Well I have been fishing on the Des Moines pier this year and it has been slow for me this year. In the last 3 weeks I have not seen anything like last year fishing at the same time. I think the seals are messing up the squid fishing at this pier. I have had the seals take the squid off my jig as i bring it in and watched the seals blow out the schools of squid that come into the dock. Tonight was very slow. I think fishing out of a boat best. I have not fished any other place so maybe somebody else can report how good fishing is north or south of Des Moines.