View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
mogunn
Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 1307 Location: SF Bay
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Jrobb wrote: | There's a seal (harbor seal maybe) that hangs out at the stick sometimes... |
The mid-Bay used to be full of seals...part of the reason San Mateo named the new park (old dump) Seal Point. Not too long ago there were several regulars hanging out inside at Coyote. It's unusual to see one now.
mo |
|
Back to top |
|
|
madspaniard
Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 380
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
harbor seals are also seen at Berkeley Marina, I've seen three in the last two years. And sturgeons in the Delta. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
tweeky
Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 256
|
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
Believe it or not, if you look at the pics SWE106 posted, we get fish as big as that, even bigger, jumping right at you in the Gorge. My buddy had one jump at him, and then he ran into it and crashed, cutting himself. We tease him that the sturgeon is still out there, looking for him now that its tasted his blood! My wife also had one jump at her. She said it was bigger than her board. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
victor
Joined: 03 Aug 1998 Posts: 581
|
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
a fisherman told me sturgeon jump out of the water to remove parasites. kinda tough operation without prehensile appendages. they've survived for a few million years so i guess it works.
he also told me when they're doing that they aren't eating. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Jrobb
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 217
|
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
tweeky wrote: | Believe it or not, if you look at the pics SWE106 posted, we get fish as big as that, even bigger, jumping right at you in the Gorge. My buddy had one jump at him, and then he ran into it and crashed, cutting himself. We tease him that the sturgeon is still out there, looking for him now that its tasted his blood! My wife also had one jump at her. She said it was bigger than her board. |
Similar thing here too!
Had a fingerling try to hitch a ride the other day at Palo Alto as I was returning from the Fremont side. I was cruising along and the ittle guy hopped up into my lap bounced across my front leg got logged between my back foot and the opposite side footstrap. That much have freaked him out cause he started flopping and then fell off. The whole time I'm like WTF? Of course he was no bigger than the flashing ad to the right here, but then again...what is?
J |
|
Back to top |
|
|
pacspeed
Joined: 14 Sep 2000 Posts: 627
|
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
Arent some of the spines on a sturgeon venomous? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
r_g_armstrong
Joined: 26 Jun 2000 Posts: 57
|
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
There's various harbor seal haul out sites along Mowry Slough, across the Bay from the Palo Alto launch. Just head for the big pile of salt on a high tide and pull out on the north side, opposite the sign. A couple of months ago there were more than 20 in and out of the water. There's usually a line of sentries in the water. I wouldn't get closer than a 100 yards or so though.
I saw a seal inside at Coyote about a month ago, when there was only about 18 inches of murky water.
Rod |
|
Back to top |
|
|
tomg
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 294
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
tfristoe
Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Pleasanton, CA
|
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: Bound to be a sturgeon |
|
|
While not at the stick, I was sailing at Sherman [access] and a sturgeon jumped within 10ft of me. First one that I have ever seen and looked just as you describe. The thing was huge [6-7 ft] and looked perhistoric. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
peter.zarand
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 8
|
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: Seal, sturgeon in Berkeley and TI |
|
|
I also saw seals in Berkeley 5 m from the Ashby beach, looking at the swimming dogs.
At one other time I had a sturgeon jumping out next to me in TI. It was kind a freaky, as I did not have an idea at that time what it was. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum
|
|
|