Reporting from Half Moon Bay— It's finally time to fish, and Duncan MacLean is ready.
Like scores of fishermen, MacLean once earned a handsome living trolling for salmon in these waters south of San Francisco. But it's been a struggle since 2008, when authorities sharply restricted fishing to allow the dwindling salmon population to grow.
This spring, the federal government decreed that the fish were back and approved a five-month season. Now old salts like MacLean are eager to get to sea before officials change their minds.
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