Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Here are the alternatives for salmon season in the San Francisco (Pt. Arena to Pigeon Pt.) area:

1.   June 9-October 31. Open seven days per week. All salmon except coho, two salmon per day  Chinook minimum size limit of 20 inches total length.

2.   July 1-October 31. Open seven days per week. All salmon except coho, two salmon per day  Chinook minimum size limit of 20 inches total length.

3.   July 21-October 31. Open seven days per week. All salmon except coho, two salmon per day  Chinook minimum size limit of 20 inches total length.

   These can still be tweaked a bit, but I think you can get the idea. The salmon gear can remain stored away a while longer, but there will be a salmon season. There were a couple of halibut caught in the bay this week, so there's something to fish for, at least.
   In other news, Petaluma Newbie sent in a report from Monday: "I decided to try and beat the rain today and get the crab traps out this afternoon. I fished them inside Tomales Bay to hopefully avoid the brunt of the swell and wind waves. I dropped my seven traps by marker 5 about 1:00 pm and my buddy and I started pulling them (in the rain) about 6:00 pm The first few were solid with the last 4 being more sparse (two traps were all small rock crab and a couple of well undersized Dungeness). Final tally was 11 keeper Dungeness, most right around 6”, and 7 good sized rock crab. I didn’t see another boat the whole time I was out there and there were only a handful of other buoys I saw in the bay. I’m definitely a newbie but it was the best day I’ve had crabbing. Plus at least it’s some kind of a fishing report!" It's the best kind of report, a successful one.

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the report. Some is better than none.

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  2. The report is from Humboldt Tuna Club. Good guys on there. Looks like they get to fish for salmon too, this year.

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  3. 1 can hope for fresh pink meat by independence day only have a week off to chase tail. Then it's calling in sick for a hot bite.

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  4. I'm happy we can keep all types of salmon (except coho), that still leaves 

    Chinook, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum right?

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  5. That's not too bad, we still get the best part of the salmon season - I'll take it!

    We get to keep the kings - leave the silvers.

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