collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Fish ID  (Read 4363 times)

Offline Angry Perch

  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+7)
  • Explorer
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 12730
  • Location: Sammamish/ Sequim
Fish ID
« on: October 10, 2023, 03:27:23 PM »
Friend of a friend caught this out of Port Angeles and had never seen anything like it. Mackerel of some sort?



Low T Beta Male
Domesticated simpy city dwelling male
Low T/ high estrogen = illogical thinking
You must have a learning disability
Low IQ mut [sic] faced bimbo.
You see it here with some of the less intelligent and stable types.
Leveler boy.

Offline dylanb

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Jun 2011
  • Posts: 155
  • Location: west side
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2023, 03:32:13 PM »
yeah, mackerel. we caught probably 100 of them at the cr bouy this year salmon fishing. they’re supposed to be great eating but we kept them for wrapping our plugs and stuffing superbaits.

Offline metlhead

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2014
  • Posts: 1690
  • Location: sw wa
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2023, 05:09:36 PM »
Mack. Kept lots of them last year. Easy to clean and make great tacos. The carcasses got ground up for stuffing Brad's Cutplugs.

Offline Shrimper

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 442
  • Location: Snohomish County
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2023, 05:46:08 PM »
Macks make great shrimp bait too.
"Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ’Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it."

Offline wadu1

  • Grumpy
  • Global Moderator
  • Trade Count: (+30)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2008
  • Posts: 7273
  • Location: Tacoma
  • RMEF, DU, NRA, PFE, NWTF
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2023, 05:52:36 PM »
They also smoke well,  :tup:
"a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi"

Offline fishngamereaper

  • Trade Count: (+7)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 8770
  • Location: kitsap
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2023, 06:11:42 PM »
Sekiu was loaded with them as well
Caught at least 100 of them.. kinda annoying
They BBQ up good skin side down with some seasoning..
Make good bait as well...

Offline Mfowl

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+6)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 4397
  • Location: westside
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2023, 06:22:40 PM »
They make good halibut bait too!
Fish hard, hunt harder!

Offline Alchase

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • ******
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 20353
  • Location: Tinker AFB, OK
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2023, 09:52:31 PM »
They also smoke well,  :tup:

 :yeah:

Mackerel smoke up fantastically!
We would smoke up a few large loads then can them. They are awesome with crackers and good cheese.
Only 2 defining forces sacrificed themselves for you:
The American Soldier and Jesus Christ. One died for your freedom, the other for your soul.

My rock,
He trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.
Psalm 144.1

Offline pianoman9701

  • Mushroom Man
  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 44837
  • Location: Vancouver USA
  • WWC, NRA Life, WFW, NAGR, RMEF, WSB, NMLS #2014743
    • www.facebook.com/johnwallacemortgage
    • John Wallace Mortgage
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2023, 10:51:22 AM »
Mackerel are great grilled if you eat them the day you catch them. They are oily and that gets fishy really fast. My dad and I would go deep sea fishing for Atlantic macks and catch a boatload. Clean 'em on the boat and freeze most of them. He wasn't into smoking at all. I didn't start doing that until I got out here.
"Restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens based on the actions of criminals and madmen will have no positive effect on the future acts of criminals and madmen. It will only serve to reduce individual rights and the very security of our republic." - Pianoman https://linktr.ee/johnlwallace https://valoaneducator.tv/johnwallace-2014743

Offline birddogdad

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2014
  • Posts: 1999
  • Location: WA
  • Groups: LMAC, NRA
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2023, 11:13:44 AM »
Mackerel are great grilled if you eat them the day you catch them. They are oily and that gets fishy really fast. My dad and I would go deep sea fishing for Atlantic macks and catch a boatload. Clean 'em on the boat and freeze most of them. He wasn't into smoking at all. I didn't start doing that until I got out here.


they can well too, again SAME DAY you catch them.. flavor goes away quickly but fresh are wonderful to work with..
USN retired
1981-2011

Offline pickardjw

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2019
  • Posts: 1775
  • Location: Tacoma, WA
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2023, 11:23:39 AM »
If they're anything like Kings and Spanish in the Gulf of Mexico, it's critical to remove the bloodline and we always eat them same day. Don't freeze well.

Offline Angry Perch

  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+7)
  • Explorer
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 12730
  • Location: Sammamish/ Sequim
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2023, 09:26:37 AM »
Well, turns out he brought it home for me. It was caught Saturday and we didn't eat it until yesterday so I was worried based on the comments, but it was delicious! It may have lost some flavor, bur was not fishy at all. It cut like a tuna, so I portioned it in loins. Not knowing what I was getting into, I did an aggressive marinade with soy, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, etc. and cooked it on a hot grill. It was whiter meat than tuna, with great texture and flavor. Next time I'd just do salt and pepper. I'll definitely never throw one back.
Low T Beta Male
Domesticated simpy city dwelling male
Low T/ high estrogen = illogical thinking
You must have a learning disability
Low IQ mut [sic] faced bimbo.
You see it here with some of the less intelligent and stable types.
Leveler boy.

Offline pianoman9701

  • Mushroom Man
  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 44837
  • Location: Vancouver USA
  • WWC, NRA Life, WFW, NAGR, RMEF, WSB, NMLS #2014743
    • www.facebook.com/johnwallacemortgage
    • John Wallace Mortgage
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2023, 09:45:09 AM »
Sounds delicious. Good job, AP.  :tup:
"Restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens based on the actions of criminals and madmen will have no positive effect on the future acts of criminals and madmen. It will only serve to reduce individual rights and the very security of our republic." - Pianoman https://linktr.ee/johnlwallace https://valoaneducator.tv/johnwallace-2014743

Offline pickardjw

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2019
  • Posts: 1775
  • Location: Tacoma, WA
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2023, 10:18:29 AM »
The aggressive marinade probably helped a bunch. When we caught big kings in the gulf, we would steak them out and grill em hot.

Not the biggest one we ever caught but a respectable King.

Offline Bullkllr

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2007
  • Posts: 4923
  • Location: Graham
Re: Fish ID
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2023, 10:28:43 AM »
The aggressive marinade probably helped a bunch. When we caught big kings in the gulf, we would steak them out and grill em hot.

Not the biggest one we ever caught but a respectable King.

Holy Mackeral!
A Man's Gotta Eat

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Also looking for help deciding on a scope by Stein
[Today at 10:46:06 AM]


Quinault Bear guide/help by Tbar
[Today at 10:33:34 AM]


Need information on having a gunsmith thread a barrel for thin walled chokes. by Dukalr
[Today at 07:35:33 AM]


AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!! by westside bull
[Today at 07:02:10 AM]


Gots me a new/old rockchuck rifle coming by JDHasty
[Yesterday at 10:41:07 PM]


Litefighter tent ? by slowwalker
[Yesterday at 10:25:44 PM]


HUNTNNW 2025 trail cam thread and photos by kodiak06
[Yesterday at 10:22:12 PM]


Looking for Solid 22 LR input by JDHasty
[Yesterday at 10:21:31 PM]


49 Degrees North Early Bull Moose by westdcw
[Yesterday at 09:57:25 PM]


Teanaway bull elk by teanawayslayer
[Yesterday at 05:57:24 PM]


6mm Creedmoor Gauges by pickardjw
[Yesterday at 01:27:28 PM]


Brittany breeders by ghosthunter
[Yesterday at 01:17:23 PM]


Kings by metlhead
[Yesterday at 12:37:26 PM]


Fullsized Truck Opinion: HiMiNew vs LoMiOlder by rainshadow1
[Yesterday at 11:46:04 AM]


AUCTION: SE Idaho DIY Deer or Deer/Elk Hunt by Karl Blanchard
[Yesterday at 10:47:28 AM]


Velvet by MADMAX
[July 11, 2025, 07:35:16 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal