Summer ’ s Bounty & Cheesy Abalone
Fried Abalone with Flavor Blasted Goldfish
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stayed down due to the fog . There were a few boats who ran out to the dog bone for Albacore , but they reported confused seas and I never heard back from them on how they did .”
- Dan Bacher
PENINSULA SHORELINE
Striped Bass Action Busts Loose , Then Slows Down
SAN FRANCISCO - Striped bass anglers found wide open
fishing the weekend of the 8th and 9th but unfortunately , the action immediately slowed .
“ They were catching fish from Seal Rocks down to Mussel Rock and a lot of the fish were huge , but it all slowed down this past weekend ,” exclaimed Stefanie Scott at Gus ’ Discount Bait and Tackle . “ Bucktails and kastmasters were working great for them ,” she tipped .
Jun Quitain , organizer of the More Than Fishing striped bass tournament held on July 15th related to the slower bite .
“ We had a total of 120 registered anglers fishing the event , with the
majority of the anglers fishing around Sharp Park . We had a total of eight striped bass brought in . First , third and second place caught 35 ”, 32 and 3 / 4 ”, and 24 ” fish respectively .”
“ The winner caught his fishing using a Daiwa SP Minnow in bone ,” he tipped .
Surfperch interest dwindled this week due to the hot action on striped bass , according to Scott .
– Roland Aspiras
Captain Chris smith & Captain Jonathan smith
We ’ re finally filling up our freezer with a pretty good selection of fish – just need a few more types to round things out . Like trout . Eric says he doesn ’ t care that much for trout ; but , like my dad , I like my trout .
But , for me , I prefer trout that has the pink meat or mountain trout . I miss Eric and I hiking around these areas with the little streams and the little trout .
Eric brought back lots of rockfish , abalone , and lingcod from his trip to Shelter Cove . He brought back a recipe that he says was delicious ; but , I haven ’ t tried it yet . Eric and Pat both caught a whole passel of bass at Los Banos Reservoir last weekend . Of course , we also have some striper left from our trips to Del Valle and New Hogan .
My veggie garden is starting to produce some fruits from my labor . The other night I made one of our favorites – bass fillets wrapped in foil with summer squash , potatoes , onion , lemon slices , Parmesan cheese , butter , and spices .
I used my Flying Saucer squash in it this time . That ’ s a hybrid summer squash
COOKIN ’ YER CATCH by Paulette
These anglers took a live bait potluck trip aboard Berkeley ’ s Happy Hooker on July 11 and scored limits of quality stripers .
Photo courtesy of HAPPY HOOKER SPORTFISHING , Berkeley .
Summer ’ s Bounty & Cheesy Abalone
that is round like a flying saucer ; but , it ’ s part green zucchini like pattern and the other part of it is yellow – like a yellow patty pan .
Freaky !!! It tasted good , though . I think I bought that outside of a grocery store – either Raley ’ s , True Value , Orchard Supply , or Lucky ’ s – where they have small displays of veggies in the spring .
The beans that I always plant from seed are climbing and the bees and other flying insects are visiting my borage flowers in great frequency . No butterflies , though – only cabbage moths – grace my garden – the only survivors of my neighbors ’ tendencies to put poison out for every single insect irritant .
I don ’ t get this mania over bugs . Gardens would be gloomy places without insects . I enjoy encountering the different garden spiders that pop up with different seasons , the pill bugs , beetles , bees , and am still hoping to see a butterfly in my yard sometime this year .
I ’ ve heard of people using Cheez-it crackers to coat their fish ; but , so far , I haven ’ t tried that . It hadn ’ t appealed to me until I made abalone last night . I went to the
Fried Abalone with Flavor Blasted Goldfish
INGREDIENTS
• Sliced & pounded abalone pieces
• One wax paper wrapped package of saltines
• 1 / 4 to 1 / 3 Cup of Flavor Blasted Goldfish crackers ( or the regular ones )
• 1 large egg , beaten with a Tbsp . of water
• Light olive oil
• Cayenne pepper
• Lemon pepper
• Opt : salt
DIRECTIONS
Ground up the saltines ( either plain or salted ) with the Goldfish crackers . You can use a processor or you can place the crackers between wax paper or in a bag and use a rolling pin or wine bottle to crush the crackers up . Sprinkle in some lemon pepper and a dash of cayenne pepper . If you want , you can also sprinkle in a little paprika for extra color , if you want . I didn ’ t ; but , I just thought of that and it would be fine . If you use salted saltines , I wouldn ’ t salt the abalone , as it ’ s already so thin that it doesn ’ t need much in the way of salt .
Put the ground crackers on a piece of wax paper or in a container like a round cake tin ( which is what I use ). Dip each piece into the egg mixture and then into the crumbs . Lay the coated abalone slices onto a piece of wax paper for the crumbs to set . Do this with all the slices and then heat up a skillet with plenty of oil in it ( so that the inside of the pan has about 1 / 4 inch of oil in it ).
Heat it to a relatively hot heat so that it browns quickly . Everyone ’ s stove is different . On mine , I have to put it way up high . Quickly lightly brown each side ( should only take less than 30 seconds per side ) and remove to paper towels to drain off the excess oil . Serve with slices of lemon , your favorite tartar sauce , or on soft lightly toasted rolls with chopped lettuce and mayonnaise . Serves 2-3 folks .
If you have any questions , comments , cooking tips or recipes to share , feel free to write me at Cookcatch @ comcast . net or at Paulette or Cookin ’ Yer Catch ; c / o The Fish Sniffer ; PO Box 776 ; Colfax , CA 95713-0776 . Go for it ! store and looked at all the crackers .
The Goldfish crackers presented me with the least expensive alternative ; and , I noticed that the “ Flavor Blasted ” packages were disappearing off the shelf faster than the rest and it got my imagination stirred up . So , I tried it and I liked it . I think the cayenne in there also helps to give it a nice little kick . Haven ’ t tried it on other fish ; but , it ’ s probably good on other fish too . Go for it !
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