Salty Lady Fish Report for 5-19-2023

Epic Halibut & Striped Bass Fishing continues

5-19-2023
Jared Davis

Running out of made up words here… the Halibut & Striped Bass action continues to be truly - 
refrigginmarkable… ??
    Quite honestly the best I’ve seen in my 30 years in this industry.
    Without a Salmon season, it’s really no secret that there’s been a lot of pressure on this fishery. Thus far, it certainly doesn’t seem to have depleted the stocks, with limits continuing to be the rule for the charter fleet and the private boat fleet… and some epic loads of Halibut going to market from the commercial boats…
    It IS all but certain that the limit of Halibut for charter & private sport fishing anglers (while Salmon season remains closed) will drop from 3 to 2 fish per person on June 1st… I for one support this action by CDFW, and I know I’m not alone. Our Salmon disaster doesn’t have to turn into a Halibut disaster… a proactive approach makes a lot of sense to me.
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