Northwest Fishing Reports

im wondering.if theese fish are safe to eat and if there is any right way to cook them!! i think ive herd that they were good eating but i dont think i wanna take my chances with a bottom feeder. so im not really shure baout it.and i would like to know from someone who has eatin one

Mmmmm MMmm! blue flesh may look a lil weird but its a good fish. Many people/wdfw advise not to eat them and other bottom fish out of the sound, however.

they are great tasting fish but the ones over 5lb tend to be tough. the meet turns white after cooking. and don't eat the roe there poisonis. I would not eat them cought down south.

Cabezon is a pretty bullhead to me.They have nice meat and not alot of bones.Fried would be the ticket or smoked much like Black Cod.

i love cabezon they are one of my favorite bottomfish to eat, up there with lingcod and rockfish.:chef: deep fried for fish n chips. yummy but i only eat cabie's i catch from the coast. the meat is almost lobster like in texture. blue, green, or white its all good eats. cabie row is poisionus.

Be carefull handling the fish also.They got some killa spikes on the head and around the dorsil.It'll sting real good.

i enjoyed eating this fish when i was stationed on whidbey isl. i would rank it next to lingcod :chef:

I have caught these around the rocky areas in the Straights when we waited for shipwork on the tug I worked on. They taste great and have a crab or lobster taste. I spose it is because that is their main food. The IFGA record is from 1990..23lbs but grows much larger. They are a great fighter for their size. I wouldn't eat any fish off the bottom in any big city bay. Seattle , Everett, Tacoma and areas South. I'm sure you will like them. Don't eat the eggs! They make you sick! Good luck!

Good eating. I prefer Lingcod, then Rockfish, then Cabezon, but all of em are great to eat IMO.

Don't eat em outta Elliott Bay and you should be cool!

christopherbeebe wrote:i love cabezon they are one of my favorite bottomfish to eat, up there with lingcod and rockfish.:chef: deep fried for fish n chips. yummy but i only eat cabie's i catch from the coast. the meat is almost lobster like in texture. blue, green, or white its all good eats. cabie row is poisionus.

Yes, I would put them right up there with the Lings as well. Great tasting fish. I have bbq'd them with great results to. Lemon, onion and your generic table seasoning and BAM! you have a tasty meal.





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