2011 halibut season looking strong

Published 12:01 am Thursday, February 24, 2011

Last year’s halibut season was a good one, and the 2011 fishery is shaping up to be very similar, or maybe even a bit better. The International Pacific Halibut Commission has set the West Coast quota at 910,000 pounds, a full 100,000 pounds above the 2010 quota.

With that in mind, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has sent tentative season regulations to the IPHC which include: Neah Bay, open in May, Thursdays and Saturdays only, for two weeks, then reopening in June if enough poundage remains; Port Angeles/Admiralty Inlet, May 5-29, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only plus the full Memorial Day weekend.