Fish in the Bay – January 2024, Part 2 – A January food chain.
Part 2 of the January 2024 report: 1. Green water & some reddish fish in Artesian Slough. Clear green water...
Part 2 of the January 2024 report: 1. Green water & some reddish fish in Artesian Slough. Clear green water...
Our first trawls of the new year were fairly spectacular for a mid-January: 731 Longfin Smelt. – This month alone...
This is a pelagic fish holiday special. Longfin Smelt and Pacific Herring have arrived in preparation for mid-winter spawning. Young...
We caught 36 Bat Rays in November. It was unexpected to see so many this late in the year. With...
Winter fishes arrive as weather cools. This creates a complicated picture in November. Many summertime fishes linger as Longfins, Herring,...
Atmospheric rivers and rainwater flushing continued through March. This extended rainy season is a very welcome change after at least...
Cold rain continued to fall as Atmospheric Rivers blew in from the ocean throughout January and February, and even through...
Heavy cold rain drenched us on January 14th and 15th. We were under at least the sixth Atmospheric River that...
We trawled in cold and intermittent rain on December 10th and 11th. This seasonal weather change is a very good...
These are additional notes from the May trawls. As always, there are so many critters to discuss and so little...
March was an unusual month that we still have not completely figured out. We are in the start of a...
February was another great month if you like small pelagic bait fishes. … And, who doesn’t? The February Longfin Smelt...
2021 was a very good year in Lower South SF Bay (LSB) – for most fishes. Many records were broken,...
