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Fish Raider II picked up this nice striper and a couple of halibut back by Hog Island today. There wasn't a great bite and the afternoon South wind made the fishing, catching and overall experience difficult. Probably half of the boats ended up with a fish. The trollers working further back in the bay near Marshall had a few more keepers and a lot more shorties to sort through. I heard about some good salmon action near Bodega Head in double digit water depths, but I also heard of fishermen falling down because of the sizeable swell that peaked at about 9 feet this morning. The swell is supposed to drop tomorrow, so there may be more trouble for the salmon.
Hey Willy - I might (probably am) wrong, but isn't 38 17 / 123 04 inside of the Bodega Head SMCA - Heard the boys and girls in green have been out in force and it could result in $1000.00 contribution to the gubernator.
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Boundary: This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed except where noted:
38° 18.000' N. lat. 123° 03.680' W. long.;
38° 18.000' N. lat. 123° 08.140' W. long.; thence southward along the three nautical mile offshore boundary to
38° 13.340' N. lat. 123° 03.510' W. long.; and
38° 17.930' N. lat. 123° 03.510' W. long.
Permitted/Prohibited Uses:
It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource for recreational and/or commercial purposes, with the following specified exceptions:
The recreational take of pelagic finfish by trolling, Dungeness crab by trap, and market squid by hand-held dip net is allowed.
The commercial take of pelagic finfish by troll fishing gear or round haul net, Dungeness crab by trap, and market squid by round haul net, is allowed. Not more than five percent by weight of any commercial pelagic finfish or market squid catch landed or possessed shall be other incidentally taken species.
Got it - I got the Bodega Head SMR (no salmon) mixed up with the Bodega Head SMCA where pelagic fish (salmon) is allowed. Thanks for helping me get it straight.
ReplyDeleteYesterday there were a lot of boats trolling north of the 18 line. We got ours right on the fence, 40' otw in 75' of water green on green. All nice fish 15-25lbs.
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