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The California Corbina is a demersal fish and belongs to the croaker family. It is found in the sandy beaches and the shallow bays. The species travel in small groups along the surfing zone.
Types of fish that can be found
The California Corbina belongs to the family of Sciaenidae and is from the Menticirrhus undulates species. Its body is long, mouth small, and upper jaw rarely reaches to a point below its front eye. The color of the California Corbina is grey and has incandescent reflections and diagonal lines on its sides.
Type of fishing that can be done at the location
The California Corbina can be caught around the year in southern California’s sandy beaches. Fishing is best in July and September. The fish is difficult to hook. The preferred bait to catch the California Corbina is sand crabs. Some anglers also use pileworm, mussels, and blood worm.
The sports and the commercial fisheries target the California Corbina. The fishing reaches its peak in the summer months and the late fall. Since the California Corbina lives near the shore, thus they are caught easily by the fishermen on the piers and beaches.
The fish is also caught using bait, and all that is needed is a light-action spring rod and reel which has a six to eight test line. The sand crabs that are freely caught are natural bait. You may also cast small and patterned flies or a plastic fly to provoke the fish to catch it.
The California Corbina grows to a length of 28 inches and weighs around 7 pounds and 4 ounces. Most of them grow to an average length of 16 inches. The male California Corbina reaches a length of 10 inches, and the female reaches 13 inches. Spawning is from June to September, and it is majorly in July and August. The male California Corbina nature at approximately 2 years of age, and they grow to a length of 10 inches. The females mature at 3 years of age, and it grows to 13 inches. The eggs float freely.
The range of the California Corbina is from Bahia Magdalena, the Gulf of California and southern Baja California to the Point Conception.
The California Corbina prefers to stay in the shallow waters and the oceanfront surf groups in a school of two or three small fishes. They can be found in bays at times. The California Corbina usually stays in 45 feet but can also be found in the 3-18 feet depth. The California Corbina is a bottom fish and is found in the sandy beaches and the shallow bay. The species travel in smaller groups and along the surf zone in a few inches below the water.
The adult California Corbina surf the shallow water and then scoop up the same and then separate the food by sending the sand out through the gills. The major food of California Corbina is a sand crab. The California Corbina eats crustaceans, bivalves, small fish, and some small invertebrates. They can feed in just a few inches in the water.