John Sheafe has a pretty good fish story for you today. He wrote, "This big fish is a six pound Copper Rockfish, aka Lingcod impersonator. My sweetie, Kathleen, was screaming up a storm. She was certain she was going to win the five dollar bet for catching the first Lingcod as the Copper Rockfish was fighting hard and taking line. Shortly thereafter I  had a similar experience. For me it was two Vermilion Rockfish I had on my line at the same time. In all my years, I have never caught two Vermilions at the same time.”

John told me his and Kathleen’s colorful catch was from a new, secret spot north of Gualala.

Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

Today, Monday Dec. 27, is showery and VERY cold. Well, cold for the California coast! It's barely 40 degrees, breezy, with brief downpours, some with hail in them. Will it snow tonight? I will report back! We received 3/4 of an inch of rain overnight and the total season to date is 33.60 inches. I hear the drought breaking!