Bluefish Finally at the Indian River Inlet DE
Delaware Fishing
May 20, 2023 17:44:12 #
May 20, 2023 18:20:37 #
ibk123
Loc: New Smyrna beach
FREEPORT BLUEFISH
love that reminder .. I worked summers on the Capt Lou .. and sometimes ran the fish market there.. sold and caught many a bluefish
Shout out to all my fellow mates and captains there
Capt mike dannon
quote=DCGravity]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![/quote]
love that reminder .. I worked summers on the Capt Lou .. and sometimes ran the fish market there.. sold and caught many a bluefish
Shout out to all my fellow mates and captains there
Capt mike dannon
quote=DCGravity]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![/quote]
May 20, 2023 18:52:30 #
Blues
Loc: New Castle, Delaware
I love Blues if you try skinning it and place 1/4 inch slices of potato and wrap it in foil and bake in a fire for about 20 minutes. Throw away the potato and enjoy the fish. If you do this with choppers they will taste almost like trout. Nice fish.
May 20, 2023 21:18:39 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
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!
May 20, 2023 22:33:30 #
harryb wrote:
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.
I have a 2-1/2 oz spoon that I love for blues in the Inlet. I put silver prism tape on one side of the spoon and now it slays those blues..
May 20, 2023 22:41:29 #
May 21, 2023 01:07:57 #
johnlmac
Loc: Salem OR
Sandcrab wrote:
Indian River Inlet- South Jetty sunrise photo
I've been there on Lower Tide fishing right near that spot.
May 21, 2023 06:38:05 #
james hsiang
Loc: Maine
I agree with grilling and smoking. Another of my favorites is chowder. A ratio of there to one pounds of potatoes to bluefish filets is good.
May 21, 2023 14:18:06 #
Credence
Loc: Indian River Inlet 19971
Nice catch. Typically only find “schoolies” as of late. I’ve heard “try pan frying unbreaded, then use the crab cake recipe from the old bay can” to make fish cakes.
May 21, 2023 15:37:25 #
Fisherman1958
Loc: Pennsylvania
Here's a good replacement for blue crab, I catch snapper blues,fillet them, get blood line out,then,poach in water, which doesn't take long, drain and let cool,then use a fork to break up the fillet,then make fish cake using the same ingredients for crab cakes and cook them like a crab cakes,iron skillet and butter till golden,yummmmm
May 21, 2023 16:07:51 #
I try to time my Inlet fishing with the tide and sunrise and it seems to work out good.
May 21, 2023 20:13:35 #
harryb
Loc: Indian River Inlet, DE
Thanks for all the ideas heading out tomorrow to try again! Tight lines everyone.
May 21, 2023 20:55:18 #
Remember when fishing the inlet at night with lures:
Dark colors for dark nights,
white colors for nights with a full moon
Dark colors for dark nights,
white colors for nights with a full moon
May 22, 2023 06:41:38 #
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