Los Angeles (Palos Verdes) Fish ID

[FreediveCA]

Originally Posted by Trimbandit

I'm sure this will be helpful for people. If you are going to have limits posted, you might want to note that the WSB bag limit is 1 for 3 months of the year. Or you may want to remove the info about limits, as they tend to change over time and the internet is forever.

I definitely see the concern as limits and sizes may change. However, I believe it is good information to keep up so long as the thread can be maintained.

Holmes, it's your thread. I nominate that you keep it updated. Haha.

[holmes]

Oh wait, that's me! I added some colorful red reminders to always double check the latest regs.

Thanks for the reminder about the WSB bag limit of 1 between March and June. I guess I haven't yet had to worry about that rule in my hunting career thus far.

[Captn Ron]

Thanks for putting this together. Super helpful for new divers!

[Fishy_Killa]

Limit for Lings is 2

[phil herranen]

Originally Posted by Fishy_Killa

Limit for Lings is 2

Is it 2 down south ? It's 3 up here from cencal north at least

[phil herranen]

Just checked it is 3 lingcod in socal also

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/...g-Map/Southern

[holmes]

Update: I added a better pic and gif of California Barracuda, plus a gif of a Giant Sea Bass and a juvenile pic after learning they look totally different.

[holmes]

Here's a fish ID question, what are those fish behind the black sea bass at 0:58? https://youtu.be/2-h2l_lDz5s?t=57s. Is that what bonito look like in the wild? I see small schools that look exactly like those guys, never could figure out what what they were.

[LookPointShoot]

Originally Posted by norcalsurfer

Are the grassies and browns the most common rock fish around here in the shallows?

How do the kelp crabs taste?

No, browns are rather uncommon. Grassies and kelpies are by far the most common, followed by usually small olives and treefish (in holes).

[bigjim]

Very cool!!

I have no clue what you all see down there, but if you go North into BigSur or further you will for sure see Blue and Black rockfish and now that Blacks have a sub-limit in the RCG bag of 10 it is important to know the difference...

Super easy to tell underwater...blues are mottled looking and blacks have an obvious streak on their side and spots along their back...they kinda look like a black/white version of an Olive to me...

I've attached a pic of the DFW wall chart, a pic my buddy Harold took of a big school of blues with an Olive in the middle, and a pic of Harold with some small blacks...also added one of a camoed male cab guarding some eggs.



Sincerely,

Jim

[holmes]

I was excited to spot a new species for me this weekend. I saw a sea turtle at Cherry Cove in Catalina:


The animated gif is better:
http://gph.is/2jO3qnF.

Are they common visitors?

[Vyadha]

Rad Thread

[NaClAddict]

Turtles still around! Looking like it's going to be a good warm water year again.

[newbiee1987]

Can we make this a sticky thread please??? Aweaome first post brother.

[SpearMax]

Originally Posted by newbiee1987

Can we make this a sticky thread please??? Aweaome first post brother.

Done. Great Thread!