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Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. It is an ancient and worldwide practice that dates back about 5,000 years with
various techniques and traditions and it has been transformed by modern technological developments.
Fishing continues to be a favorite pastime in the United States, in 2001, 16% of the U.S. population 16 years old and
older (34 million anglers) spent an average of 16 days fishing. Freshwater fishing was the most popular type of fishing with
over 28 million anglers devoting nearly 467 million angler-days to the sport.
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Record Breaking Halibut Caught and Released!
On Wednesday Aug 6, 2008 guests consisting of : Will Haigh, Jim O'Kane, and Don Kennard all took turns landing a 196
pound halibut at Sund's Lodge. The fish took a squid jig and nearly spooled the reel. The team of anglers fought it for over
30 minutes. Said guide Geoff Millar, "this was a dream come true..first to catch a fish that size...but also to release
it to ensure we'll be catching halibut out here for years to come!"
196 pounds
6 feet long
approx. 2 million eggs
sent back into the wild!
Late Saturday night, while I was pounding away on my 2009 editorial plan and too easily distracted, i opened an email
to find the information above. I've visited/fished Sund's Lodge on the southern British Columbia coast, and it's a great place.
Now I like it even better - and wanted to share yet another piece of evidence supporting the claim that anglers are true conservationists,
and to applaud the actions of the anglers - Will Haigh, Jim O'Kane and Don Kennard - and Sund's guide Geoff Miller for deciding
to release this very large, old animal.
As an enthusiastic Pacific halibut angler, I have long maintained (and practiced) a policy of generally releasing barndoors
clearly over 100 pounds. That's because, in part, in most cases there are plenty of fine-eating 30- to 100-pounders to be
caught (and remember, you get closer to 2/3 the weight of the fish as meat than the 40 percent or so for a grouper). And of
course that's because returning such large female spawners to the North Pacific breeding pool is a good thing. It's also pretty
easily accomplished - i.e. unlike many bottom dwellers, halibut have no swim bladder and are in general about as tough as
a fish gets. I've pulled 200-pounders from over 300 feet and, after some photos, released them just fine. They're always ready
and able to swim straight back down.
Still, there's always the appeal of sharing the triumph of a huge fish by bringing it back to the dock to stand next to
it at the scale. That can be a hard thing to pass up. Kudos to Sund's Lodge and many other guides/charter operations in the
Northwest for encouraging their anglers to release the big ladies. Hopefully there will always be some around to provide the
thrill of seeing a diamond shape the size of a Volkswagen and on the end of your line rising next to the boat. It's quite
an experience.
-Doug Olander
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