Whales and yelloweye plague B.C. halibut fishermen

摘要

Low effort, fine fishing: I had a chat with halibut fisherman Wes Erikson about the season so far in British Columbia. Erikson is holding off going fishing until July or August but told me what other fishermen have been reporting to him.The B.C. fishery opened on March 11, but there hadn't been a huge amount of effort by the end of April, primarily because of adverse weather. The Area 2B (Canadian waters) catch limit for 2017 is 7,450,000 pounds of halibut, up slightly over last season.