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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishyfish711 on March 31, 2009, 11:27:48 PM

Title: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: fishyfish711 on March 31, 2009, 11:27:48 PM
Has anyone caught  a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay (B.C) area? How about crab? Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: Nitroholic on April 01, 2009, 03:29:20 PM
crab yes, halibut no way
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: Sam Salmon on April 01, 2009, 03:50:04 PM
crab yes, halibut no way
Yup you're about 100 years too late for Halis. :'(
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: fishyfish711 on April 01, 2009, 07:07:32 PM
What conditions do you need to produce halibut? Aside from the obvious Halibut. Sandy bottom, depths ranging from 300 ft. to 100 ft?  What does a halibut bank consist of?
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: Sam Salmon on April 01, 2009, 07:57:07 PM
Halibut are complex creatures.

The conditions that they need to thrive existed on the Inside generations ago but now they are for all intents and purposes extirpated-there exists a remnant population that migrates into Howe Sound in winter thus the few fish that are caught by anglers from time to time fishing for winter Springs right on the bottom.

The place off Gibsons known as Halibut Bank still resonates in people's imaginations but once every fish on that bank was killed-and I mean every Rockfish every Ling every Flounder-it was closed to fishing as per SOP in The Best Place On Earth.
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: fishyfish711 on April 01, 2009, 08:09:14 PM
Interesting thank you sam.
Title: Re: Has anyone caught a halibut in the Halfmoon Bay area?
Post by: fish tracker on April 01, 2009, 09:44:47 PM
Theres alwys hpoe the the fun thing about the ocean,you never know what you'll catch,i've heard of sharks in stave lake.