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same run out of half moon bay as the last two trips. had two new guys, eric and brian. hit the same areas off of san gregorio and pescadero. had the same results. i'm not sure how you can not get bit. lots of schoolie rockfish. two nice lings for the captain! one each for the...

some guys are just unstoppable......  ;D this boat is now 10 years old.  it didn't get much use when my father-in-law was sick, but i retire in a month and i certainly intend to get some use out of it this summer.  other than a few temperamental rocker switches, it runs perfectly.  even the 10...

getting back to the way it used to be - 7/22-23/2015 there was a time when i used to go fishing - alot! most of that was put on hold for a while, but things have finally started turning around. the kids are doing well, the wife is officially retired, and joey is helping with the reel repair...

hmb fishing with allie, christina and aileen - 7/10/2015 a late report, but i think you will still enjoy it. fishing was great, weather was great, and none of the kids got seasick! we launched out of half moon bay with my two kids, allison and christina, plus christina's friend aileen...

another marching band trip - 6/23/2015 meet dan and ethan. you already know christina and aileen. joey is now designated deckhand. we had a small craft advisory today, but the "point and click" weather report said otherwise. time to go fishing! first drop, first fish ever. note...

fishing with the marching band! 6/9/2015 getting ready for my 5 day trip next week, tons of things to do still, but christina is done with school. last year, i don't think i got the kids out once. can't do that again this year. meed adam, aileen, christina, and alex! we launched out of...

half moon bay kids' trip - 7/30/2013 it's a kids' trip this time. we get to sleep in a little. lots of moans and groans this early in the morning. dudes, c'mon, 45 minutes to get ready? at least alex was awake! meet the crew. from left to right, michelle, allison, christina...

7/18/13 - hmb mothership trip 4:20 am - overslept. i was supposed to be on the road 20 minutes ago. finally in the water at 5:30 am. this trip is going to be a little different than the others. we are launching out of half moon bay and again headed to san gregorio. these are the...

Fred Hall Show 2013 It's a sure sign of spring. it's almost as certain as having that groundhog, punxsutawney phil, NOT seeing his shadow and getting an early spring. Roger drove again. i think we burned a whopping 10 gallons of gas in his wife's prius on the way down. it's a great car to...

9/17/12 half moon bay albacore o'dark 30, half moon bay. great albacore bite yesterday and the day before. you all know roger on the right. our new guy is vincent wong! been meaning to get him out on the boat for the last few years. this morning, we get to use ALL of the...

kid's albacore trip - 8/24/12 i overslept. i've never overslept before but i overslept this time. it was 7:30 before we splashed the boat at monterey. we were supposed to have 2 knots of wind and virtually no swell all morning, but that was not the case. this will be yumiko's first...

first trip of 2012 - may 3rd, 2012 so dad called earlier in the week. "when are we going fishing?" was the question. there was a break in the weather on thursday. it would be blowing hard monday through wednesday, then down to zero wind thursday and back up friday and saturday. looks like...

The 2012 Fred Hall Show 7 am on wednesday. some of you might remember roger. he was my driver for our long range trip on the intrepid last year. well, our young fire figher just got married, and he bought his drop dead gorgeous wife a new car. yup, it's a prius. i swore i'd never get...

point sur with peter boyd, brisbane, qld - 8/25/2001 the internet is an amazing thing. you meet people from all over the world. peter and eva have been touring the us and stayed with us for a few days, so we took a day off and headed down to point sur. roger and bryan will get to work the...

first (and very late) fishing report for 2011- 6/24/2011 finally! roger and i were sitting in the garage. well, working on reels, what else? he says, "i'm going fishing on friday with a buddy of mine." i was free that day, so i told him we could take the boat. we spent all day wednesday...

9/6/2010 - point sur with the catalico family i've met some tough kids before, but never any as tough as these. that toughness extends to the entire family. you'll see what i mean. marbel catalico is a pharmacist like me. he actually graduated from UCSF a few years after i did, he lives...

8/9 to 8/14/2010 - intrepid 5 day to cedros island, baja california picked up a bad cold a week before my trip, but was able to get the reels checked. the heavy stuff was staying home because it was just a 5 day trip. new to the arsenal was an okuma makaira 10 two speed and a pair of okuma...

7/8/2010 - the next generation point sur report ugghhhhhhh!!!! 3:30AM! i'm getting too old for this. at least the kids made lunch. meet the next generation - from left to right it's winni, michelle, raka and my daughter christina. yes, i had a boat load of 12 year olds today...

6/28/2010 - point sur washing machine report you know, we've had nearly a solid month of windy weather! i've been watching the weather reports for the last month, looking for a day that we could run back to point sur. the reports finally looked workable - northwest swell 6 feet every 9...

6/19/2010 - grady white tournament the saturday before father's day is always the date for the fishing tournament hosted by the local dealer, central valley marine. to say it's been a tough year for the dealership would be an understatement. still, brett townsend hosted another tournament...