GAMBLER --Saturday Report

[captbogan]

Good steady bluefish action again today. 6 to 12lb range, all on lures. Towards the end of the day, released many. Still looking to get the striper bite going but this is a lot of fun in the mean time.

I cooked up some bluefish filets twice this week. I like my blues fresh. Rather than freeze the extras filets, I give some away to friends along with this great recipe:

Rinse bluefish filets off with cold water and run your fingers across to look for any stray bones. For marinating purposes, I cut my filets in half but you don't have to. Pat excess water off with a paper towel.

Marinate filets 6 to 24 hours in any combination of the following:

Italian dressing
Balsamic dressing
Teriyaki sauce or marinade
Worcester sauce
Lemon or lime juice

Or equal parts mustard and ketchup, with brown sugar, melted butter and a little clove

Pre-heat oven to 350

Lightly sprinkle filets with salt, pepper or other herbs.

Place fillets dark-side down into a baking dish.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes --do not over cook. Once fork can go through filet with no resistance, it is done.

I just flake the darker meat aside as I'm eating it (nothing wrong with it, just a little strong).

If I have enough left overs, I'll make a bluefish salad with mayo and chopped-up vegetables.

This is great eating. I think that bluefish has been maligned as a food fish due to mishandling (left on the deck to bake) and over cooking.

Try bluefish this way and you will not be disappointed.

Looking forward to getting out there again tomorrow. Def want to get into the bass but in the meantime, we are thankful for the chopper action.