Lifecycle of the Cali Hali?

Hey, this is kind of funny:  Last week, the only Hali I caught at ARW was all of about 9” long and TLA recently caught one that fit in the palm of his hand. This got me thinking (it’s that time of year when I think, whether it’s needed or not [emoji23]) about the ages of those 2 small fries.

Can anyone fill us in on the Cali Hali lifecycle? Because the suckers were so small, it seems very unlikely that they hatched anywhere other than right near ARW. In the Bay, what’s their spawning pattern and early life like?


thanks in advance,  Bradley


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I was able to find the following interesting article:

http://www.csun.edu/~nmfrp/californiahalibut.html

I was able to find the following interesting article:

http://www.csun.edu/~nmfrp/californiahalibut.html

also
https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/seafood-profiles/california-halibut

I was able to find the following interesting article:

http://www.csun.edu/~nmfrp/californiahalibut.html

also
https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/seafood-profiles/california-halibut

Hey, this is kind of funny:  Last week, the only Hali I caught at ARW was all of about 9” long and TLA recently caught one that fit in the palm of his hand. This got me thinking (it’s that time of year when I think, whether it’s needed or not [emoji23]) about the ages of those 2 small fries.

Can anyone fill us in on the Cali Hali lifecycle? Because the suckers were so small, it seems very unlikely that they hatched anywhere other than right near ARW. In the Bay, what’s their spawning pattern and early life like?


thanks in advance,  Bradley


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This is on mm but ave 220-226mm (8-9") is ~1yr old.
http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt2q2n98z7&chunk.id=d0e7332&brand=calisphere&doc.view=entire_text

You mean all the way to my dinner table?

Are you sure it wasn't a sand dab? Or something else?
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=3843.0

we ALL start out pretty small