There's a few surfperch on the beach, and I heard of a few salmon out in 45 fathoms on Monday. Slow crabbing for the few that tried. The wind was pretty aggressive late in the week. The only thing that was good was the clamming, and that had plenty of unhappiness for some clammers. Fish and Wildlife wardens are definitely making themselves known in certain circles. One boat was confiscated by wardens after they witnessed the guys in the boat dumping two buckets of clams over the side. The clammers saw the wardens and didn't want the tickets. They still got ticketed (even an extra page) and lost the boat. The wardens are having such a productive time at the Landing that they are planning on being a regular fixture, at least until they can't find a violator. If you don't have it already, you better get religion and keep your nose clean or you'll be helping to pay the state's bills. Speaking of doing the right thing, it's probably also a good idea to be extra vigilant on the safety front while out on the water. Nine people have died on the water in the last six months between Bodega Head and Bird Rock. There's been easily three times as many people that were successfully rescued in that same time. Let's all be safe and legal out there and let the wardens and rescuers have a break.
Come on down boys, the water is fine.
ReplyDeleteWardens taking a break has led to rampant poaching in Tomales. I'm glad to see them. Hell, they lit me up on the shoreline near Hamlet the other day. I was just out walking but was glad to see them and told them so. I might be an outlaw, but I only bend it so much.
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And a little PSA from the Shrimp Boat: most of the tickets given to clammers aren't to poachers or even people knowingly breaking the law, but to people who are pooling their limits. Remember that you need to dig your own clams, and if your friend digs one it doesn't count towards your limit. And even though it feels like you're out in the middle of nowhere on that sandbar, someone just might be watching you very very closely...
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