2011 Species Wrap Up - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

steveooo · 01-01-2012, 03:28 PM

Decided to keep track of how many species I could get this year. Thought it would be cool to catch as many species, as how many years old I am. I needed 32. Might be easy now, a bit more of a challenge once I turn like 60.

Here they are, not really organized. I have a few size upgrades on a few species, but decided to keep the pic of the first of each species I caught.

Here they are in no particular order

Salt Bass

Calico

Spot

Sand

Johnny

Perch

Barred

Walleye

Pile

Halfmoon

Bait

Spanish

Green

Sardine

Smelt

Some sort of sculpin?

Rockfish

Red

Bocaccio

Sheep

Bank Perch

Mexican

Green?

Starry?

Sculpin

Chili

Brown?

Ling

Croakers

WSB

Queen?

Black

Flatfish

Dab

Hali

Freshwater

Bass

Bluegill

Brown

Rainbow

Brook

Sharks

Guitar

Smooth hound?

Leopard

Bluefin

Misc that don’t count.

Market

Humboldt

Sea Cock

Krill

Octopus

Cucumber

Turtle

Crab

Reef

That’s all. I also got anchovy, but no pic = BS, so I cant count it.

Completely new species for me this year were:
BSB
Leopard
Pile
Johnny
Pile
Bluefin

I’m always really stoked to get a new species. One of the coolest things about the ocean is the variety of fish, you never know what could be on the end of your line.

One fish that eluded me this year in a bad bad way, were those pesky yellowtail. I didn’t down to LJ that much, and when I did I heard a lot of “You should have been here yesterday”. I hear they are all chewy and nasty anyways, and guys just throw them back, so its no big deal I guess…

lterrero · 01-01-2012, 04:38 PM

Gosh!!! more fish than Sea World; thanks for the post and Happy New Year bro...

blitzburgh · 01-01-2012, 06:29 PM

That is cool!

StinkyMatt · 01-01-2012, 07:19 PM

WTG Steevo, great fun post. I got a long way to go.

lowprofile · 01-02-2012, 08:44 AM

what you have as a Queen is a yellowfin croaker.

nice variety.

mtnbykr2 · 01-02-2012, 08:53 AM

Very nicely done, you have quite a collection there, fun post thanks for sharin...happy new year

RK · 01-02-2012, 11:35 AM

Yeah Steveooo
Pretty solid year dude but wheres your sarcastic fringehead????

Jimmyz123 · 01-02-2012, 01:13 PM

Great job. That's always fun to set out on a mission and stick with it.

ericko · 01-02-2012, 02:16 PM

That was a cool post now i can see a reason for my by catch . i'll stop bichin and start cheering for variety

lowprofile · 01-02-2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RK

Yeah Steveooo
Pretty solid year dude but wheres your sarcastic fringehead????

i had one of those bite the crap outta me! they can stay on the sea floor.

sharonkayak · 01-02-2012, 04:59 PM

Great post. way to get alot of species to your boat.

Croaker Dave · 01-02-2012, 04:59 PM

Awesome slide show!

dmrides · 01-02-2012, 08:10 PM

What, no midshipmen? What a year, thats some awesome diversity.

hemimike · 01-02-2012, 08:23 PM

Nice pics
I enjoyed looking at them.

min-va · 01-03-2012, 10:13 AM

Awesome pics........wait..no batray? lol

j mo · 01-04-2012, 11:02 AM

Great post! I was hoping to see a Golden when you got into trout.

01-01-2012, 03:28 PM	#1
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	2011 Species Wrap Up Decided to keep track of how many species I could get this year. Thought it would be cool to catch as many species, as how many years old I am. I needed 32. Might be easy now, a bit more of a challenge once I turn like 60. Here they are, not really organized. I have a few size upgrades on a few species, but decided to keep the pic of the first of each species I caught. Here they are in no particular order Salt Bass Calico Spot Sand Johnny Perch Barred Walleye Pile Halfmoon Bait Spanish Green Sardine Smelt Some sort of sculpin? Rockfish Red Bocaccio Sheep Bank Perch Mexican Green? Starry? Sculpin Chili Brown? Ling Croakers WSB Queen? Black Flatfish Dab Hali Freshwater Bass Bluegill Brown Rainbow Brook Sharks Guitar Smooth hound? Leopard Bluefin Misc that don’t count. Market Humboldt Sea Cock Krill Octopus Cucumber Turtle Crab Reef That’s all. I also got anchovy, but no pic = BS, so I cant count it. Completely new species for me this year were: BSB Leopard Pile Johnny Pile Bluefin I’m always really stoked to get a new species. One of the coolest things about the ocean is the variety of fish, you never know what could be on the end of your line. One fish that eluded me this year in a bad bad way, were those pesky yellowtail. I didn’t down to LJ that much, and when I did I heard a lot of “You should have been here yesterday”. I hear they are all chewy and nasty anyways, and guys just throw them back, so its no big deal I guess…

01-01-2012, 06:29 PM	#3
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	That is cool! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

01-02-2012, 08:44 AM	#5
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	what you have as a Queen is a yellowfin croaker. nice variety. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

01-02-2012, 08:53 AM	#6
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Very nicely done, you have quite a collection there, fun post thanks for sharin...happy new year __________________

01-02-2012, 01:13 PM	#8
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	Great job. That's always fun to set out on a mission and stick with it. __________________ No better time than being on the water, God Bless, JimmyZ

01-01-2012, 04:38 PM	#2
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Gosh!!! more fish than Sea World; thanks for the post and Happy New Year bro...

01-01-2012, 07:19 PM	#4
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	WTG Steevo, great fun post. I got a long way to go.

01-02-2012, 11:35 AM	#7
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Yeah Steveooo Pretty solid year dude but wheres your sarcastic fringehead????

01-02-2012, 02:16 PM	#9
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	That was a cool post now i can see a reason for my by catch . i'll stop bichin and start cheering for variety

01-02-2012, 04:59 PM	#11
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	Great post. way to get alot of species to your boat.

01-02-2012, 04:59 PM	#12
Croaker Dave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: OC Posts: 171	Awesome slide show!

01-02-2012, 08:10 PM	#13
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	What, no midshipmen? What a year, thats some awesome diversity.

01-02-2012, 08:23 PM	#14
hemimike Junior Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SLO Ca. Posts: 18	Nice pics I enjoyed looking at them.

01-03-2012, 10:13 AM	#15
min-va Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hacienda Heights Posts: 216	Awesome pics........wait..no batray? lol __________________ www.vapercompany.com

01-04-2012, 11:02 AM	#16
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Great post! I was hoping to see a Golden when you got into trout.