The only exception is when artificial lures are used. To catch the silvery fish, go out early in the morning and troll at about 3 to 5 miles per hour in the open Bay near the Peninsula's northern tip. Use a heavy weight to get the bait down to the fish. Some people use flashers or dodgers ahead of bait. It is illegal to fillet salmon offshore.
Anglers take salmon daily from the wharf.
Salmon, weighing up to 25 pounds hit lures. Krocodile lures with blue stripes are a favorite. Some salmon grab at whole frozen anchovies or herring fished under a bobber. Lingcod The limit for lingcod is five per angler. The kelp beds along the entire north side of the Monterey Peninsula and the area south of Point Joe in Pebble Beach are both good places to fish.