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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: whalebreath on May 17, 2016, 03:38:06 AM

Title: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: whalebreath on May 17, 2016, 03:38:06 AM
A tad late with this my camera was lost for a bit.

Oak Bay BC Marina
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Obligatory blaze-of-sunrise shots
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Lovely neighbourhood
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Not much for Crabs today
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Common scene thereabouts
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It was a long slow morning staring @ this- waiting, waiting, waiting
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Dogfish aka Squalus Acanthias not what we were after
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Finally in the bottom of the last inning.....
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Cheeks!
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Hippoglossus Stenolepis-spelled d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s
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More Cheek!
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One of 4 like this
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A fraction of what I had to process the next day for long term freezing
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Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: Steve-O on May 17, 2016, 03:54:21 AM
Winner, winner, Halibut dinner!

Nice day on the water, too.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: Tightlines667 on May 17, 2016, 03:58:19 AM
Great pictures and report.  That looks like a good day on the water to me.
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: Reel 224 on May 17, 2016, 11:27:08 AM
I noticed you saving the cheeks....they are delicious on most fish.

Joe
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: RiverAngler on May 17, 2016, 11:45:34 AM
Like fillet mignon!
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: BonitaBch on May 17, 2016, 10:15:01 PM
Great fish, fantastic job  ;D
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: Big Tim on May 17, 2016, 10:59:52 PM
MMMMMM Halibut, and a big YES on the cheeks. Nice knife work as well.


BT
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: swill88 on May 17, 2016, 11:09:57 PM
thank for those pics...

steve
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: David Hall on May 18, 2016, 12:26:18 AM
Bucket list fishing!
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: ChileRelleno on May 18, 2016, 12:29:52 AM
Great report and pics, thanks for sharing.

Been a long time since I've had any fresh Pacific Halibut.
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: whalebreath on May 18, 2016, 01:17:56 AM
Quote from: Big Tim on May 17, 2016, 10:59:52 PM
MMMMMM Halibut, and a big YES on the cheeks. Nice knife work as well.
The guide is a Red Seal Chef as well so he knows his way around a knife-I actually got more meat off this one than a somewhat larger model caught years before & cleaned by someone else.
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: Ron Jones on May 18, 2016, 07:09:26 AM
Grew up as my favorite, now definitely in the top 5. Good anyway you do it from the smoker to oil and everything in between.
Nice catch
Ron
Title: Re: Halibut Fishing Oak Bay BC May 1st 2016
Post by: steelfish on May 18, 2016, 07:55:53 PM
Quote from: David Hall on May 18, 2016, 12:26:18 AM
Bucket list fishing!

x2


congrats, 4 fish like that in one day would make a day for many