Fishy fishy in the Brook come and get on my hook.

[croaker stroker]

Caught a couple of good ones today out in front of Dana Point Harbor with my fishing buddy Mike.  https://instagram.com/mikehucker?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Fisherdv]

Very nice CS! 

[martin3]

Nice Butt!

[Norcalfish80]

Great day!

[AJFishin]

Way to go CS, awesome job!

[Batsquatch]

Beautiful fish and weather.  Can't beat that in mid-November.  Great job!

[beancounter]

Get on my hook so I can cook. Nice catch there son.

[Yachter Yat]

   Nice-sized fish Croaker.  It's just a quess, but I'd bet those smaller guys must be a bit better eating than some of those monsters we often see.  Looked like a nice day to be out.  Have fun. 

Yat

[headduck]

   Nice-sized fish Croaker.  It's just a quess, but I'd bet those smaller guys must be a bit better eating than some of those monsters we often see.  Looked like a nice day to be out.  Have fun. 

Yat

Yup.

We call the smaller ones chickens... super good eating.

Nice catching man!

[Danno]

Big score there Mark!

[croaker stroker]

Big score there Mark!

Go get one Dan. I caught the 38 pound one just before slack low tide. The 10 pound one was caught just after slack low tide.

I barbecued halibut steaks last night, but messed them up. I over-cooked them.

Any body have any good tips, recommendations, or recipes for California Halibut ? Brine? Marinade?

What you see here on my sink is half of the filets after splitting the catch. We had a lot of good quality Halibut.

[croaker stroker]

Get on my hook so I can cook. Nice catch there son.

Haha. My Grandfather was Irish, from the East Coast. He had a "saying' for everything. They usually had two meanings.

[croaker stroker]

   Nice-sized fish Croaker.  It's just a quess, but I'd bet those smaller guys must be a bit better eating than some of those monsters we often see.  Looked like a nice day to be out.  Have fun. 

Yat

Thanks Yat...

California Halibut are actually Flounder. They don't grow much more than 60#.

[Tj805]

Nice work !
That's a good halibut !

[croaker stroker]

Thanks TJ.

We stopped at the fuel dock to get ice. 38 pound halibut laying on the deck. The comment was ....  Nice Arima!! Open bow. Wow. We've never seen one.   

No comment on the giant halibut ? ?   

[martin3]

Thanks TJ.

We stopped at the fuel dock to get ice. 38 pound halibut laying on the deck. The comment was ....  Nice Arima!! Open bow. Wow. We've never seen one.   

No comment on the giant halibut ? ?   

He was blinded by the beautiful Arima......take that as a compliment!

38lbs.....wow.   I would guessed 25lbs.
That is a big local Butt.

[croaker stroker]

Thanks TJ.

We stopped at the fuel dock to get ice. 38 pound halibut laying on the deck. The comment was ....  Nice Arima!! Open bow. Wow. We've never seen one.   

No comment on the giant halibut ? ?   

38lbs.....wow.   I would guessed 25lbs.

Martin, you could be right. .... But I'm still telling everybody 40#. 


Not sure how accurate ?  Rapala spring scale. It was really thick.

It was too heavy for me to hold out close to the camera.

[Fisherdv]

Big score there Mark!

Go get one Dan. I caught the 38 pound one just before slack low tide. The 10 pound one was caught just after slack low tide.

I barbecued halibut steaks last night, but messed them up. I over-cooked them.

Any body have any good tips, recommendations, or recipes for California Halibut ? Brine? Marinade?

What you see here on my sink is half of the filets after splitting the catch. We had a lot of good quality Halibut.

California Halibut are tricky to cook just right. Very easy to overcook. I'm still learning. 

[croaker stroker]

You would think I would know how to barbecue halibut after all these years.  

[agoodhi]

Nice catch!  Do you guys get much worms in the meat on the big ones?

Oh, thanks for reminding me to eat my frozen halibut fillets 

[martin3]

Thanks TJ.

We stopped at the fuel dock to get ice. 38 pound halibut laying on the deck. The comment was ....  Nice Arima!! Open bow. Wow. We've never seen one.   

No comment on the giant halibut ? ?   

38lbs.....wow.   I would guessed 25lbs.

Martin, you could be right. .... But I'm still telling everybody 40#. 


Not sure how accurate ?  Rapala spring scale. It was really thick.

It was too heavy for me to hold out close to the camera.

It's a great local Halibut for sure!
Did you measure the length?
If it was 38lbs,  length would be around 46 to 48 inches.

[croaker stroker]

Thanks TJ.

We stopped at the fuel dock to get ice. 38 pound halibut laying on the deck. The comment was ....  Nice Arima!! Open bow. Wow. We've never seen one.   

No comment on the giant halibut ? ?   

38lbs.....wow.   I would guessed 25lbs.

Martin, you could be right. .... But I'm still telling everybody 40#. 


Not sure how accurate ?  Rapala spring scale. It was really thick.

It was too heavy for me to hold out close to the camera.

It's a great local Halibut for sure!
Did you measure the length?
If it was 38lbs,  length would be around 46 to 48 inches.

Nope. More like 36 inches. But four or five inches thick. I can easily lift 25 pounds. This one was difficult to lift for the pic.

[Fisherdv]

Whatever it actually is that's hefty and a great catch for a Cali Hali.

[croaker stroker]

Whatever it actually is that's hefty and a great catch for a Cali Hali.

Yep. My personal best.

Nice catch!  Do you guys get much worms in the meat on the big ones?

Oh, thanks for reminding me to eat my frozen halibut fillets 

I have had some with worms in the past. Now I gut them quickly and I think that prevents the worms migrating from the gut and into the flesh.

There were no visible worms in the flesh. There were external parasites clinging to the underside of both fish. (See photo)

[Norcalfish80]

I cook mine mostly breaded and fried or on a pan not breaded. Cook it a minute or two less long than you think you need to. If you freeze it first they make excellent crudo. Here's some pics for inspiration.