Mali-Boo - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 10-14-2011, 10:20 AM

California halibut are one of the very few flat fish that show both right and left eyed in a single population. I worked with a flat fish expert from Norway on an experiemental halibut rearing trial at the Hubbs hatchery. We raised many batches of halibut from egg to 4-6 inches and we always saw about 60/40 left eyed to right. We have a bunch of smaller flat fish in Cali. If you dive you see more than if you hook and line. Diamond turbot, sand sole, rock sole, CO turbot, curl fin, horny head. Up in nor cal they used to sell sand dabs and rex sole fresh and super cheap. Good eating little fish. Mike

10-14-2011, 10:20 AM	#15
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	California halibut are one of the very few flat fish that show both right and left eyed in a single population. I worked with a flat fish expert from Norway on an experiemental halibut rearing trial at the Hubbs hatchery. We raised many batches of halibut from egg to 4-6 inches and we always saw about 60/40 left eyed to right. We have a bunch of smaller flat fish in Cali. If you dive you see more than if you hook and line. Diamond turbot, sand sole, rock sole, CO turbot, curl fin, horny head. Up in nor cal they used to sell sand dabs and rex sole fresh and super cheap. Good eating little fish. Mike