Look what I caught - a rare yellowtail off our coast

[rogerbum]

I went out for albacore on Sat. and wound up fishing off the BC coast (Louden Canyon). We got 22 albacore and this gem.


I had hamchi sushi on the boat last night.

 

[rick Ross]

Great for you Rodger looks like good eating.
Rick/amigo II

 

[Jake B]

nice work! looks tasty

 

[starcrafttom]

very nice. how big is it? 20-25 lbs?

 

[rogerbum]

very nice. how big is it? 20-25 lbs?

I didn't weigh it. I'm guessing it was around 15-20. The WA state record is 20.5 lbs. I caught this one in BC and I don't think there is a record for yellow tail there. They're pretty rare in our area. I haven't heard of any caught around here on the various web forums.

 

[johnr]

You're living the good life Roger! Good on you for having all the fixing for Shashimi on board!

 

[DuckDogTitus]

I'm drooling

 

[PaulNBriannaLynn]

Bragging rights! Ive never heard of a yellowtail this far north...congrats!

 

[tcr_pnw]

Nice work! A good friend of mine commercially fished tuna and with all they brought on board, a yellowtail was a huge rarity...I bet that sashimi was delish!

 

[colvosview]

Man, how cool is that!

 

[Pat Anderson]

Patty here. I am so jealous. That looks terrific and really works with a low carb lifestyle!!!

 

[PaulNBriannaLynn]

Im curious what you were using for gear when you caught it? How cool!

That is a happy grin on your face! For good reason

 

[Jazzmanic]

Beautiful feesh Roger. Way to go!

Peter

 

[thataway]

Nice fish. Is there a chance that warmer water currents are bringing these fish North?

 

[AstoriaDave]

Best sashimi there is. A real prize, Roger.

 

[bridma]

Shame about the Irish whiskey. That fish deserves a good scotch.

Martin.

 

[rogerbum]

Shame about the Irish whiskey. That fish deserves a good scotch.

Martin.

Or a good sauvignon blanc.

 

[rogerbum]

Im curious what you were using for gear when you caught it? How cool!

That is a happy grin on your face! For good reason

Paul,

Here's the gear we were using -

-pretty standard clones. The ones that seemed to work the best were the P-line, jet head clones.

 

[rogerbum]

Nice fish. Is there a chance that warmer water currents are bringing these fish North?

We get warm currents each year off our coast. You just need to get off the continental shelf to find the warm water. Some years it's a bit warmer than others but I don't think this year is particularly unusual. We were in about 65F water when we caught this one. I think I just got lucky.

 

[breausaw]

We talking hamachi here, that right? I'm so jealous!!