riverhunter
1/1/2018 5:11:54 PMHow was the meat quality. I have fished and kept a few but always find them full of parasites that I now just release them if I catch them. I know a lot of fish carry parasites but the ones I describe are very obvious and usually for large lesions on the meat
Fish-or-man?
1/2/2018 12:14:56 AMonly 1 of the 8 I took home had parasites (the biggest). Since we released the biggest, I suspect we avoid most of them. I've never really hard parasite problems with mid-size rock sole. I don't keep Starries though, because they're often Worm City regardless of size.
SnoKing
1/1/2018 7:00:54 PMGood report...thanks!
While you were hauling in the flounder, did you happen to catch any sand dabs? I'm trying to locate a spot where I can catch some 'dabs'. My old spot up by Golden Gardens has been fished to death. Last summer I hooked what I thought was a decent sized ling and when I got up, it turned out to be a 34" starry flounder! I turned (her) loose as she was chock full of eggs and no longer feel good about keeping anything beyond what I can eat in a day or two. If there was a way to load the pic of my starry catch with this reply, I'd do so simply because it was the largest "flatty" I've seen other than halibut.
While you were hauling in the flounder, did you happen to catch any sand dabs? I'm trying to locate a spot where I can catch some 'dabs'. My old spot up by Golden Gardens has been fished to death. Last summer I hooked what I thought was a decent sized ling and when I got up, it turned out to be a 34" starry flounder! I turned (her) loose as she was chock full of eggs and no longer feel good about keeping anything beyond what I can eat in a day or two. If there was a way to load the pic of my starry catch with this reply, I'd do so simply because it was the largest "flatty" I've seen other than halibut.
Fish-or-man?
1/2/2018 12:16:57 AMawesome! Too bad the pic can't be uploaded, would love to see it. Good call releasing it! Unfortunately, we did not encounter any dabs. I don't think they're too prevalent in deep South Sound.
SnoKing
1/2/2018 11:28:49 AMFish-or-man? If I were so dumb I could figure out how to PM you a pic of the 34" Flounderzilla