02-23-2006, 02:59 PM
It sounds like you guys all had a good time. Inspite of cooler water temps, the Calicos are still down there and only available to the serious angler.
I caught a tagged Sculpin a few weeks back.(Released) It had the blue color dart tag. They only say on them the tag number, phone # and "Reward if found". Those are the Tshirt tags. I already got mine in the mail.
They don't require the tag to be returned in order to claim the prize on it. As a matter of fact, they prefer that the fish (legal or not) be released again so that they can hopefully track it's progress, migration and habits.
I went on a tagging trip a few months back. We started out fishing the "Red Zone" area of Anacapa Island. That area is off limits to all fishing period! Unless you have your very own DFG marine biologist on board telling you "Drop your lines here guys".
The Biologist told me about the silly Scullys. They tagged 1 there before that was C&Red later in Santa Monica, again in Dana Point, again in San Dawg and one more time near Cabo San Lucas. Thats alot of mileage of a ground fish. They should put the Scullys on the list of Palaegics.
I know those Bat Rays or Mud Marlin as we call them in the Channel Islands Harbor, can be a blast especially on 20lb line. They can keep you busy for at least 1/2hr or so. Or until they decide to find a sharp object to test the line for you.[cool]
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I caught a tagged Sculpin a few weeks back.(Released) It had the blue color dart tag. They only say on them the tag number, phone # and "Reward if found". Those are the Tshirt tags. I already got mine in the mail.
They don't require the tag to be returned in order to claim the prize on it. As a matter of fact, they prefer that the fish (legal or not) be released again so that they can hopefully track it's progress, migration and habits.
I went on a tagging trip a few months back. We started out fishing the "Red Zone" area of Anacapa Island. That area is off limits to all fishing period! Unless you have your very own DFG marine biologist on board telling you "Drop your lines here guys".
The Biologist told me about the silly Scullys. They tagged 1 there before that was C&Red later in Santa Monica, again in Dana Point, again in San Dawg and one more time near Cabo San Lucas. Thats alot of mileage of a ground fish. They should put the Scullys on the list of Palaegics.
I know those Bat Rays or Mud Marlin as we call them in the Channel Islands Harbor, can be a blast especially on 20lb line. They can keep you busy for at least 1/2hr or so. Or until they decide to find a sharp object to test the line for you.[cool]
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