our cell phones still worked though…
A little galley had been set up with all the necessary accoutrements for raw fish consumption: Soy with wasabe, garlic chunks, bean paste and a killer chile sauce Jerry’s wife had made.
Then someone had a hit and when it was pulled in we saw a Halibut. I heard the shout of “sashimi!” go out and the fish was brought to the galley.
Everyone was waiting for that fresh snack. It was good (although I am not fond of eating bottom fish from the Bay on a regular basis)! I’m sure I have gotten my dose of PCBs and other chemicals for the year.
As the day progressed we caught quite a number of Halibut, Striped Bass and a Skate…
I caught a shark that I threw back and a Striper which became my dinner. Yum!
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