03-31-2006, 03:57 PM
Hey George. It's good to see you back on the boards again.
The Bocaccio count has always been off since they put a 1 fish limit. I have several spots in N. La and parts of Ventura County that prove the same results.
When I go out on the Sporties with a boat load, we can usually count on staying only 10minutes at a spot to prevent unnecessary slaughter of the extra Groupers.
As with the Sculpin counts(Fish and Game addmitted that their data was incorrect) they are now reviewing the Salmon Grouper information.
I am working close with on of the DFG Biologists on some Tag & Release trips. I as well as others keep making mention to him about the numbers of the Groupers that are down there. He was only in slight disbelief but set up a "Grouper Only" trip with us.
6 of us hammered out 85 groupers( 2 hooks each) in 22minutes and 41seconds. He was then convinced about the numbers. These Groupers ranged from 4lbs all the way up to 12lbs. All 85 were taken for study by the biologist.
Maybe they will start to listen to us anglers once in awhile. He said that they might open the Grouper up to 2 each by 2008.[cool]
It's nice that they already adjusted the Scullys to be open while the Rock fish are open instead of waiting till October.[
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The Bocaccio count has always been off since they put a 1 fish limit. I have several spots in N. La and parts of Ventura County that prove the same results.
When I go out on the Sporties with a boat load, we can usually count on staying only 10minutes at a spot to prevent unnecessary slaughter of the extra Groupers.
As with the Sculpin counts(Fish and Game addmitted that their data was incorrect) they are now reviewing the Salmon Grouper information.
I am working close with on of the DFG Biologists on some Tag & Release trips. I as well as others keep making mention to him about the numbers of the Groupers that are down there. He was only in slight disbelief but set up a "Grouper Only" trip with us.
6 of us hammered out 85 groupers( 2 hooks each) in 22minutes and 41seconds. He was then convinced about the numbers. These Groupers ranged from 4lbs all the way up to 12lbs. All 85 were taken for study by the biologist.
Maybe they will start to listen to us anglers once in awhile. He said that they might open the Grouper up to 2 each by 2008.[cool]
It's nice that they already adjusted the Scullys to be open while the Rock fish are open instead of waiting till October.[
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