Catalina Island Fishing! (Halibut Catch, Clean and Cook)

[@Ryan-ly8ry]

“I’m not even mad that I haven’t caught a legal size one. I’m a little mad” 😂 Glad you guys caught some! The dish looks super tasty!

[@fluentfishing]

Haha hard not to be! Thanks for watching

[@LabworksVapes]

Halibut frames make amazing fish stock / soup as well.. Last time I ate it we steamed it with ginger / shallots / soy / garlic & sumak served with rice - amazing

[@fluentfishing]

I might have to look into doing that, sounds delicious!

[@ebarnard23]

What a beautiful day! Gotta love the California weather in the middle of winter!

[@fluentfishing]

There are some amazing weather windows for sure!

[@noahmitchell5836]

beautiful scenery

[@fluentfishing]

It’s a special island for sure!

[@edwinhernandez6421]

Song always puts me in a good mood 👍🔥

[@fluentfishing]

Glad to hear that!!

[@GrimReaper68440]

Nice video. I caught my first keeper halibut on my kayak, right outside of Shelter Island boat launch. That stinger hook is a must when targeting halibut.

[@fluentfishing]

It definitely is, can’t tell how many fish we land with the stinger

[@mikeroll9868]

Nice fishing. Thanks for the cooking . Looked yummy.

[@fluentfishing]

Appreciate you watching!

[@sugarsnap7883]

Nice ! , up here in the San Gabriel Valley we have all the Eureka and Meyers Lemons tree's growing abundant without much care. 🍋🍋🍋

[@thisfool89]

I also live in the SGV and yup. Nearly all citrus grows very nice with little effort.

[@Umakemelaff]

Fished all over down there when i was a kid. Halibut…clean em quick and get the worms out of the stomach..i can remember seeing them “king cobra” on the meat.

[@stickyfoot84]

Cool video! Thats where we go for halibut too. Maybe we'll see you out there one day 👍

[@fluentfishing]

The entire island is special for sure!

[@Blueskies-h3e]

Do you have a video on how to tie a stinger hook? I’d like to learn 👍

[@drfishtackle]

Awesome video

[@JimTurned]

100% guys nice job On releasing the short fish 👍

[@fluentfishing]

Thanks!

[@matthewstiles3726]

Great video! When looking for your spot, are you looking for a rocky bottom or sandy bottom on the fish finder? Or just finding schools of bait fish on the finder?

[@jtuck682]

Adam, first thanks are in order! Winter time Socal fishing content is rarer than gold from Ophir. Loved your Halibut rig. Although you were not fortunate enough to catch a legal you demonstrated great patience by not quickly setting the hook on strikes 👍. I once gave my trash Barracuda to my Mexican neighbor and his wife made the best cerviche I've ever had. Oh is Cole your brother?

[@fluentfishing]

It happens that way sometimes haha. Viktor made barracuda when he was out here for us and it was actually pretty good! It might get a bad rap from sitting in gunny sacks, definitely a fish that needs to be taken care of

[@fluentfishing]

And no he’s just a buddy!

[@jake9705]

You out-did yourself cooking in this video! That is one lucky GF you have there 😂

[@fluentfishing]

Thanks! I will make sure to let her know 😂

[@Fcalvochannel]

Nice!!!

[@fluentfishing]

Thanks!

[@arthurcitron9774]

Spot on!👊🏻🇺🇸

[@fluentfishing]

Yeww!

[@KevinJ-jp2qx]

good video good job 100%

[@fluentfishing]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@LeakingKidney-jd2do]

oh to have beautiful days like that. If I were you i'd be out all day aswell!!!

[@Blueskies-h3e]

Ok i subscribed 🎉🎉🎉

[@gradybrowning3976]

I’m in Florida and the Barracuda are huge but the closest we have to Halibut is Flounder but no where near the size of Halibut!

[@fluentfishing]

I would love to taste a flounder just to compare the two

[@SixthEstateAZ]

Halibut Piccata? Looks delicious!

[@fluentfishing]

It was really good!

[@CatchFishNotFeelingsYT]

Sick day man

[@fluentfishing]

Thanks dude! it was a fun one for sure

[@Blueskies-h3e]

My wife also never has no good comments but she eats it all lol 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@randyvfromtheperch]

What day was this? Looks super calm out there. Musta been before the big swell came in? .

[@fluentfishing]

Yea it was!

[@tonytran3830]

I always wonder, is there any taste different from a California halibut vs Texas flounder. Your legal size is 22 and we have doormats at 22 inches.

[@fluentfishing]

I haven’t tried a Texas flounder to be honest. I would love to do a comparison though

[@Blueskies-h3e]

I tried eating Barrie’s 40 years ago and no matter how I tried to hide the taste they were 😝😝😝

[@alexanderx33]

Its weird to see halibut in such clear water. Maybe they've got more vibrant coloration off catalina.

[@harpospest]

Very nice and jealous. When was this? I’ve been noticing conditions have been horrible out there.

[@fluentfishing]

There's been some weather windows!

[@harpospest]

Waiting for the wind to die down so I can take my boat out your video gave me hope

[@ebarnard23]

Barracuda is actually a really good smoked fish due to there oil content!

[@fluentfishing]

Never tried them that way but may have to

[@rsrs3128]

Yeah I skipped on the barracuda for many years until I discovered they are delicious. You just fillet them and take out the bloodline and they are amazing. Perfect for fish tacos! There's a video on KZbin that shows how to clean them the right way

[@Flores1904]

Barracuda is good cooked style.

[@ysmoose]

NIce!!!

[@fluentfishing]

Thanks!

[@thisfool89]

Oh man it's so nice to see people using conventionals. All those eastcoaster using spinning reels is a bit depressing

[@fluentfishing]

I agree with you there haha. Thanks for watching

[@freshcoastlife]

subscribed!

[@fluentfishing]

Welcome to the channel!

[@legendsfcsantaclaritavalle9077]

What weather website or app do you use to check weather and ocean conditions before going out?

[@fluentfishing]

Sorry i missed this! I use passageweather, windy, windfinder and noaa. Usually the average of all of those is accruate haha

[@haydenpn5316]

how deep of water are you fishing in? Im trying to get into fishing and cant seem to catch a real fish. Thanks!

[@marcfacundo5726]

DOES THE PART WITH WHITE TASTE DIFFERANT THAN THE DARKER SIDE THANKS

[@fluentfishing]

I havent noticed a difference in taste. It does cook faster though due to it being thinner than the top side.

[@zacschlais5613]

Hey is that the ulterra trolling motor your rocking? How big is your battery 24/36v? How many aH?

[@fluentfishing]

Its just an older minn kota riptide. 24 volt.

[@zacschlais5613]

@@fluentfishing if ya don’t mind me asking, cause I’m looking to add, how many amp hours is your battery? Is it lithium? And how long does it last you? Thanks!

[@fluentfishing]

@@zacschlais5613 Lithium is a little rich for my blood haha. I have thought about it to cut down on weight though. I just use the west marine batteries, pretty sure its group 27 90 Ah. I have done three day trips and havent ran out of juice.

[@JTSkiffer]

I’ve seen White Seabass in 2 feet of water

[@fluentfishing]

Same!

[@adventureswithosidekayakguy]

how long does it take to get to Catalina Island? I want to take my inflatable out.

[@fluentfishing]

Just depends on the weather really. Get confident on reading the forecasts before sending it across

[@rickwu6005]

catalina known for blue fin. are they gone"?

[@fluentfishing]

Definitely not gone! We had tons of them around in the warmer months.

[@rickwu6005]

@@fluentfishing can you advise me when is a good month to come for 200 lb plus blue fin on jigging? also go on a party boat right? i saw u rent on personal boat so jelly.

[@andrewj.yurcho8925]

Early on they seem to be catching stompers.

[@Cowkillers-jd3bk]

No more making bait we can cast net now

[@randallmiser2976]

You need a good net!

[@fluentfishing]

I have one we just forgot it! It isn't an overnight fishing trip if you don't forget something haha

[@besearchingforwisdom6267]

​@fluentfishing7327 Delete that reply and plead the 5th, the dog catchers are always watching...I don't use a net but it's onboard

[@fluentfishing]

@@besearchingforwisdom6267good looking out but technically hoop nets count as a landing net and we had ten of those on board! Just needs to be at least 18” opening

[@keithanderson7720]

You should get longer arms so you can make it look even bigger.😂

[@fluentfishing]

I tried telling him to hold it out even further.

[@alecoronel10]

The fish were paid actors right??

[@fluentfishing]

haha absolutely!

[@charlottesims7196]

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