Posts Tagged ‘halibut’

ODFW: Additional Days for All-Depth Halibut

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The all-depth sport halibut fishery off the central Oregon coast will be open July 2 through 4, said an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) news release. Additionally, the fishery may continue on one or more of the following days (if quota is not met): July 16-18 and 30-31.

“The weather did not cooperate during a portion of the previous opening which kept anglers in port or fishing for other species, leaving sufficient quota to keep the fishery open,” said Lynn Mattes, sport halibut assistant project leader for ODFW.

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WDFW: Halibut Season Stifled

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Puget Sound recreational halibut fishing is set to open April 23, though hindered with a reduction in catch quotas for 2009, according to a recent Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) press release.

Fishing seasons set by WDFW are based on a stock assessment and quotas established for the Pacific coast — from Alaska to California — by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. As a result, Washington anglers have fewer days to fish for halibut in the Puget Sound and on the coast as well.

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