Nice Variety of Fish - Seal Beach November 13

[Fishman Fishman]

Another beautiful morning at the pier. Sunny and warm. No wind. Fish bite was steady but, slow. Kind of typical for the season.

Managed to catch and release the following:

3 Thornback Rays.
1 Roundray.
1 Sandbass.
1 Scorpionfish (Thank you Ken and Hooked Up for ID of fish)
2 Jacksmelt.
3 Topsmelt (Used for bait)

Caught the fish using anchovy, squid, and shrimp on a high/low setup. The Scorpionfish hit a whole anchovy on a fish finder setup.

A fisherman at the surfzone was catching Yellowfin croaker on mussel.

Good luck everyone!

 

[SC McCarty]

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1 Scorpionfish (Thank you Ken and Hooked Up for ID of fish)

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That is definitely on you need to be able to identify.

Steve

 

[TheFrood]

That is definitely on you need to be able to identify.

Steve

Only an issue if you keep a fish you can't ID... Myself, I generally follow the principle of releasing anything
I can't positively ID. This most frequently happens to me with small flatfish... ie sanddab, sole,
or other small flatfish that MIGHT be confused for a baby flounder or halibut.

 

[Ken Jones]

It's hard to tell some of those small flatfish.