VOL . 42 • ISS . 3 March 3 , 2023
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SALTWATER REPORTS :
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SALMON OUTLOOK
by salmon , and that includes some households that are by no means wealthy .” The low forecast number for 2023 comes two weeks after Gavin Newsom suspended salmon protections in the Delta in order to deliver more water to San Joaquin ag businesses . He did so against a backdrop of filling reservoirs , near record snowpack , and promises of 100 percent water deliveries to many of the biggest ag water districts , according to GSSA . “ We desperately need some help from the federal government to step in and keep Gavin Newsom from destroying the state ’ s freshwater rivers and all who make a living tied to what was a sustainable salmon population here ,” said GSSA director David Zeff . “ Others have petitioned the US EPA to step in to save California ’ s rivers and freshwaters , something that Gavin Newsom ’ s administration is refusing to do . We hope EPA is listening .” “ We would have probably had a decent season this year if water management decisions made over the last few years by Newsom ’ s inner circle hadn ’ t created lethal conditions for the salmon we rely on to make a living ,” said charter boat captain and GSSA director Jared Davis . “ Over-diversion of the Central Valley rivers are what ’ s killing us . There ’ s a lot of fear across the salmon industry about how we ’ ll make a living in 2023 .”
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tide ,” said Todd Fraser of Bayside Marine . “ Be sure to check the swell and tides if you ’ re going out . “ There have been some surf anglers catching some fish ,” said Fraser . “ There have been some nice perch caught on Gulp Worms . There was a nice striped bass caught on twin lakes beach with a Calissa hard bait .” “ There have been some big steelhead caught on the San Lorenzo River with roe , Little Cleos , F4 Flatfish , Mad River Pink Worms and Fish Pills ,” said Fraser The following is a summary of the new boat-based regulations for RCG species and lingcod : Central Management Area between 37 ° 11 ’ N . latitude ( Pigeon Point ) and 34 ° 27 ’ N . latitude ( Point Conception ): For nearshore rockfish , cabezon and greenlings : closed Jan . 1 through April 30 , open at all depths May 1 through Sept . 30 , closed Oct . 1 through Dec . 31 . For all other rockfish ( shelf and slope species ) and lingcod : closed Jan . 1 through April 30 , open at all depths May 1 through Sept . 30 . From Oct . 1 through Dec . 31 , take of shelf and slope rockfish and lingcod is open seaward of the 50 fathom RCA line . Take is prohibited shoreward of the 50 fathom RCA line .
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Pacific Angler SportFishing began their halibut season on Feb . 17th which produced 10 nice halibut . What a way to get the season going !
Photo Courtesy of Pacific Angler Sportfishing
MONTEREY BAY
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MONTEREY – This has been a slow time for fishing in Monterey Bay as anglers gear up for the rockfish and lingcod season on May 1 and the Pacific Fishery Management Council meets in March to determine the status of this year ’ s salmon season . Anglers are going out on charter and private boats to catch sanddabs , petrale sole . mackerel and Dungeness crabs when the weather allows . The latest trop by the Checkmate out of Fisherman ’ s Wharf produced “ lots of sanddabs ” and limits of crabs for a light load of 4 anglers on Feb . 25 . A previous trip on the Checkmate on Feb . 21 yielded 80 sanddabs and 30 crabs for 6 passengers . On another trip aboard the Checkmate on Feb . 20 , the 16 anglers landed “ lots of sanddabs ,” one petrale sole , 5 black cod , 80 mackerel and 76 crab ., reported Chris Arcoleo of Chris ’ Fishing Trips . In Santa Cruz , the harbor mouth continues to be shallow during low tides and swell . “ There have been a few anglers going in and out on the eastside of the mouth during high
This angler put this keeper sized sturgeon on the deck while fishing with Right Hook Sportfishing . Sturgeon fishing has been good and the bite should continue to get better as the weather improves .
Photo Courtesy of Right Hook Sportfishing
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