Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Prince William Sound fishin' and shrimpin'

We went out for some shrimp and fish from Whittier. We were hoping to get some lots of shrimp, halibut and rock fish. We did pretty good. We got several flat fish that weren't very big. I'm not sure what they were (halibut or flounder) but they'll be good either way.
And then there's this thing. I had to do some research to find out what it was. Turns out it's a wolf fish. It looks some what like an eel. It also looks like it swam through some under water time warp from some prehistoric age. It was very aggressive when we got it to the surface, biting at everything that got near it.

As you can see, it has some teeth that could do some major damage. We took some pliers to remove the hook and let it go. I found out later on the Alaska Outdoor Forum that it is delicious. Someone also said they're very friendly and you can hand feed them and pet them under the chin. I don't know if they were on crack or they thought I was. That ain't happenin'. Later that same person showed pictures of him feeding one. They're pretty cool fish.
This is more what we were after. Red snapper! Or yellow eyed rock fish. Either way, good eats! The last three fish we caught were all yellow eye. Of the three, mine was the smallest, but I loved it more. No, that's not its tongue sticking out. It's its air bladder, they come from so deep they explode from the inside. You can't throw them back because they're pretty much dead. That's also why their eyes are bugged out.
And the climax! After fishing, we pulled the shrimp pots. Look at the size of those suckers! Those are a sample of the largest ones. About half were regular sized shrimp. The down side, after cleaning, we only got about half a gallon. But with all of the other fish we caught, we'll have a great feast.

1 comment:

kybrowns said...

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