Wolf Eel

They could be Jim's pets 

Amazing shots!
Super clear image Jim!

Very cool report and culmination of efforts on your part.   

So compared to monkeys how do they taste?

Have seen a lot of morays down south too. Wonder if those are worth shooting?

They taste great...but...for the size of the fish the meat yield is pretty low compared to a Ling or a Monkey because even though they are looong they are pretty slender...can see some food prep pics here...

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=47328.msg526727#msg526727

I've taken two in the past 5 years but have passed on the last several I have seen...

They do mate for life and are not as abundant as the other fish we can harvest...not saying I won't take another one in the future, and definitely won't criticize anyone who does take them, but right now I am more jazzed on just checking them out. 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Awesome Jim! There is a power I feel when I gain the trust of a wild animal, they look you in the eye and respond to your actions with intelligence and curiosity. I think its pretty cool. I hope we will be seeing more of the happy couple. I won't criticize anyone for taking one either, but its good to point out that they are not common and mate for life so when you kill one, your dooming a whole family of them. Cant wait to see the babies!

So compared to monkeys how do they taste?

Have seen a lot of morays down south too. Wonder if those are worth shooting?

They taste great...but...for the size of the fish the meat yield is pretty low compared to a Ling or a Monkey because even though they are looong they are pretty slender...can see some food prep pics here...

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=47328.msg526727#msg526727

I've taken two in the past 5 years but have passed on the last several I have seen...

They do mate for life and are not as abundant as the other fish we can harvest...not saying I won't take another one in the future, and definitely won't criticize anyone who does take them, but right now I am more jazzed on just checking them out. 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Awesome Jim! There is a power I feel when I gain the trust of a wild animal, they look you in the eye and respond to your actions with intelligence and curiosity. I think its pretty cool. I hope we will be seeing more of the happy couple. I won't criticize anyone for taking one either, but its good to point out that they are not common and mate for life so when you kill one, your dooming a whole family of them. Cant wait to see the babies!

   Well said.     Just outside of Mendocino, there was a lot of angst many years ago over a "pet"  wolf eel.   For years the divers would feed / pet it... it got huge.   Then one day an out of town diver ( unknowing about it) speared it.

Ha ha hey jim didnt one bite ya a few years ago?

Man, I hope not! I've seen video of one biting a broomstick in half.

Ha ha hey jim didnt one bite ya a few years ago?

Man, I hope not! I've seen video of one biting a broomstick in half.

Watch the vid at 1:54 http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=47328.0

Thanks for the kind words guys! 

Ha ha hey jim didnt one bite ya a few years ago?

Man, I hope not! I've seen video of one biting a broomstick in half.

Watch the vid at 1:54 http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=47328.0

Yep...my thumb still has scars from it...same thumb I almost chopped off that day with Mooch and the pig at HMB.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

And that's why I leave them be.  I shot one last year and it was flipping crazy and would not die.  He so wanted to bite me so next time I see one I will take a picture also.

And that's why I leave them be.  I shot one last year and it was flipping crazy and would not die.  He so wanted to bite me so next time I see one I will take a picture also.

Yeah the other one I shot in 2011 nipped me as well...

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=30599.0

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Really great pictures, thanks for sharing info on these.
MJ