SEASON AND BAG LIMITS May 1st opened up for halibut and closed again on May 16. That will repeat for June, July and August. If last year is a pattern it will close long before September, so don’t wait too …
Presidents Message Spring 2016
Well, fishing season has finally begun, and initial results have been pretty good for north coast anglers, The Pacific halibut bite for the May opener was very good for most (except me!), and opening week of salmon season has been …
Jimmy Smith, a man we will never forget
Jimmy Smith passed away at 67 after a long battle with cancer. We will never forget him. The gallery below is the raw photos of the dedication ceremony of the Jimmy Smith Fields Landing Boat Launching Facility in 2014. The …
Halibut letters needed ASAP – Preferable by 5/26/16
HASA members and supporters, As you know, HASA, Tom Marking, and others have been working hard over the years to get a fairer Catch Share Plan allocation of Pacific halibut to California anglers. We used to get 1% of the …
Humboldt Currents Spring 2016
The eighth annual HASA Fundraising Dinner and Auction was bigger and better than ever thanks to member volunteers under the leadership of Cliff Hart. The new location, the Arcata Community Center, was a big hit with the crowd that numbered …
Weather Sources: What Is Best For You?
In this day and age, weather information is readily available from the local news broadcast to apps on your smartphone. The abundance of weather information can be overwhelming leaving you wondering which source is the best. Fortunately, there is a …
The Klamath River – Past and …Future? (Part 3)
In our last two issues we looked at possible Klamath River dam removal options under discussion, and what an actual dam removal could look like. Given the uncertainties of a blow-and-go removal, it’s likely that the four dams would be …
