# 50022: Subject: Pacific,

Submitted by Capt.Smitty of the RIPTIDE (ip 67.124.116.134)

• Fished on 8/31/2003

• Report received: 8/31/03

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Fishing_for: Rock fish & Ling cod
Boat: Riptide
captain: Capt. Smitty

Report:
8/31/03 Ahoy there one and all!

This has been a great Summer weekend full of fantastic fishing! We have been rock fishing and Boy! - let me tell you they are biting! We have seen some really great ling cod fishing this past month! Many days we are coming in with better than a ling per person! And some darn big whoppers too! I think our biggest ling cod was over 20 pounds (not only was he ugly but he was pissed)!! Have been getting doubles on the lings in some places. The rock fishing has been great as well. There have been so many school fish that they have been hard to get through to the bottom!

Things are looking up for the future of the rock fishing! After all of the past troubles and hard work over the past 5 years (for me attending the Pacific Fisheries Management Council) we are starting to see some positive things from our sacrifices. We are looking at the possibility of a 12 month season next year! But to be honest I think a 10 month season will be more realistic. We are also looking at the possibility of fishing in deeper water for a couple of months as well. A lot of this will depend on what kind of allocations and stock assessments we will be able to see at the meetings.

I am optimistic about the future of this fishery and hope that we can continue to see a rebuilding of stocks of fish. One shining example of this is the rebuilding of the ling cod fishery. Several years ago we were lucky to see just a couple of them per trip. But with their rebuilding plan 6 years into the 10 year plan we are seeing some mighty fine lings showing up everywhere!

I will be in attendance at the Pacific Fisheries Management Council meetings from the 8th through the 12th in Seattle. So lets all keep positive thoughts and tight lines to keep these fish rising to the surface! Thanks

Capt. Smitty Riptide Sportfishing & Whale Watching www.riptide.net 888-747-8433 415-469-8433

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