MONTEREY BAY

Big Reds Chomping on Monterey Coast

MOSS LANDING – If you want to do battle with a big vermilion and other red rockfish , the Big Sur Coast is great place to do it . “ We lucked out again today with great weather for our long haul down the coast ,” said Carol Jones of Kahuna Sportfishing after a trip on October 16 . “ Fifteen anglers caught limits of reds and 3 lingcod .”

The final tally was 10 canary rockfish , 15 copper rockfish , 3 lingcod up to 12 pounds and 125 vermilion rockfish , said Jones .

More recently , the 9 anglers boarding the Kahuna on Friday , October 23 caught 4 lingcod and 90 rockfish . On the next day , the 17 anglers bagged 3 lingcod and 150 rockfish aboard the boat .

Anglers are using an array of bars , jigs , swimbaits and bait to hook the rockfish and lingcod .

On October 24 , the Star of Monterey out of Chris ’ Fishing Trips in Monterey checked in with 150 rockfish ( limits ) and one lingcod for 15 anglers ; the Checkmate

This angler jumped aboard the Huli Cat for an October rockfish adventure and scored this pair of big reds !

Photo courtesy of HULI CAT SPORTFISHING , Half Moon Bay . returned with 143 rockfish and one lingcod for 19 anglers ; and the Caroline came back with 113 rockfish for 13 anglers . Todd Fraser of Bayside Marine in Santa Cruz reported top-notch fishing for rockfish and lingcod , along with some quality halibut on Monterey Bay .

“ The weather was perfect today and anglers made the run to Año Nuevo and scored ,” said Fraser on Saturday , October 24 . “ There were some big lingcod and rockfish caught near Año Nuevo and

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“ There have been some halibut caught near Davenport and 5 Mile Beach . The area near Pajaro did produce nice halibut and squid . The Pajaro area is loaded with sharks and rays , so bring extra gear . There is a boat looking for bluefin tuna ; we will keep you posted if we hear anything good . “

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This big bull dorado was caught off the East Cape on October 20 .

Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS , East Cape , Baja . most fish were 5-10 pounders . This week 10-15 and even 20 pounders were found . Many times our boats got into the schools and came back early or , simply stayed out and released fish for the rest of the day . Our Tailhunter Las Arenas fleet made up for the quantity of fish found outside of La Paz Bay , but turning in quality fish . So … fewer fish and you had to work hard to find them , but the fish were larger . They included some nice-sized 30-50 pound wahoo that bit on dark Rapalas and Nomad lures trolled just outside Bahia Muertos or on the south side of Cerralvo Island . Many times the fish were found in shallow water and about 1 / 2 the fish hooked were lost . Even if the wahoo weren ’ t forthcoming

This impressive sailfish was caught and released during a recent East Cape fishing adventure .

Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS , East Cape , Baja .

the dorado that bit tended to be larger and thicker fish between 10 and 20 pounds . No roosterfish or tuna this week , but catches were supplemented with jack crevalle , white bonito , skipjack , pargo , snapper , triggerfish and cabrilla .

Big tuna and a big smile … That was the scene on the East Cape on October 20 .

Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS , East Cape , Baja .

This week Captain George Landrum shares his recipe for “ General Tso ’ s Fish ”.

This week we did a spicy fish dish that I adapted from a recipe for General Tso ’ s Chicken . Start with 2 pounds of any boneless fish fillet and cube it into 1-½ inch cubes . Marinate it for four hours in a mix of the white of 1 egg , a dash of salt and pepper , 1 teaspoon of minced fresh ginger ( frozen will work if that ’ s all you have , just grate it instead of mincing it ) and one teaspoon of corn starch .

I put all the ingredients in a gallon zip-lock and shake it around for a few minutes then put the fish in and shake it again , then place it in

the fridge . While it is marinating I made a sauce of 1 ½ tablespoon of soy sauce , 3 table spoons of sugar , 2 table spoons of rice-wine vinegar , 1 tablespoon of sesame oil , 1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce , 1 tablespoon of chicken broth and 1 tablespoon of sherry ( I used tawny port instead ).

Once the fish has marinated put four or five cups of fresh oil in a large pot and heat it until its smoking , then dip in the fish pieces three or four at a time and cook for 1 minute , then remove to some paper towels to drain . Once all the fish is cooked take some of the oil and put it in a large skillet , then place about two tablespoons of minced ginger , one green onion white section

thinly sliced , two minced garlic cloves and about three tablespoons of dried red chile flakes in the oil and saute for about 1 minute . Next add the sauce , then the fish and toss and stir until the fish is well coated . Serve this on a bed of freshly cooked rice ! Just in case you don ’ t know , rice is simple . Boil 2 cups of lightly salted water . When it comes to a boil add 1 cup of rice and stir quickly . When it returns to a boil turn it down to a simmer and cover . Let simmer for 20 minutes then remove from the heat . After five minutes off the heat remove the lid and stir the rice , then replace the lid- George Landrum .