Bottomfish bag limit changing to 5 from 6 on May 10th

fyi, just saw this on the ODFWweekly digest email.

It's because of that darned Captain Redbeard fellow pulling hat tricks up in Tillamook Bay, by golly. 

Ha! Thanks. I'm all for this if it keeps the season going longer.

Ha! Thanks. I'm all for this if it keeps the season going longer.

exactly, bottom fishing open all year is very important to many of us.  For me, December is when I plan to be hunting for big lingcod in lower CoosBay and pulling up limits of big full crab there also.  C&Ring lingcod is just not my thing, eating them is. 

Ha! Thanks. I'm all for this if it keeps the season going longer.

I'm just blame-shifting, Cap'n.  The last time I competed in AOTY was the year ODFW closed the bottomfish season... it's obvious I'm a jinx.