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Fork´tail`
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| Last week's temperatures at Anacapa Island were 58 to 59; that's considered marginal for these sleek swimmers in the jack family, alternatively called mossbacks - for the greenish hue on their topsides - and forktails - for, you guessed it, their distinctive tails. Sea lions had been spotted by people fishing for yellowtail on live squid in 185 feet of water, but when a brown shadow began chasing a pair of forktails hooked up in the 30-pound range, those on the deck began to question the pursuer. That total may have been eclipsed by last year's bumper crop of forktails, though confirmation was not immediately available. |
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