Sunday, December 14, 2008


Rockfish is closed and halibut is over. The crabbing is slow but some people are still getting a few keepers. Surfperch and clamming are probably the best bets for a while. Clamming should be very interesting this year considering that the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary has new regulations the will be going into effect this spring that will ban anchoring on the clam islands. You'll still be able to dig for clams but not drop your anchor. This law is to protect the eelgrass beds. Eelgrass absolutely needs protection, however this law only punishes people who remember to set their boat's parking brake. The closed area is mapped above. How it will be marked on the water remains to be seen, and an unmarked "no parking" area will be very hard to ticket. It's almost like they want us to bring back some kind of clam barge....