2/4 Channel Island Breakwall - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Cronus · 02-05-2018, 10:23 AM

I went to Ventura harbor on Sunday but when I got there I saw chaos as they were dredging the harbor entrance and did not want to deal with that noise. So I went to Channel Island harbor and made my way to the breakwall. No wind and perfect California winter temps made for a beautiful day. I landed a couple of rock fish on the south end of the wall on the ocean side and this dark thing that looks like a short dark lingcod but the colors are not right, any feedback on what this thing is would be nice. I have a hard time knowing what is on my line sometimes in the ocean. I then caught a couple of small calicos inside the wall. Clear water.

Semper Fi-shing · 02-05-2018, 11:38 AM

2nd and third pic from the top looks like a cabezon?

King Saba · 02-05-2018, 11:42 AM

Fun fishing. First one looks like a brown rockfish or grass bass. Hard to tell from the image. Second one is a juvi-cabezon.

Ggiannig89 · 02-05-2018, 12:44 PM

I’m also going with the cabezon. People tend to confuse them with lings and sculpin. I’ve seen a deckhand on a half day boat snip a cabezons spines thinking it was a sculpin.
The visibility has been insane in the ocean lately.

octico · 02-05-2018, 05:24 PM

cabezon

MrPukaShell · 02-05-2018, 07:12 PM

X2 on Cabezon

Cronus · 02-06-2018, 02:37 PM

Cabezon, got it. Thanks guys, that is a first for me.

smokie · 02-06-2018, 03:24 PM

Yep..definitely a cabby! Is legal size 15" down there as well?

02-05-2018, 10:23 AM	#1
Cronus Cheat to win Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Simi Valley Posts: 93	2/4 Channel Island Breakwall I went to Ventura harbor on Sunday but when I got there I saw chaos as they were dredging the harbor entrance and did not want to deal with that noise. So I went to Channel Island harbor and made my way to the breakwall. No wind and perfect California winter temps made for a beautiful day. I landed a couple of rock fish on the south end of the wall on the ocean side and this dark thing that looks like a short dark lingcod but the colors are not right, any feedback on what this thing is would be nice. I have a hard time knowing what is on my line sometimes in the ocean. I then caught a couple of small calicos inside the wall. Clear water. Attached Images

02-05-2018, 11:38 AM	#2
Semper Fi-shing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Menifee Posts: 117	2nd and third pic from the top looks like a cabezon? __________________ I've got 99 problems but a fish ain't one.

02-05-2018, 11:42 AM	#3
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Fun fishing. First one looks like a brown rockfish or grass bass. Hard to tell from the image. Second one is a juvi-cabezon. __________________ Baitfish catcher extraordinaire

02-05-2018, 12:44 PM	#4
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	I’m also going with the cabezon. People tend to confuse them with lings and sculpin. I’ve seen a deckhand on a half day boat snip a cabezons spines thinking it was a sculpin. The visibility has been insane in the ocean lately.

02-05-2018, 05:24 PM	#5
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	cabezon

02-05-2018, 07:12 PM	#6
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	X2 on Cabezon

02-06-2018, 02:37 PM	#7
Cronus Cheat to win Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Simi Valley Posts: 93	Cabezon, got it. Thanks guys, that is a first for me.

02-06-2018, 03:24 PM	#8
smokie Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 63	Yep..definitely a cabby! Is legal size 15" down there as well?