Big Halibut Biting In Tofino!!!

[Capt Josh]

Fishing continues to be AWESOME!!! Lots of big halibut biting out there. Last few days produced a 96, 82, 79, and a bunch between 40 and 60#'s. Daily limits of salmon as well. Sooooo nice to be up here in Tofino for the summer!!!

[worldcat lemon]

Beautiful! Nothing like halibut cheeks saute'd in garlic butter!!!!!

[Bogart]

Beautiful! Nothing like halibut cheeks saute'd in garlic butter!!!!!

No kidding. dont forget the Brew.

[AK_angler]

Nice fish Josh! Curious if you guys are catching any Halibut that the meat doesn't look quite right. They are referring to them as "Jelly Halibut". The Alaska Dept of Fish and Game has recently put some info on thier website about it. I was just wondering if you guys have been seeing any of these. Here is a little snippet frome thier website:

ADF&G has received several reports of "mushy" halibut, where the flesh is very soft or flabby, sometimes with pockets of jelly-like tissue. Anglers report that the fish are mushy after being cooked as well. ADF&G has not yet tested these fish, but reports are similar to incidences in 1998 and 2005, which the ADF&G pathology lab diagnosed as a nutritional myopathy. The incidence of flabby or jelly-like flesh can be high for anglers fishing in certain locales, so if you catch a fish that feels flabby, release it immediately unharmed. You might consider moving to a different area to avoid these fish.

[Rob C]

That's funny to hear. We had a few Dorados last trip here in the Gulf of Mexico, Freeport area, that were flabby. We had 4 all around the same size 30/40ish and 2 of them had distinctively different flesh? Cooked I don't know if there was any difference but the fish cleaner said he had seen a few like that recently?

Rob C

[CaptAnthony]

Nice job Capt!

[Capt Josh]

Weird, no haven't seen any of those down here yet this season. Thank god!

I once heard very similar advice pertinent to certain establishments we've been known to frequent in our travels. ADF&G hit the nail on the head, best to vacate the area immediately if jelly flesh is encountered! DOH!