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Old 10-15-2016, 12:29 PM   #1
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Rockfish ID Request

First time catching a rockfish (?) not sure which species he is.

https://imgur.com/a/5jkxi

La Jolla, Thursday, off bottom somewhere around what some people call "the bump"?

The gov site for fish ID is kinda vague, can't tell if this is a canary or cowcod, or some other species of rockfish. https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/fishing/...tfish/rockfish

Before anyone accuses me of anything: I don't keep fish I can't ID, and he was too small to consider keeping regardless. I'm just curious what he was is all.



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Old 10-15-2016, 01:45 PM   #2
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Looks like a copper rockfish
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Old 10-15-2016, 02:31 PM   #3
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I honestly hadn't considered copper, the white is less pronounced than I expected, but it does seem to match the description.
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Old 10-15-2016, 05:51 PM   #4
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Looks like a copper rockfish
Copper gets my vote too. When I go out looking for rockfish I keep my phone handy with the screen captures of the CADFW instructional on identifying the restricted rockfish. The phone hangs on my neck in a clear dry bag, so it's easy to get to in a hurry.
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Old 10-15-2016, 10:16 PM   #5
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Old 10-16-2016, 12:00 AM   #6
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Copper rockfish. Note the white blotches on the upper back and dorsal fin.
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