Different rockfish varieties at different places

This year, I'v mostly hit Capitola and have a spot where there have consistently been willing vermillions. Most of the rockfish I've caught there over the years have been browns, with the occasional blue and maybe a gopher or copper on rare occasions. A few times I've found schools of small yellowtail rockfish in Capitola when they nipped my baits on the way down.

Tried half moon bay on a yak for the first time recently, but I've fished there in power boats plenty of times. I've always seen more schooling blues and gophers in HMB, and that's how things worked out for me this weekend.

A ling is a ling, and they just seem to be anywhere I drop a live kingfish. Trips to deeper reefs and the Farallons obviously produce more variety and rare fish like flags and green spotted.

Anyone have thoughts or observations about what types of rockfish are common in different areas up and down the coast? 

This is a good question.

Since I have been know to fish the west side of Santa Cruz on occasion (ahem), I've found different places where the blues, blacks, and, to a lesser extent, olives hang out. The olives tend to be more mobile, and more likely to be up in the water column, but the blues and blacks are surprisingly consistent, location-wise. Of course, there is a smattering of other species too, but I've not found any consistent locations for them---especially those prestigious vermilion.

Small yellowtail in Capitola?   Be still my beating heart. 

Small yellowtail in Capitola?   Be still my beating heart.

I’m guessing those are jack mackerel

https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/seafood-profiles/jack-mackerel

Sorry I was referring to yellowtail rockfish. Subject is rockfish, so I thought it was clear but I went back and edited the original post.