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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
If halibut could talk, we could put them on "Crossfire."
From the right-eyed wing, representing the species Pleuronectidae, we have the Pacific halibut. From the left, speaking for Bothidae, there's the California halibut. What would these two argue about? Lifestyle issues maybe.
The two species share much in common, but they have ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
First, a bit of biology. On the West Coast, halibut come in two basic types: California and Pacific. As flat-fish go, they aren't that closely related. They don't even belong to the same family.
Halibut hatch from the egg as normal looking larvae. They swim upright and have an eye on ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Most anglers enjoy eating some of what they catch. Fish are nutritious, low in cholesterol and high in protein. Better yet, when properly cared for, they are delicious.
The quality of the meal you bring back from a day's fishing will be directly related to how well you care for your ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Surely, shadowing other boats won't help you win a popularity contest. Some may even say it's rude. Fish are our last open access resource - you don't own one until it's in your boat and you have no chance of catching what's lies dead in someone else's cooler. The best ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
We trolled four lines: two with plug-cut herring, two with flashers and whole herring. Five big kings lay in the box - all caught on plug-cut herring. One of my charter customers suggested we ditch the flashers and go to four plug-cuts. He reasoned that if we doubled the number ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
We arrived at Vitskari Rocks, 10 miles west of Sitka, Alaska, at 7:15 a.m. It was August 26 and my deck-hand had already departed for college, thus I was forced to do double duty - positioning the boat then racing forward in an effort to drop anchor before we drifted ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Sitka has a two fishing personalities - both good. The hardcore ocean angler will find a spectacular stretch of rugged North Pacific in this charming town's backyard. Fishermen who prefer protected waters can enjoy an endless playground amidst the myriad islands in the area. The fishing in both environments is ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
To the uninitiated, the technique of motor mooching looks like a no brainer. All you do is hook a plug-cut herring to a set of tandem hooks on a seven foot leader. Tie the leader to a mooching sinker of four to eight ounces, drop it all in the water ...
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Sunday, September 26th, 2010
When I was a child, a red and white ball travelled in my mind's eye through the twilight between consciousness and sleep. This sphere, a plastic fishing bobber, penetrated deep into my dreams where it would dance, hop, and occasionally get pulled under the surface by a big imaginary fish.
The ...
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