Talk about a gentleman. Eddie Kim was kind enough to wait for me to leave the water yesterday before he started catching fish. We caught three legal halibut near Marshall in some blustery south wind. As soon as we left the water the wind quit and Mr. Kim started catching. That's a 21 pounder on the left and a 15.5 pounder on the right. Live anchovies and patience were the keys.
I'm told that these are called "salmon" and they taste good. These came from 240+ feet of water pretty close to Point Reyes. There have been a some caught off of Bird Rock in 200+ feet as well but the best bite was farther South. The South wind was back today with some even more aggressive gusts than yesterday but at least it started later. The weather forecast looks pretty good for this weekend. The water is still pretty cold and the fish a bit scattered but with a break from the North wind we should see the salmon group up and push in shallow soon.
Joey Petrilla of Colfax caught this nice 24 pound salmon on an Apex off of Abbott's Lagoon today.
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Time to break out the VK dying minnow again. Tightlines everyone
How many freezers does one guy have to fill? Is anyone else concerned about the heavy fishing pressure on this very confined population of halibut?
What fishing pressures Alastair Bland? Those fish come and go often as they like, they are not confined, there is a huge door way for the to come in and out of Tomales Bay, and maybe 2-3 thousand harvested out of all the anglers combined. And as anglers we are aware of the amount we are to have in our possession with us and at home. Some of us eat fish most every day..I don't hear any concerns on how many carrots are harvested.
Sighhhh
I think most are concerned about how deep? colors? location????
I am concerned. For all halibut. I am unconvinced that this is an isolated population. Smarter people than me (by a long ways) tried to prove that these fish were a distinct population segment. Tagging showed that they moved around, one as far as Half Moon Bay. Halibut are fish with tails, not barnacles. They travel. But a 24 inch minimum size would give them two years of spawning before they're fair game (I think). Perhaps a biologist will weigh in. I want what's best for the fisherman (me being one), and often that's also best for the species. Eddie takes a lot of family fishing. They usually go home with fish. I also don't post pictures of Eddie and his family returning fishless. Sorry Eddie, but it happens. Please don't confuse my marketing as some absolute truth. Pictures of skunked fishermen don't sell bait or tackle. Also, they won't pose without fish.
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