Rockfishing opens
Party boats reported scores of half to full limits of rockfish on Friday
5-2 fishing
from Pt Pinos to Carmel Bay. Cold water temps have the fish in lock jaw mode but
scores will pick up as the H20 temps warm. The winds have been blowing fairly
steadily the past couple
of weeks but have laid
down today Saturday
5-3. Winds at the
Monterey weather buoy
are just five knots with
water temps of 50.2
degrees. Winds are even
lighter along the
beaches which will allow
both party and private
boats to get into better
rockfish and ling action
today. F&G wardens have
been very active along
the waterfront the past
two days and anglers
need to beware of the
MLPA boundries.
The
MLPAs at Pt Lobes and Pt
Sur. Maps to the current
MLPAs can be found at
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/images/ccmpas041907.jpg
Ly Tu at Ly's Fishing Goods in San Jose said the rockfish opener was slow for
one of his regular customers fishing out of Santa Cruz. This customer was only
able to find a couple of small rockfish and had no ling action. A few small
stripers to 4-pounds and perch to 1.25-pounds have been taken at Manressa Beach
on Berkley Camo Worms. The perch anglers are scratching for a few fish only.
It's been quite awhile since anglers have received any good news
in regards to our
fisheries but that is
exactly what we want to
share with our readers
today. GOOD NEWS X
THREE!.
See our "Fishing News"
page
for key policy changes
and a court ruling that
will improve our future
salmon returns. No, we
will not have an ocean
salmon season this year
or next but this bill, a
court ruling and a new
F&G and federal
hatchery release policy
will help enhance our
fisheries in the future.
Upcoming Events:
USAFishing proudly
supports the many
fishery and wildlife
organizations that
benefit anglers and
hunters throughout
Northern California.
Does your organization
have an upcoming event?
Contact us at
fishsite@aol.com and
we will gladly post the
information on our
reports pages.
SalmonAid
is a two day music and
informational festival to be
held on May 31 and June 1 at
Jack London Square in
Oakland. It is being hosted
by one of the largest
coalitions of salmon
advocates across the West – commercial and recreational
fishermen, conservationists,
tribes, scientist and
restaurateurs. Please join
up for this fun event.
The BAY AREA
SPORTFISHERS CLUB
meets the second
Wednesday of each month
at the I-Hop restaurant
at Stevens creek and
Lawrence Expy & Hwy280
in Santa Clara. The club
has monthly local
fishing events and trips
each month and supports
the Monterey Salmon and
Steelhead hatchery and
Fishing in the Cities
for Kids programs.
Annual Alaskan, Mexico,
Colorado, Oregon, Etc.
trips are planned each
year. See:
www.bayareasportfishers.com
for more information
please call us.
Blake Broadway
408-263-5488
Reports will resume in
May
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