Tag Archives: Fish

Life and Death in a Creek

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 →

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50 Pound White Seabass

Summertime means white seabass slayin’ fish taco time. A 50 pound whitey shot in the Pacific wilderness.

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Trout

I came across this trout the other day in a thin trickle of a backcountry crick. I’d estimate him to be about to eight inches long. He was keenly keeping to the shadowed portion of a tiny pool and every … Continue reading →

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Great White Shark at Rincon

Spat out of the Santa Barbara Channel, a small Great White shark washed up on the backside of Rincon Point and Bates Beach in July.

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Backcountry View from Figueroa Mountain Peak

View from Figueroa Peak looking toward San Rafael Wilderness. (click to images to enlarge)

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