Keeping halibut caught inside harbor

[goldenglory18]

Originally Posted by Ggiannig89

I keep them. I try to pick out the worms as I see them and trust me there’s plenty in the belly section...

That. Sounds. Horrible.

[Ggiannig89]

Originally Posted by goldenglory18

That. Sounds. Horrible.

I picked the same kind of worms out of a halibut and rockfish I caught out of La Jolla as well. I think it’s alot more prevalent than most of you think. Unfortunately so

[Iceman]

I do not think halibut are residents of the bays, they move in and out. I have no issue keeping them.........my wife refuses to eat em so I am not likely to keep any in the bays.

[Saba Slayer]

X2 - Andy Says..."I do not think halibut are residents of the bays, they move in and out."
I agree...it's usually about the spawn...

[alanw]

Worms/parasites aren't the problem, its the toxins from the bays you can't see or cut out that's problematic. There is a study floating around somewhere about how bad SD bay is. I probably wouldn't eat anything out of there. http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/learn/fishable/sediment

[Saba Slayer]

Originally Posted by alanw

Worms/parasites aren't the problem, its the toxins from the bays you can't see or cut out that's problematic. There is a study floating around somewhere about how bad SD bay is. I probably wouldn't eat anything out of there. http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/learn/fishable/sediment

WOW...how about some of those big resident Bugs ...some of these guys are over 20 or 30 years old. Cockroaches Del Mar.
The EPA...or whats left of it...LOL...has only been around a relatively short while...and the Navy and local commercial businesses have been dumping toxins in there for years....!

Eating the local/resident fish is not wise...but as Andy said...and I agree...a lot of the other smaller harbors have the fish moving in to spawn.
I can't catch Halibut in the harbors most of the year as well as I can in the spring and early summer...

[NICKWORN]

So all of us who are eating Lobster from the BigBay are going to die!!



Best thing I've heard all day!!

[jorluivil]

I've been eating them for years and I'm perfectly fine
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[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

I've been eating them for years and I'm perfectly fine
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I object.....

I rescind my objection... That pretty much how Jorge looks like now

[YakHanded]

Santa ana river mouth, doheny river mouth... any spillway... its all poop these days.. just eat em if you catch one you want to keep.