| Page 5

August 2015 archives

Hermosa Beach Pier — 2008 UPSAC Youth Angling Class

August 9, 2015 by kenjones

UPSAC Volunteers and members of the class In 2008 a team of UPSAC members under the direction of Hashem Nahid hosted a group of inner city youth from Los Angeles. One goal for the day was to teach the youth how to fish, especially since many had never fished before in their life. A second [...]

Oceanside Pier — 2010 Young Anglers Tournament

August 9, 2015 by kenjones

Having fun, spending time in the great outdoors, and perhaps catching a fish for the first time in their life, these were some of the goals of the youth at the First Annual Young Angler Tournament at the Oceanside Pier on August 7, 2010. Held on a beautiful day at one of California’s iconic piers, [...]

Goleta Pier — 2010 Youth Angler Tournament

August 8, 2015 by kenjones

The first of what was hoped to be an annual UPSAC-IGFA Goleta Pier Youth Angler Tournament was held on October 16th, 2010 at the beautiful Goleta Beach County Park and Pier in Santa Barbara County, surroundings that are both first class and family-friendly. You’ve got to get up early to have time to set up [...]

Oceanside Pier — UPSAC Derby 2010

August 8, 2015 by kenjones

In 2010 United Pier and Shore Anglers of California instituted a series of fund raising derbies of which the one at the Oceanside Pier was the first. Eugene Kim (green shirt) was the main organizer, gift getter, judge, and all around force for the event. A variety of species were caught during the day [...]

California Moray

August 5, 2015 by kenjones

Species: Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859); from the Greek words gymno and thorax (naked breast or lack of scales) and the Latin word mordax (prone to bite). Martin (Greensleeves) and a moray at the 2003 Catalina Get Together Alternate Names: Moray or conger eel. Early-day names included marina and muraena. Called morena de California or anguila [...]