Forget the salmon but you might still get a peach! Father’s Day- Solistice fun in Fort Bragg
Today is the Comptche Fire Department’s Father’s Day Barbecue. The annual event runs noon to 4 p.m.
A Fort Bragg tradition dating back decades continues- the Orland fruit growers selling fruit from their farm next to Century 21 Real Estate in Fort Bragg! We stopped by on Saturday and learned they were planning to stay today (Sunday, summer solstice) and return the weekend of July 11-12, then every weekend after thru August.
Salmon reports took a sharp turn this weekend. After a strong first five days for recreational anglers, the bite collapsed: by 3 p.m. on Saturday, just one — one — salmon had come into the public boat ramp between Dolphin Isle and the mooring basin in South Noyo Harbor. Rockfish action remained solid, offering some consolation. The commercial fleet talks less freely, but word on the docks was that they were doing a bit better than the sport boats.
One report on the docks was that the salmon had followed the baitfish north, leaving local waters quiet after the strong early‑season bite.
” I saw huge numbers of pelicans flying up the Lost Coast,” one fisherman reported. In any case, the salmon fishing has been lousy for a week now.
We also put up a few photos from the Father’s Day car show.
Here is the story of our friends from Orland, who for decades have made their regular journeys to their home‑away‑from‑home spot in Fort Bragg — the place locals know to come for fresh fruit straight from the farm. By Sunday the pickings were a bit slim, but there were still some good peaches left for those who stopped by.
