Cabrillo Mole 5/24/22

fish-ninja

Well-Known Member
#1
This will be a short report without photos. I managed to lose my phone at the mole. Very stressful and lost all photos I took.... Anyways...

I joined Mahigeer for a day of fishing at the Mole. Tides were high at 6am and 7pm and low at noon. Thought it could be good morning and evening bites of pelagics. I wanted to test a new casting setup so I did not bring bait tackle this time. It was Mackerel day. Morning bites on Mackerel were good on jigs. Size kept improving and I landed the fattest mac that I have ever seen on shore. It was not long probably a foot and half but it was chunky. It fought like a bonito so I was surprised to see what came up...

We had another late afternoon runs of Mackerel. In depth, I found spanish macs as well in mornings and evenings. Bonitos were sporadic Mahigeer had one. I had one. Another angler had two. That was all for that day. Mahigeer had a nice Calico shy of keeper. I saw some short sheepheads and a moray eel landed.

All in all, it was a nice day out. Just wished I did not lose my cell phone. It changed the tone of my day...
 

EgoNonBaptizo

Well-Known Member
#8
They are not, most of their weight is water, making them poor food sources for baitfish and whales. At the same time pyrosomes grow and reproduce incredibly quickly, and when the water is warm or there is weak upwelling, they can quickly outcompete other plankton by either eating them or starving them out. Normally they are limited by cold water temperatures, but with the 2015 "Blob" and other drastic oceanographic changes, they have been able to expand all the way up into Alaska.
 

evanluck

Well-Known Member
#10
So their presence is an indication of warm water?
They are not, most of their weight is water, making them poor food sources for baitfish and whales. At the same time pyrosomes grow and reproduce incredibly quickly, and when the water is warm or there is weak upwelling, they can quickly outcompete other plankton by either eating them or starving them out. Normally they are limited by cold water temperatures, but with the 2015 "Blob" and other drastic oceanographic changes, they have been able to expand all the way up into Alaska.
 
#11
Photos are from the lost cell phone. Ninja sent the pyrosomes picture to Skipper for ID, along with the other ones.

I can't open the Times article. It wants me to subscribe.

They have spines similar to "spiny" lobster. So, I thought it is shedding, but did not made sense either.

Please be patient with me about report. Got a lot on my "plate" these days. Will post when I can.
 

Ken Jones

Administrator
Staff member
#14
I haven't looked at the water temperatures but based upon the recent growth of the kelp at the Mole it would seem we are seeing some cooler water.