Fishing - Salmon fishing in San Francisco Bay

jon wrote:
Hello,
Just wanted to know if anyone heard about if there will be a salmon
season this year in the San Francisco Bay.
Thanks
Hi Jon, looking at this years regs
(http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/sportfishing_regs2009.asp) I see nothing
suggestion that salmon will be closed in the SF area this season.
Specifically the regs say this about salmon:

27.75. salmon Closures.
(a) No salmon may be taken in ocean waters at the mouth of the Smith
and Klamath rivers
within three nautical miles north and south of a line drawn due west for
three nautical miles from
the center of the mouth of each of said rivers.
(b) No salmon may be taken during the months of August and September
in ocean waters at
the mouth of the Eel River within two nautical miles north and south of
a line drawn due west for
two nautical miles from the center of the mouth of said river.
(c) No salmon may be taken during the month of August in ocean waters
at the mouth of the
Klamath River within six nautical miles north and south of a line drawn
due west for three nautical
miles from the center of the mouth of said river.
27.80. salmon.
(a) Methods of take:
(1) General Provisions. Only by angling as defined in Section 1.05.
No sinkers or weights
exceeding four pounds may be used, except that a fishing line may be
attached to a sinker or
weight of any size if such sinker or weight is suspended by a separate
line and the fishing line
is released automatically by a mechanical device from the sinker or
weight when any fish is
hooked. See sections 28.65 and 28.70.
(2) Barbless Hooks. No more than two (2) single point, single shank
barbless hooks shall be
used in the ocean north of Point Conception (34º27’00” N. lat.) when
salmon fishing or fishing
from any boat or floating device with salmon on board.
(3) Other Hook Restrictions. When fishing with bait in the ocean
between Horse Mountain
(40º05’00” N. lat.) and Point Conception, if angling by any means other
than trolling, then no more than two (2) single point, single shank,
barbless circle hooks shall be used. The distance
between the two hooks must not exceed five inches when measured from the
top of the eye of the
top hook to the inner base of the curve of the lower hook, and both
hooks must be permanently
tied in place (hard tied). A circle hook is defined as a hook with a
generally circular shape, and a
point which turns inwards, pointing directly to the shank at a 90-degree
angle. Trolling is defined
as angling from a boat or floating device that is making way by means of
a source of power,
other than drifting by means of the prevailing water current or weather
conditions. See Section
28.65(g).
(4) One Rod Restriction north of Point Conception. Salmon may be
taken by angling with no
more than one rod in ocean waters north of Point Conception. See Section
28.65(e).
(b) season:
(1) north of Horse Mountain (40°05’00” N. lat.) and Humboldt Bay. All
waters of the
ocean north of Horse Mountain and in Humboldt Bay are closed to salmon
fishing for 2008.
(Note: In 2009, the season will be decided in April by the Pacific
Fishery Management Council
and California Fish and Game Commission and the section will be amended
pursuant to the
regulatory process.)
(2) between Horse Mountain and Point arena (38°57’30” N. lat.). All
waters of the ocean
between Horse Mountain and Point Arena are open to salmon fishing from
February 16 through
April 4, 2008. (Note: In 2009, the season will be decided in April by
the Pacific Fishery Management
Council and California Fish and Game Commission and the section will be
amended pursuant
to the regulatory process.)
(3) south of Point arena. All waters of the ocean south of Point
Arena are closed to
salmon fishing for 2008. (Note: In 2009, the season will be decided in
April by the Pacific Fishery
Management Council and California Fish and Game Commission and the
section will be amended
pursuant to the regulatory process.)
(c) limit:
(1) Two salmon per day. See sub-section (c)(2) below and Section 1.17.
(2) Statewide Silver (coho) Salmon Restrictions: No silver (coho)
salmon may be retained.
(d) Minimum size:
(1) North of Horse Mountain: Twenty-four inches total length.
(2) South of Horse Mountain: Twenty inches total length.