Fish Pictures
Fish Pictures
It seems to me like this would be a good time to share pictures of fish. Not just salmon, but any fish that strikes you as interesting or that you feel proud of. We catch so many interesting things out there and I think that it is often under appreciated just how wonderful our local biodiversity is.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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This was nice skate, a fish that I think is sadly unappreciated as food here on the Pacific side. Try one next time you catch one, you might be surprised.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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An 8 foot long octopus. It is always fun to try to get one of these creatures aboard. When you are shrimping ones this size can't fit inside of the pots, so they lay on the top and reach inside. Sometimes they are still on there when the pot reaches the surface, and you have seconds to decide if you want to reach for the gaff or let it go. Usually we let them go, but sometimes we have use for them.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A person always tries to avoid catching coral, both for the practical reason that it wrecks your gear and the consideration that coldwater coral reefs are fragile environments. But they are pretty to look at.
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Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A 280 pound halibut. I've actually caught a couple 300+, but don't have any pictures. Honest!
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A blue shark. They usually move in here in September, following the salmon in. They make for fun sportfishing, I can tell you.
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Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A squat lobster. Good eating, but a lot of work for a little meat.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A dolly varden charr I caught trolling in front of Wrangell this spring. A big ocean dolly is much better eating then a fresh water dolly.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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A rock crab. You sometimes have to wait a long time for them to give up imitating a rock and move. This one is just beginning to unfurl.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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From top to bottom; sidestripe, northern pink, coonstripe, and spot prawns.
Garrett Hagen, F/V Abundance
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Cool, Motivates me to post some of mine on here.