6th August 2008

Capitola: Halibut off the mile reef

posted at 5:40 PM in Fishing Reports |
Bert and halibut
 Bert scored this eleven pounder fishing live anchovies off the mile reef today. Joey got one today as well - same area, same bait.

There were only a few seabass sightings today, so they may have done their ghost thing for now. There’s a rumor that one was caught off the mile reef here that went into the harbor - we didn’t see it or hear any more about it so if Todd doesn’t have a picture it may not have happened.

Pelicans are still here, so no fishing off the wharf at the moment.

Otherwise, the swell is down, there’s still a bunch of bait around, and it looks like threshers are visiting big time.
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  1. 1 On August 7th, 2008 at 5:40 PM , CARRIE said:

    In regards to the above comment, I was wondering why there is no fishing allowed because of pelicans??? I went fishing last weekend and yes, there was quite a few pelicans. Thanks to people tossing fish parts over the railing. You just have to be real careful not to get them caught in your line.

  2. 2 On August 7th, 2008 at 5:40 PM , Capitola Boat and Bait said:

    As I understand it, the problem was that quite a few pelicans were injured or (ultimately) killed as a result of entanglements and snares. Brown pelicans (which are the sort that have been hanging around lately) are an endangered species. I heard that a number of dead pelicans have washed up on the beaches, and that it had gotten to a point where there was some fear that it was getting out of hand. A number of Capitola locals spent quite a lot of time freeing pelicans from fishing gear over the last few weeks, and I heard some of them express the opinion that some anglers were not being careful about where and when they were casting. From that, I believe you are correct when you suggest that the shut down could have been avoided with just a little extra attention on the part of the wharf anglers.

    I do not know where the initial impetus for the shut down came from, but I assume it was from one or more concerned citizens. I heard that some people were complaining loudly about the problem before the shut down occurred.

    Anyway - now it’s just a waiting game - the bait will eventually move on and so will the birds. We’re here every day so we get a pretty good sense of when things “change”, and you can be sure we’ll be all over it when the birds move on.

    FYI I am just the guy who does the web site. I’m not an employee, so consider this *my* opinion - not that of Capitola Boat and Bait.

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