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Great White Sharks at Huntington Beach

March 8, 2017 by kenjones

What looks to be a great white shark taken at the Huntington Beach Pier (Photo from Daily Pilot-Los Angeles Times) Roughly a decade ago, during the time of the MLPA meetings, I wrote a letter to the editor of Western Outdoor News. The gist of my letter was that anglers were sometimes their our own [...]

Bat Rays & a Brouhaha in Lodi

March 4, 2017 by kenjones

Bat Ray logo developed by esteemed “Pier Rat” Lucy Phillips in 2004. I’ve been a fan of bat rays for many years and for over a decade Pier Fishing In California (PFIC) and the United Pier and Shore Anglers of California (UPSAC) held an annual “Mud Marlin Derby” at the Berkeley Pier. Given my affection [...]

Can You Eat Spider (Sheep) Crabs?

February 22, 2017 by kenjones

Eating Spider Crabs — From the pages of Pier Fishing In California (pierfishing.com) A large spider crab taken by SanClementeEric at the Redondo Beach Pier in 2005 Date: September 4, 1999 To: PFIC Message Board From: Sarcastic Fringehead Subject: If it’s edible, somebody will eat it…. People eat anything and everything…I’ve seen guys catch turtles [...]

Green Sturgeon

January 13, 2017 by kenjones

Order Acipenseriformes Sturgeons—Family Acipenseridae Green sturgeon caught by Matty at the McNear Pier in 2006 Species: Acipenser medirostris (Ayres, 1854); from the Latin words Acipenser (bony cartilage), medi (moderate), and rostris (snout). Alternate Names: Golden sturgeon. Called esturión verde in Mexico. Identification: Green sturgeon have streamlined, shark-like bodies with a pointed head that is longer [...]

California Scorpionfish

January 11, 2017 by kenjones

Order Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Rockfishes — Family Scorpaenidae Genus Scorpaena California Scorpionfish Species: Scorpaena guttata (Girard, 1854); from the Greek word scorpaena (scorpion, referring to the poison spines), and the Latin word guttata (a form of small drops or spotting). Alternate Names: Commonly called sculpin although also called scorpionfish, scorpion, little poker, rattlesnake and scorpene. [...]