Halbut Question
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trophywife
Crew Member
Get out there and find em!!
Dave S
Active Member
With a signature like yours "share the harvest" and local knowledge of the area he is inquiring about, maybe you could throw the guy a bone?
Pennel, I don't know the area, but I suspect that it might be similar to Juan de Fuca, which tends to start heating up early spring and maybe peaks April-May. If I was fishing early season Barkley for halibut, I might be trying to go further out of the sound and try to fish along what you think would be migration ridges or channels. Line up some soft currents, get down some scent, and wait it out.
trophywife
Crew Member
Ok,, bone thrown... I fish from may until oct and catch halibut in barkley sound.. Go find em!!
the fog ducker
Well-Known Member
Inside the sound is a hit and miss Pennel ,mostly miss for guys that dont know the area ,,
you see a few guys on the hook , but scratchy , very inconsistent
better production by far , is off shore ,
there are a few hanging around the Whistlebuoy flats , as well as Tapaltos Bay ,
ive caught quite a few hali all around here a good starting point
Rocky Point Charters was hittin em last weekend just offshore , , so there around !!
ya dont need ta go to far , just look for humps and drop offs ,
definite learning curve in the area , if its white or glows , send it down ,
ive been lucky enough ta fish with Jeff ( Osama) several times early spring , with great success ,
March can be hot ,
last year quite a few fish were being caught trolling them up at 5-6-7 mile banks ,
smaller , but better chance of hookin up , May June July are usually best
these months the water tends ta lie down a little more consistently , little more enjoyable...
hope that helps ,
Trevor Channel , Surfline
fd
you see a few guys on the hook , but scratchy , very inconsistent
better production by far , is off shore ,
there are a few hanging around the Whistlebuoy flats , as well as Tapaltos Bay ,
ive caught quite a few hali all around here a good starting point
Rocky Point Charters was hittin em last weekend just offshore , , so there around !!
ya dont need ta go to far , just look for humps and drop offs ,
definite learning curve in the area , if its white or glows , send it down ,
ive been lucky enough ta fish with Jeff ( Osama) several times early spring , with great success ,
March can be hot ,
last year quite a few fish were being caught trolling them up at 5-6-7 mile banks ,
smaller , but better chance of hookin up , May June July are usually best
these months the water tends ta lie down a little more consistently , little more enjoyable...
hope that helps ,
Trevor Channel , Surfline
fd
trophywife
Crew Member
geeze i feel like such an a-hole now..lol kidn,, i sent pennel a pm to not upset lurkers like felix.lol
the fog ducker
Well-Known Member
haha... if it looks like an A hole , smells like an A hole , sounds like an A hole , well...
dinners a go thursday night at the Hideaway here in Bby , Jeffs in town ,,,, you Marco and I , hot blondes stuffin are faces
will be needing ur support here...jeff sounds like hes goin off ,
gotta go get some tarps to put down in the guest room here for the stinky jew
or maybe he can sleep on my famous porch
buzz , ya later...should be fun , see ya then a hole
got ur message Pennel , ur welcome...
dinners a go thursday night at the Hideaway here in Bby , Jeffs in town ,,,, you Marco and I , hot blondes stuffin are faces
will be needing ur support here...jeff sounds like hes goin off ,
gotta go get some tarps to put down in the guest room here for the stinky jew
or maybe he can sleep on my famous porch
buzz , ya later...should be fun , see ya then a hole
got ur message Pennel , ur welcome...
capt hook
Well-Known Member
Halibut will be moving from the deep into the shallows NOW ,
as will alot of other fish , because its Herring season and EVERTHING wants a piece of the action.
We have caught them is 30 feet of water at this time of year.
But you have alot of competition when there is millions of herring and other fish around.
Good luck.
as will alot of other fish , because its Herring season and EVERTHING wants a piece of the action.
We have caught them is 30 feet of water at this time of year.
But you have alot of competition when there is millions of herring and other fish around.
Good luck.
