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OUTDOORS: Lower Columbia fishing set, halibut hold line - Bellingham Herald

OUTDOORS: Lower Columbia fishing set, halibut hold line
Bellingham Herald
Early 2012 salmon, steelhead and sturgeon fishing seasons are now set for the lower Columbia River, giving anglers some hard information on which to plan trips. Expectations rate as good for the lower Columbia's early returning chinook fishery this ...

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House lawmakers wade into war over Alaska halibut - Alaska Dispatch

Alaska Dispatch

House lawmakers wade into war over Alaska halibut
Alaska Dispatch
It also manages how many fish that commercial longliners and charter boat anglers are allowed to catch under conservation rules established by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, a Seattle-based treaty organization created in the 1920s to ...
Management faces scrutinyKenai Peninsula Online

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Local Anglers Are Catching Bass, Sculpin and Halibut - FishRap News

Local Anglers Are Catching Bass, Sculpin and Halibut
FishRap News
San Diego area anglers continue to focus their efforts on fishing for sand bass, calico bass, sculpin and halibut while in state waters, as a seasonal two-month rockfish/groundfish closure remains in effect until March 1.

Watch: 11 Year-Old Catches His First Halibut - Patch.com

Watch: 11 Year-Old Catches His First Halibut
Patch.com
By Philip Friedman Southern California anglers found a sun drenched weekend that made for a great time to be out on the water and the Santa Ana winds made for spectacular views. Anglers on board boats from Marina del Rey and Redondo could see Catalina ...

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Southland fishing trips produce thrills, even in winter (video) - Pete Thomas Outdoor

Southland fishing trips produce thrills, even in winter (video)
Pete Thomas Outdoor
Of note in the video is the 20-pound halibut caught by first-time angler Jacqueline Layson, and the enormous triggerfish hauled up by Sergio Fainsztein. Triggerfish are commonly caught in warmer Mexican waters but are rare off Southern California, ...

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Sand Dabs Abundant, Halibut Biting - Patch.com

Sand Dabs Abundant, Halibut Biting
Patch.com
The 22 anglers aboard the New del Mar out of Marina del Rey caught 28 sand bass, six calico bass and 61 sculpin Tuesday. The Clemente out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing reeled several nice halibut on Tuesday. Jason Johnson nailed a 25-pound flattie, ...

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Halibut Derbies in Full Swing - Patch.com

Halibut Derbies in Full Swing
Patch.com
Tom Pae is in second place in the Pot of Gold Halibut Derby out of Long Beach Sportfishing. Two Southern California halibut derbies have kicked off, with anglers catching flatfish weighing more than 20 pounds. The Dana Wharf Halibut Derby has Danny ...

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International Pacific Halibut Commission hearings open in Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch

Alaska Dispatch

International Pacific Halibut Commission hearings open in Anchorage
Alaska Dispatch
By and large, the halibut managed by the joint US-Canada treaty organization are doing fine. There are plenty of fish, but most of them are now under 32 inches in length. Too small for the commercial halibut fishery, and even too small for many anglers ...

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Yellowfin Tuna May Break World Record - Patch.com

Yellowfin Tuna May Break World Record
Patch.com
Around San Clemente, Newport Beach and Long Beach, there has been some good barred-perch fishing, with a few legal halibut thrown into the mix. Lots of guitarfish have also been putting up a good tussle on light tackle. In addition, anglers are seeing ...

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Fishermen anxious to see halibut quotas - Canada.com

Fishermen anxious to see halibut quotas
Canada.com
With halibut stocks increasingly depleted over the years and their fishing seasons getting progressively shorter, recreational halibut anglers began actively campaigning last year for DFO to change the halibut quotas. These limits see the commercial ...

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