14-12-2009, 11:46 AM
[quote name='The Bee Keeper' post='17068' date='Dec 12 2009, 11:26 PM']You may try a octopus lair pot. It is my goal to try setting lair pots for Giant Pacific Octopus in the San Juan Islands. I got the idea from this article [url="http://www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=303"]http://www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov/index.c...articles_id=303[/url] they appear to have been used successfully in alaska so why not here.[/quote]
I'm still debating whether to try for them or not because I'd like to fish for them to eat and I'm not so sure if the waters around Les Davis pier haven't been affected by the port. Since they're top predators it seem to reason that whatever toxins are in the area would be concentrated in them so I'm still researching. But the lair pot method seems the way to go. How long should they be left out? Are they pulled day or night? Looks like I have more researching to do.... Mahalo for the reply.
I'm still debating whether to try for them or not because I'd like to fish for them to eat and I'm not so sure if the waters around Les Davis pier haven't been affected by the port. Since they're top predators it seem to reason that whatever toxins are in the area would be concentrated in them so I'm still researching. But the lair pot method seems the way to go. How long should they be left out? Are they pulled day or night? Looks like I have more researching to do.... Mahalo for the reply.