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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: blackpowderhunter on November 03, 2020, 07:54:04 AM

Title: 2021 halibut question
Post by: blackpowderhunter on November 03, 2020, 07:54:04 AM: listening to the outdoor line podcast the other day while doing some yard work, heard tom make mention of "an earlier halibut season than years past" this upcoming year.
Anyone have any insight to this comment?
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 03, 2020, 07:58:47 AM: My intel says PROPOSED dates -Puget Sound looking at a April 22nd opener and a May 6th for all other areas.

There are a lot of days on the table this year. :tup:
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: ctwiggs1 on November 03, 2020, 08:12:31 AM: Why is that? Populations doing well?
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: blackpowderhunter on November 03, 2020, 11:41:52 AM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on November 03, 2020, 07:58:47 AM
My intel says PROPOSED dates -Puget Sound looking at a April 22nd opener and a May 6th for all other areas.

There are a lot of days on the table this year. :tup:
gracias.
i know theres a LOT more that goes into it...but trying to start penciling 2021 trips
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: Stein on November 03, 2020, 11:49:41 AM: Quote from: ctwiggs1 on November 03, 2020, 08:12:31 AM
Why is that? Populations doing well?
Puget Sound almost never hits its quota,largely due to WDFW opening the season after they have migrated out.

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Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on November 03, 2020, 12:34:10 PM: https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2020/09/i-1-a-supplemental-wdfw-report-1.pdf

Cheers, here are the dates.
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: NRA4LIFE on November 03, 2020, 12:45:20 PM: Don't get worked up yet about this. Come tomorrow, Czar Dimslee will take care of you regarding next spring, just as he did with us this year.
Title: Re: 2021 halibut question
Post by: fishngamereaper on November 03, 2020, 12:47:56 PM: There is also a push to increase the limit too six fish. Email Heather Hall if you have an opinion.