Sometimes the pictures of fish caught back in the early years can leave you wishing you were around in those days. A few examples —
Totuava — San Felipe, Mexico — 1925
Today totuava are endangered and illegal to keep
Giant (Black) Sea Bass taken at Coronado in 1905
Today the number of Giant (Black) Sea Bass has decreased and they are illegal to keep
A 428-pound Giant (Black) Sea Bass taken at Catalina
White Sturgeon
In California today you have to release white sturgeon over 72-inches in length
Fish on the Santa Cruz Wharf in the early part of the 1900s — Giant (Black) Sea Bass, White Seabass, Salmon, etc.
