Joe G. and his team mooched up some more salmon last week. Apparently, this is what they were doing while I was out burning fuel and chasing dreams of tuna. The wind over the weekend caused a lot of upwelling and has cooled off both the inshore and offshore waters, probably cooling my tuna fever as well (for now).
Cold water should also mean a minimal chance for domoic acid to shut down the Dungeness season, and with the current good test results it looks like we have a season. For you crabbers, remember to make sure your GOID numbers on your buoys are still legible and replace your cottons. Also, don't try to be cute and drop your pots early before Dungeness opens, as it is now illegal to use a trap a week before the Dungy opener. It appears to me that crab snares, referred to as "crab loop traps" in the regulations, are also not to be used during the trap closure. Crab nets may still be used for red crab during this period.
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Joe G has got it going on!!
Nice fish Joe
You sure those aren't the same fish from last week;)
Any update on whether crab snares have actually been banned?
Sorry, bad wording on my part. When trap season is closed for the week before Dungeness opens, probably don't use a "crab loop trap" or snare. Other than that time, snares with six loops or less are legal for crab.
Hey Willy, anybody - has the wind come to the beach? Was planning on heading down but the forecast is iffy....want to give 10 mile one last try.
Epic weather
Weather forecast looks good to me for this weekend.
Weather forecast looks good to me for this weekend.
My new prop was a no show today- so much for 2 day service. No fishing for me.
What forecast do you use...I'm looking at the bodega buoy Saturday 15-25kt winds, wind waves 3-5, swell 4-6 at 13 seconds. Sounds iffy to me. Is there a closer buoy you use. It would be fishable if the wind stayed off the inside.
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