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California Fish

A single Black Rockfish swims in the ocean. This closeup shows how well this fish can blend into its dark surroundings. A large mouth, dark gray coloring, and slight speckling allow for identification.

Black Rockfish

Blue rockfish shown swimming. Blue-gray in color. Smaller eyes than other rockfish.

Blue Rockfish

Large Bocaccio Rockfish. Angler holds caught fish by mouth. Catch with Prisoner Rock Charters.

Bocaccio

Brown Rockfish shown swimming in ocean. Blends in with muddy colors of rock. Large eyes.

Brown Rockfish

Cabezon fish shown swimming. Blends into surrounding reef.

Cabezon

A beautiful, bright Canary Rockfish shown swimming underwater and up close. Aqua and Yellow colors flash vibrant among the rocks.

Canary Rockfish

China Rockfish shown. This incredible species boasts mottled black and yellow coloring.

China Rockfish

Chinook Salmon get ready to spawn. Many shown in one photo with some scales starting to leave bodies.

Chinook Salmon

Closeup of Copper Rockfish shown swimming in Pacific Ocean. Brown/gold in color. This one is a smaller example.

Copper Rockfish

Captain Jason holds up a Dungeness crab from one of many.

Dungeness Crab

Beautiful greenling shown as young angler smiles from behind. Blue lingcod is another name they go by.

Kelp Greenling

California Lingcod (Pacific Lingcod) shown resting between rocks on sea floor. Large mouth and eyes, with very small but sharp teeth.

Lingcod

Pacific Halibut swimming on sea floor. This fish appears to swim sideways. This particular specimen is still migrating the eye on the underside of its body to the top.

Pacific Halibut

Quillback Rockfish shown swimming. Multicolored, smaller, with spiny fin on top.

Quillback Rockfish

Lucky angler holds up a beautiful Tiger Rockfish he just caught with Prisoner Rock Charters on the Black Cadillac. A great California fishing trip! The man has a goatee, dark hat, and dark sunglasses.

Tiger Rockfish

A beautiful, Vermillion rockfish species is shown hiding deep in the ocean between two boulders.

Vermillion Rockfish

A single Black Rockfish swims in the ocean. This closeup shows how well this fish can blend into its dark surroundings. A large mouth, dark gray coloring, and slight speckling allow for identification.

Widow Rockfish

Yelloweye Rockfish shown after being caught on a Prisoner Rock Charters trip.

Yelloweye Rockfish

A yellowtail rockfish swims in the ocean. Bright yellow fins stand out against its gray body.

Yellowtail Rockfish

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Man holds two very large Lingcod he caught on a Prisoner Rock Sport Fishing Trip on Trinidad Pier.

Lingcod & Rockfish Combo Trip

Two fishermen hold up their Halibut fish after the all day halibut and rockfish trip.

Pacific Halibut & Rockfish Combo Trip

Huge rockfish held by captain Jason (wearing a ball cap and sunglasses). The angler who just caught the fish is smiling in the background.

Rockfish Trip

More California Fish Species

Widow Rockfish

Brown Rockfish

Bocaccio

Yelloweye Rockfish

Cabezon

Kelp Greenling

Blue Rockfish

Lingcod

Dungeness Crab

Black Rockfish

China Rockfish

Chinook Salmon

Canary Rockfish

Pacific Halibut

Yellowtail Rockfish

Vermillion Rockfish

Tiger Rockfish

Quillback Rockfish

Copper Rockfish