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Ocean Resource Mismanagement
Dan Wolford is the Chairman of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council and is also Science Director for Coastside Fishing Club. He gave this speech to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council this past week. It is certainly the definitive article on what happened during the MLPA process and where it went wrong. After reading this you will realize just how badly broken this state process was and why UASC and Coastside have filed a lawsuit contesting the process.
Here is the complete speech by Mr. Wolford:
Dan Wolford is the Chairman of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council and is also Science Director for Coastside Fishing Club. He gave this speech to the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council this past week. It is certainly the definitive article on what happened during the MLPA process and where it went wrong. After reading this you will realize just how badly broken this state process was and why UASC and Coastside have filed a lawsuit contesting the process.
Here is the complete speech by Mr. Wolford:
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Seabass on the Bite
White seabass are on a roving bite both along the mainland coast of the Santa Barbara Channel and around the Channel Isles and points north. Along the coast, hotspots have been near Rock Island, Caprinteria, Ellwood, Gaviota, Pismo Beach and Morro Bay. At the Channel Islands, anglers are finding success at Eagles, Nest, Bechers Bay, Christys, Chinese Harbor and Smugglers. Many of those same places are giving up good catches of halibut.
White seabass are on a roving bite both along the mainland coast of the Santa Barbara Channel and around the Channel Isles and points north. Along the coast, hotspots have been near Rock Island, Caprinteria, Ellwood, Gaviota, Pismo Beach and Morro Bay. At the Channel Islands, anglers are finding success at Eagles, Nest, Bechers Bay, Christys, Chinese Harbor and Smugglers. Many of those same places are giving up good catches of halibut.
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Dorado from shore? You bet!
Yesterday I caught my first shore-caught dorado. The Kuroshio Current off Japan, while not warmer than in normal years, has pushed very close to the coast of Wakayama. This has brought huge schools of baitfish close to popular shore fishing spots, such as tsunami retaining walls, and breakwaters surrounding commercial fishing ports.
Yesterday I caught my first shore-caught dorado. The Kuroshio Current off Japan, while not warmer than in normal years, has pushed very close to the coast of Wakayama. This has brought huge schools of baitfish close to popular shore fishing spots, such as tsunami retaining walls, and breakwaters surrounding commercial fishing ports.
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Cyclone Flashback
Photos by Jimmy Sahagun
When the SWBA hosted their first nighttime event in Long Beach two years ago, no one could have predicted the huge bags that would be brought to the scales. Twelve bags over 20 lbs were weighed and five of them surpassed the series record of 25.48 lbs -which had stood since 2006. Team "Oh Son" (Mike Nguyen and Mike Dumalski) set the new record that night with a 31.77 lb bag and when the smoke had cleared, everyone looked back on that magical night and said that it was a fluke and would never be repeated.
Well, at 10 PM on Saturday July 9th, 60 teams blasted off from the mouth of Alamitos Bay to see if they could relive some of that magic at Round 5 of the 2011 SWBA Season, "The Cyclone Flashback."
For the previous month, pre-fishing results had been good and many teams were on big bags. But the weather changed a week before the event, and brought windy conditions along with dropping water temps -and many teams found their fish to be off the bite in the final days before the event. As a result, some teams changed their game plan while others decided to stick it out and hope that the fishing improved. In the end, some teams struggled while others did well and as with every tournament, there was excitement in the air as boats lined up to weigh their catch.
Well, any question about whether the "Cyclone Flashback" would live up to its reputation could be answered by a single glance at the tournament scale.
Photos by Jimmy Sahagun
When the SWBA hosted their first nighttime event in Long Beach two years ago, no one could have predicted the huge bags that would be brought to the scales. Twelve bags over 20 lbs were weighed and five of them surpassed the series record of 25.48 lbs -which had stood since 2006. Team "Oh Son" (Mike Nguyen and Mike Dumalski) set the new record that night with a 31.77 lb bag and when the smoke had cleared, everyone looked back on that magical night and said that it was a fluke and would never be repeated.
Well, at 10 PM on Saturday July 9th, 60 teams blasted off from the mouth of Alamitos Bay to see if they could relive some of that magic at Round 5 of the 2011 SWBA Season, "The Cyclone Flashback."
For the previous month, pre-fishing results had been good and many teams were on big bags. But the weather changed a week before the event, and brought windy conditions along with dropping water temps -and many teams found their fish to be off the bite in the final days before the event. As a result, some teams changed their game plan while others decided to stick it out and hope that the fishing improved. In the end, some teams struggled while others did well and as with every tournament, there was excitement in the air as boats lined up to weigh their catch.
Well, any question about whether the "Cyclone Flashback" would live up to its reputation could be answered by a single glance at the tournament scale.
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Santa Barbara Channel Fishing
Summer style fishing is available on the Santa Barbara Channel and WaveWalker Charters is in the thick of it. Along the mainland coast, out of Santa Barbara Harbor, we're catching halibut in shallow water. We're catching white seabss below barracuda schools. Calico bass are blasting baits and slurping swimbaits at kelp spots and over shallow reefs. Shallow water rockfish are providing good steady action and we've run plenty of trips for families with kids who appreciate the dpependable action.
Summer style fishing is available on the Santa Barbara Channel and WaveWalker Charters is in the thick of it. Along the mainland coast, out of Santa Barbara Harbor, we're catching halibut in shallow water. We're catching white seabss below barracuda schools. Calico bass are blasting baits and slurping swimbaits at kelp spots and over shallow reefs. Shallow water rockfish are providing good steady action and we've run plenty of trips for families with kids who appreciate the dpependable action.
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SWBA's Spiderwire Title Push
On Saturday June 11th, 62 teams faced for the "Spiderwire Title Push," a spotted bay bass only event, in Newport Harbor. The weather and water conditions were unstable during the month that led up to the event making it difficult for teams to establish a pattern during pre-fishing. While pre-fishing results had been sporadic, there had been a good number of larger fish caught. The weather had stabilized during the week immediately preceding the event, but due to the entire harbor being off limits during that time, it was anyone's guess as to where the big fish would be holding on tournament day.
On Saturday June 11th, 62 teams faced for the "Spiderwire Title Push," a spotted bay bass only event, in Newport Harbor. The weather and water conditions were unstable during the month that led up to the event making it difficult for teams to establish a pattern during pre-fishing. While pre-fishing results had been sporadic, there had been a good number of larger fish caught. The weather had stabilized during the week immediately preceding the event, but due to the entire harbor being off limits during that time, it was anyone's guess as to where the big fish would be holding on tournament day.
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The 2011 jigging season has been very good thus far, but there have been many days when the boats have had to sit at the dock due to bad weather. Most unusual was the typhoon (hurricane) that hit the main island of Japan in May; generally the first typhoons do not hit until late July. However, the fishing for Japanese yellowtail and sawara (a fish similar in appearance to sierra found in Mexico) has be very good recently, with both the Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean sides of Japan equally good.
When the fish are feeding on long slender finfish, such as "sanma" (sauries), long, lightweight aluminum jigs, such as "Dancing Magic" have been outproducing the typical "butterfly" or JDM vertical jigs.
When the fish are feeding on long slender finfish, such as "sanma" (sauries), long, lightweight aluminum jigs, such as "Dancing Magic" have been outproducing the typical "butterfly" or JDM vertical jigs.
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Cabo Bite Is On Fire!
This past week the fishing has really gone off in Cabo and the Eastcape, both tuna and marlin. I fished the TAA (Tournament Anglers Assn) Eastcape Billfish Tournament and it was one of the best fishing years we have seen for the past 12 years. Things started slow in the tournament, fishing the first day just off Los Barriles, so the second day a couple of boats ran south, 45 miles south, to just north of the Gordo Banks. Those boats struck gold! They were averaging a marlin an hour. That, my friends, is good marlin fishing.
This past week the fishing has really gone off in Cabo and the Eastcape, both tuna and marlin. I fished the TAA (Tournament Anglers Assn) Eastcape Billfish Tournament and it was one of the best fishing years we have seen for the past 12 years. Things started slow in the tournament, fishing the first day just off Los Barriles, so the second day a couple of boats ran south, 45 miles south, to just north of the Gordo Banks. Those boats struck gold! They were averaging a marlin an hour. That, my friends, is good marlin fishing.
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SWBA's Coastal Clash
Photos by Jimmy Sahagun
The morning of May 14th dawned overcast and windy as 58 teams lined up inside the Dana Point break wall and waited for the start of Round 3 of the 2011 SWBA series, the Coastal Clash. Strong southeast winds had buffeted the coast throughout the night, and despite NOAA's call for a light breeze of 5-8 knots on Saturday, the strong winds showed no signs of slacking. At 6:00 AM the tournament directors called the starting boat's number, and within minutes, the entire field had filed past the check-in boat and headed out of the harbor.
Photos by Jimmy Sahagun
The morning of May 14th dawned overcast and windy as 58 teams lined up inside the Dana Point break wall and waited for the start of Round 3 of the 2011 SWBA series, the Coastal Clash. Strong southeast winds had buffeted the coast throughout the night, and despite NOAA's call for a light breeze of 5-8 knots on Saturday, the strong winds showed no signs of slacking. At 6:00 AM the tournament directors called the starting boat's number, and within minutes, the entire field had filed past the check-in boat and headed out of the harbor.
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PCS Festival & Orange County Boat Show Sat. May 21 & Sun. 22 OC Fairgrounds
May. 16 2011, 5:16 PM - 1 Comments
May. 16 2011, 5:16 PM - 1 Comments
PCS Festival & Orange County Boat Show Sat. May 21 & Sun. 22 OC Fairgrounds
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It’s time for our annual Pacific Coast Sportfishing Festival and Orange County Boat Show. This year it’s Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, at the Orange County Fairgrounds. You may be asking yourself, “Why do I need to attend this event?” The answer is, to learn to be a better fisherman and to get the tackle and boat accessories it takes to accomplish this goal. Our seminars will cover topics for both the novice and the expert. Everyone is invited to come on over.
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