Chad and Belinda Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Belinda, the kids and I are down in Port A. Went to the north jetti and managed to bring in a few nice finds (courtesy of a buddy of mine since I kept getting Sgt. Majors. hahaha). three damsels and a butterfly Also caught this oyster frog fish off the pier in our back yard...really fugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 sweet butterfly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 you got those out of the ocean? or at a from someone down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Can't wait to see the frogfish in someone's tank... What a lovely addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshman1204 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Can't wait to see the frogfish in someone's tank... What a lovely addition. You think he would be too big for my 24g nano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Nice! Those are the more colorful things I have seen people catch in Port A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austx Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thats a pretty nice haul, hopefully you left the frog fish behind haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 The damsels are Beau Gregory's, Stegastes leucostictus. They're pretty as juveniles but the adults are very drab and very aggressive. The butterfly is a juvenile Sptfin, Chaetodon ocellatus, the second stripe across it's dorsal fin, base of the tail fin and anal fin disappears as it matures to just a spot on the dorsal fin. Pretty fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm loving the coloration on those damsels. Electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I was so impressed with port A. I just got back. This is a pic of just one little hole in the jetty. . Notice the eel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Timfish is correct on both fish. We went snorkeling off the north jetty yesterday. They can be found between the granite boulders. I saw the biggest Sgt Major in my life while I was down there. It was about the size of a plate. Today we went and threw out a seine net. I'll post pics shortly. I couldn't believe what we managed to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thats a pretty nice haul, hopefully you left the frog fish behind haha! I didn't even want to touch it. It was late at night when it hit my line. You never know what your going to pull in at the coast so I'm always pretty excited when I get a strike. My excitement went south when I got him on the dock. The only thing I wanted to know was how to get him off my hook without getting a finger bitten off with those teeth of him and what the hell was it. MAAST member said he used to keep one in his tank. He and his wife said it was a cool addition to their (I assume predator) tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 15 mini seahorses 3 snappers lots of pipefish of all sizes 3 oyster frogfish (yes, the funky looking fish I caught the other night). 1 decorator crab Also got several blennies as well (several different sizes). I got a few more I'll post tomorrow. One is of my favorite find of all. I'll tell y'all about it tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Now I want to go to Port A and catch some fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 15 mini seahorses 20130717_205859.jpeg 3 snappers 20130717_210045.jpeg lots of pipefish of all sizes 20130717_210625.jpeg 3 flounders 20130717_210703.jpeg 3 oyster frogfish (yes, the funky looking fish I caught the other night). 20130717_210848.jpeg 1 decorator crab 20130717_212401.jpeg Also got several blennies as well (several different sizes). I got a few more I'll post tomorrow. One is of my favorite find of all. I'll tell y'all about it tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. see! I wasn't lying on the phone. There are seahorse and pipes! SO awesome you caught those!!! Now, catch one of the cats (It's gonna take a bigger net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Awesome haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 my sandbed needs a flounder...until it gets too big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 then you get dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 or a bigger tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 15 mini seahorses 20130717_205859.jpeg 3 snappers 20130717_210045.jpeg lots of pipefish of all sizes 20130717_210625.jpeg 3 flounders 20130717_210703.jpeg 3 oyster frogfish (yes, the funky looking fish I caught the other night). 20130717_210848.jpeg 1 decorator crab 20130717_212401.jpeg Also got several blennies as well (several different sizes). I got a few more I'll post tomorrow. One is of my favorite find of all. I'll tell y'all about it tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. see! I wasn't lying on the phone. There are seahorse and pipes! SO awesome you caught those!!! Now, catch one of the cats (It's gonna take a bigger net) Ok, so I'll admit it. I thought you were nuts. Lol JK I never, EVER thought I would catch a seahorse...let alone 15!!!! Now, if I could just catch a few puffers like the ones you get I'll be a happy camper. I'm still trying to get Belinda to believe that a bobcat isn't going to come out of the woods and attack us!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjames Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 had no idea port a had this much diversity, very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 15 mini seahorses 20130717_205859.jpeg 3 snappers 20130717_210045.jpeg lots of pipefish of all sizes 20130717_210625.jpeg 3 flounders 20130717_210703.jpeg 3 oyster frogfish (yes, the funky looking fish I caught the other night). 20130717_210848.jpeg 1 decorator crab 20130717_212401.jpeg Also got several blennies as well (several different sizes). I got a few more I'll post tomorrow. One is of my favorite find of all. I'll tell y'all about it tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. see! I wasn't lying on the phone. There are seahorse and pipes! SO awesome you caught those!!! Now, catch one of the cats (It's gonna take a bigger net) Ok, so I'll admit it. I thought you were nuts. Lol JK I never, EVER thought I would catch a seahorse...let alone 15!!!! Now, if I could just catch a few puffers like the ones you get I'll be a happy camper. I'm still trying to get Belinda to believe that a bobcat isn't going to come out of the woods and attack us!!! I swear to you they won't. I've tried baiting them to me, I've tried walking to them, I've tried throwing fish at them. They are scaredy cats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 had no idea port a had this much diversity, very cool The list keeps going. I'm still not done posting nor am I done collecting. There are a few that I came here to get that I haven't caught yet. I'm trying to find time to go snorkeling with a buddy of mine at the south jetty. That's where a few of the ones I'm looking for hang out. The visibility has been pretty poor but am hoping it will clear up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 See if you can snag some sweet chalices or clams while you're there. Nice fish BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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