Bluefish Finally at the Indian River Inlet DE
Delaware Fishing
May 19, 2023 16:12:06 #
harryb
Loc: Indian River Inlet, DE
Had been struggling to find any fish at the Inlet Bridge in DE. Caught these guys this morning along with a few smaller ones. It was a good day!!!
May 19, 2023 16:54:52 #
harryb wrote:
Had been struggling to find any fish at the Inlet Bridge in DE. Caught these guys this morning along with a few smaller ones. It was a good day!!!
Nice catching Harry!
May 19, 2023 17:44:10 #
harryb
Loc: Indian River Inlet, DE
Thanks Fred. If you know of a good recipe for blues please let me know. The ones I tried haven't worked out so far.
May 19, 2023 18:19:15 #
Nice looking blues, Harry! My wife, who's from Long Island (Merrick) turned me onto grilled bluefish and it has become one of our summertime rituals. During summer, when she was growing up, her dad would pick up a bluefish from the Freeport docks on his way home from work, filet after getting home, marinate it in orange juice and lime juice for like a half hour, salt & pepper, then grill. The key to getting rid of the fishy taste is to remove the bloodline and as much of the red flesh as possible when fileting. The acid in the citrus juice marinade further takes off the edge. Yummy!
May 19, 2023 21:05:17 #
May 19, 2023 21:20:06 #
harryb wrote:
Thanks DC that sounds interesting. Will give this recipe a try.
Forgot to mention that he (FIL) also took a couple beefsteak tomatoes from their garden, sliced along the equator, drizzled with olive oil, s/p, chopped rosemary and slices of zucchini with the same and grilled them alongside the blues until the veggies were slightly charred and soft. I'm drooling just thinking about it!🤤😋
May 19, 2023 23:45:22 #
May 20, 2023 11:35:40 #
If you start with one under16 inches it helps on the oily fishy part to. Prime eating size ,IMHO, is 12 to15 inches.
May 20, 2023 13:20:11 #
johnlmac
Loc: Salem OR
harryb wrote:
Had been struggling to find any fish at the Inlet Bridge in DE. Caught these guys this morning along with a few smaller ones. It was a good day!!!
A buddy caught one years ago and we baked it. Neither one of us could eat it, just too oily.
May 20, 2023 13:58:21 #
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May 20, 2023 14:21:33 #
harryb
Loc: Indian River Inlet, DE
Yes a metal casting spoon. It was windy and the water was rough so I used a 1 1/2 oz. spoon. Biting on the surf side and inlet side it was fun.
May 20, 2023 14:22:16 #
harryb
Loc: Indian River Inlet, DE
That's been my experience in the past but willing to try it again.
May 20, 2023 17:11:50 #
Bock1019
Loc: Smyrna Delaware
I love blues. People say too fishy..lol..its fish! I like to coat with mayo and right on the grill in a basket. Salt pepper and old bay and lemon. Does help to remove the dark blood meat from really big fish but i actually like it..especially that size...nice job
May 20, 2023 17:18:05 #
Bock1019 wrote:
I love blues. People say too fishy..lol..its fish! I like to coat with mayo and right on the grill in a basket. Salt pepper and old bay and lemon. Does help to remove the dark blood meat from really big fish but i actually like it..especially that size...nice job
I'm with you on that, Bock and agree with what you said! Never had it, being from the midwest, till I met my wife who grew up eating it on Long Island.
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