NorCal Thursday: 61 kings, a Monterey bluefin mix, and rockfish limits inshore

Thursday’s NorCal party-boat sheet was a split day: kings on the salmon boats and rockfish close to the coast. NorCal Fish Reports’ Oct. 15, 2026, dock totals cover seven landings.

Berkeley’s New Easy Rider, 13 anglers on a full day, landed 18 king salmon to 28 pounds. Right Hook’s Round 2, six anglers, added 60 rockfish and 12 lingcod. In Sausalito, Outer Limits with Big C’s Charters put 21 kings on the dock for 16 anglers. Emeryville’s Scallywag, six anglers, finished with 9 kings, and Lady K’s morning half-day, 10 anglers, accounted for 100 rockfish and 2 lingcod.

Half Moon Bay’s Queen of Hearts, 11 anglers, mixed 110 rockfish and 104 bonito. Riptide’s seven anglers landed 13 kings. In Monterey, J&M’s New Horizon ran a morning half-day for 11 anglers and came back with 110 rockfish and 3 bluefin tuna. Across the salmon boats that posted counts, the king total is 61 fish.

This is a The Gillnet news desk summary, not a reprint.

Source: NorCal Fish Reports — dock totals, Oct. 15, 2026. Boat sheet: Fish counts by boat.