Joshua Auckland landed this nice Pacific halibut last Thursday while fishing out of Eureka. The Pacific halibut bite has been off and on this week, mostly due to changing ocean conditions. The marine forecast for the coming weekend is looking favorable for saltwater anglers.

Cloverdale resident Fred Kramer, right, landed one of the seasons first Pacific halibut on Wednesday while fishing out of Eureka with skipper Marc Schmidt, pictured left. The Pacific halibut season will run from May 1 through the end of Oct., or until the 39,000 pound-quota is met, whichever is earlier.

2018 Large Sport Pacific Halibut, courtesy of CDFW.

Mark Barry from Las Vegas, Nevada was fishing with halibut aficionado Brian Gagnon last week when he caught this 50-pound Pacific halibut out of the Port of Brookings Harbor. Photo by Larry Ellis

The Labor Day weekend kicked off to a great start with this 50-pound Pacific halibut caught in 230 feet of water off the Thomas Creek Bridge area. Photo by Larry Ellis

Santa Maria residents Anthony Fuller, left, and his father David enjoyed a great day on Tuesday fishing for Pacific halibut out of Eureka. Pacific halibut season closed on Wednesday, Aug. 15 but will re-open on Sept. 1. The season will run through Oct. 31 or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier. Photo courtesy of Matt Dallam/Northwind Charters.

We had limits of Halibut between 20 and 50 pounds today!

The WindSong had limits of Canadian Pacific Halibut for our group today.

We had a beautiful ocean today!

Rod Rodriquez of Winters landed this 70-pound halibut on 5-inch swimbait while fishing near Cape Mendocino on Sunday. The big flattie rounded out full limits of shallow water halibut for Skipper Tony Sepulveda of Shellback Sport Fishing and his customers.