Bottom Fish

The first time we brought up one of these bright orange creatures from beneath the sea was right after Halloween. I suspected this disgusting blob was someone’s slimy pumpkin that had been thrown overboard. On closer inspection, we realized it was alive! We often catch bottom fish and learned that sea squirts often times hang…

This is the first fish I caught in Puget Sound that was not a flounder! I was so excited to see something different and then thought, “wow, what did I catch.” Luckily we had a handy chart on board with common fish and it was listed. Who knew just how interesting bottom fish in Puget…