Broknex they aren't that hard to catch, they just seem to avoid my lines for some reason lol. The halibut fishing up your way is way better! Thanks for watching!
I use metal spread bar with 3 to 4lbs or lighter if you want to back drift with your engine or if the drift is slow.. Need to look for 20 to 50 foot mound of sand gravel or mud. Your chart on your gps should show you depths. Pacific Halibut wait on top of mounds to ambush fish as they come over. If you going for California halibut flat ground of sand or mud is fine. you should use the setup your using and drag anchovies or Harring in 20 to 40 feet of water. You must have a (NO) swell day so you don't capsize the boat. If your lucky enough to get a north or south drift you will probably get one. Use a bait threader to put your line through the anchovy where your hook is coming out from the head and then half hitch the tail with the line. Fish will drag backwards but works great on California halibut. Little late in the season but you still might get one. Try between June through August I found to be the best. You should also check out Berkeley marina they used to have live anchovies and April through July is hot. Only 2 to 3 hours from where you are. Let me know if you get one. Take care. Duane
Thanks a ton for the input! I have tried Berkeley once this season and got skunked. I used live anchovies and fish all day, the best I could do was two sea bass that were both a 1/4" too short. I have been able to land 3 California halibuts in the shallow waters this year in Santa Cruz but most of the time I come up empty handed. Generally I have terrible luck with all kinds of fishing, I have the tackle dialed but I just can't find the fish :(
Where u at? Northern or southern cal? I think the closures are for rock fish. U could call fish and game. They really do like deep water. And usually if your getting rock cod, your by rocks. Fished out of bodega bay in northern cal for most of my life and the halibut like the top of high mounds of mud sand or gravel at about 350 feet. looks like your having fun. So keep on plugging.
Duane Hankins thanks for the info! Yes, I’m in NorCal, mostly fishing out of Santa Cruz. Are you using a dropper rig setup? I usually use a dropper with two snelled circle hooks. How big of a mound on the sand are you talking about? With a drift i find it hard to stay over smaller spots.
Duane Hankins I’m in California and I think I’m restricted on the depth I can fish. Most of the halibut we have in our area are in much shallower waters.
Awesome video! The struggle is real! Sorry you didn't get one. Halibut's one of the best eating fish there is! Cheers from Alaska!
Broknex they aren't that hard to catch, they just seem to avoid my lines for some reason lol. The halibut fishing up your way is way better! Thanks for watching!
I use metal spread bar with 3 to 4lbs or lighter if you want to back drift with your engine or if the drift is slow.. Need to look for 20 to 50 foot mound of sand gravel or mud. Your chart on your gps should show you depths. Pacific Halibut wait on top of mounds to ambush fish as they come over. If you going for California halibut flat ground of sand or mud is fine. you should use the setup your using and drag anchovies or Harring in 20 to 40 feet of water. You must have a (NO) swell day so you don't capsize the boat. If your lucky enough to get a north or south drift you will probably get one. Use a bait threader to put your line through the anchovy where your hook is coming out from the head and then half hitch the tail with the line. Fish will drag backwards but works great on California halibut. Little late in the season but you still might get one. Try between June through August I found to be the best. You should also check out Berkeley marina they used to have live anchovies and April through July is hot. Only 2 to 3 hours from where you are. Let me know if you get one. Take care. Duane
Thanks a ton for the input! I have tried Berkeley once this season and got skunked. I used live anchovies and fish all day, the best I could do was two sea bass that were both a 1/4" too short. I have been able to land 3 California halibuts in the shallow waters this year in Santa Cruz but most of the time I come up empty handed. Generally I have terrible luck with all kinds of fishing, I have the tackle dialed but I just can't find the fish :(
Where u at? Northern or southern cal? I think the closures are for rock fish. U could call fish and game. They really do like deep water. And usually if your getting rock cod, your by rocks. Fished out of bodega bay in northern cal for most of my life and the halibut like the top of high mounds of mud sand or gravel at about 350 feet. looks like your having fun. So keep on plugging.
Duane Hankins thanks for the info! Yes, I’m in NorCal, mostly fishing out of Santa Cruz. Are you using a dropper rig setup? I usually use a dropper with two snelled circle hooks. How big of a mound on the sand are you talking about? With a drift i find it hard to stay over smaller spots.
those are san dabs...not halibut
Go to 350 feet use 3 to 4lb weight. Look for hi spots in the sand or mud and use salmon belly.
Duane Hankins I’m in California and I think I’m restricted on the depth I can fish. Most of the halibut we have in our area are in much shallower waters.