Posts Tagged Seacliff State Beach Pier

2004 PFIC/UPSAC Seacliff Pier Get Together

March 31, 2018 by kenjones
The 2004 Get Together at the Seacliff State Beach Pier was one of the first gatherings of the PFIC “Pier Rats” but as always was a day filled with good cheer, good food, and the opportunity to actually put a face to the names people saw on the PFIC Message Board. We’re still looking for [...]

King Salmon

September 20, 2016 by kenjones
Order Salmoniformes  Trouts and Salmon—Family Salmonidae Adult male — Picture courtesy of NOAA Species: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792); from the Greek roots onkos  (hook), rynchos (nose), and tshawytscha (the vernacular name for the species in Alaska and Kamchatka, USSR). Alternate Names: Chinook salmon, black mouth, spring salmon, tyee (large specimens over 30 pounds), quinnat, hookbill, [...]

A short visit to Montery Bay — and some piers

August 21, 2015 by kenjones
With the thermometer reaching 100 degrees for day after day, I decided it was time to leave Fresno and visit the coast. Given the recent reports of mackerel, I decided to head northwest to Monterey. The  area from Monterey to Santa Cruz is what I call the “north” Central Coast. In contrast, is the Pismo [...]

Silver Surfperch

November 30, 2014 by kenjones
Species: Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854); from the Greek root words hyper (above) and prosopon (face, from the upward direction of the face), and the Latin word ellipticum (elliptical, referring to the outline of the body). Family Embiotocidae, subfamily Amphistichinae. Alternate Names: Silver perch or surfperch. In Mexico called mojarra ovalada or perca. Identification: Their coloring [...]

White Seaperch

November 28, 2014 by kenjones
  White Seaperch from the Trinidad Pier Species: Phanerodon furcatus (Girard, 1854); from the Greek root words phaneros (evident) and odons (tooth) and the Latin word furcatus  (forked tail). Family Embiotocidae, subfamily Embiotocinae. Alternate Names: Splittail perch, forktail perch and white perch. In Mexico called mojarra lomo rayado. Identification: White seaperch are often confused with [...]