Otw fish id help - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

old_rookie · 07-17-2013, 11:43 AM

Very cool you can post while on the water AND get a response within 10 minutes.

StinkyMatt · 07-17-2013, 12:44 PM

Albacore

makobob · 07-17-2013, 12:50 PM

About time.

619-SWIM-DOG · 07-17-2013, 12:59 PM

Hey man, nice meeting you today on the water. Enjoy those taco's!!!

driftwood · 07-17-2013, 01:10 PM

that's a typical bay fish. The scientific name is wormiest wormfest
bassturd fish. If cooked right they are delicious!

Vikingj · 07-17-2013, 01:15 PM

The fleshy flap over the eye would lead me to ID it as a Cabezon (mouth/throat is not always blue). If it is, you can verify it by noticing fewer spines than a sculpin (scorpionfish) and blue flesh. Cabezon is one of the best eating fish ever! But don't eat their eggs - they are toxic.

alanw · 07-17-2013, 06:17 PM

Cabezon is a member of the sculpin family, and a scorpionfish is really a sculpin, so I can't go wrong by guessing Sculpin

Actually I agree with Viking, Cabezon because of the flap over it's eye

BTW, Cabezon is 15" minimum

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alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Cabezon is a member of the sculpin family, and a scorpionfish is really a sculpin, so I can't go wrong by guessing Sculpin Actually I agree with Viking, Cabezon because of the flap over it's eye BTW, Cabezon is 15" minimum __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe Last edited by alanw; 07-17-2013 at 06:22 PM.

07-17-2013, 11:43 AM	#1
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Very cool you can post while on the water AND get a response within 10 minutes.

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619-SWIM-DOG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 619	Hey man, nice meeting you today on the water. Enjoy those taco's!!!

07-17-2013, 01:10 PM	#5
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	that's a typical bay fish. The scientific name is wormiest wormfest bassturd fish. If cooked right they are delicious!

07-17-2013, 01:15 PM	#6
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	The fleshy flap over the eye would lead me to ID it as a Cabezon (mouth/throat is not always blue). If it is, you can verify it by noticing fewer spines than a sculpin (scorpionfish) and blue flesh. Cabezon is one of the best eating fish ever! But don't eat their eggs - they are toxic.