Strange wildlife - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mobyfish · 02-03-2015, 07:31 PM

Behold the Goblin Shark! (picture from a recent article on the web)

Curious to know what bizarre creatures you've seen out there or caught by accident.

addicted2sp33d · 02-03-2015, 09:14 PM

Caught a 5' Angel Shark in the SD Bay before.

Those things are not huge fighters, but they have a bunch of sharp little teeth with some serious attitude.

Amish Ed · 02-03-2015, 10:38 PM

I caught a Midshipman next to Spanish Landing. Ugly and blobby things.

Saba Slayer · 02-04-2015, 07:54 AM

Caught this weird looking Wolf Eel...

MrPatrick · 02-04-2015, 08:31 AM

Wolf eels are excellent table fare. Tough to skin.

taggermike · 02-04-2015, 09:15 AM

Obviously not a 'catch' but I found a hatchet fish washed up on the beach at LJ Shores. LJ Shores is right in from the canyon but still strange to find deep water fish on the beach.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=0

A buddy of mine found a King-of-the-salmon floating near Cat Harbor on the back side of Catalina. That's a weird ass fish.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3

Can't say it's super rare but I've caught banded guitar fish in deep south bay.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...lectedIndex=15
hope these photos come out.

Mike

Mobyfish · 02-04-2015, 10:45 AM

Whoa! Never seen one of those. Gnarly. I nearly kissed an eel on the mouth while lobster diving last fall. Nice reminder about where you stick your nose when searching for things.

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Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

Caught this weird looking Wolf Eel...

Mobyfish · 02-04-2015, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPatrick

Wolf eels are excellent table fare. Tough to skin.

Really good to eat? No joke?

Mobyfish · 02-04-2015, 10:49 AM

I saw one while freediving a while back near the Cove at La Jolla. He was hanging around on the bottom. Didn't know about the teeth. I'll avoid

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Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

Caught a 5' Angel Shark in the SD Bay before.

Those things are not huge fighters, but they have a bunch of sharp little teeth with some serious attitude.

Mobyfish · 02-04-2015, 10:55 AM

That king of salmon thing is pretty freaking . . .

speaking of Catalina, who could forget that giant Oarfish. Remember?

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Originally Posted by taggermike

Obviously not a 'catch' but I found a hatchet fish washed up on the beach at LJ Shores. LJ Shores is right in from the canyon but still strange to find deep water fish on the beach.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=0

A buddy of mine found a King-of-the-salmon floating near Cat Harbor on the back side of Catalina. That's a weird ass fish.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3

Can't say it's super rare but I've caught banded guitar fish in deep south bay.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...lectedIndex=15
hope these photos come out.

Mike

Mobyfish · 02-04-2015, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

I caught a Midshipman next to Spanish Landing. Ugly and blobby things.

Toadfish, right?

Amish Ed · 02-04-2015, 12:57 PM

The Midshipman looks like deep water fish. They have bioluminescent dots on their sides and are really squishy.

MrPatrick · 02-04-2015, 10:17 PM

I read the description in Amish Ed's post. Very informative.
"Type 1 male or a type 2 male"? Most guys will claim to be a "type 2".

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addicted2sp33d · 02-05-2015, 10:25 AM

Oh Yeah... they're ornery. Look on Youtube, these things will actually come and attack you, even if you're not food.

I'm not sure if this can happen if they're under water, but when I brought mine up, it was making chomping noises when its teeth came together - had a helluva time removing the hook because it just was not cooperative. I had serious thoughts about cutting the line and letting it keep my lead-head, but that might have hurt it.

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Originally Posted by Mobyfish

I saw one while freediving a while back near the Cove at La Jolla. He was hanging around on the bottom. Didn't know about the teeth. I'll avoid

Saba Slayer · 02-05-2015, 11:43 AM

Hopefully this guy will be back at the Fred Hall shows in the saltwater tank!

Saba Slayer · 02-05-2015, 11:50 AM

Here's a shot of the whole fish...

Mobyfish · 02-05-2015, 10:28 PM

Jim, what is that thing???

Mobyfish · 02-05-2015, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

Oh Yeah... they're ornery. Look on Youtube, these things will actually come and attack you, even if you're not food.

I'm not sure if this can happen if they're under water, but when I brought mine up, it was making chomping noises when its teeth came together - had a helluva time removing the hook because it just was not cooperative. I had serious thoughts about cutting the line and letting it keep my lead-head, but that might have hurt it.

Chomping? I can see the temptation to tempt fate and let him have your lure. Jeez. . .

02-03-2015, 10:38 PM	#3
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	I caught a Midshipman next to Spanish Landing. Ugly and blobby things. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-04-2015, 07:54 AM	#4
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,855	Wolf Eel Caught this weird looking Wolf Eel... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

02-04-2015, 12:57 PM	#12
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	The Midshipman looks like deep water fish. They have bioluminescent dots on their sides and are really squishy. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-05-2015, 11:43 AM	#15
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,855	Strange Hopefully this guy will be back at the Fred Hall shows in the saltwater tank! __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

02-05-2015, 11:50 AM	#16
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,855	wide shot Here's a shot of the whole fish... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

02-03-2015, 09:14 PM	#2
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	Caught a 5' Angel Shark in the SD Bay before. Those things are not huge fighters, but they have a bunch of sharp little teeth with some serious attitude.

02-04-2015, 08:31 AM	#5
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	Wolf eels are excellent table fare. Tough to skin.

02-04-2015, 09:15 AM	#6
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Obviously not a 'catch' but I found a hatchet fish washed up on the beach at LJ Shores. LJ Shores is right in from the canyon but still strange to find deep water fish on the beach. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=0 A buddy of mine found a King-of-the-salmon floating near Cat Harbor on the back side of Catalina. That's a weird ass fish. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3 Can't say it's super rare but I've caught banded guitar fish in deep south bay. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...lectedIndex=15 hope these photos come out. Mike

02-04-2015, 10:17 PM	#13
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	I read the description in Amish Ed's post. Very informative. "Type 1 male or a type 2 male"? Most guys will claim to be a "type 2". Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

02-05-2015, 10:28 PM	#17
Mobyfish Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 31	Jim, what is that thing??? __________________ -Mobyfish