| Species | Length | Date Caught | Image(s) | Notes | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vermilion RockFish |
23.25 (209.25 pts) |
February 03, 2018 |    |
Show | |
 Rock Scallop |
6.5 (159.25 pts) |
November 07, 2017 |   |
(while DOTY down) Last ab-dive of year, found small cluster of scallops. | Show |
 Red Abalone |
9.5 (180.5 pts) |
November 07, 2017 |    |
(while DOTY down) Last ab-dive of year; slim-pickings. Hoping we have an ab season next year! | Show |
 Greenling |
15.5 (170.5 pts) |
November 05, 2017 |    |
Show | |
 Olive Rockfish |
17.0 (153.0 pts) |
November 05, 2017 |    |
Show | |
 Cabezon |
23.5 (188.0 pts) |
November 05, 2017 |    |
Show | |
 Copper Rockfish |
12.75 (127.5 pts) |
November 05, 2017 |    |
Show | |
| Vermilion RockFish |
20.5 (184.5 pts) |
June 24, 2017 |    |
Last dive of day. Nestled between two boulders, this curious vermilion swam up and turned broadside. 50ft. | Show |
 Gopher Rockfish/Black&Yellow Rockfish/China Rockfish |
13.0 (182.0 pts) |
June 24, 2017 |    |
Still one of my favorite Norcal fish... headed to the steamer! 55ft | Show |
 Blue Rockfish |
16.25 (186.875 pts) |
June 24, 2017 |    |
Found a new reef blanketted with a huge cloud of blues. 40ft. | Show |
 Black Rockfish |
20.0 (190.0 pts) |
June 24, 2017 |    |
Small clusters of black rockfish, took one from each school. 35ft. | Show |
| Vermilion RockFish |
17.5 (157.5 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
50ft; inside SWS cove. Engaged in a staring contest... which I eventually won. ;) | Show |
 Perch |
18.0 (189.0 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
5ft; peeked in a cave created by a cluster of boulders and found a trio of rubberlips taking a nap. | Show |
 Monkeyface Prickleback |
23.75 (160.3125 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
10ft; <br> <br> Darkness surrounds me. <br> Ugly monkey staring back. <br> Tastes worse than it looks. <br> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/zkjkOsY.jpg"></img> | Show |
 Grass Rockfish |
18.25 (182.5 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
0ft; shot this chunky grassy from the surface in about 3ft of water. Nestled between 2 boulders. Calm day allowed me to check out some rocks in SWS that I've never looked at before. | Show |
| Copper Rockfish |
12.0 (120.0 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
40ft; cute but tasty fish for the steamer. :) | Show |
 Kelp Rockfish |
14.25 (178.125 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
30ft; this kelpie's tail was custom made for doty points! | Show |
 Lingcod |
37.75 (198.1875 pts) |
March 04, 2017 |    |
40ft; saw this ling on a previous dive, bloated with roe. Found her again... spawned out with a feisty male guarding her egg cluster. Fair game! | Show |
| Lingcod |
34.75 (182.4375 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
Just fill in out some species. 2 matching lings & a cab sharing a ledge. 50ft. | Show |
| Cabezon |
22.5 (180.0 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
Sharing a hole with a pair of lings. 50ft. | Show |
 California Sheephead |
20.75 (134.875 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |   |
25ft, cute lil' pinky | Show |
| Blue Rockfish |
16.25 (186.875 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
Shooting blues with Jim, Rick, & Kwok. Kept a couple for dinner. :) | Show |
| Olive Rockfish |
19.0 (171.0 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
Shot this olive on outskirts of blues school. After stringing it on my waist stringer, a harbor seal decided to jump on my back and try to rob me of DOTY points... No doubt sent by Jim. | Show |
| Monkeyface Prickleback |
24.5 (165.375 pts) |
September 20, 2014 |    |
I feel so dirty shooting these slime sticks... Will look for a bigger head next time. When completely drowned in teriyaki sauce... It still tastes like a MFE :( | Show |
| Vermilion RockFish |
22.75 (204.75 pts) |
September 13, 2014 |    |
Checking out some new grounds. Stumbled across a bouldery reef with a nice cluster of reds, including this nice one at 70ft. | Show |
| Black Rockfish |
20.5 (194.75 pts) |
July 06, 2014 |    |
Monterey county. Late afternoon dive with Nate (Spinal Tap). Nice black in 20ft of water. | Show |
 Halibut |
46.0 (230.0 pts) |
May 31, 2014 |    |
New personal best halibut. Late afternoon dive with Nate (Spinal Tap). Shallow water diving, it took me for a ride before I could get my hand in the gills to subdue it. | Show |
| Grass Rockfish |
20.25 (202.5 pts) |
April 13, 2014 |    |
Big grassy. Bit shrunken from being iced overnight. :( 25ft. | Show |
| Copper Rockfish |
20.0 (200.0 pts) |
November 04, 2012 |    |
Football shaped copper, a little under 6#. Shot at 60-65ft. | Show |
| Gopher Rockfish/Black&Yellow Rockfish/China Rockfish |
14.25 (199.5 pts) |
November 04, 2012 |   |
Fat fat China RF. Piggy little bugger! ~40-50ft depth. | Show |
| Kelp Rockfish |
16.0 (200.0 pts) |
October 13, 2012 |   |
Huge kelpie, yummy yummy! | Show |
| Monkeyface Prickleback |
29.25 (197.4375 pts) |
September 09, 2012 |   |
T2B event. 6.91# Leap-frogging BigJim in the Monkeyfaced Wars! | Show |
| Perch |
18.25 (191.625 pts) |
August 23, 2012 |   |
Afternoon/evening dive. Fat Perch. Pacifica, CA. | Show |
| Black Rockfish |
18.0 (171.0 pts) |
August 12, 2012 |    |
Post-AlbionOpen morning dive with Amadeo. This black was in 12ft of water. | Show |
| Vermilion RockFish |
21.0 (189.0 pts) |
August 12, 2012 |    |
Post-AlbionOpen morning dive with Amadeo. Pair of beautiful reds. Bigger one in 55-60ft. Smaller at 50-55ft. | Show |
| Gopher Rockfish/Black&Yellow Rockfish/China Rockfish |
13.0 (182.0 pts) |
June 29, 2012 |   |
My favorite eating rockfish. Shot at 45ft, Mendocino. :) | Show |
| Gopher Rockfish/Black&Yellow Rockfish/China Rockfish |
12.5 (175.0 pts) |
June 10, 2012 |    |
An epic battle... it took me over half an hour to finally subdue this beast! | Show |
| Halibut |
34.5 (172.5 pts) |
June 09, 2012 |    |
Murky diving in subpar conditions... lucky enough to stumble upon this pair of flatties. :) | Show |
| Lingcod |
39.0 (204.75 pts) |
June 03, 2012 |    |
North coast shore-dive with Spinal Tap. A little bit of everything including this big ling in 6-8ft of water. :) | Show |
| Grass Rockfish |
19.75 (197.5 pts) |
June 03, 2012 |    |
North coast shore-dive with Spinal Tap. Grass rockfish hiding in eelgrass - 10ft. | Show |
| Red Abalone |
9.25 (175.75 pts) |
June 03, 2012 |    |
North coast shore-dive with Spinal Tap. No monsters abs, but some nice quality nonetheless. :) | Show |
| Blue Rockfish |
15.75 (181.125 pts) |
June 03, 2012 |    |
North coast shore-dive with Spinal Tap. Chubby blue RF. | Show |
| Olive Rockfish |
20.25 (182.25 pts) |
April 07, 2012 |    |
15-20ft. Carmel City Beach. Handful of nice rockfish including this healthy olive that surprised me in the shallows! :) | Show |
| California Sheephead |
31.0 (201.5 pts) |
March 04, 2012 |    |
Healthy male sheephead, 18#. Taken in Big Sur; shoredive. End of hawg trough is 31" and the fish is over, so used that as my measuring basis. Confirmed by Kwok, who is holding the head against end in the first picture. | Show |
| Vermilion RockFish |
20.75 (186.75 pts) |
March 03, 2012 |    |
Carmel, found this fat red lurking in a boulder pile. Solid fish & real stocky, but not much length. Still made my day. :) 50ft | Show |
| Olive Rockfish |
19.0 (171.0 pts) |
March 03, 2012 |    |
/Pinnacle ambush / Lying in wait, turning blue / Here comes an olive!/ 35ft | Show |
| Grass Rockfish |
18.0 (180.0 pts) |
February 26, 2012 |    |
Fat grassy hiding in series of rocks with other grassies & cab. Afternoon dive with Nelson Kwok. 30ft | Show |
| Olive Rockfish |
17.5 (157.5 pts) |
February 26, 2012 |    |
Shot 4 olives, all within an inch of each other. Nelson shot one... and it was bigger than all of mine. :( 25ft | Show |
| Vermilion RockFish |
15.0 (135.0 pts) |
February 20, 2012 |   |
Small red, but only decent one I saw all day. President's Day dive with Spinal Tap & Pedxing. 40ft | Show |
| Copper Rockfish |
14.0 (140.0 pts) |
February 20, 2012 |   |
Small copper, but the ones I saw were all the same size. Still great tasting! President's Day dive with Spinal Tap & Pedxing. 40ft | Show |
| Black Rockfish |
13.5 (128.25 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 25ft | Show |
| Blue Rockfish |
14.0 (161.0 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 30ft | Show |
| Gopher Rockfish/Black&Yellow Rockfish/China Rockfish |
11.75 (164.5 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) Tiny, but delicious B&Y! 30ft | Show |
| Cabezon |
22.0 (176.0 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 40ft | Show |
| Kelp Rockfish |
14.75 (184.375 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 30ft | Show |
| Perch |
17.25 (181.125 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 30ft | Show |
| Monkeyface Prickleback |
27.0 (182.25 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) Norcalslayer (Garrat) showed me up on shore with his toad MFE. ;) 25ft | Show |
| Greenling |
14.5 (159.5 pts) |
February 18, 2012 |    |
Carmel, CA. Weather was brutal, so stayed inside the cove and challenged myself to hunt as many different species as possible. :) 20ft | Show |
| Lingcod |
36.25 (190.3125 pts) |
January 29, 2012 |    |
Carmel, 35 & 55ft. Both free-swimming on fishy reefs. | Show |