Strange wildlife
 

Behold the Goblin Shark! (picture from a recent article on the web)

Curious to know what bizarre creatures you've seen out there or caught by accident.

I caught a Midshipman next to Spanish Landing. Ugly and blobby things.

Wolf Eel
 

Caught this weird looking Wolf Eel...

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Wolf eels are excellent table fare. Tough to skin.

Obviously not a 'catch' but I found a hatchet fish washed up on the beach at LJ Shores. LJ Shores is right in from the canyon but still strange to find deep water fish on the beach.
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A buddy of mine found a King-of-the-salmon floating near Cat Harbor on the back side of Catalina. That's a weird ass fish.
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Can't say it's super rare but I've caught banded guitar fish in deep south bay.
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hope these photos come out.

Mike

wolf eel
 

Whoa! Never seen one of those. Gnarly. I nearly kissed an eel on the mouth while lobster diving last fall. Nice reminder about where you stick your nose when searching for things.

wolf eeel
 

Really good to eat? No joke?

angel shark
 

I saw one while freediving a while back near the Cove at La Jolla. He was hanging around on the bottom. Didn't know about the teeth. I'll avoid:D

speaking of Catalina
 

That king of salmon thing is pretty freaking . . .

speaking of Catalina, who could forget that giant Oarfish. Remember?

midshipman
 

Toadfish, right?

The Midshipman looks like deep water fish. They have bioluminescent dots on their sides and are really squishy.

I read the description in Amish Ed's post. Very informative.
"Type 1 male or a type 2 male"? Most guys will claim to be a "type 2".




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Oh Yeah... they're ornery. Look on Youtube, these things will actually come and attack you, even if you're not food.

I'm not sure if this can happen if they're under water, but when I brought mine up, it was making chomping noises when its teeth came together - had a helluva time removing the hook because it just was not cooperative. I had serious thoughts about cutting the line and letting it keep my lead-head, but that might have hurt it.

Strange
 

Hopefully this guy will be back at the Fred Hall shows in the saltwater tank!

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wide shot
 

Here's a shot of the whole fish...

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Jim, what is that thing???

Chomping? I can see the temptation to tempt fate and let him have your lure. Jeez. . .