The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has released an updated fish advisory issued today for San Francisco Bay that provides safe-eating advice for 18 fish species, including new “do-not-eat” advice for Mississippi Silverside, Pacific Sardine and Topsmelt. Additionally, no one should eat fish or shellfish from Lauritzen Channel in Richmond Inner Harbor.
OEHHA developed the recommendations based on the levels of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in fish caught from the bay. The “do-not-eat” advice for all fish in the Lauritzen Channel located in Richmond Inner Harbor remains in effect from the previous advisory due to high levels of dieldrin and DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its byproducts).

If you have any questions about these advisories, please contact OEHHA at fish.advisory@oehha.ca.gov.

Press Release:  https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/san-francisco-bay

I got the following plea from Berly Pro.  I confirmed the incident.

Hey legend! I'm sorry for the heading but this one is really important to me and you could help out a lot of people.

I know I ask a lot of you, but here's another time but I promise you this one is worth it. If you haven't heard the team at Viking Kayaks had a fire at their factory in New Zealand over the weekend and have lost a lot. This is a family-owned business that has been built up for the last 21 years. Personally, I have met Grant and much of the team and I can promise you they are hard-working and amazing people. If there's one thing I've learned in life is when someone needs help, you help them. We've put together a give-a-little page with the hope of earning 20K for the team. This could help pay someone's wages or even get them up and running quickly, but more importantly, it's a little thing we can do to help while they rebuild.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/be-a-viking

To encourage you to be generous, Berleypro, Bounty Hunter Charters, and Catch Fishing Tackle have combined to put together an awesome prize valued at over $5000.

Here’s what the prize includes:
A 5-day mothership kayak adventure for one lucky angler on the Bounty Hunter fishing the legendary Mokohinau Islands and Great Barrier. The trip is fully catered, includes tuition, use of a kayak, the latest fishing tackle from Catch, and you’ll be taking home a great range of merch for all 3 companies, a Williams Kayak loader from Berleypro, and a rod, reel, and tackle pack from Catch, not to mention the memory of this once in a lifetime experience.

To enter you need to jump on the catch fishing page on this post.
https://www.facebook.com/.../a.600961273.../4951625331564890

Tag a fishing friend (or any friend that is compassionate)...remember to tag from the original post. There is no obligation to donate (due to NZ gambling laws), but we hope everyone is generous.

!!! HERE'S AN ADDED BONUS !!!

Everyone that donates $50 or more will receive a free pack of Catch Black Label Livies...just email john@catchfishing.co.nz your Givealittle receipt and your delivery address.

The winner will be announced 20th Feb 2022

Many thanks from
Aaron, Martyn, and John
Bounty Hunter
Catch Fishing
Berleypro

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Draft Conservation Plan - Public Meeting
December 20, 2021
 
On December 1, 2021 CDFW released an updated draft Conservation Plan (CP) for public review and comment. The CP is a critical component of CDFW’s application for an Incidental Take Permit under Section 10 of the federal Endangered Species Act and will address interactions with endangered humpback whales, blue whales, and leatherback sea turtles in the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery. View more information about the updated draft.

CDFW will hold a virtual public meeting regarding the updated draft Conservation Plan from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Friday January 7, 2022. Additional information on how to join is posted on CDFW’s Whale Safe Fisheries webpage. During the meeting, CDFW will provide a brief overview of the Conservation Plan, then spend the remainder of the meeting addressing questions from the public. CDFW requests that participants complete a thorough review of the draft CP prior to joining the meeting, and come prepared with specific questions for CDFW staff.

Written comments are requested and should be submitted to WhaleSafeFisheries@wildlife.ca.gov by 5:00 pm on Monday January 17, 2022.

CDFW Whale Safe Fisheries Email List

Learn more about CDFW's Whale Safe Fisheries efforts online at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Whale-Safe-Fisheries

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Marine Region
CDFW Marine Region | 20 Lower Ragsdale Dr. Suite 100, Monterey, CA, CA 93940

https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/statewide-advisory-eating-fish-californias-lakes-and-reservoirs-without-site-specific

As part of my job I teach Salmonids in the Classroom in 34 classes. I install aquariums, deliver eyed eggs to them, lecture and guide various field trips. Gratton School 8th grade made the video found at the link below.  It's 19 minutes long so plan the time if you choose to watch it.  These kids get it.

Here is the link for the salmon video.

Lake McSwain Trout Derby April 6 and 7.  Must Register before April 2nd.  See attached flyer.

The derby is a bit remedial, but McSwain is a beautiful place to fish in the spring and the payoff could be decent.  Last October at the fall derby I ended up with a smoker full of trout and $465 in my pocket.  Not bad for a little put and take event.

Ridgerunner usually takes one of my spare rooms, but I should have another available if your interested send me a PM.

Before I go out and buy something that only works once, I'm hoping to get a some recommendations on brands and models of harpoons for Hali.  The KUFA Sports Halibut Harpoon appeals to me at $85 with a SS head, but I see they sell what looks like the same thing for $46 apparently the head is not SS.  Danielson makes a wood handle model for $39.
Any advice would be great.