The San Diego Anglers
Are Proud to Present…
Sam Garcia Jr

Portugese Hall
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
2818 Avenida De Portugal
San Diego, CA 92106

On the corner of Shelter Island Dr. & Shafter St.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Special Guest: Sam Garcia Jr

who goes by Sam Scālz as a professional artist, is best known as a prolific Fine Artist in both the aquarium and reptile hobbies.  However, he also loves to paint gamefish from all over the world!  His realistic watercolor, gouache and acrylic paintings, as well as pen and ink and colored pencil illustrations, have garnered numerous awards over the 35 years he has been creating art!  He has traveled to all 50 states and several countries to fish for as many species as he can catch!  In just the past three years, he has caught fish in 38 US states. With all that traveling and exploring, his favorite fishing is still in Southern California where he pursues mostly inshore fish using techniques that he has developed over the many years living in San Diego. He pursues both Saltwater and Freshwater species and is intent on catching some line-class records the next few years!  He is dedicated to catching every species found in the region and he’ll be sharing some of his personal history as a fisherman, interesting stories and his knowledge of the San Diego local waters, as well as his inspiration for his paintings and drawings. 

Sam is also in the early stages of creating a fully illustrated book about the marine fishes of Southern California, which will include biology natural history and some fishing information. The illustrations will be translated into other useful ID tools for boaters, as well as shore and pier fishermen! 

Sam’s Artwork