A California angler may have shattered the world record for a type of fish known for its bizarre but striking appearance and powerful jaws. Brad Johnston, fishing on Sept. 12 off Ventura, reeled ...

32 Anglers aboard the Premier 1/2 Day AM run caught 4 California Sheephead, 2 Barred Sand Bass, 3 Kelp Bass, 94 Rockfish The Jig Strike 1/2 Day Twilight hoop-netting trip with 9 Anglers aboard ...

Yellowtail, 2 Sculpin, 3 Red Rock Crab, 15 California Spiny Lobster, 25 Skipjack Tuna, 30 Bluefin Tuna, 183 Yellowfin Tuna, 79 California Spiny Lobster Released* Point Loma Sportfishing 73 Anglers ...

The current record for a California sheephead is 28 pounds, 6 ounces. It was caught at the Revillagigedo Islands in Mexico on Nov. 4, 1999. “They have to go through their process, verifying ...

In the Channel Islands offshore Southern California, the sheephead fish population has bounced back from overfishing since marine protected areas were established around the islands in 2002 ...

A sex-changing fish called California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) plays a vital role in the food web of kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Commonly found in the waters from Baja ...

California sheephead plays a vital role in the food web of kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Commonly found in the waters from Baja California to Point Conception -- although they can ...

The California sheephead lives in kelp beds and rocky reefs stretching from Monterey (in central California) to Baja, Mexico. Every sheephead is born female, and then changes sex to male after ...

In the Channel Islands offshore Southern California, the sheephead fish population has bounced back from overfishing since marine protected areas were established around the islands in 2002.