new species on the fly but ''what is it''
 

fished san diego with friends and hooked up this monster http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/...ps015a98a4.jpg http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/...ps875bb845.jpg http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/...psd7fc04a2.jpg

Did it taste good?

idk but it looks like a Pacific Staghorn Sculpin to me. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#staghorn

my 2cents

whoa...looks like a midshipman to me

Its a plainfin midshipman. I've seen a few caught on plastics and bait but you might be the first on a fly. Are congratulations in order? They're called toad fish on the east coast because of the sounds they make. Their sounds were a big mystery in San Fransisco bay for years. If you've ever been diving while the males were doing their "singing" you'll never forget it. Mike

http://www.dosits.org/audio/fishes/plainfinmidshipman/

midshipman

those suckers glow in the dark too, if you ever see one at night pretty cool lookn.

interesting fish.. it breathes air, vocalizes, and travels from the deepest depths of the ocean to come out on land.. mud flats to be specific, and spawn.

Here's a pretty cool video of it..
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Cool catch! :luxhello:

Is that a pice of dried banana in the trail mix :eek:

Hey my cousin filmed and narrated that video. During that time he was going to college for marine biology and now he works for DFG doing some science stuff. Btw Elkhorn Slough is a cool place to kayak, no fishing but a lot of wildlife. Good fishing outside of moss landing though

Pretty freakn cool!

Yup, that's definitely the missing link. . . . or midgit La Jollian Loch Ness fish.

Cool catch.

Great video!

That is pretty cool!

Midshipman...Check out the cool teeth in the back of the throat..:eek:

Friend of mine Bill ate one years ago... Super Slimey and Horrible.:cool:

I had no part of it...

netted one in south bay. It was swimming on top. I caught it and then threw it back because it was :eek:soooo ugly .

That was one scary looking fish when he opened his mouth. Still cant believe you caught him in the dark on the fly.

midshipman for sure.

Army definition of a Midshipman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvo8ou46gQw

looks like im adding a midshipman to my on the fly fish list....:D:D