Species #51 — Australasian Snapper

Luke Ovgard Bottom Fishing, Light Rock Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Australasian Snapper (Pagrus auratus) Location: Paihia, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand Date: February 14, 2014 Love was in the air. It was Valentine’s Day, and I was joined for the romantic holiday with the love of my life: fishing. To make the holiday even more romantic, I was living out a lifelong fantasy:…

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Species #39 — Deacon Rockfish

Luke Ovgard Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest, Surf Fishing

Species: Deacon Rockfish (Sebastes diaconus) Location: Off the coast of Brookings-Harbor, OR Date: September 14, 2011 My last entry featured a Red Irish Lord. I noted this was the last “new species” I’d recorded in my paper fishing journals, and as of the time those journals were written, that was true. But as of August 27, 2015,…

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