TheBigGuy
Well-Known Member
There is already a thread for a review of the seasons Salmon fishing. So, I thought I'd create one for a review of the Hali, and bottom fishing. How did you find the Halibut and bottom fishing in the areas you fished this season?
I made a couple of attempts to get offshore for some Halibut fishing off Barkley Sound in Aug, but it was too windy to bottom fish while I was there most days. The Hali season has been a blank for me so far, as that was my only trip near any Hali grounds.
On a bright note I caught some of my largest Ling ever on my trips over to the Gulf Islands this season. The Ling populations seem to be quite healthy there, and seem to be getting better every year. I deliberately try to avoid catching Rockfish, but my son told me he caught some large Rockfish, Cabezon, and Ling, on his trip to the Gulf Islands in Aug. I think the RCA's have really helped improve the ground fish populations in the Gulf Islands since they were implemented.
How did you find the bottom fishing this season?
I made a couple of attempts to get offshore for some Halibut fishing off Barkley Sound in Aug, but it was too windy to bottom fish while I was there most days. The Hali season has been a blank for me so far, as that was my only trip near any Hali grounds.
On a bright note I caught some of my largest Ling ever on my trips over to the Gulf Islands this season. The Ling populations seem to be quite healthy there, and seem to be getting better every year. I deliberately try to avoid catching Rockfish, but my son told me he caught some large Rockfish, Cabezon, and Ling, on his trip to the Gulf Islands in Aug. I think the RCA's have really helped improve the ground fish populations in the Gulf Islands since they were implemented.
How did you find the bottom fishing this season?