Capt. David Bacon-Charter Captain/PCS Senior Editor
October is Halibut Month
Oct. 5 2009, 1:23 PM
Oct. 5 2009, 1:23 PM
October is Halibut Month
October is proving to be halibut month. Good catches of the tasty flat fish are coming from inshore areas, generally in 40 to 60 foot depths. Great baitballs of anchovies and sardines plus hordes of small to medium mackerel are moving along the coast in this general depth range, attracting schools of halibut. When the water is clear, I've seen halibut loping along the bottom or swimming at mid-column right behind the baitballs, snatching stragglers as opportunities for easy meals present themselves.
Bounce-ballers are having the best luck running their rigs along the bottom and using a hoochy or a baitfish. Live bait drifters are also scoring… sometimes big… when they drop right through a big baitball to waiting halibut below.
The scenario is playing itself out throughout the California coastline. Near me in Santa Barbara, the best action is coming from Rock Island, Ortega Hill and Goleta.
The scenario is playing itself out throughout the California coastline. Near me in Santa Barbara, the best action is coming from Rock Island, Ortega Hill and Goleta.
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