The only thing that is certain, is that nothing is certain

CRAB It’s what’s for dinner! : California Department of Fish and wildlife says that the recreational Dungeness crab season is expected to re- open this coming Saturday, Nov. 7. This statement has me scratching the bald area on my head. So, what does EXPECTED re-opening mean anyway? I am thinking that the season is going to start Saturday. I would expect? Huh?

* Keeping with 2020 theme of, “The only thing that is certain is that nothing is for certain!” Fish and Wildlife has thrown a handful of “Monkey Wrench’s” in to the world of the crab fishermen. Although I think that these new regulations are pointed more at commercial fishermen. They don’t say that the recreational crab fishermen is excluded.

* All the fuss has to do with endangered species such as humpback whales, blue whales, and leatherback sea turtles that are moving into areas that have served as crab-fishing grounds for years and have gotten entanged in the lines. This has occured because of a change of ocean currents. The new regulations call for fishermen to decrease the number of traps in areas where high numbers of turtles and whales are present. The state also reserves the right to close an areas if entanglements occurs. I think this is a responsible action. When the ocean currents go back to normal, entanglement encounters will drastically be reduced. And all will good again.

BLUE LAKES: ATTENTION TROUT FISHERMEN. If you haven’t already heard, the Upper Blue Lake has been stocked with some nice rainbows. Anglers have been having success fishing from the shore and docks and trolling with flashers and action discs from boats. The bass fishin, has been OKAY? Most catching 4-5 bass per outing. The bass hot spots are the Narrows area and the brush and sunken timber along the Hwy 20. Try spinnerbaits, crankbaits, swimbaits or slow draggin’ plastics.