Spearfishing Reg!

[mbhalihunter]

Make Note of this!

Section 28.9 B on page35 of the 2005 book

When spearfishing for or in possession of federal groundfish or associated species as authorized under authority of Sectino 27.82(c)(4), in an area or during a season closed to the take of the species, no fishing gear except spearfishing gear may be aboard the vessel or non-motorized watercraft.

So if fishings closed to the hook and line and your spearing, dont have any rods on your boat.

[Mobius1]

thats kinda cruddy

[promethean_spar]

Well, yeah, but there are many similar regs, like you can't have scuba gear on board when abalone are on board (though you may have scuba gear and abalone in your car...) You can't have salmon on board and a rod that's rigged with tackle that isn't salmon-legal, and you can't fish for salmon in water over 120' deep when rockfish are aboard... Lots of rules to keep you from getting mischevious.

[undrH2Ohntr]

So does anyone have a concrete answer for Sheephead in 2005 ????
Are they legal to take by spear all year?
thanks for the help

[VicT]

AS ALWAYS: Subject to in-season change.

Species: RCG Complex (including all species of Rockfish, Cabezon and Greenlings as defined in Section 1.91)
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open year-round
Limit: 10 fish in combination per person.

Species: Cabezon
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open year-round
Limit: 1 fish per person; also included in the 10-fish aggregate RCG Complex bag limit
Size: 15 Inches

Species: Lingcod
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open: Apr-Nov
Closed: Jan-Mar, Dec
Limit: 2 fish per person (not sure if per day).
Size: 24 Inches

Species: Ocean Whitefish
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open year-round
Limit: 10 fish per person
Size: No size limit (does not mean you can destroy the kindergarten class)

Species: Sheepshead
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open year-round
Limit: 5 fish per person
Size: 12 Inches

Species: California Scorpionfish
Boat-based Anglers3:
Open: July-Nov
Closed: Jan-June, Dec
Divers, Shore-based Anglers3:
Open year-round
Limit: 5 fish per person
Size: 10 Inches

Note:
Divers and shore-based anglers are exempt from restrictions affecting the RCG complex, ocean whitefish, California scorpionfish, California sheephead, and other federally managed groundfish (except for lingcod). The following definitions describe boat-based and shore-based anglers, and divers:
Shore-based anglers are fishermen that fish from beaches, banks, piers, jetties, breakwaters, docks and other manmade structures connected to the shore.
Divers are spear fishermen entering the water either from the shore or from a boat or other floating object.

[VicT]

PLEASE NOTE: The regs posted above are for north coast hunters (Still Water/Gerstle Cove area). Below is the link that will have So. Cal info. Good hunting and take care....
Vic T.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/oceanfish2005.pdf Page#14

[undrH2Ohntr]

thanks Vic.......In other words it all depends on the Fish and Game dept.