The salmon are running

Steve Bennett of Felton shows a 12-pound salmon he caught in the Monterey Bay early Wednesday morning on the opening week of sports salmon season. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula).

SANTA CRUZ — Initial reports from fishers in the opening week of sport salmon season are a thumbs up.

Almost everyone returning from the sea to the Santa Cruz Harbor Wednesday had a beaming smile.

“It’s a good day — a good catch for everyone I’ve seen,” said Steve Bennett of Felton. “There’s a fleet of them out there on the west side; that’s where everyone is headed. I got up at 4 this morning and it was worth it. What a lot of fun.”

Bennett said he caught his limit of two king salmon in about an hour from his Sea Chaser motorboat. Both fish weighed between 10 and 12 pounds.

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