Flipping your kayak upside down while fishing offshore is not a good thing. Especially if you did not plan for it. That was one of many mistakes that led to my capsizing in Trinidad Bay. First, I did not …
Ahoy, Captain! Plastics off the Starboard Bow!
What resides in the oceans and grows an estimated 8.8 million tons per year? The answer is discarded plastic. Some of this debris washes back onto the world’s beaches and the rest heads offshore. Much of the debris ends up …
2017 Groundfish Summer Report
TUNA, TUNA, TUNA…that’s the best news we’ve had this summer! For a brief period in early August, with a cut-off low calming down the water off Northern California, we were treated with a flurry of tuna action. It started in …
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 …
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 …
Update: Mercury Testing of Sport-caught Food Fishes within Humboldt Bay
In August of 2016, Humboldt Baykeeper contracted with Ross Taylor and Associates to assist in implementing a study to test the methyl-mercury levels in commonly sport-caught food fishes from Humboldt Bay. This current study is funded by the California EPA …
Humboldt Currents – Spring 2017
The Fourth Annual Trinidad Kids Pier Fishing Tourney has been set for Sunday, Sept. 17th. This fun event is sponsored by the Trinidad Rancheria, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Pier Fishing Association, International Game Fish Association, Humboldt Area …
Monitoring Sacramento Pikeminnow in the Eel River: Summer 2016
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Dredging up an answer
We have two serious yet separate dredging issues in Humboldt Bay. Both are largely caused from sediment produced by the Eel River. The first is the heavy, large particles that flow on the winter currents that surge north. The heavy …
Help Plan Humboldt’s Fishing Future!
By Rob Dumouchel and Laura Casali Graduate Students, Environmental and Natural Resource Science Humboldt State University Fishing Community Sustainability Project for Eureka and Shelter Cove If you had $5 million what would you do to improve commercial and recreational fishing …