Giant Humboldt squid have been moving north from Baja to California waters creating some wild nights of fishing off San Diego. Here two visiting Canadians hoist their catch on the stern deck of the Seaforth, March 28. Adult Humboldts grow as big as your leg, sometimes much bigger, reaching 7 feet and 100 pounds. Rowdy and pissed when pulled from the depths, they squirt water and ink until they're boated. Voracious predators, even cannibals, with a biting beak like an eagle's, they dine on sardines, fish, smaller squid species, and even each other.
Photo by Field & Stream Online Editors
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