educate me please

[Jencourt]

This past summer we got into a bunch of bottom fish,both out at badjo reef in nootka and again off of meers bluffs in Barkley sound. they are black in color and are resembling a bass. I thought they were black bass, my fishing partner says they are black cod. I have no picture of one but I did see a pick of them on the rocky point charters website in the gallery. young guy holding a ling and a yellow eye the fish in question are on the dock.http://rockypointcharters.ca/gallery.html.thanks for the answer in advance


No place I would rather be (FISH ON)

 

[Tofinoguy]

Black Rockfish

 

[Dogbreath]

quote:Originally posted by Tofinoguy

Black Rockfish

Sebastes Melanops lotsa fun on light tackle good eats too!

http://fishbase.com/Summary/species...me=Sebastes&speciesname=melanops&lang=English

 

[Peahead]

Yes they are great fun on light spinning gear ! One other point about these rockfish is that they exist in decent sized schools and are more often located mid depth and nearer the surface near kelp beds and in the shallows off reefs. Seen huge schools often while scuba diving. My kids have had a blast spincasting for these guys - they will hit virtually anything shiny and moving fast. If they are interfering with salmon fishing, often a short move away will get you away from the school.

 

[Hoochiebob]

Black bomber-yummy yummy yummy!
I'll come back with 100lbs of halibut and the wife will still be disappointed unless I have a bomber or two.
Unlike other rockfish these will not come up with swim bladders poking out their mouth. And like the others said, they are a great fight on ultralight gear

Hooch

 

[Despy]

Is this not the same fish that most refer to as sea bass ?

 

[happy hooker]

yup

22' Hewescraft Searunner

 

[the fog ducker]

Interesting ,
We have hit these fish in schools , mostly around North Renfrew , a fews years back mind you , kept a few larger ones , did not care for the taste too much , was it the cook , we do somthing wrong , oily , a little fishy as well...imo...We do love White..they were a blast to catch , right on the surface , close to shore,,,

FD...

kosi99@hotmail.com

 

[Sculpin]

Black rock fish. Tasty fish for sure. My families third favourite after Halibut and Salmon. Too easy to catch and alot of fun as others have posted. We use them for fish and chips and just pan fry them cajun style. Nice texture not too soft. Not fishy tasting at all (must of been the cook FD).

"I'm not talkin bout pleasure boatin or day sailin......I'm talkin bout workin for a livin"- Captain Quint

 

[the fog ducker]

Doh...[B)]..
cheers ...FD..

quote:Originally posted by Sculpin

Black rock fish. Tasty fish for sure. My families third favourite after Halibut and Salmon. Too easy to catch and alot of fun as others have posted. We use them for fish and chips and just pan fry them cajun style. Nice texture not too soft. Not fishy tasting at all (must of been the cook FD).

"I'm not talkin bout pleasure boatin or day sailin......I'm talkin bout workin for a livin"- Captain Quint

kosi99@hotmail.com

 

[Gooey Bob]

Black Rockfsh - A total blast on a fly rod. Around Andrews Point, and in between Langara Rocks and the Lighthouse at Langara Island, I have seen schools that appeared to be half an acre in size all jumping out of the water at once. No real reason was apparent why. These fish will recklessly hit a dry fly or popper, consistently hitting the fly from the top down landing with their mouths open. Too funny.

I like the taste of them too, but find that they don't freeze well at all, and really benefit from being bled immediately after being caught, and also from being skinned either before cooking or freezing.

Deep fried black rockfish nuggets with tartar sauce. Mmmm...

Gooey

 

[eaglemaniac]

A long time fishing partner of mine swears that there is an aphrodisiacal effect. That's probably why your wife was hoping for a few.[:0][] eman

 

[notmebud]

Any of these black rockfish in the comox campbell area????

 

[Fish Assassin]

quote:Any of these black rockfish in the comox campbell area????

Last summer we hooked a ton of these off the kelp bank at Cape Lazo. They should be almost any where in our waters.

 

[CIVANO]

Many are full of worms - might not lead to an eventful evening with the wife.

 

[Jencourt]

Thanks guys!Sorry about the link. Black Rock Fish eh!I assume they fall under rock fish in the regs as far as limits and openings? They were tons of fun (wish I had my girls with me wen we got into them)and yes very tasty! We lightly breaded ours and fried in olive oil was very good. Eman my fishing partners wife also was very happy to see them wen we got home. Might be something to what your saying

No place I would rather be (FISH ON)

 

[Kildonan]

Another fan of black rockfish here. They are great sport on light equipment and make wicked fish and chips.

Me and my old man caught a giant one one time in the 1970's at Village Island West of Swale Rock. The thing ripped line off a 6 inch peetz like a Nahmint smiley.

 

[wolf]

They are a great fish as people have said on here what i used to use NOW dont laugh is a weighted crocadile spoon about 2 to 3 inchs long and then the spinning gear I know its for fresh water but they hammer it and its lots of fun.

Now for cooking filet it and remove the skin place on oiled tinfoil and just do a line of prepared black bean(with garlic) sauce along the fish about a 1/2 wide dont use too much as it can be too strong once tried you may want to lower or increase the amount.

Then put lemon slices on top wrap it all up put on the BBQ bake about 10 mins an inch.

Serve

Made this one time for the guides in renny about 5 yrs ago or so they couldnt believe how good it was as a "trash" fish that they would throw back.

Enjoy

Wolf

 

[Kildonan]

I used to hammer them on about a 2 inch Rapala in multiple places off the shore around victoria with an ultra light spin cast outfit. The breakwater was one place. There used to be a lot of guys down there fishing them with spark plugs for weight and a piece of white cloth for a lure.

The Rapalas used to out fish the spark plug and white cloth gang by a wide margin, like 10 - 1. This was done after dark. Almost without exception it was a fish per cast. I wonder if it's still like that?

 

[Sculpin]

quote:Originally posted by CIVANO

Many are full of worms - might not lead to an eventful evening with the wife.

Haven't had a single one with worms so I don't have a clue what your talking about. I have had halibut and ling cod with worms and have ate every single scrap of them. What's the fuss with worms fella? Haven't had any problems health wise by eating them! Get over it and eat up.

"I'm not talkin bout pleasure boatin or day sailin......I'm talkin bout workin for a livin"- Captain Quint