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California Corbina Fish Species Information

California Corbina

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Menticirrhus undulatus
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Regions Fished: Gulf of California, Mexico to Point Conception, California, and is a bottom fish found along sandy beaches and in shallow bays.
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Additional Information: California corbina are caught throughout the year along southern California's sandy beaches, although fishing is at its best from July through September. They are very wary and difficult to hook as many an avid surf fisherman can affirm. Perhaps one reason is that they tend to mouth and chew their food and don't strike solidly very often. Sand crabs (usually softshells) are the preferred bait, though some anglers swear by blood worms, mussels, clams, pileworms, and ghost shrimp.