Finally new rockfish regs! (2021)

I was excited today to see that the sub limit for black rockfish has been removed! We have tons of them around anyway. Verms now have a sub limit.

Here are the new regs copy pasted :

Elimination of sub-bag limits for black rockfish, canary rockfish and cabezon within the 10-fish Rockfish, Cabezon, Greenling (RCG) complex daily bag limit.
A new sub-bag limit of five vermilion rockfish within the 10-fish RCG complex daily bag limit.
The Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) boundary will increase to 30 fathoms (180 feet) in the Mendocino Management Area during the regular open season (May 1-October 31).
The RCA boundary will increase to 50 fathoms (300 feet) in the San Francisco Management Area during the open season (April 1-December 31).
The RCA boundary will increase to 100 fathoms (600 feet) in the Southern Management Area during the open season (March 1-December 31).
For consistency with federal regulations, the legal method of take for California scorpionfish has been updated such that no more than two hooks and one line may be used when angling for this species.
The ‘All Depth’ fishery in the Northern and Mendocino Management Areas will continue each November and December, unless modified by an in-season action.

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=94289.msg1061933#msg1061933

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Just anecdotal, but when canaries were no-take, I used to catch them all the time. Almost as soon as take was allowed, I didn’t see many. I’m guessing they might be more susceptible to fishing pressure than some other types of RF.

Any cab-fishing advice? I think they are excellent eating, but I rarely catch any...

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Just anecdotal, but when canaries were no-take, I used to catch them all the time. Almost as soon as take was allowed, I didn’t see many. I’m guessing they might be more susceptible to fishing pressure than some other types of RF.

Any cab-fishing advice? I think they are excellent eating, but I rarely catch any...

I'm sure more knowledgeable folks can chime in, but I usually catch cabs on a smaller white twin tail scampi, fished in close to rocky shore dropoffs <60'.  Haven't found a way to target them specifically with hook and line, but the limit change makes me want to dust off the speargun and hit up a particular shore diving spot I used to see a ton of cabs.  It's a shallow and rocky area... pretty much unfishable from a boat and out of casting range from shore.

oh how things can change in a couple years...

Nowhereman, I have found cabs in the densest kelp beds I can hope to get my gear back from. Yeah. It feels like pulling up a bushel basket of bowling balls, but it like the kid said on getting a couple of yards of horse manure, “there’s just got to be a pony (fish) in the middle of this!” Best spots I’ve found are in kelp patches on the off-shore side of rock piles, but that could just be chance/luck.

Thanks for the info Li-orca.

oh how things can change in a couple years...

For sure!

Not sure what I’ll do all spring… May have to take up drinking or meth to fill the void…

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Just anecdotal, but when canaries were no-take, I used to catch them all the time. Almost as soon as take was allowed, I didn’t see many. I’m guessing they might be more susceptible to fishing pressure than some other types of RF.

Any cab-fishing advice? I think they are excellent eating, but I rarely catch any...

SMC has cabzilla city. You wont have problem catching them until you get sick of them..

Best spots i know for cabs is Bean Hollow.  Stillwater south used to be good also.

Bushy

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Just anecdotal, but when canaries were no-take, I used to catch them all the time. Almost as soon as take was allowed, I didn’t see many. I’m guessing they might be more susceptible to fishing pressure than some other types of RF.

Any cab-fishing advice? I think they are excellent eating, but I rarely catch any...

SMC has cabzilla city. You wont have problem catching them until you get sick of them..

Cabs are one my fave - can't really get sick of those!

Good move wrt both blacks and verms, IMHO. And it's interesting that there is no sub-limit on canaries, as only recently we couldn't keep any...

I've been seeing a lot more canaries this year, especially smaller ones.  Good sign the closure might have done something. 

Agree with the verm limit, and also stoked at the possibility of up to 10 cabs. 

Not the worst reg. changes we've had over the years.

Just anecdotal, but when canaries were no-take, I used to catch them all the time. Almost as soon as take was allowed, I didn’t see many. I’m guessing they might be more susceptible to fishing pressure than some other types of RF.

Any cab-fishing advice? I think they are excellent eating, but I rarely catch any...

SMC has cabzilla city. You wont have problem catching them until you get sick of them..

Cabs are one my fave - can't really get sick of those!

Thats what I said.. Now I cant even clean them

Cant see why they would do away with the cabezon sub-limit. I have not seen many cabs taken very often here in monterey. I havent caught a cab in years here. The ones taken are barely legal. Just my two cents.