To all: I talked with the Marine Biologist Dave Parker about the new rules for Sep. 1 through December 31st.
1. Fishing depth limits, 180 feet.
2. !0 fish per angler except for boccocio which you can't
take. There are others too, that I don't know.
3. You may keep sculpin,10 Inches,5 each OVER THE TEN limit.
4. There are special limits on some like ling cod.
5. Each angler may possess 20 fish totally but remain inside
the total special limits. Like 10 rockfish and ten
barracuda or 5 barracuda 5 bass and 5 halibut etc.
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[#000099]What’s Open:[/#000099]
Rockfish, Lingcod, Ocean Whitefish, Cabezon and Greenlings
The sport fisheries for rockfish (Sebastes sp.), [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/lingcod.pdf"][#ff0000]lingcod[/#ff0000][/url] (Ophiodon elongatus), ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps), [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/cabezon.pdf"][#ff0000]cabezon[/#ff0000][/url] (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) and rock and [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/kelp_greenling.pdf"][#ff0000]kelp greenlings[/#ff0000][/url] (Hexagrammos superciliosus and H. decagrammus are open in waters out to 180 feet (30 fathoms) in depth from July 1 - Dec. 31, 2003.
[url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mapregs5.html"][#800080]Click here[/#800080][/url] for a printable summary of these regulations or [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/bfregs2003.html"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url] to view a summary of 2003 recreational bottomfishing regulations.
Salmon
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/pacific_salmon.pdf"][#ff0000]salmon[/#ff0000][/url] from Pigeon Point to the U.S.-Mexico Border is open through September 28, 2003. The daily bag and possession limit is two fish per person, per day. Minimum size limit: 24 inches total length through April 30, 20 inches total length from May 1 through September 28.
Coho salmon and steelhead trout may not be retained.
Click [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/oceansalmon.html#recreational"][#0000ff]here[/#0000ff][/url] for additional ocean salmon sport fishing regulations.
Click [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/salmonsport03.pdf"][#ff0000]here[/#ff0000][/url] to access a printable salmon regulations flyer.
White Seabass
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/white_seabass.pdf"][#ff0000]white seabass[/#ff0000][/url] (Atractoscion nobilis) remains open year round. The daily bag and possession limit is three fish except that only one fish may be taken in waters south of Point Conception between March 15 and June 15. The minimum size limit is 28 inches total length or 20 ½ inches alternate length.
California Sheephead
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/ca_sheephead.pdf"][#ff0000]California sheephead[/#ff0000][/url] (Semicossyphus pulcher) will be open all year, or until the annual harvest quota is met or is projected to be met, prior to the end of the year, at which time the fishery will close. The daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish with a minimum total length of 12 inches.
Surfperch
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/surfperches.pdf"][#ff0000]surfperch[/#ff0000][/url] (family Embiotocidae) remains open all year. The daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish in combination of all species except shiner surfperch, which have a separate bag limit of 20 fish. Redtail surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus) have a minimum size limit of 10 1/2 inches total length.
California Grunion
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/grunion.pdf"][#ff0000]California grunion[/#ff0000][/url] is open through March 31, 2004. [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/gruschd.html"][#0000ff]Click here[/#0000ff][/url] for more information about California grunion.
Other Species
There are no depth restrictions on the take of other species, including [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont8.html#top"][#0000ff]California halibut[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont8.html#pacific"][#0000ff]sanddabs[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont7.html#yellowtail"][#0000ff]yellowtail[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont1.html#bigeye"][#0000ff]tunas[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont9.html#kelp"][#0000ff]kelp bass[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont9.html#barred"][#0000ff]barred[/#0000ff][/url] and [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont9.html#spotted"][#0000ff]spotted sand bass[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont3.html#corbina"][#0000ff]California corbina[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont9.html#top"][#0000ff]striped bass[/#0000ff][/url], monkeyfaced eels, and [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont7.html#barracuda"][#0000ff]California barracuda[/#0000ff][/url]. See the [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/sportfishing_regs2003.html"][#0000ff]California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations[/#0000ff][/url] for the complete regulations, including regulations for species not covered here.
[#000099]What’s Closed:[/#000099]
Spiny Lobster
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/ca_spiny_lobster.pdf"][#ff0000]spiny lobster[/#ff0000][/url] (Panulirus interruptus) closed on March 20, 2003.
Abalone
The sport fishery for [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/abalone.pdf"][#ff0000]abalone[/#ff0000][/url] (Haliotis sp.) is closed year-round south of the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
Existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
[url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mlpa/analysis_south.html"][#0000ff]Click here[/#0000ff][/url] for information on existing MPAs in this region.
For the complete ocean fishing regulations, please go to [url "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/sportfishing_regs2003.html"][#0000ff]www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/sportfishing_regs2003.html[/#0000ff][/url].
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fishfather: Great job. It's obvious you know how to manipulate the computer. The reason I made the simple statements above is that from the questions I receive most people don't want to read the rules or they don't understand them, or they're
. Truthfully the way the rules are changing I have been in doubt about a lot of them. When I talk to the Biologist he explains them in very simple terms and they are current. It's fairly simple, you can catch 10 rockfish out to 180 feet deep. You can catch 20 fish totally but only 10 can be rockfish.etc. you can have 5 sculpin over the 10 rockfish.
Then you have to know which fish are protected. Whew!!!
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