Ben Doane “Sumoco” attended the February 27 CDFW salmon meeting in Santa Rosa on behalf of HASA, as Bob Smith “RBob” was unable to attend this year. The meeting reviewed the 2018 Chinook salmon seasons, provided information on the 2018 …
2019 Halibut Facts and Modifications of the Commercial Directed Derby Fishing Format, by Tom Marking
Background Facts: Regulatory Reports and Size at Age Observations The Annual IPHC Meeting is an interesting collection of folks from all over the western coast of North America: Canada, Alaska and the three Pacific States. The Annual meeting is quite …
Winter 2019 Groundfish report, by Tom Marking
The winter weather is upon us and the fishery biologists are busy with their computers, compiling lasts year’s harvest and make projections for the coming year. Numbers are still very preliminary for CDFW, who are not yet on an electronic …
W&W is closing, go get some deals!
Attention HASA members: Lowell Wallace and family of W&W Sporting Goods located at 4300 Broadway St, Eureka, CA 95503 is retiring, and they will be liquidating the store with great prices and will be closing at the end of the …
2018 salmon season recap, by Bob Smith
I just wanted to provide a quick salmon update for our HASA membership. All in all, I would say we had a very successful ocean season within the KMZ and up and down the California and southern Oregon coast. The …
Is Plastic Fuel in our Future? By Larry DeRidder
We’re increasingly seeing pictures of beaches all over the world simply covered in plastic which has washed ashore. As described in our August 2017 newsletter, it is estimated that 8.8 million tons of used plastic are washed out to sea …
At the Crossroads of Salmon Streams and Marijuana Cultivation, by Larry DeRidder
It’s been over six months since California legalized recreational marijuana cultivation and use. Some published reports indicate that California produces something on the order of two-thirds of the country’s supply, and our three-county area produces something on the order of …
8th Annual HASA Dinner – What fun in 2017!
We had another successful HASA fundraiser on April 15, 2017 at the Arcata Community Center thanks to a great fundraiser committee, awesome donators, and all you loyal supporters. HASA is your local voice for saltwater sportfishing issues and it would …
2016 HASA Fundraising Dinner & Auction Results
We had another successful HASA fundraiser on April 30, 2016 at the Arcata Community Center thanks to a great fundraiser committee, awesome donators, and all you loyal supporters. HASA is your local voice for saltwater sportfishing issues and it would …