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ALT CREEK - Great barrels on days when the surf is 2’ overhead in Franko's CALIFORNIA
a SW, W or NW swell. Preferred in E Santa Ana wind. All seasons, KELP FOREST CREATURES
but fall and spring are best. Bottom is sand and rock in places.
Juvenile Pacific Sardine BCroarnmdotr’sant California
SAN JUAN ROCKS 10’- 25’ Adv Rocky shore entry off Dana Point. Adult Garibaldi Northern Vermilion Grunion
dolphins, migrating gray whales near, lobsters, scallops, kelp Rockfish
bass, opaleye, garibaldi. Caution: Usually poor visibility, cur- California State Fish Purple- Anchovy Opaleye
rents, boats. Female Striped
Jellyfish
DANA POINT HARBOR Boating and kayaking in beautiful harbor Male
and outside harbor to Dana Point/Easy kayak launch for dive trip
to San Juan Rocks. Kelp Bass Señorita
(Calico Bass)

Juvenile California Sheephead
Pacific Mackeral
Giant Kelpfish
White Seabass

Spiny Lingcod
Kelp Crab

HOLE-IN-THE-FENCE 20’ - 50’ Int Beach entry, scattered reefs, Cabezon Giant Sea Bass Market
sand, game fish, halibut, sheephead. (Black Sea Bass) Squid
Blacksmith
NORTH SAN CLEMENTE BEACH 10’ - 40’ Int Beach entry, scat-
tered rocky reefs offshore, game fish, halibut, bat rays Yellowtail Horn Shark
Spanish
SOUTH SAN CLEMENTE ROCKS 5’ - 40’ Int Boat or kayak entry Shawl Red Rock Wrasse
over 1 miles offshore (visible from pier)/Rocky reef breaks sur-
face, game fish, halibut, bat rays, lobsters deep in their holes. Abalone

Eel Popeye Copper Blue Rockfish
Grass Catalufa Rockfish
Sheep
Crab Black Sculpin California Two-Spot
Abalone (Spotted Moray Eel Octopus
Aggregating Scorpionfish) Halibut
Anemone Round Red Sea
Rock Stingray California Urchin
Scallop
Blackeye Goby Spiny Purple
Sea

Urchin

Sand Spiny
Star Lobster

Ochre Thornback Ray Speckled Sarcastic Giant
Sea Star Sanddab Fringehead Spined
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