Wow
Both bay halibut and Klamath River salmon have been lights out epic. The big halibut have moved in and while numbers aren’t what they were earlier in the summer, limits have been had everyday easily and we’ve seen fish to 35lbs. In fact, long time client and buddy Carl Casal has been responsible for my biggest halibut of the season.... again! He caught a 33lber last year and put the aforementioned 35lber in the boat last Friday. The season isn’t over, but it will be a tough mark to break.
In other news the lower Klamath River is absolutely choked with salmon. Simply speaking, it is as wide open as salmon fishing gets anywhere in the world. Physically speaking, there’s no way for it to be any better. It’s clear that Fish and Wildlife missed the mark on their prediction again. The quota for keeping adults has been met and we are now forced to release adult salmon although we can still keep jacks (fish under 22”). There must be a better way...
