This time of year is always a hard one for me. Loss of daylight, beginning of the cold wet season, nostalgia for summer fishing opportunities. However, it is also the beginning of the new year that will provide more opportunities …
President’s Message Summer 2017
I hope everyone has had a great summer on the ocean. Despite the lack of a salmon season for those of us fishing north of Horse Mountain, we have been fortunate to have other opportunities this year. The California halibut …
President’s Message Spring 2017
What a winter! After three years of drought, the heavens opened up and provided us with record rainfall all across California. While the news for salmon fishing over the next two years is bleak, there is some bright spots in …
President’s Message Winter 2017
Happy New Year to all of you, we hope it is starting off well. There is a lot to look forward to for the 2017 saltwater fishing season, which is described in more detail on the following pages. The discouraging …
Presidents Message Fall 2016
Well, it’s the beginning of the holiday season again, this year went by pretty fast! Certainly not enough time on the water for me, hopefully you had better luck. It is a good time to reflect on how fortunate we …
Presidents Message Summer 2016
It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over! I hope that everyone has had considerable time on the water this summer, and have taken advantage of salmon and California halibut in the bay, as well as other species offshore. …
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 …
President’s Message Winter 2016
By Scott McBain First, I would like to welcome our four new HASA board members (Dirk Pederson, Jed Douglas, Michael Davies-Hughes, and Eric Stockwell, see page 23), I hope they find it as enjoyable and reward-ing as I have. I …
Persidents Message Fall 2015
Well, there wasn’t a whole lot of offshore fishing to be had since the last newsletter. The albacore headed north of us, Pacific halibut season closed early (see p. 12), and salmon season ended with some windy weather. The Bluefin …