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Grunion season begins tonight!

March 10, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Tonight is the first grunion run of the season at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Let’s hope it isn’t a repeat of what happened last year, when crazy winds whipped palm fronds off trees and not one grunion appeared. If you can’t make it tonight, no worries, there are several more grunion runs coming up. Here’s the… [read more]

Filed Under: Fishes, Ocean events Tagged With: fishing, grunion

My first grunion run

March 10, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

I almost forgot to write about my first grunion run! On Monday, March 7th, I ventured down to Cabrillo Aquarium for the first grunion run of the season, which was predicted to occur sometime between 10:25pm and 12:25pm. This time frame is based on when the highest tide of the night rolls in carrying grunion… [read more]

Filed Under: Fishes Tagged With: fishing, grunion, spawning

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