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| robodad:
And does that mean we can't fish for lingcod in 120' or shallower or deeper water ?? --- Quote ---To provide additional protection for these fish, WDFW recently closed fishing for all species of rockfish from southern Puget Sound north to the Canadian border and west to Port Angeles, effective May 1. In addition, anglers fishing for other bottomfish in Puget Sound will be required to observe a 120-foot depth restriction. This new measure is specifically designed to reduce mortality of rockfish incidentally intercepted in these fisheries. --- End quote --- Source: http://wdfw.wa.gov/do/newreal/release.php?id=apr2710b |
| benhuntin:
Cant fish deeper than 120' unless halibut is open. Been that way for a few years in the ocean. :bash: |
| Dmanmastertracker:
More good intending but misguided regulations. Sport fishing in the Sound has been non-existent for decades for rock fish, that is not the root of the problem. It's abondoned netting, chemicals and overharvest of food sources like crab in those areas that continue to hurt the inner Sound population. These regs won't change a thing to that end, more needs to happen. |
| Sneaky:
I don't think you can fish for bottomfish deeper than 120 feet regardless of whether or not halibut is open if I read it right. Also, the news release claimed that there was over 100,000 pounds of halibut caught in the sound last year? I can't see that as a realistic number. Yeah, I found the quote "Constraints on fishing opportunities will be most apparent in Puget Sound, due to the combination of this year’s reduced quota and an excessive catch last year, Culver said. WDFW estimates that Puget Sound anglers caught more than 114,000 pounds of halibut in 2009 – well over the 57,393-pound quota. " I know I didn't catch any of that 114,000 pounds of puget sound halibut... "In addition, anglers fishing for other bottomfish in Puget Sound will be required to observe a 120-foot depth restriction. This new measure is specifically designed to reduce mortality of rockfish incidentally intercepted in these fisheries. " Yep 120 foot restriction for other bottomfish. |
| Dmanmastertracker:
--- Quote from: Sneaky on April 27, 2010, 03:50:42 PM ---I don't think you can fish for bottomfish deeper than 120 feet regardless whether or not halibut is open if I read it right. Also, the news release claimed that there was over 100,000 pounds of halibut caught in the sound last year? I can't see that as a realistic number. --- End quote --- Unless it includes tribal. |
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