Re: [Paddlewise] Fish tales

   The last I heard, the Broken Group was closed to fishing within
an extensive envelop that includes the interior waters. Fishing outside
the envelop is allowed, but takes you outside the protection of the
islands, ie, you are plunking in open ocean. We were shown a picture
of the closure envelop at a fishing shop in Port Alberni.

Brad Crain

Quoting Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>:

> Craig Jungers wrote:
>
>> A few of the BC paddlers go out and fish in the kelp beds or on the
>> reefs after they make camp to get something for dinner and breakfast.
>
> Probably not where the most productive fishing is on the coast of  
> BC, near-shore, anyhow.
>
> Should be noted many of the popular areas where paddlers gather are  
> pretty much fished-out for ground species (aka bottom fish), and  
> some are in recovery mode (e.g., Broken Group).  And, pretty strict  
> size limits on ling cod and similar.
>
> Prawn traps are a real bonanza some places, if you can handle the  
> 300-400 feet of line needed to get down to them.
>
> Red rock crab via traps are nice, in close.  Dungies probably too  
> deep for easy yak fishing, except in more sheltered, deep  
> sandy-bottomed inlets.
>
> -- 
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
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