Familiar to residents of southern California is the grunion, or sand-smelt (Athenmdae), a little fish that comes out on the beach at high tide, stands on itstail and dances in the moonlight. But few ...

At the moment of impact my fishing rod bent like a shepherd's crook, and the monofilament line unraveled from the reel at a dizzying pace. Taking advantage of a lightly set drag on the reel, the fish ...