The Animal Fair Crew is volunteering at the Salmon BBQ tomorrow. Hope to see you all there! The proceeds from the event go to some very constructive educational projects as well as actual physical restoration of our local rivers and streams.
Salmon Fishing Update, June 23rd
Salmon season will be closed for the month of July which is right around the corner. We are headed out this afternoon for another salmon fishing trip and plan on having a sale at the end of the month.
We'll be fishing for Rockfish and Black Cod for the month of July, then Salmon fishing again August through September.
2016 CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL SALMON SEASON :
Between Horse Mountain and Point Arena (Fort Bragg area) commercial Chinook salmon fisheries will be open June 13 to 30, August 3 to 27, and September 1 to 30, 2016.
In the area from Point Arena to Pigeon Point, the season will be open May 6 to 31, June 13 to 30, August 3 to 28, and during the month of September.
From Pigeon Point to the Mexico border, the Chinook season will be open in May and June. There will also be a season from Point Reyes to Point San Pedro, open October 3 to 7 and 10 to 14.
Salmon Fishing Update, June 19th
Thanks everyone for a great first salmon sale of the season!
Rainbow over Rockport
Salmon Fishing Update, June 14th
Salmon Season is open again and we are headed out this morning to fish for a four day trip! Recent sport reports and the larger boats who were able to fish the opening day suggest that conditions may have improved over the last two weeks.
We're going to fish as much as possible until the season temporarily closes again at the end of June, and are planning to have a sale if the weather becomes too rough to go fishing or at the end of the month.
We're looking forward to seeing you!
The Animal Fair Crew
Leaks in the Deck, Squishy Stringer, New Front Seal, & Shaft Alignment
Salmon Fishing Update, June 1st
Salmon season is currently closed above Pigeon Point until June 13th. When it opens up again we'll be allowed to fish north of Point Arena and we are very excited to make some trips to Shelter Cove.
May turned out to be very poor fishing for salmon in California and we're all hoping the conditions will improve by the June 13th opener!
2016 CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL SALMON SEASON :
Between Horse Mountain and Point Arena (Fort Bragg area) commercial Chinook salmon fisheries will be open June 13 to 30, August 3 to 27, and September 1 to 30, 2016.
In the area from Point Arena to Pigeon Point, the season will be open May 6 to 31, June 13 to 30, August 3 to 28, and during the month of September.
From Pigeon Point to the Mexico border, the Chinook season will be open in May and June. There will also be a season from Point Reyes to Point San Pedro, open October 3 to 7 and 10 to 14.
Salmon Fishing Update, May 14th
Salmon Fishing Update, May 10th
Salmon Season is Open!
Restorative Makeover 2016
F/V Animal Fair Entering Noyo Harbor
The F/V Animal Fair was captured in this video Wednesday afternoon entering Noyo Harbor while the seas were 14 ft @ 14 seconds. Thanks to the photographer for posting this on youtube!
Coming in today, building seas @ Noyo River
Critters from the Deep
Critters from the Deep
There are all kinds of interesting scavengers that hang out on the ocean floor. Some of them have a surprising range of habitat and live in the intertidal zone but also out in the deeper water, 1500 ft, where we have been fishing. Our Black Cod traps baited with squid must smell pretty good because we attract some interesting characters!
Black Cod Fishing is open as of January 1st, 2016!
Happy New Year from the Animal Fair Crew!
We have all enjoyed resting up and spending some time with friends and family this wonderfully rainy holiday season. We plan on heading out for Black Cod again as soon as the ocean subsides from this latest series of storms.
Keep an eye out for an email update from us when we see a safe weather opening for our offshore (10 miles) deep water (1800 ft) Black Cod fishing!
Thanks for checking in!
The Animal Fair Crew
Rich Holmes and Laura Miller
Newly "Upcycled" Anchor Gear!
We are happy to report that we have been keeping busy despite the rain and holiday season! We have made the trek down to Oakland to have our old and rusted anchor chain sandblasted and re-galvanized. Surprisingly all of this work is still less expensive than purchasing a new chain, and besides, we've been through a lot of rough anchorages with this tried and true equipment! Happy Shiny New Year!