I suppose I should post my new species for 2020. Crazy that the Jan stuff was only a year ago, feels more like several years went by.
Speckled sanddab - outside Mission Bay
Sharpnose seaperch - outside Mission Bay
Shadow goby - Mission Bay
Cheekspot goby - Oceanside
California clingfish - Sunset Cliffs
Mussel blenny - Sunset Cliffs
Speckled rockfish - outside Mission Bay
Pinkrose rockfish - La Jolla
Pelagic stingray - La Jolla (hey I caught a big fish!)
Prickly sculpin - Big Bear
Tule Perch - Lake Gregory
Blackgill rockfish - San Pedro
Pond loach - Los Angeles
Blackeye goby - outside Mission Bay
Cabezon - outside Mission Bay
Stripetail rockfish - Newport Beach
Pacific hake - Newport Beach
The targets I wasn't successful with included:
1. pile perch from the wrecks outside Mission Bay
2. white perch from Oceanside Harbor
3. a proper sized yellowtail from the kayak
4. banded guitarfish from San Diego Bay
5. sailfin molly from an estuary connected to San Diego Bay
6. a mako or thresher from the kayak (but maybe that's for the best)
7. staghorn sculpin from the mouth of the SD River
8. reef finspot from the tidepools
9. bluebanded goby or anything else new from Catalina
A midshipman should be on that list too, but I honestly didn't try for one. Maybe this year.