THE OPENING OF RECREATIONAL SALMON SEASON HAD THE SANTA CRUZ HARBOR BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND. BY 5 A-M SATURDAY MORNING THERE WAS A LONG LINE OF TRAILER-ED BOATS WAITING FOR THEIR TURN AT THE LAUNCH RAMP. MOST OF THE PARKING LOTS AROUND THE HARBOR WERE FULL BY 6. IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF FISHERMEN HAD RETURNED, WITH ABOUT 50 PERCENT REPORTING CATCHES. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SOME REPORTS OF CATCHES NEAR THE SOQUEL HOLE, LOCALLY SALMON WERE SPARSE. ALMOST ALL FISHERMEN THAT GOT THEIR LIMITS CAUGHT THEM IN THE MOSS LANDING AREA. RECREATIONAL SALMON SEASON IS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 30TH.
