Greenling- How do you like to cook it?

[Sea Ranger]

Hi famograham,
I use to catch Greenling (Tommy Cod) off the breakwater when I was a kid. Those were the days..... I've tried cooking Greenlings in the past but I found them to be quite mushy as well as boney. Some of the recipies sure do sound good and would like to try some of them on some Halibut.
As for the smelts.... last year I trolled through a school of small herring and caught a net full, I gave most of them to some friends of mine who love that kind of stuff. I did keep some, they were to small to clean or fillet so I cut the heads off and fried them in some butter and garlic.... WOW, were they good. Steve.

And remember....Keep your tip up!!!

 

[Sea Ranger]

Hi famograham,
I use to catch Greenling (Tommy Cod) off the breakwater when I was a kid. Those were the days..... I've tried cooking Greenlings in the past but I found them to be quite mushy as well as boney. Some of the recipies sure do sound good and would like to try some of them on some Halibut.
As for the smelts.... last year I trolled through a school of small herring and caught a net full, I gave most of them to some friends of mine who love that kind of stuff. I did keep some, they were to small to clean or fillet so I cut the heads off and fried them in some butter and garlic.... WOW, were they good. Steve.

And remember....Keep your tip up!!!

 

[Sea Ranger]

Hi agin famograham,
I have only tried using Greenling as bait once and what I did was use a Halibut rig with 2 large single hooks. I put one in the back near the tail, (just hook it under the skin a bit with the barb sticking out) and the other hook went just behind the head the same way. I sent it down to the bottom with a one pound weight on a spreader bar but after about 20 minutes we decided to leave so I brought the little cod back in..... took out the hooks and let him swim away. That was his lucky day.

And remember....Keep your tip up!!!

 

[Sea Ranger]

Hi agin famograham,
I have only tried using Greenling as bait once and what I did was use a Halibut rig with 2 large single hooks. I put one in the back near the tail, (just hook it under the skin a bit with the barb sticking out) and the other hook went just behind the head the same way. I sent it down to the bottom with a one pound weight on a spreader bar but after about 20 minutes we decided to leave so I brought the little cod back in..... took out the hooks and let him swim away. That was his lucky day.

And remember....Keep your tip up!!!

 

[Cuba Libre]

Two ways to use greenlings for bait ( within the sports limits remember)

Jig a small zzinger or spinnow next to the kelp in about 30ft of water. When you get a greenling just leave it hooked to the spinnow through the mouth. (make sure it is well hooked) drop the greenling and jig down to the bottom in 50-200ft of water.Wait--- wait---- when your rod tips starts to bend, DONT STRIKE!!! slowly start to reel the fish up with no sudden motions. The ling will not be hooked so he may let go a couple of times before you have him at the surface . If that happens drop the greenling back down. The chances are the ling will follow it and pick it up again. Again slowly reel him up until you are able to nail him ( after making sure he is legal-- but I have found this type of fishing produces bigger lings)with a gaff. A net can be used but you will lose more as the net tends to spook them into letting the greenling go.
They dont like letting thier dinner go, so he is just holding on, not hooked.

You can also use a spreader bar and hali leaders... but it isnt near the challenge.

20ft Alumaweld Intruder

 

[cliffjumper]

Hey famogram, was that you waving at the crazy guy out on the rocks beating the water stoopid at IronMine bay? Only got a bunch of rock cod Sunday, went home hungry. Had a sealion try showing me how to catch salmon tho', but I was a slow study.

Cheers!

 

[famograham]

LOL...nope, wasn't us! We were just off the petroglyph, close in to shore, 4 adults and 2 kids

SOMEDAY...I will catch a salmon!!! Seriously!

Linda