Monkey Face Eel from a Kayak.

I was in Germany recently and ate some smoked eel.  It was heavenly.  So I’m planning to go after them in HMB this coming week’s low tide in a Kayak.  This is my version of an amphibious assault.  Has anybody tried poke poling from a kayak.  I figured this is more efficient way of going.  Less work of hopping over rocks on the jetty.  It may be more trouble than it is worth.  But what the hell, new tactic might as well start with me.

Does anyone know if the eel count towards the 10 RF limit ???  I’m thinking since sea trout counts, monkey face eel is in the same type of fish ??? 

Cool tactic if it works 

I think it goes towards your 20 fish bag limit.

Don't know, but someone did catch a fat one at the MBK fishing tournament today!

I think its like 10 per day, but youd be lucky to catch that many.

Thing about going RF first. Eel to finish the day off.

Thinking about using a tree branch as a grappling hook on the jetty rocks.   Using the middle branch as a stem for the hook. And then when I need to move on, just swing the rope Upwards and the tree branch falls off the rocks and drag it back to the kayak.

Not part of your daily bag limit for Rockfish. Couldn't find anything on DFG website about bag limit on the tasty little buggers

Ling A Ding wrote:

I was in Germany recently and ate some smoked eel.  It was heavenly.

Oh man, the smoked freshwater eel there is amazing! I've been over three times and always get some eel, usually at Der Spieker in Bad Zwischenahn, love that place! It'd be real interesting to see how MFEs come out smoked.

http://www.derspieker.de/Speisen.htm

   Fresh water eel .  I had always thought I was salt water eel.  We ate at this cafeteria style place with a fish concession stand in the front.  It is a chain store with branches in all the towns in Germany.   I think I ordered their smoked halibut, and smoke eel.  Can’t read what I bought, but the eel was really good.  They smoke it the way I usually like to smoke it.  Not a dry smoke fish.  But more of a semi cook/smoke method. 
    My plan is to cut down the brine time, and smoking time down to 1/3 of my salmon smoke time since the eel are so thin.  Of course, I have to catch it first.                              Herb N.

Looks like a nordsee attached to a spar market.

Nordsee smoked eel confirmed delicious. I've smoked MFE before, it's pretty tasty.

I've smoked MFE before, it's pretty tasty.

MFE Smoking,  Did you brine it? or salt dry brine?  How much time on the smoker did you do?  The eel I had was a very dense meat.  I think MFE is also a very dense meat.

Wet salt brine for about an hour, leave skin on. Dry on rack and hot smoke for ~30 minutes depending on thickness.

Mix in with scrambled eggs or an omelette. Breakfast of champions.

Thanks for the note.  I will give it a try.