Big Halibut Arriving | Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

[@joker1031473]

Dude that was awesome! Sweet trip! Congrats guys!

[@lumburgerjill2438]

Great vid

[@MrGogogordo]

Nice job! I like your kit, socks and sweats. While your bro is all pro in the waders and the boots. Thank's for taking us along!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks for watching. Come on give me some credit lol I had professional fishing pants on this time. Those are from Cabelas fishing section. I normally do have sweats on though. Socks yes, that hasnt changed! Happy you enjoyed the video, appreciate you leaving a comment!

[@mwparker1969]

You guys got me thinking! Sweeeet! Halibut is so damn good.

[@paulspeidell7386]

Another good one! Great video, great seeing you both loving the day!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Hi Paul, thanks for watching, happy you liked it!

[@ReelLifeFisherman]

Nice video Chris! Awesome day fishing the bay! Some great quality fish!! Nice slabs of meat!!🎣

[@ChrisPfish2]

Yeah it was an amazing day. You gonna get back out there soon? Thanks for watching!

[@ReelLifeFisherman]

Man it’s been one thing after another! Lol between work and side work.. then my truck! I’m planning a trip this Saturday 🤞

[@Fishing247]

Wow. That's an awesome day of fishing. Unbelievable. We do have many days of fishing like this. Congrats.

[@KayakFishingwithMatt]

Nice job! Always awesome when a plan works out so well haha. Definitely a nice grade of fish 👍

[@ChrisPfish2]

Hey Matt, thanks for watching! Yeah it was nice just going in at noon and not needing to fight the wind to try and salvage the day with a last minute keeper. Good luck out there!

[@fuzzball57]

Thanks for the great video. This is the first time I've been on this channel - what a rush! 5 nice halibut in a short trip - things don't get much better than this.

[@ChrisPfish2]

Hi Larry, Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@ofataufa7058]

Awesome catch awesome

[@ChrisPfish2]

thank you very much for watching! Happy you enjoyed it!

[@MrDario209]

Great videos son and me are fans, I want to try to get out there but always been nervous on my boat I guess I might be alright just pay attention to the weather. I have a 20ft glastron fish and ski. Might take a chance in a week 🤞

[@gligh01]

I just watched one of your other videos when you were fishing with smelt and exactly as you said the treble will kill the bait! I have watched all your videos and shared. Can't wait to see more, great job!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thank you for very much for your kind words!

[@Clueless_Angler]

Nice big ones! Good job guys! Can’t wait to go on Thursday. I am fired up after watching your video and Oleg’s videos (Family Fish Killer)

[@ChrisPfish2]

nice good luck when you go! I am planning on friday. Thanks for watching!

[@Clueless_Angler]

ChrisPfish we only caught two keepers - both 24”

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@Clueless_Angler thanks for the report. someone else told me zero for them but they saw other boats catching. It was there first time... What area did you fish? I am going tomorrow. These big negative tides are bad, but rather go out then not.

[@Clueless_Angler]

Caught one between the Evergreen Terminal (Oakland Outer Harbor) and Bay Bridge near the green buoy.. The other one - a fat 24incher I caught was just south of the Oakland estuary entrance. There were a lot of boats out there today but didn’t see too many catching. Berkeley flats got too windy.

[@Clueless_Angler]

Good luck tomorrow. FISH ON!

[@robertsandner5904]

You made my wife want to go tomorrow and try angel island!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Nice do it, let me know how it goes, I want that report, good luck!

[@robertsandner5904]

Will do!

[@randymcgee9176]

Holy moly buddy that’s a great bag

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah it was so cool. we wanted double limits but as the weather was picking up, we have enough to just go in! Thanks for watching!

[@HighEndTroutFishing]

great fishing video ~ love it !

[@ChrisPfish2]

hey thanks, I really appreciate the kind words! I see you got a channel going. Keep on grinding, your in Colorado?

[@HighEndTroutFishing]

@@ChrisPfish2 yes I am ✌

[@alloutblitzfishing3317]

Great video!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks for watching, I appreciate the nice comment!

[@CarterTroughton]

Really cool video man seeing all those halibut is making me hungry!!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Hi Carter, Yeah we got some real nice fillets off those. I cooked a piece in coconut milk & curry on the stove. It was very good! Trying to find something else vs frying it lol. Thanks for watching!

[@samperez4984]

@@ChrisPfish2 Put a little garlic salt and pepper on the fillets.Then put on the gas bbq after using butter or olive oil on the grill to keep from sticking.Put some Fresh minced garlic and softened butter on it and let it melt on the fish while cooking. . 4 to 5 minutes on 1 side and 3 minutes on the other.Its the VERY BEST way to enjoy halibut IMO

[@samperez4984]

If you like sandwiches cook your halibut then toast some large sliced sourdough bread.Mix real butter with some smashed up fresh avocado and some lemon for your spread (instead of mayo or tartersauce).Then fry up a couple pieces of bacon and put lettuce and tomato on and maybe have some seasoned fries and a nice IPA or Amber ALE and you will have a fish sandwich dinner fit for a KING.

[@chicles4512]

what a great day you guys have weather looks really good I was there last Saturday it was crappy but we missed one for limits for three people

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah thats why I went sunday lol. Thanks for watching! What part of the bay did you fish?

[@chicles4512]

ChrisPfish hahaha nice

[@KevinSF4I5]

Awesome catches Chris! I wanna go out and get some Halis

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks for watching the video! Halibut are a lot of fun to fish for when they are feeding!

[@CATCHFISHORDIETRYIN]

Dope catches 👌 Good job y'all 👍

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@CATCHFISHORDIETRYIN]

@@ChrisPfish2 Ur welcome

[@OldManAndTheSea]

Nice work out there! I find a lot of the time when I drift and I’m bouncing the bottom I get fish to hit and don’t even realize they are on because the halibut doesn’t really fight until it comes up. Never fish angel island but I’ll have to check it out. The rockwall and oyster point have been firing you should check those areas out!

[@ChrisPfish2]

whats up man! thanks for watching! Should be going back friday. was thinking south of the bay bridge.

[@OldManAndTheSea]

We hooked up to the largest halibut I’ve ever seen by the rockwall Sunday got it to the boat and it jumped out the net had to have been 45” plus barely could get it even in the net.

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@OldManAndTheSea holy cow. I have never seen a 40+ incher.

[@reeceadams384]

Dang man your killing it out there keep it up

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks reece! You been going out?

[@reeceadams384]

I’m thinking about on Sunday

[@reeceadams384]

I’ve been watching your videos on halibut fishing so that has helped me but I am pretty new to drifting for halibut and trolling I just got a boat last August so I have never halibut drifted before but I’m going to try Sunday but do you have any tips because your killin it👍

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@reeceadams384 incoming tide is important. good drift speed. 0.5-1.5mph. any faster or slower is harder to hook up. ideally .6-1.2 mph. confirm every few minutes your still inches off bottom. make sure your bait is very lively (dont kill it when you hook it)

[@reeceadams384]

ChrisPfish thank you if I get any fish I’ll let you know

[@AnyFishKiller]

Bodega bay is open, heading out there soon?

[@KevinSF4I5]

Hey Chris, what size weight do use when you’re drifting?

[@ChrisPfish2]

depends on current speed and water depth. 3-8oz. 5oz would be very common. Thanks for watching!

[@freakontr]

Where did you launch from? I thought all the boat ramps are closed.

[@danielramos7394]

Hey Chris I want to pick your brain, I never been Halibut fishing in the Bay. I thinking of going tomorrow, could you please let me know what time I should launch and due to the wind in the bay, what time should I get off the water. I’ll be launching out of Berkley. You input would be greatly appreciated

[@ChrisPfish2]

high tide is around 1-130. you want to fish till 2 oclock. thats when wind will really pick up too. tomorrow looks like a nice day. Start as early as you can get up. Fishing should be best fom 10-1. let me know how it goes

[@danielramos7394]

I wasn’t going to leave too early cause of the tide. I was going to leave the dock at 8? Fish the goats and treasure island til about 2pm. Should I leave earlier?

[@danielramos7394]

ChrisPfish Hey Chris, we got skunked!!! We just got off the water. No wind was a great day!! Started Berkley Flats/ Treasure Island, alameda Rockwell!!! There boats catching his, but none for us!!!

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@danielramos7394 man bummer, sorry to hear that. Live anchovies?

[@danielramos7394]

ChrisPfish Yes and frozen herring!!

[@oldtoad76]

Is that a Tracker?

[@707SLAYER]

Thats the area i was talking about concentrate your efforts there as long as you can you wont catch a lot but when you do be prepared...

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah that was a good spot. How far down do you go? all the way to the buoy? Thanks for watching!

[@707SLAYER]

@@ChrisPfish2 You can start way out front when it comes up to about 35 feet that is what we call the staging ground then it flattens out all the way to the buoy. the buoy is the beginning of the next drift but the fish get smaller. good job getting the anchovies an getting out there early chrispfish .

[@707SLAYER]

@@ChrisPfish2 another great spot is crissy field out in front of the palace of fine arts these are the fish headed to the south bay .but the glory hole is seal rock and the north bar. on a year like this the ocean is were its at. I am going to fish for halibut out at the farallons cause they are there and I swing for the fences hoping to break the state record .my boat should be ready next week and i am definitely ready.

[@fishingaddict5638]

Great catch and video. Just curious, how long does it take you to edit your videos with 3 cameras?

[@ChrisPfish2]

I would say on average each video takes 6-8 hours to edit.

[@patrickavila2620]

What launch was that

[@d5920]

How long does your bait last in that rectangle bait well

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah I have been asked that before. I guess its suppose to be round. They stay alive for the day no problem. I have gotten them in the afternoon for a next day trip and they stayed alive just fine too. Thanks for watching!

[@d5920]

ChrisPfish thanks for the response I am pretty new to the salt. Finally landed a good deal on a used 21’ north river sea hawk and took it out last Monday for halibut. Boated five and one stripper. Now I’m hooked, pun intended

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@d5920 yeah i bought my boat aug/18. never did salt on my own. Always fresh water fisherman. Caught one salmon on six trys in the sac river. Went to the ocean on a very calm day. landed 3 salmon for two. I was hooked, boat hardly sees freshwater and I need a bigger one now. saltwater fishing I like so much better. Thanks for being a part of my channel! keep commenting and watching! Chris

[@d5920]

ChrisPfish exactly I’m in the same boat, no pun. I chased those dead salmon in the sac and I’ve fished just about every lake. Mostly for kokes, LL salmon, trout, and occasionally some mackinaw. The salt is where all the tasty and hard fighting fish are for sure. Hope to see you out there and I might hit you up for some tips this salmon season

[@jcurry9854]

Hey ChrisP! Great video as always. Any idea where in the bay the Halibut bite this time of year? (Fall - Oct, Nov, Dec) ??

[@ChrisPfish2]

its ending as we speak. Bay halibut isnt a thing in nov/dec. Berkeley flats right now. hope that helps. thanks for watching!

[@anthonymurphy1624]

Great video, what time of year was this, thinking about driving down during thanksgiving break.

[@ChrisPfish2]

this was filmed in may. Halibut fishing is best march-october in sf bay.

[@boswift3094]

Hey man! I drove to loch lomand this weekend but launch was closed do you mind telling where you launched from?? Please and thank you.

[@reeceadams384]

Berkley Marina

[@reeceadams384]

But Locklomand still sells bait

[@boswift3094]

reece adams thanks man. Appreciate it.

[@merrilldwayne]

Great day. Socks and flip flops.

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thats right almost always for me on the boat lol. Thanks for watching!

[@aProudOG]

Nice catching! I usually launch at an east bay ramp but afraid to cross the bay for bait in my smallish boat. Wish live bait was available on the “opposite coast.” Oh, why no protection from salt on your trolling motor this time?

[@ChrisPfish2]

Thanks for watching, live bait at loch lommond. its calm at that part of the bay.

[@stevedyer5902]

What a great day of fishing you guys enjoyed together! Thanks for taking us along. I saw you guys use a small treble stinger hook behind the main hook. How many fish are caught on the treble versus the main hook? Doesn’t the treble hook gather debris or kill the anchovy? Thanks again for the great video!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Good question. I would say 75% are on the treble hook. I do not hook it into the anchovy because yes it does kill it. I leave it hanging about 1.5-2.5 inches behind the single hook depending on size of bait. If your line is new/firm and the treble hook isnt too heavy it doesnt drag on bottom. Nice live anchovy keeps it up. Thanks for watching!

[@brandonpekarek8032]

How deep of water were you guys fishing?

[@ChrisPfish2]

we were moving between 20-60'. Thanks for watching!

[@familyfishkiller1062]

Good job guys I'm tried tomorrow

[@ChrisPfish2]

good luck, if it works out give me a shout out! You have been hard core lately, getting good use in that boat! When you trying for salmon? Have you heard any reports how far out they are from the coast?

[@familyfishkiller1062]

@@ChrisPfish2 I'm tried this week We'll see Weather

[@ChrisPfish2]

@@familyfishkiller1062 friday weather looks pretty good. do some halibut again. I need hmb or bodega to open so I can do salmon.

[@dextersj9277]

how windy is too windy in sf bay?

[@ChrisPfish2]

of course depends on your boat but for me I would say 10mph or less. I am going to do a quick video in the next week or so about the weather/wind and what I do. Lots of people asking. Thanks for watching and making a comment!

[@dextersj9277]

@@ChrisPfish2 thanks bro ill stay tuned

[@vang2016]

Berkeley sir?

[@ChrisPfish2]

yes that is correct! thanks for watching!

[@chiemnguyen2968]

Nice catch guys! Just curious question, why Eric keep looking at the reel when fight the fish?

[@ChrisPfish2]

haha thats an interesting observation. I was discussing with him he needs to make sure his drag is correct if he hooks a better sized fish. Its kinda a funky reel. He was just making sure his drag was doing what he wanted. Thanks for watching!

[@rickymcculloch6578]

What day did y'all go out?

[@ChrisPfish2]

This was filmed on 5/3/20. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

Awesome halibut catching. Can you tell me what brand of boat and what size is your boat!!!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Hi Andrew, my boat is a 2014 lund impact 1675. 17'. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

@@ChrisPfish2 thank you bro!!! I am think on buying a aluminum weld boat like yours. Tight lines!!!

[@saulruiz3698]

Great catch!!! Where u get that hat at?

[@ChrisPfish2]

Its a minor league team in Texas. Corpus Christi Hooks. I like the hat not the team. Try New Era site. Thanks for watching!

[@badboysquad8943]

How many can you keep a day?

[@ChrisPfish2]

hey thanks for watching. 3 halibut per day.

[@gligh01]

Awesome video! I noticed you baited the anchovy through the lips and the treble leave dangling, does this keep the bait alive longer? Also how deep do you usually target halibut?

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah leave the treble hanging, it kills them putting it through there tail. Depth. Most parts of the bay you are fishing 10-20 feet. Spots closer to GG bridge are generally deeper, 20-60'. Thanks for watching!

[@jasonjones6428]

How do you typically cook all of that meat?

[@ChrisPfish2]

I give some to my family & friends. any left I put it in freezer bags air tight. I generally cook it with butter garlic salt and lemon pepper. It cooks real well in a beer batter! Thanks for watching!

[@garrybaker6725]

where do you launch?

[@ChrisPfish2]

That was Berkeley marina. Thanks for watching!

[@duanehankins7077]

What’s up with that..... all the big fish on the right side of the boat? I wouldn’t take him anymore lol

[@liutasaephan7916]

How big is your boat?

[@ChrisPfish2]

its 17 feet. Thanks for watching!

[@liutasaephan7916]

ChrisPfish thanks. I want to go out but I have a 16ft boat and had a bad experience once lol.

[@robertsandner5904]

2 fish 26 and 29 thanks Dude!

[@ChrisPfish2]

very nice!

[@danielramos7394]

Dude Epic Day!!!! What wt oz were you guys using? What day was this? It look real calm out there!!!

[@ChrisPfish2]

Yeah I only go when the wind is low. By noon it was howling! I think we were using a 5oz that day. It was 5/3/20. Thanks for watching

[@jonathanshingle82]

Nice! Were you on the south east side of angel island?

[@ChrisPfish2]

south west side. Thanks for watching!

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

Doesn't the bleeding in the water bring in sharks??

[@ChrisPfish2]

lol on tv. idk i have never seen a shark and I bleed a lot of fish. My boat is small but I would be a lot more worried if I was one of those guys in a kayak bleeding a fish in the ocean. That seems like it would take some getting used too. Thanks for watching and making a comment!

[@stevelow3624]

Hi Chris, great videos! Loch Lomand Yacht Club brings back a lot of memories for me. Is there a way for me to contact you? Would love to chat with you for a bit.

[@ChrisPfish2]

yeah you can email me at [e-mail]. Thanks for watching!

[@doanvo5368]

Good job Chris. How deep did you fish?

[@ChrisPfish2]

along angel island you are fishing between 20-60'. Thanks for watching!

[@eriks9576]

alcatraz, angel island, tiburon, cal city and crissy fields are the spots in the bay for big halibut and seal rocks on the outside. if you want real big ones go to santa cruz

[@richsoliman8394]

@ Erik S,whats the best spot in SC for big Hali?

[@eriks9576]

@@richsoliman8394 in general if you can find the squid, the halibut should not be far behind. Ive done best anywhere from 40-70 feet of water. Capitola is also very good, lots of white seabass there also.

[@JJ-ws5us]

Great videos. Keep up the great work. I’m a new subscriber and I’m making a trip out to tomales bay this weekend and was wondering where the closest live bait shop is. Every time I head out there and use google, the bait shops are closed down.

[@ChrisPfish2]

smelt or anchovies is loch lommond in san rafael. Call Bodega tackle in Petaluma. That is best bet but I think they only have worms/shrimp. Thanks for watching my videos and subbing!

[@JJ-ws5us]

ChrisPfish thanks bro. Keep the videos coming.

[@kpnitrl38]

Great video... Less music tho. IMO, as a fisherman, I want to experience the fight, struggle, 'moment' that you guys are in. Music takes you out of that.

[@ChrisPfish2]

I hate doing the music lol, thats the worst part of editing the video. No music, people ask for music. I will try and find the happy medium. Thanks for watching and giving some feedback!