The fishing for Salmon was good for the anglers who worked the Monterey area that I posted on the 11th of April. The Salmon are big and anglers are loosing fish due to bad knots, weak line, and barb less hooks. I fished near the fleet in Monterey at 36'39/121'59 to 36'38/121'58. We ended up with one 30 pound fish that my Dad caught and lost many others. There were some boats who had limits early fishing Krippled Anchovies, Blue Kajikis, Watermelon Apexes, and Green Krocodiles. The fish were being caught 120-155 feet in the morning and 30-80 in the afternoon. The water was nice all day with a rolling swell and some late afternoon wind. There was some nice bait balls at 36'48/121'58 and near the tip of the Soquel Hole at 36'51/121'58. There were only a few boats fishing near the Soquel Hole and I did not get any good reports. There were some fish being caught near 36'41/121'58 so the fish may be on there way to Santa Cruz soon. The weather should be the same as today in the morning.