Early Halibut Opening

[Esperanza-time]

Haven’t been paying attention to the regs and just saw this.
ONE ping pong paddle possession???
That’s insane!

 

[wildmanyeah]

Haven’t been paying attention to the regs and just saw this. !

Probably not that important to you then

 

[Hardy Guy]

Going to be nothing but fishing the chicken coops.

 

[trophywife]

Going to be nothing but fishing the chicken coops.

i will still offer the anchor experience, along with an education.. as much as i despise C&R.

 

[Newf]

Almost everyone is talking about the big fish they catch and complaining about the new size limits.. The data in the tables in this thread shows otherwise so what gives? To average 10-12lbs in some areas, if folks are catching the big ones as you say then folks must also be keeping 4-6lbs to get anywhere close to the what’s in the tables.
Yes—No ????

 

[Hardy Guy]

I have had nany years where my butts were all over 110 cm.

 

[Newf]

I have had nany years where my butts were all over 110 cm.

You and many others seem to be saying the same thing and i'm not disagreeing with you because I don't know but that is not what the data shown in the tables says. The Reps on the committee are reporting smaller fish being caught etc etc but so many are reporting all the big fish they will have to throw back. I would say that there is probably as many or more small fish thrown back by folks in search of the "big one". So is the data wrong or what's being reported wrong? Something smell "fishy". Get it.

 

[SG2.0]

The data is the data. Been posted on here showing numbers of halibut caught in length increments. Go look at it. That’s actual data. And we also know 90% of the big fish are caught by 10% of the anglers…. So keep that in mind. Plus most fish are caught in areas 1, 4, 5 and are generally quite small. By looks of comments ones talking about big fish don’t fish there.

 

[Hardy Guy]

You and many others seem to be saying the same thing and i'm not disagreeing with you because I don't know but that is not what the data shown in the tables says. The Reps on the committee are reporting smaller fish being caught etc etc but so many are reporting all the big fish they will have to throw back. I would say that there is probably as many or more small fish thrown back by folks in search of the "big one". So is the data wrong or what's being reported wrong? Something smell "fishy". Get it.

I find it's more where I fish than how I fish. Remember I'm local in an area with good halibut spots. The tourists don't know what they are doing .... lol.

 

[fishinforever]

Is the First Nations quota within commercials 85? Or how does that work?
There’s technically 3 sectors involved and I can’t imagine the Committee would let that one fly unregulated

 

[Hardy Guy]

FN comes off the top before anyone else ..... their catch is way under reported at best. It's their allocation .... which is not really monitored.

 

[ship happens]

The data doesn't show anything in the big picture. Most sporties don't report, irec is not good enough, ontop of that you have the whales eating more then the commercial quota. FN. Whirl that whole ball of meat up into lbs. You can't.

 

[fishinforever]

Fair enough thanks

 

[CVmike]

Probably not that important to you then

That’s not fair. There’s lots of regular fishermen out there who work hard to afford to do a trip or two a season who don’t check the regs until the week they leave. Just because they aren’t invested enough to be watching the regs like a hawk doesn’t mean their grievances are any less valid.

 

[wildmanyeah]

It’s like complaing when the party you don’t want gets elected but you never bothered to vote or pay attention to the election, Register to be a member, donate ect

not doubt people will vote liberal too and then be surprised we see more restrictions.

I get it everyone’s busy

i also originally said it more as a funny tung and cheek

 

[Eden Island]

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FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed​

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Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut,
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)


Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed

The opening of the 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut (XRQ) Program is postponed until further notice. More information will be circulated as soon as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience. Recreational halibut fishing opportunities continue under a Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence, starting April 1, 2025. Current recreational fishery management measures for Pacific Halibut are described in Fishery Notice FN0194.

For further information, contact:

Groundfish Management Unit
DFO.PACGroundfish-PoissondefondPAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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[SpringVelocity]

weird

 

[BearCove]

I'm assuming they have postponed it due to overwhelming interest in the program, and they don't want rec anglers to be able to catch big fish. I could be wrong but I don't see any other reason for DFO to do this, its only a transfer mechanism from commercial to rec.

Interesting though

 

[searun]

weird

Not really, this is what happens when we try to please everyone trying to keep the longest possible season, when the catch data demonstrated clearly that people fish halibut mostly in the June to September time period, and failing to take into full account that people value the expectation and opportunity of taking home a larger halibut if they are lucky enough to catch one. While catch data does show that most of them only get small fish.. you can't ignore the value people hold for the chance of being able to take home a big fish. Which IMO drove the demand for XRQ through the roof making the program difficult to manage.

 

[Aces]

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Category(s):

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RECREATIONAL - General Information,

RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)





Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada



Subject: FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed



The opening of the 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut (XRQ) Program is postponed until further notice. More information will be circulated as soon as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience. Recreational halibut fishing opportunities continue under a Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence, starting April 1, 2025. Current recreational fishery management measures for Pacific Halibut are described in Fishery Notice FN0194.



For further information, contact:



Groundfish Management Unit

DFO.PACGroundfish-PoissondefondPAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca



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