Took my son fishing for New Years! a few pics

[timekeeper]

Caught a bunch of red snapper but, had to release as out of season. The gaff was gently through the gills for photo op. Fort Morgan Alabama. Oh yeah, I was sporting the DSSD!

[Raza]

Man, looks delicious! The fish, not your son.

Must be pretty cool to live in a place where you can be on the water on New Year's Eve. What was the weather like?

As far as the catch and release thing goes, how would they ever know if you kept a fish that's out of season? What if you don't know the rules of what's in season and what isn't? I've always wondered how catch and release worked.

[bajachild]

When boats return to the docks, the dept of fish and game can be waiting. They have the right to open coolers and search the boat. Check licenses, registration, etc. CA has a lot. Don't break the rules and you won't have an issue.

Personally, I've done most of my fishing in Mexico. Sea of Cortez to be exact. Yellowtail, dorado, tuna, sailfish, grouper, etc. Nice to see some great shots. My boys are always eager to go. But Mexico days are all but gone. Too many issues. Now it's just Catalina Island the other So Cal spots.

Mike

[geoffbot]

Ah - that's awesome - I love the lume on that model

I kid, well, I do like the lume, but a father/son fishing trip sounds like a lot of fun. The son a budding WIS?

[timekeeper]

They call that fillet and release! not this trip. Don't want to teach the wrong things and we were only a few miles from shore. Marine patrol will take your boat and fine the hell out of you. It has been done in the past though and most locals still practice that as well.
The weather was in the 60's lots of wind. We were there a week and found ½ a day to get out but caught close to 100 red snapper!

Man, looks delicious! The fish, not your son.

Must be pretty cool to live in a place where you can be on the water on New Year's Eve. What was the weather like?

As far as the catch and release thing goes, how would they ever know if you kept a fish that's out of season? What if you don't know the rules of what's in season and what isn't? I've always wondered how catch and release worked.

[timekeeper]

I hope he will warm up to WIS. He does have a nice little collection of divers.

Ah - that's awesome - I love the lume on that model

I kid, well, I do like the lume, but a father/son fishing trip sounds like a lot of fun. The son a budding WIS?

[Nokie]

Looks like someone is going to be eating very well for a while. Nice.

[Raza]

They call that fillet and release! not this trip. Don't want to teach the wrong things and we were only a few miles from shore. Marine patrol will take your boat and fine the hell out of you. It has been done in the past though and most locals still practice that as well.
The weather was in the 60's lots of wind. We were there a week and found ½ a day to get out but caught close to 100 red snapper!

Ah, cool. I wasn't endorsing keeping the fish, just wondering what controls are in place to prevent people from doing it.

That's nice weather and a lot of red snapper.

[Mediocre]

Awesome New Years event, great catches too!!! We love Fort Morgan, great area for the family!