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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : BenCantrell June 30, 2016, 11:16:07 PM
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Poked around at Encino Public Fishing Area in Carlsbad tonight. Caught a mystery fish that I believe might be a largemouth blenny. If it is, it's quite a bit outside it's documented range. It's definitely a new lifer!
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/183840/0
http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=183840
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7411/28012464105_1064e93cb4_c.jpg)
Opaleye was also a new lifer. They were the most common fish along the rocks, with garibaldi coming in a close second.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7355/27910394432_fcd948c6cb_c.jpg)
Caught a buttload of juvenile kelp bass and barred sand bass. This kelp bass was the only "decent" one.
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7280/27399108194_30121e3b69_c.jpg)
The rest of the bass were this size.
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7217/27910388372_094b183cfb_c.jpg)
When it got dark I soaked half a squid on a large circle hook out where I thought the deepest part might be, but other than a few rod twitches it didn't get hit.
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7535/27934783571_75b646eab4_c.jpg)
Didn't stay too late because we hadn't had dinner yet. Next time I'd like to sit after dark for a few more hours to see what wanders in from the ocean.
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If the surf wasn't so rough, I'd say to hit South Mission Jetty or Hospitality Pt for microfishing, you'd do well!!
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Dude, that might be a Largemouth Blenny? With the recent El Nino, it definitely looks like it, but I'll check my references also to help out.
Nice micro session.
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Nice micro session.
This wasn't a micro session... >:( >:( >:(
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Nice micro session.
This wasn't a micro session... >:( >:( >:(
;D LOL ;D
My bad. he he
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Brutha, I eat micros for breakfast.
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7339/27910390732_2db415d611_c.jpg)
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That looks like a juvenile giant kelp bass.
(http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o559/binhngo17/20130412_163604_zps2d5e9138.jpg) (http://s1147.photobucket.com/user/binhngo17/media/20130412_163604_zps2d5e9138.jpg.html)
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Nope. Definitely a blenny of some type.
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Nice variety! 8)