Saturday, May 22, 2010

Those darn grunions


On your mark, get set, grab those little fishies! Or find out more about the sardine-like grunions and how they run at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. March, June, and July are open season months for grunion fishing. The trick is you have to grab them with your hands and you do need a valid California fishing license. The aquarium is holding a Grunion Fish-tival on May 29 from 7 pm to midnight with a grunion video, grunion hatching and other activities supervised by grunion experts.

The best nights to spot grunion when they come on shore to spawn will be June 14 from 11:10 pm to 1:10 am, June 28 from 10:50 pm to 12:5o am, July 13 from 11:05 pm to 1:o5 am, and July 27 from 10:30 pm to 12:30 am. The aquarium will have programs on all four dates beginning at 9 pm followed by guided observations on the beach. Adult admission for the Fish-tival or the grunion watch programs is $5.

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