You can fish shallower than 50 fathoms, as long as you don’t have any RCG in posession, and you must release any RCG you catch.

You’re going to be in a good spot. My favorite section of the SLR is btwn the Garden of Eden and Paradise park. I normally access it from the hwy 9 side, but there are trails on the east side too. Personally, I would avoid the tribs like eagle ck & powdermill ck. The season opens Dec 1 nowadays. Wed, Sat, Sundays with barbless hooks (bait is allowed; locals often use shrimp) below Boulder Creek. You may find a few striped bass in the lagoon too.

Check out that stock pic. Ncka photo from anchor bay?

Ha! Good catch. Looks like AbMan & Dr Habanero maybe?

Badass

Heck yeah, securing the stuffed animals and securing dinner. Thats a double dip! I love those whitefish. My favorite way to cook them is on the stovetop with lemon & capers…like chicken piccata style.

Thats funny Sonny was on the same trip. Some of the folks on the boat were from the Giant Kelp Restoration Project. When they posted about it on the Giant Kelp Restoration page on Facebook, they said the 3 SMCAs on the monterey peninsula should be turned into no-take SMRs…because fishing hurts the kelp. The Ricketts SMCA, Pacific Grove SMCA, and Carmel Bay SMCA allow recreational take of finfish (and commercial harvesting of kelp, ironically). I doubt their petition will gain any traction. But its something to keep an eye on.

I stopped by the campground today and chatted with Cam. There are lots of open campsites available, so I didn’t reserve one. Price went up to $47/night. Cash only, reminder.