Keeping halibut caught inside harbor - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

NICKWORN · 05-31-2018, 07:41 AM

So all of us who are eating Lobster from the BigBay are going to die!!

Best thing I've heard all day!!

ful-rac · 05-31-2018, 09:03 AM

Just eat the halibut...unless there is something visually wrong with them...3 eyes and 2 tails would be a little red flag...I guess I'm lucky, as I have never seen or caught one with 3 eyes or 2 tails yet...

As long as they look good, I don't see any problem with eating them. Worms are just a fact of life, they are easy to spot, just pick them out or cut them out. Here's a tip...when the fish are alive the worms are usually located in the guts of the fish. After the fish dies the worms start to migrate into the meat. So clean them and or gut them asap, otherwise like I said...pick them out.

I wonder if cannibals from the amazon would eat us....? Or if they would worry about all the chemicals, drugs and antibiotics, smog and plastic surgery that people around here have?

Fiskadoro · 05-31-2018, 10:44 AM

I've eaten halibut from Redondo, Long Beach and San Pedro, but draw the line at MDR. There are big fish in MDR and the are there year round but I don't eat them. Lobsters do not hold the toxins I'd worry about. Last report on them I saw gave them a clean bill of health at all the local harbors.

NICKWORN · 05-31-2018, 11:15 AM

Wouldn't cooking the fish kill all worms? So are we talking about eating Halibut raw, which i wouldn't recommend out of any bay, but cooked, no need to worry.

ful-rac · 05-31-2018, 01:45 PM

Yes cooking them will kill the worms...but who want's to eat parasitic worms, cooked or not! NOT ME!!!!!!

ProfessorLongArms · 06-01-2018, 08:00 PM

To elaborate on what I wrote above-

Worth clarifying- if you're talking about fish in SoCal, or for that matter fish in general, you're talking about things like Mercury and PCB, which are bio-accumulative.

I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes between harbor and open water, but I have been looking over guidelines like this for a while.

http://pvsfish.org/index.php/souther...ption-advisory

My understanding is that it's not so much _what_ you consume, but how much and how often. Also where it's from will dictate how much and how often.

Halibut's already one of those fish you're not *really* supposed to eat a ton of in a given week.

OTOH, I'm sure us Angelinos are breathing worse.

Parasites are pretty much in all fish.

I found this fun reading in my research-
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/arti...ted-with-worms

I've understood that you want to gut and ice your fish as quickly as possible, lest the parasites leave the entrails and go into the meat.

When it comes to raw fish, which is pretty much my preferred way to eat them, you want a deep freeze that hits -4 Fahrenheit, and you want to let them be frozen for over 7 days. All sushi is flash frozen per health code.

Saltwater parasites aren't a big deal either way because they can't really take root in your body. I hear if you do get them, it's like a stomach bug for a few days and you're done.

Just don't be that smart guy who thinks trout is like salmon and salmon sushi is great. Freshwater parasites apparently like to hang out for a bit.

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05-31-2018, 07:41 AM	#1
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	LMAO So all of us who are eating Lobster from the BigBay are going to die!! Best thing I've heard all day!!

05-31-2018, 09:03 AM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Just eat the halibut...unless there is something visually wrong with them...3 eyes and 2 tails would be a little red flag...I guess I'm lucky, as I have never seen or caught one with 3 eyes or 2 tails yet... As long as they look good, I don't see any problem with eating them. Worms are just a fact of life, they are easy to spot, just pick them out or cut them out. Here's a tip...when the fish are alive the worms are usually located in the guts of the fish. After the fish dies the worms start to migrate into the meat. So clean them and or gut them asap, otherwise like I said...pick them out. I wonder if cannibals from the amazon would eat us....? Or if they would worry about all the chemicals, drugs and antibiotics, smog and plastic surgery that people around here have? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

05-31-2018, 11:15 AM	#4
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	Worm Wouldn't cooking the fish kill all worms? So are we talking about eating Halibut raw, which i wouldn't recommend out of any bay, but cooked, no need to worry.

05-31-2018, 01:45 PM	#5
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Yes cooking them will kill the worms...but who want's to eat parasitic worms, cooked or not! NOT ME!!!!!! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

05-31-2018, 10:44 AM	#3
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	I've eaten halibut from Redondo, Long Beach and San Pedro, but draw the line at MDR. There are big fish in MDR and the are there year round but I don't eat them. Lobsters do not hold the toxins I'd worry about. Last report on them I saw gave them a clean bill of health at all the local harbors.

06-01-2018, 08:00 PM	#6
ProfessorLongArms Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 401	To elaborate on what I wrote above- Worth clarifying- if you're talking about fish in SoCal, or for that matter fish in general, you're talking about things like Mercury and PCB, which are bio-accumulative. I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes between harbor and open water, but I have been looking over guidelines like this for a while. http://pvsfish.org/index.php/souther...ption-advisory My understanding is that it's not so much _what_ you consume, but how much and how often. Also where it's from will dictate how much and how often. Halibut's already one of those fish you're not really supposed to eat a ton of in a given week. OTOH, I'm sure us Angelinos are breathing worse. Parasites are pretty much in all fish. I found this fun reading in my research- https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/arti...ted-with-worms I've understood that you want to gut and ice your fish as quickly as possible, lest the parasites leave the entrails and go into the meat. When it comes to raw fish, which is pretty much my preferred way to eat them, you want a deep freeze that hits -4 Fahrenheit, and you want to let them be frozen for over 7 days. All sushi is flash frozen per health code. Saltwater parasites aren't a big deal either way because they can't really take root in your body. I hear if you do get them, it's like a stomach bug for a few days and you're done. Just don't be that smart guy who thinks trout is like salmon and salmon sushi is great. Freshwater parasites apparently like to hang out for a bit.