Monday, October 16, 2023

 

     This seven pound halibut was caught on the bar on green label herring this morning. There were a few other boats out there catching a few halibut, too. Miller Time caught a couple at McClure's today, too. The weather has been pretty good and the water has warmed a bit. Those flatfish are biting but they aren't  big and they won't do it for a whole lot longer, as the season end is near. It's pretty good now, but the lack of variety in size kind of makes the point that halibut are overfished and the population may crash as it has done in SoCal. The California Fish and Game Commission will likely be making the two fish limit permanent statewide pretty soon, and honestly, indicators are that we probably need it. I like halibut and want to keep catching them. Hopefully this helps.

This victory photo was sent over by the Coastodian. Unfortunately it was not his victory, nor was there victory for the two boats that ran for tuna from here yesterday. Clearly, some guys did catch a few. Maybe next time.

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