How's Fishing?
The wait is over for halibut fishing off Sooke and Port Renfrew. With yesterday’s DFO’s announcement that halibut will open March 1, 2012. Traditionally halibut was open for 11 months of the year only closing down in January. With more and more anglers targeting halibut, the opening should make everyone a little happier. And what better way to celebrate then with tickets to the upcoming Sooke Halibut Festival and Derby on March 24 and 25. Tickets are starting to go and with a limit of only 200 tickets don’t miss out. Tickets are $60 a rod and can be purchased at Eagle-Eye and on Friday and Saturday at the Crab Shack. A correction to last week’s comments on the spring chinook fishery regs. It is a slot size limit meaning any wild chinook over 67cm which is around 10 pounds must be released. One can retain a hatchery fish over the legal size and can be identified by the missing adipose fin. Until next time.
Keep your rod tip up!
Kiwi Magic
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