California HALIBUT: Catch Clean & COOK! **Kayak Fishing**

This video was filmed in Humboldt Bay California. This day is right around the town of Arcata and Eureka and it is full of fish ready to be caught. The halibut come in during the warm water months of the year to Spawn inside of the bay in the shallow water. We are targeting these fish using artificial lures. Swimbait fishing is the most popular way to catch these California Halibut. These fish are great to eat; my favorite way to eat them is to throw em on the grill. I ate this fish with sticky rice and lime. It was so good! I recommend a simple recipe for halibut. My kayak was given to me for free by my awesome neighbors. I’ll be doing a lot more kayak fishing coming up here. Rockfish and lingcod season just opened so next chance I get I’ll record a catch and cook. Let me know what you guys think about this video and comment below any suggestions you have for later videos. Thanks so much for watching!
Music in this video:
Lavender Lust - Ramirez and Rocci
Fkj & Masego - Tadow
Secret Crates - Springtime Stroll
Gyvus - Lemon Tea
My gear:
I use an Abu Garcia Promax reel.
Shimano Scimitar 8.5 foot Medium Heavy rod
Bucktail
Maxima 20lb Line
Piscifun 40lb Braid
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING! SUBSCRIBE IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE ❤️❤️

[@humboldtfishing7328]

What do you guys wanna see next? Comment! 👇👇👇

[@MrTrebular]

a guide and gear setup and where to go and how to get there

[@humboldtfishing7328]

I don’t just give away spots. Fishing is about discovery and learning by trial and error.

[@jimbo4612]

@@humboldtfishing7328 Some Humboldt fishing spots are legendary and well known. Calif Halibut in numbers is a newer thing to the area as the environment changed. getting warmer. due to el nino conditions.

[@jimbo4612]

How about a rock fish /ling/ redtail perch trip off the Somoa peninsula . As a kid we used to jump the fence at the Mckinleyville airport and flip cow patties for mushrooms or get chased off the Mckinleyville golf course picking em. . People back in this era would eat the mushrooms, dress up in costumes and race home made land/water craft devices into the Humboldt bay and back to shore determining the race winner. If your parents are local they would know whats up and the tradition .

[@humboldtfishing7328]

I have 3 or 4 jetty videos right now. I’ll probably do a perch video too. Went to Trinidad and landed a huge cabezon and my kayak flipped in the waves and I lost the fish and gear so I couldn’t film a video. Bummer. I’ll get back to it though. But that’s cool haha I haven’t tried the race part of that 😂 we find em behind Safeway

[@MegaBait1616]

I like the idea of adding honey to it......... gotta try that out.. thumbs up.

[@donreed]

Superb commentary, which is as decisive, incisive and economical as the physical gutting/cleaning of the fish. Bravo!

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Thank you!! I love to get such in-depth feedback

[@donreed]

@@humboldtfishing7328 And there's more: October 13th-November 3rd, double-check everything. Be especially aware of where the sharp objects (hooks, knifes, etc.) are before moving around. You're going to be surprised how often odd and uncountable things will occur. Be prepared; count on this happening.

[@pol6722]

Great video! Great to see my hometown being represented so well! Keep up the hard work! Can't wait to move back in June and get going fishing down there again!

[@ernesttchoi7462]

Love this video! That feeling we all get from Fishing! Is priceless! Keep making videos!

[@joejimenez3680]

Much love and your great video dude I am surprised that you are not an professional chef nice and simple healthy meals rice I can eat everyday hopefully watch more upcoming videos from you or friends shout out Houston Texas

[@humboldtoutdoors6082]

So glad to find your channel! You've inspired me to take my kayak out and fish for halibut in Humboldt Bay. I never really knew how, but thanks to your information and visuals, I'm ready to go try.

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Awesome!! Glad to hear that I’m inspiring people to get out there. I haven’t fished halibut so far this year but it’ll start getting good soon

[@ronh8717]

Can’t wait to see some more of these videos! I got a 23 incher by woodley island nice to see their plentiful in the bay!

[@lislenye3198]

Great exciting video. Very impressed. Look forward to more.

[@skinbag420]

I'm up in willow creek. Cant wait to shoot to the coast!!!

[@petergajic7591]

Low tide clamming w your pops would be cool

[@maxlitwin2153]

Omg, your drag anchor idea is great! Why didn’t I think of that?

[@Charles-ct5tr]

I like how you respect and grateful on nature give you

[@arturohernandez3971]

Bruhhhh you’re a chef too 😎

[@splitpath780]

I was born in Eureka and I really miss the coast and fish awesome job bro

[@jaycobcorn3304]

Another Banger! Yee!

[@billturner1960]

Dude, your vidz are so awesome. Always appreciate and enjoy your catch and cooks. I can tell you are having a great time and really enjoy the outings. Great job and keep up the great work! Regards man. Bill, Soldotna, Alaska. 😎👍

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Thank you! I’m in Alaska right now as well, just working but also recording some awesome videos. Stay tuned!

[@billturner1960]

Right on! Southeast I suspect?

[@humboldtfishing7328]

@@billturner1960 yep east baranoff

[@billturner1960]

@@humboldtfishing7328 So staying in Sitka I'm guessing. A bit early but just north of Sitka is Salisbury Sound. I've caught many large king salmon up there in the past. Quick salmon grill recipe,, easy to pack and tasty if you like the asian zing; Brown sugar to taste in Tiger sauce,,,, Fresh grated or minced ginger and garlic to taste,,,,, Toss in a handful of chopped green onion, or scallion tops as some folks call them. Maybe a dribble of soy. Man, to me it goes so we'll with salmon and without the soy it's not too salty. Play around with it. I think you'll like it once you get it blended the way you like. Stay safe down there,,,,,,that ocean and the weather can change in the blink of an eye,,,, 😎👍 Use as either a grill baste or a marinade, or as a dipping sauce. All qtys.to taste.

[@masonevanow9417]

So when I was fishing I got a 42 inch Cali 2ed bridge Humboldt bay and it had cheek meat so if you get a big one I would look for that!

[@jamesskidmore5776]

Merry Christmas to You and Your Family

[@pablohernandez2084]

All your vids !! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@raulgarcia5230]

Your the man!

[@ajbolton8873]

Great vid. Still looking for the Humboldt Fishing merch though.

[@kristian7095]

I thoroughly enjoyed the bonk sound effects

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Sound effects? Those were real

[@donreed]

@@humboldtfishing7328 Perhaps you don't understand. NOTHING is real anymore but the video / film and the "sound effects." This started as far back as the 1920s when films became wildly popular, and so on and so forth until today. Reality --- our physical existence --- now counts for nothing. If you don't believe me, try this: count the wasted zombies who stare at their cell phones all day long. When you get to 100 by 12 noon, the experiment will be over, the debate resolved. I look up. A commercial is playing on TV. Chris Rock is the endorser (I remember when we watched him because he was funny. That was decades ago). Gosh, he has an Apple cell phone in his hand. Thank you Chris.

[@Joe-eq8we]

@@humboldtfishing7328 Why would You say that?

[@UntitledSpaghetti2]

Do yourself a favor and invest in a Salt Plate. The fillets will season while sitting on it and you can cook directly on it. Nice video!! I like the sauce seasoning. Definitely gonna try it.

[@humboldtfishing7328]

That’s cool! I’ll look into it. Better catch and cook on the way

[@KayakFishingwithMatt]

Nice job! I miss fishing humboldt bay ✌️

[@jimbo4612]

Wondering why you did the top fillets on the beach given the muddy nature of the bay and then the bottom fillets at home? We never had these halibut when i went to school at HSU and College of the Redwoods just had lings, rockfish red tail perch off the Somoa peninsula but the mad river had 20 lb plus natural steelhead and massive king salmon to 50+ lbs. Seems the environments changed . All we used to get from the inner bay was mud sharks, rays, and a couple perch. 10-11 lb halibut from the Humboldt bay wow! IF there is one bet there is a 30 lb with your name all over it.

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Hey man! I decided to fillet the first half with a backdrop of water for your entertainment. The mad river now is a bunch of guys that love the hatchery and act like the wild component of the run is gone. Sad to see. But i did catch a 30 pound king on a float rig on the mad again. AS well as a bunch of steelhead. I have a steelhead video from this year if you havnt seen it yet, I would check it out. Thanks for watching and for the input!

[@jimbo4612]

@@humboldtfishing7328 Thank you for the honesty and info on the Mad River. Was told about changes but never expected this. I'm a 1984 HSU graduate so bear with an old fart. Seen the videos so far and it looked like you might be a advocate for the regional fisheries on day. Got the gift and love for the sport as well. Best of luck to you young man.

[@jimbo4612]

@@vids595 i went to school at Humboldt State and heavily fished the region for many years. and as of the mid 1980's California halibut just did not exist in the region in any real numbers. El nino weather patterns then pushed species basically 120 miles ( North) into cooler water. On the flip side note the Warmer water fish of baja and Southern California in Central California waters now. Last few years we have had bill fish such as Marlin, mako sharks Yellowtail. blue-fin tuna in large numbers. in shore fish now include fish including Brown trigger fish and croaker species such as yellow fin, spotfin and even corbina. Basically California Halibut in Humbot bay are a relatively new fish if were talking length of time historically.

[@jimbo4612]

@@vids595 Yep! water got warm. wish we had them when i fished Out of King salmon, there expensive fish and worth quite a bit of money . From whats been going on now its fairly common to get a smaller pacific halibut in the mix with the California halibut. So you can keep 3 California halibut and a pacific as well provided the Pacific is in season. There is a good book called " A guide to the fishes of Humboldt Bay" which includes all the unique fish in the bay. Humbolt U also has a great lab with specimens

[@Joe-eq8we]

I dont understand why this channel doesn't have more subs!

[@tdbulkley98]

Please don’t stop making videos!

[@humboldtfishing7328]

I won’t! I’ll be changing my name on KZbin to something else to appeal to a wider audience.

[@fishingartadventures4662]

Was that kind of buy the north jetty in somoa?

[@yanboho3293]

bro，initially I thought Humboldt is your surname until I saw the video description today“ Humboldt Bay” LOL love your video，blessing

[@ronaldcolejr4132]

Clamming vid would be cool

[@Jonathan-wo6kf]

Would a spinning rod and reel work just as well as your bait caster setup for California Halibut in similar conditions?

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Most likely, I just prefer baitcasters for their manageability on the yak

[@petergajic7591]

A CULINARY Delight With FatHead Shakes you da man

[@tdbulkley98]

Crab snaring catch and cook!

[@colesaxen1317]

what’s the best way to know the tides? Just moved up to arcata for school!

[@humboldtfishing7328]

I just search Eureka Ca tides and click magic sea weed. The best one and there’s an app too

[@mitchelllyell8279]

Dope video keep it up

[@Joe-eq8we]

Nice Hali, bro!

[@heavyhandsmcgee]

Didn't get any California's this year but I got a 40" pacific.

[@707unseen]

Nice catch.

[@Anders4771]

I'm new to the area. Where in Humboldt Bay can I fish from shore? Can I catch Halibut fishing off of the Humboldt Jetty?

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Fish from the coast guard jetty area to the sand. there’s some out there

[@cdsfishing4346]

nice halibut, I actually caught a halibut on my channel like a week ago.

[@kevinsmith7988]

Hey man where did you launch in this video?

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Message me on Instagram humboldtfishing

[@winter4953]

SEASONS IN 🤣

[@jhooksfishing]

Bro your from Humboldt thats sick heard theirs so much fish out there 🤙

[@ecv03]

Great fish brings back memories. I did vote this video down because his cussing. About 10 minutes in.

[@humboldtfishing7328]

I said “hell yeah”.. is that offensive? Or was it something else I said

[@YouTookTheRedPill]

DID NOT expect the Yung Lean Oreomilkshake but it hit, respect 🔥

[@ciaranbrock9984]

Be careful cleaning and cooking fish on video because you know those dumbasses are gonna be on you about animal abuse. 😂😂

[@fishkillers650gonzalez8]

U have a Instagram brother

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Yep it’s Humboldtfishing

[@fishkillers650gonzalez8]

I txted u on Instagram brother

[@jtonneck]

Lingcod much much better

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Lingcod catch and cook on the way

[@DaBirdOfHermes]

There ain’t no fish in this ocean!!!

[@Steven-ed6sc]

So

[@humboldtfishing7328]

Lmaooo I gotta work on that 😂😂

[@Steven-ed6sc]

@@humboldtfishing7328 Haha, love your videos though! Keep it up!