Halibut: Lets hear the good news

[Jim Prawn]

Lets turn the halibut conversation to the positive side. Anybody had any luck yet?

[Jim Prawn]

Heres a couple chickens from late last season. Goooood eaters.
JP

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/halis.jpg (javascript:;)

[Jim Prawn]

Tides are good this weekend, hope to see some pics by Sunday night!
JP

[lorneparker1]

holy crap jim you are either 5'2 or you catch some monsters to call them chickens!! hahaha. I wont be out for a fora few weeks to WCVI but i might try around town. Might get lucky!

[Jim Prawn]

Those are right off our Provinces capital, hope there's a few more this year!
JP

[Nova]

oh well it is what it is, what can the average person do. I commercial fish, so i see it as money from my pocket. To bad sporty, FN well thats a fight ur gonna loose. Commercial fisherman deal with the weather in the wrong time of year, be good for the sporty too lol.

If it aint silver or flat throw it back

[plumbcrazy]

Great day on the water today! Just alittle wind .......to 35 kn. After watching bumber boats in the marina this morning we went home.

[Wood butcher]

No fish for us today. We gave the college try too. Will try again tomorrow.
How about you Prawn, any Hali's today?

[Jim Prawn]

I hope you're joking Barry! You wouldnt catch me dead out there on a day like today. Hali's are a fare weather fishery, otherwise you might spill your Lucky.
JP

[Wood butcher]

I hope you're joking Barry! You wouldnt catch me dead out there on a day like today. Hali's are a fare weather fishery, otherwise you might spill your Lucky.
JP

Well today was worse than yesterday weather wise.
A couple of sole a doggie and a 35-40 lb skate. Sure was hoping that skate was going to be a Hali. I don't think your to far off the mark waiting for the beer drinking nicer weather :)

I hope somebody got some Hali's this weekend.

[Johnnybear]

Well today was worse than yesterday weather wise.
A couple of sole a doggie and a 35-40 lb skate. Sure was hoping that skate was going to be a Hali. I don't think your to far off the mark waiting for the beer drinking nicer weather :)

I hope somebody got some Hali's this weekend.

Did you punch out the wings to make fake scallops? Your allowed one a day in the skate department.



By the way great thread Jim.

Cheers,
John

[bigslim]

holy crap jim you are either 5'2 or you catch some monsters to call them chickens!! hahaha. I wont be out for a fora few weeks to WCVI but i might try around town. Might get lucky!

From what I know he's not much over 5'2 LOL

[Wood butcher]

The skate lived to see another day JBear
I've heard the meat is good but the texture is "stringy". I've also heard they pee through their skin so you need to clean them asap. I don't know if either is true. How do you "punch out the wings"?

Just a quick highjack JP

[gitnadoix]

I have heard that skate wing scallop thing lots of time but:

Any one who says that Skate wing can pass for scalops....musta eaten some real bad scallops........tried it once will never try it again....

[22savage]

Oak Bay Marine Group Reel Reports

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Halibut opened for retention on March 1st and local anglers were targeting the big flatfish rather than salmon. A fly over of our local area on Sunday showed approximately 110 boats fishing, but only 5 of them trolling for salmon! There were quite a few caught, with the largest one weighing 90 lbs

[Jim Prawn]

FINALLY after 1st posting this thread a couple weeks ago I managed to get out for a few hours, not a biggie but sure made for a good supper tonight!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/hali1.jpg (javascript:;)

JP

[Piperdown]

Good one JP, you must be a bugger for punishment with the old peetz busting a few knuckles!

[Wood butcher]

Nice. Theres Nothing wrong with those ones.

No luckys in the shot.......WTF.

[Jim Prawn]

Dont worry Barry there were plenty of Luckys consumed, especially when we got home. I kill more deer than halibut so this was cause for celebration!

Love the old Peetz Piperdown, as long as there's not too many doggies around. Feel the burn!

JP

[Islandeer]

Looks like a dandy,good stuff.

[elkivory]

FINALLY after 1st posting this thread a couple weeks ago I managed to get out for a few hours, not a biggie but sure made for a good supper tonight!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/hali1.jpg (javascript:;)

JPNothing better then a day with an old petez real a double eagle and a case of Lucky, Man i miss the Island.

[Jim Prawn]

A few more for the freezer. There were 5 of us on board and we caught these in about an hour before getting blown off the water. Would have liked to sit on that spot for another hour or two!
JP

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/halis1.jpg (javascript:;)

[Islandeer]

Nice Rennie flatties!

[Jim Prawn]

A few more flat ones from Wednesday. 20, 60, 68, 82 - a good mornings work!
JP

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/hali2-1.jpg


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[sniper ren]

Nice fish! We're you out on the bank or closer to shore?

[SUAFOYT]

Nice pics. Now the whining:cry: I'm trying to figure out an easy way to administer residents getting more than the 2 day possession limit when they live off island. I know the answer would be to move there but I'm not leavin' the interior.

[Brez]

Nice pics. Now the whining:cry: I'm trying to figure out an easy way to administer residents getting more than the 2 day possession limit when they live off island. I know the answer would be to move there but I'm not leavin' the interior.

Simple - TAGS

[tanker]

does anyone go from vancouver? id love to pitch some gas money to go for a day PM me *my 10ft dingy doesn't cut it and indian arm is hopless unless the pinkies are here*