Has anyone ever gone grunion hunting?

[KitchenWitch]

My husband says I HAVE to try grunion hunting...

[mainegreen]

1. Sure. How else are you going to get one to make French grunion soup?

[KitchenWitch]

2. LOL

:rofl:

[puerco-bellies]

3. About a billion years ago at Bolsa Chica St. Beach

It's pretty interesting to watch. I would not "hunt" them now, but I would like to see a run again.

[KitchenWitch]

4. Yes, my husband went to Bolsa Chica as well.

I think I would like to watch a grunion run, but not "hunt" them.

[KansDem]

5. HEY! I was there!

I grew up in California. My family went grunion hunting sometime in the early- to mid-1060s. Never saw grunion, though...

Wasn't Bolsa Chica State Beach referred to at that time as "Tin Can Beach" because of all the cans left there to rust? I think they cleaned it up about that time...

Remember when Ralph Story of "Ralph Story's Los Angeles" did a program on the Bolsa Chica Gun Club?

Man, it's amazing what memories grunion can conjure up...:D

[KitchenWitch]

8. Wow, you are OLD!

:D

[allalone]

21. oh man, did you actually try to catch them?

[Dawggie]

6. I wouldn't use anything more than a #6 shot....

[allalone]

22. no fair, that one is laying down

they are a sight when they a wiggling into the sand

[geardaddy]

7. No.

But I've gone groin hunting and onion hunting.

[KitchenWitch]

9. I would venture a guess that most of us adults have gone groin hunting!

:evilgrin:

[RebelOne]

25. Not this adult. Never lived anywhere there were grunion.

[KitchenWitch]

26. Groin, not grunion!

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear KitchenWitch!

We never hunted them, but we used to go to the Cabrillo Marine Museum for a talk, and then they would escort us to Cabrillo Beach to watch for them...

They normally come up at fairly predictable times, and we saw them run several times!

It's fascinating...

You should definitely do it!

[NV Whino]

11. Yes

But not often. They always came in past my bedtime. Damn grunion.

[KitchenWitch]

14. You would think they would run at a civilzed hour...

:rofl:

[Gonzo Gardener]

12. I'd forgotten about the grunion runs!

We never ate them, but we'd wait until they had spawned and then help some of the stranded ones back into the water.

How will you prepare them... fried, baked?

[KitchenWitch]

13. I am not much of a fish person

I will probably throw them back.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

15. Yup!

Good excuse to get blasted and run around the beach at night when stationed at Camp Pendleton in southern Cal. It was of course, a loooonnngggg time ago! :)

[Wapsie B]

16. No, I'm more into smelt myself.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[KitchenWitch]

18. I have done the smelt runs!

Big Fun!

[GOPisEvil]

17. I didn't think the grunion were running this time of year.

I could be wrong though. :shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

19. I believe they start like in February or March, but it is all my husband can talk about right now.

[allalone]

20. it was the thing to do

in California in the late 50's and oh yeah I was there and yeah I'm old,

[allalone]

23. it was really just an excuse to go to the beach

at night

[texanwitch]

24. I remember a Beverly Hillbillies episode about the running of the grunion.

That was a funny episode.

[Hand]

27. No. I didn't have scuba gear.

:spank:

[Generic Brad]

28. Liver and grunions

Mmmm.

[Deja Q]

29. I think Jethro Bodine did...

:D