Posted on 02/01/2010 8:21:58 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Shoals of giant squid are invading the Californian coast, providing rich pickings for fishermen.
Giant squid weighing up to 60 pounds (27 kilograms) have swum into waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds.
The squid were noticed last week and fishermen started booking twilight fishing trips to catch them the huge creatures.
Robert Woodbury, from Newport Landing Sportfishing, told the LA Times that the anglers come in two main types: those hungry for the relatively pricey delicacy, and the sports angler eager to tangle with a feistier sea creature.
"Most of the fish we catch are better to eat, but they don't give you much of a fight."
He said the squid were "trying to crawl around and blow ink all over everybody."
Mr Woodbury said that 400 of the creatures had been caught since Friday night.
The animals weigh between 20 and 40 pounds, but a few fishermen have reeled in 60-pound squid.
The Humboldt squid is also called the jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid and squirts ink to protect itself.
They can grow up to 100 pounds in weight and six feet long and follow food sources.
The squid have also recently been spotted off San Diego, Oregon and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States.
Orange County sports fishing businesses were celebrating the arrival of the squid during what is normally a fairly quiet time of the year.
But the giant squid is not unknown off the coast of America.
In September a record-breaking 19ft-long squid, weighing 103 pounds, was caught off the Gulf of Mexico.
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It’s the calamari after the storm!
“It’s as if they never saw 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
I’ve never seen it but have caught Humbolt squid!
>>It’s the calamari after the storm!<<
It is leaving squid marks!
global warming, obviously
maybe they’re after the seals that left California
with a giant tub of marinara sauce. Darn, now I am hungry.
Are they worth eating? I'd rather have a good fish.
The Main Question in my mind would be why and where from if it’s not a normal occurence !
Pound it, bread it and fry it, and it’s a poor man’s abalone.
But fish’n is fun no matter what. It is a damn good excuse to do nothing and drink beer while you are doing it.
Do I have to say it? This has been reported the last several years, and I assume it's a genuine change.
... and two r's in "occurrence" !
ROTFLMAO!
I thought Ted Kennedy was dead. Oh, that’s an Orca. Sorry!
Ok Thanks and Thanks again i missed that pesky r
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