Tag Archives: Fish

County Dumps Debris In Sensitive Habitat Off-Limits To Recreational Spearfishermen

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Jack Elliott

An angelshark swimming up Goleta Beach Slough, a State Marine Conservation Area. David Bacon pinned a righteous note to the bulletin board over at Noozhawk decrying the dumping of tons of sediment from local creeks into Goleta Bay. Santa Barbara County … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Beach, Endangered Species, Estuary, Fish, Fishing, Goleta Beach, Halibut, Ocean, Slough, Spearfishing, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Halibut Surf Fishing

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Jack Elliott

“Conservation of animals and plants was a burning, emotional, personal issue. A properly socialized individual had a powerful sense that the wild world was feeding him, and he ought to be as grateful and as anxious to act decently as … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Beach, Fish, Fishing, Halibut, Nature, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, Sea, Wildlife | Leave a comment

‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii & Cliff Climbing Goby

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Jack Elliott

‘Akaka Falls on Kolekole Stream on the Big Island of Hawaii plunges 442 feet. ‘Akaka Falls may be one of the most remarkable waterfalls in the world. Not because of its impressive height nor natural splendor, but because of a tiny fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Hawaii | Tagged Fish, Goby, Hawaii, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Nature, Ocean, Travel, waterfalls, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Salmon Choking the Santa Ynez (1896)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Jack Elliott

Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (c) Timothy Knepp – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The following newspaper brief was published in the San Francisco Call on March 11, 1896 and testifies to the way things once were not all that long ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Fish, Fishing, History, Lompoc, Nature, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmon, Santa Ynez River, Steelhead, Trout, Wildlife, Writing | Leave a comment

Life and Death in a Creek

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Murky and mossy, slow-flowing summertime creek. With the southern Los Padres National Forest currently undergoing its characteristic seasonal broil, and being too brutally hot and dry for hiking many miles, there are a few cooler, less visited nooks I like … Continue reading →