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SALTWATER REPORTS:
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HALF MOON BAY cont.
for the remainder of the year. With
our standard 20-inch size limit, we
probably would have way too many
keepers, but the 24-inch limit we
have next month means that they
were all quality fish. We have had
the best conditions down there that
I have seen all year long with birds,
bait, whales, and darkening water.”
The Dungeness crab closure only
affected commercial fishermen, and
Captain Tom Mattusch of the
Huli Cat has been pulling the
pots on nearly every trip during
both rockfish/crab or salmon/
crab trips. They ran a salmon/
crab combination trip on
Thursday with excellent results
for both species.
- Dave Hurley
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Julian explored the southern part
of San Francisco Bay from his
Hobie kayak and nailed a keeper
halibut and a striper.
Photo courtesy of the KAYAK CITY
FISHING TEAM,
Sacramento.
GONE FISHING
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last year. Recreational fisheries in Oregon provide
opportunities for both Chinook and coho, including
both mark-selective and non-mark-selective coho
fisheries. California recreational fisheries provide
moderate opportunity for Chinook.
Recreational fisheries from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mtn. will allow Chinook retention from
now through October. Coho fisheries consist
of a mark-selective quota fishery of 90,000 in
mid-summer (compared to 35,000 last year) and
a non-mark-selective quota fishery of 9,000 in
September (compared to 3,500 last year).
Fisheries from Humbug Mtn., Oregon to Horse
Mtn., California will be open from May 25 through
September 2. The Oregon area also includes
a mark-selective coho fishery opportunity in
mid-summer.
Fisheries from Horse Mtn. to Pigeon Point (Fort
Bragg and San Francisco areas) will be open from
April 13 through 30, then re-open May 18 and
continue through October. The area from Pigeon
Point to the U.S./Mexico border (Monterey area) is
open now through August 28.
For details on all seasons, please see the season
descriptions on the Council website.
Management Process: The Council developed
Captain Chris Smith has been putting his clients on some dandy
three management alternatives in early March for
halibut. It looks like it’s going to be a great season aboard the
public review and further analysis. The review
Pacific Dream.
process included input from Federal, state, and
Photo courtesy of PACIFIC DREAM SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
tribal fishery scientists and fishing industry
members; public testimony, and public hearings
in Westport, Wa.; Coos Bay, Or.; and Ukiah,
Ca. The Council received additional scientific
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information and took public testimony at its April
meeting in Rohnert Park, Ca., before taking final
action. The decision will be forwarded to NMFS
for their review and regulatory action.
In addition, the coastal states will inde-
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Council is one of eight regional fishery manage-
ment councils established by the Magnuson
Small Groups • Great Rates Fishery Conservation and Management Act of
1976 for the purpose of managing fisheries 3-200
Excellent Sturgeon, miles offshore of the United States of America
coastline. The Pacific Council recommends
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management measures for fisheries off the coasts
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Bag and Possession Limits Will Increase on
Sacramento, Feather, American and Klam-
ath-Trinity Rivers
At its April 2019 meeting in Santa Monica,
the California Fish and Game Commission took
action on a number of issues affecting Califor-
nia’s natural resources, including some great
news on Sacramento, Mokelulmne, Klamath and
Trinity River salmon seasons and regulations this
;years.
The Commission heard from CDFW that
projections for Chinook salmon fisheries
are looking better than last year. In May, the
Commission will consider increasing bag and
possession limits on the Klamath and Trinity
rivers to a three fish bag limit with no more than
two adults and nine fish possession limit with no
more than six adults.
On the American, Feather and Sacramento
rivers in the Sacramento River Basin, the
Commission is considering a two bag, four
possession limit. Last year, due to lower salmon
returns, anglers in
the Sacramento
River Basin were
only allowed one
bag limit with two in
possession.
Also in May, the
Commission will
consider extending
fishing in the Feather
River an additional
two weeks, closing
on October 31, and
opening 10 addi-
tional miles of the
Mokelumne River to
fishing. The May 16
Commission meeting
is via teleconference.
The Commission
This fisherman holds up a limit of
voted unanimously
king salmon that he landed while
to open a short-term
trolling outside of the Golden Gate
fishery on spring
aboard the New Easy Rider on April
Chinook Salmon
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on the Klamath and
Photo courtesy of NEW EASY RIDER
SPORTFISHING, Berkeley.
Trinity rivers. Spring
Chinook Salmon
became a candidate for listing under CESA at the Commis-
sion’s February meeting, when emergency regulations were
adopted that closed salmon fishing on the Klamath and
Trinity rivers until August 15.
Since February, CDFW held several meetings with
the public, fishing interests, affected counties and CESA
petitioners to evaluate whether a fishery could happen that
would protect the salmon, allow fishing, and provide some
economic relief to citizens and counties in the affected area.
The Commission voted to reopen fishing on July 1 in both
the lower Klamath and upper Trinity rivers with a one fish
bag limit and two fish possession limit.
Commissioners received an update from CDFW staff
on whale and sea turtle protections in the commercial
Dungeness
crab fishery,
ueen of
earts
and referred
discussion of
the recreational
fishery to
the Commis-
sion’s Marine
Resources
Committee.
Marine related
items also
included an
Half Moon Bay
update on
Sportfishing and Tackle
CDFW’s tran-
sition to elec-
tronic commer-
cial fisheries
landing
receipts
• Salmon Fishing (when allowed) •
(“E-Tix”),
• Whale Watching •
an update
• Nature Trips •
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