Viva Las Craigas, Part Deux
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:08 pmOur guests could keep halibut below 45 inches and over 68 inches this summer and lings between 30 and 45 inches with a bonus ling over 55 inches. As I suspected measuring a halibut close to 68 inches proved to be quite entertaining. I finally resorted to lasso'ing them by the tail. "Guys...get your video camera's ready" was a line spoken quite often in July and August.
I never did get one to measure over 68 inches and to be honest I could care less. We released some awfully nice fish and hopefully they will spawn and make even more halibut.
The expanded ling slot meant we could bring in some really, really nice ling cod this summer.
Here's one that measured exactly 44 3/4" caught on Capt. Slim's boat. The bulge in it's belly is a big quillback rockfish
Here's Bailey Hall with a halibut just under 45 inches
Dr. Barry Brown with another nice chicken halibut. In early June the halibut fishing was tough, tough, tough. The halibut poured into our waters in really good numbers in late June, however, making for some wide open action all summer long
Al Haeg with a fat cabezon he caught while mooching for kings...albeit a little too close to the rocks
A 100 pounder just after Dan Martin said "Dammit...I have to let it go" and just before being released. I usually got very wet releasing these beautiful halibut
The classic dock meat shot with the doctors the third week of June
Scott Farkus look-a-like with a couple of big lingers hanging at the dock
Scott Hall brought up his three daughters and they once again proved that women catch more fish
A view from my office. One of the Hall girls getting the work done on the halibut grounds
Jim "Bucket" Heins with an early June yelloweye
Lingcod puke...an octopus and a quillback
Sorry Tim...I couldn't help ma'sef
Capt. Rob...the consummate professional. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuumble
Here Pat...you hold it
Pat King with his ling that ate a swim bait in shallow water
Phil Stephens of Mystical Legends Guide Service with a nice chicken but. It was a treat for me to get to fish with this guy. Thanks for coming up this summer Phil
A huge sole that hit a 16 ounce scampi tail jig in 310 feet of water. Good frickin eats right there
Stam's legendary halibut that he fought for two hours in early June. One of our guests talked to a longliner at Ruth Ann's that cut loose a halibut he estimated at 500 to 600 pounds in this very same spot in May. Could it be...we'll never know
T-Dub with Elliot Green and Don DeMers in late June. Ty's pops is not in the photo. Hammer Time
Terry Matney and Pat King with shallow water lings
To Be Continued...mooooooohahahaha
I never did get one to measure over 68 inches and to be honest I could care less. We released some awfully nice fish and hopefully they will spawn and make even more halibut.
The expanded ling slot meant we could bring in some really, really nice ling cod this summer.
Here's one that measured exactly 44 3/4" caught on Capt. Slim's boat. The bulge in it's belly is a big quillback rockfish
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Here's Bailey Hall with a halibut just under 45 inches
- bailey_hall_halibut.jpg (133.82 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Dr. Barry Brown with another nice chicken halibut. In early June the halibut fishing was tough, tough, tough. The halibut poured into our waters in really good numbers in late June, however, making for some wide open action all summer long
- barry_halibut.jpg (100.93 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Al Haeg with a fat cabezon he caught while mooching for kings...albeit a little too close to the rocks
- al_cabezon.jpg (112.78 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
A 100 pounder just after Dan Martin said "Dammit...I have to let it go" and just before being released. I usually got very wet releasing these beautiful halibut
- dans_halibut.jpg (81.38 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
The classic dock meat shot with the doctors the third week of June
- docs.jpg (136.45 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Scott Farkus look-a-like with a couple of big lingers hanging at the dock
- farkus_lings.jpg (115.21 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Scott Hall brought up his three daughters and they once again proved that women catch more fish
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A view from my office. One of the Hall girls getting the work done on the halibut grounds
- hall_halibut.jpg (1.82 MiB) Viewed 3285 times
Jim "Bucket" Heins with an early June yelloweye
- heins_yelloweye.jpg (87.68 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Lingcod puke...an octopus and a quillback
- lingcod_puke.jpg (123.83 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Sorry Tim...I couldn't help ma'sef
- ling_seabass.jpg (103.89 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Capt. Rob...the consummate professional. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuumble
- ling_fumble.jpg (96.82 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Here Pat...you hold it
Pat King with his ling that ate a swim bait in shallow water- Pat_King_ling.jpg (117.67 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Phil Stephens of Mystical Legends Guide Service with a nice chicken but. It was a treat for me to get to fish with this guy. Thanks for coming up this summer Phil
- phil_halibut.jpg (73.81 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
A huge sole that hit a 16 ounce scampi tail jig in 310 feet of water. Good frickin eats right there
- rob_sole.jpg (132.09 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Stam's legendary halibut that he fought for two hours in early June. One of our guests talked to a longliner at Ruth Ann's that cut loose a halibut he estimated at 500 to 600 pounds in this very same spot in May. Could it be...we'll never know
- stam_bighalibut.jpg (103.84 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
T-Dub with Elliot Green and Don DeMers in late June. Ty's pops is not in the photo. Hammer Time
- warren_demers.jpg (127.82 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
Terry Matney and Pat King with shallow water lings
- terry_pat_lings.jpg (96.02 KiB) Viewed 3285 times
To Be Continued...mooooooohahahaha
