How's the Corvina fishing in the Mulege area?woody with a view - 2-11-2007 at 01:11 PM
good on the other coast!!!
Cypress - 2-11-2007 at 01:45 PM
Thanks for the reply Woody. Nice picture. Which coast?Seems like the Corvina fishing
is pretty good over on the east side of the Sea of Cortez. Sonora? San Carlos?Alan - 2-11-2007 at 05:05 PM
Just guessing that with the fog and the sweatshirt he means the Pacific.woody with a view - 2-11-2007 at 06:13 PM
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Just guessing that with the fog and the sweatshirt he means the Pacific.
Russ - 2-11-2007 at 07:00 PM
Woody, the photo of the fish looks like a Corbina and a really nice one.woody with a view - 2-11-2007 at 07:22 PM
it had the little "whisker" on the bottom lip, so it is a corbina. makes EXCELLENT ceviche!!! a favorite target in the surf.
Family:
Sciaenidae (Croakers)
Genus and Species:
Menticirrhus undulatus
Description:
The body of the California corbina is elongate and slightly compressed. The head is long and the mouth is small, the upper jaw scarcely reaching a
point below the front of the eye. The color is uniform grey with incandescent reflections, and with wavy diagonal lines on the sides. This croaker and
the yellowfin croaker are the only two of the eight coastal croakers present in California waters to have a single fleshy projection, or barbel, on
the lower jaw. The California corbina usually has only one weak spine at the front of the anal fin, while the yellowfin croaker has two strong spines.
Range:
California corbina occur from the Gulf of California, Mexico to Point Conception, California, and is a bottom fish found along sandy beaches and in
shallow bays. This species travels in small groups along the surf zone in a few inches of water to depths of 45 feet.
Natural History:
Adults have been seen feeding in the surf, at times in water so shallow that their backs were exposed. They scoop up mouthfuls of sand and separate
the food by sending the sand through the gills. They are very particular feeders, apparently spitting out bits of clam shells and other foreign
matter. About 90 percent of the food they eat is sand crabs. Other crustaceans and clams are of lesser importance. Males mature when 2 years old at a
length of about 10 inches and females at age 3 when about 13 inches long. Spawning extends from June to September, but is heaviest during July and
August. Spawning apparently takes place offshore as running ripe fish are not often found in the surf zone. The eggs are free floating. Young corbina,
1 inch long, have been observed outside the surf in 4 to 8 feet of water in August.
Fishing 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.
Other Common Names:
California whiting, surf fish, sucker. California corbina should not be confused with corvina which are taken in the Salton Sea.
Largest Recorded:
28 inches; 8.5 pounds.
Habitat:
Surf Environment
[Edited on 2-12-2007 by woody in ob]Cypress - 2-12-2007 at 08:28 AM
About those Corvina in the Mulege area?David K - 2-12-2007 at 08:47 AM
... and they got to the Salton Sea from San Felipe!
Corvina (mouth in front, no barb/ whisker) is found all around Baja.Hook - 2-12-2007 at 09:08 AM
I've no current information but I've had good luck fishing the points around B & S's area, especially Playa Los Naranjos. From shore, last half of
an incoming tide, using Krocs or Kasts in the 1-2oz size.
Not as big as the monsters over at San Carlos.Cypress - 2-12-2007 at 01:29 PM
Thanks Hook. I'll be happy to catch a few of the "small" ones.
Nice picture.
Seems like the Corvina fishing
is pretty good over on the east side of the Sea of Cortez. Sonora? San Carlos?
