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And you also have to remember that is in between the Newport range of OC and the kings in Western Riverside Co. you say have Newport influence.
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That's BS, those stripers were not released there.
How do you know for sure? :?:

I have seen 100's of kings from that area and NEVER have I seen a sd striper, or hell even a newporter with "Clean" sides..

Never heard of one either..

Ort Hwy yes on the coast NO..

I am not saying it was released, but no one can say for sure it wasn't..

There have been "released" stripers found in SB county too..

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Fundad wrote:
That's BS, those stripers were not released there.
How do you know for sure? :?:

I have seen 100's of kings from that area and NEVER have I seen a sd striper, or hell even a newporter with "Clean" sides..

Never heard of one either..

Ort Hwy yes on the coast NO..

I am not saying it was released, but no one can say for sure it wasn't..

There have been "released" stripers found in SB county too..

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You're absolutely right. :lol:
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I have no knowledge or experience with socal herping, but was there or is there a purpose why someone would release calkings? Old relinquished pets? Attempt to establish wild stock?

I've heard a similar rumor (or truth) involving the release of several species at a well known zonata dump site within the Santa Cruz mountains. Apparently, people have released milksnakes and calkings in the area... :?
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Lou, thats another cool king you've found!

No doubt, due to the tail, I would classify it as an SD striper. I also recognize, that from aproxomatly San Juan Capistrano to Oceanside, both types probably intergrade.. and that king looks to fall into that catagory. I also find the amount of hyper melanistic kings found in South OC. interseting.

Nice find..

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Zach: They would either release them to save them from development, or as a joke...
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Fundad wrote:
That's BS, those stripers were not released there.
How do you know for sure? :?:

I have seen 100's of kings from that area
OK I will respond. I'm not sure what area you are talking about. If you are talking about the area me and Hubbs talked about on the phone, you may have a point. Anything is possible. If they really do occur there, they should be found between there and the SD border.



Not directed to Fundad- IMO, Lou's king does not look intermediate between a Newport and SD striper. If any king ever did, it was this one.
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A similar looking OC Newport
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SD striper
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Lou's king
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Looks like a Valley Highway Striper to me.
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I think it looks like a Native American in a hand canoe...
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Ah, I see you found the king I let go Lou :D .
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Aaron wrote:Looks like a Valley Highway Striper to me.
I think it looks more like a Coastal highway striper. Maybe even a PCH highway striper. :D
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