California halibut remains wide-open

Humboldt County Coast - Eureka, CA (Humboldt County)

by Kenny Priest
7-20-2017
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The California halibut action is still wide-open within Humboldt Bay, with limit-style fishing the norm. Boats drifting live anchovies in the north and middle channels are finding easy limits. Reportedly, there’s quite a few more keepers around now as well. The daily bag and possession limit is 3 per person. The minimum size limit is 22 inches total length.
Crabs close/Abalone opens
The 2017 sport Dungeness crab season in Humboldt, Mendocino, and Del Norte counties will close on Sunday July 30. Recreational abalone season will re-open on August 1, following a July closure. For more information, visit wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Invertebrates/Abalone.

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