Browns Mountain – Blue Eye But No Yft

[AdamK]

Well a disappointment it was on the YFT front but the blue eye made up for it.

Out of Botany yesterday at 4.30am greeted by SE, heavy rain and lightning striking in the direction we were heading. Took close to 2 hours to get there in the rain and dark. Could not see anything on the water.

Got to browns and the temp was hovering around the 22deg mark. I found the temp to be quite high. Anyway, started our first drift and straight up we were on to a small blue eye.

An hour or so later picked up the 2nd fish that came in at around 12kgs and the third fish close to 20kgs

Set of looking for fin. Put a spread of lures out and trolled for over an hour and all this time the temp seemed to be increasing. Nothing on the troll so we found a spot amongst 6 other boats 10ks out from browns and started a cube trail. This for a good 4 hours but could not even turn a real.

We did however see a small sailfish jump out of the water twice but no YFT. All day the water temp was in the high 22 degrees. Could not believe it but another boat reported the same readings.

Pulled the plug at 5pm and was back at the ramp at 5:50.

cheers

Adam

[Spanker]

Hi Adam,

Mate that's a lot of fish fingers! Well done. What are Blue Eye like for eating?

Shame about the YFT but that fishing eh?

I spent a week up at North Haven last month, we targeted different species at different times of the day and found that much more enjoyable than just flogging ourselves after one species, sounds like you have that down pat too.

Spanker

[Dreamtime]

Hi Adam,

Mate that's a lot of fish fingers! Well done.

What are Blue Eye like for eating?

Spanker

Here's something to whet your appetite, and might be of some info

Cheers

Mariner

Nutrition Facts per 100g of raw product

Kilojoules 500 (120 calories)

Cholesterol 25mg

Sodium na

Total fat (oil) 1.3g

Saturated fat 29% of total fat

Monounsaturated fat 38% of total fat

Polyunsaturated fat 33% of total fat

Omega-3, EPA 54mg

Omega-3, DHA 228mg

Omega-6, AA 30mg

Cooking Ideas

Bake Boil Deep Fry

Grill/barbecue Poach Raw

Roe Roe & Milk Salted

Shallow Fry Smoke Steam/microwave

Available all year, the blue-eye trevalla is a big, thick-bodied finfish that has gained a great following in the past twenty years. Its mildly flavoured flesh is excellent eating.

This firm-fleshed finfish lends itself well to most methods of cooking. Cut into cubes coated individually with a herbed crumb or batter mixture, blue-eye trevalla can be served in conjunction with other seafood for baskets , or as tasty morsels for finger food. To ensure even cooking when deep frying, use thin portions only. These can be achieved by using a butterfly cut

The emergence of blue-eye trevalla cutlets as a popular form for this finfish will give you some extra scope in preparation. With the marrying flavours of wasabi, soy and ginger, blue-eye trevalla is also superbly suited to sashimi.

Heads and frames are occasionally available. They provide tasty flesh and can be used to make an excellent soup and stock.

Flavour

Mild, Delicate, with excellent eating qualities

Oiliness : Medium

Moisture: Moist

Texture : Firm

Medium to large flakes

Flesh Colour : Pale pink

Thickness : Thick fillets but often cut into smaller portions

Bones : Only a few large bones and these are easily removed

Price : Medium to high

In southern states, blue-eye trevalla is very popular and therefore is a high-priced finfish. Where it is not as well known, it is medium-priced.

Suggested Wines

The mild flavour of the blue-eye trevalla suggests that the accompanying wines be fairly delicate, so as not to overpower its taste. Wines such as young, cool climate rhine riesling, traminer and some of the young, fresh, unwooded semillon, chardonnay and verdelho styles are suitable.The stronger flavours of the Mures Upper Deck Huon style blue-eye trevalla recipe with a ragout featuring several types of mushrooms, semi-dried tomatoes and garlic, and drizzled with pesto could even take a shiraz be adventurous!

Edited May 30, 2008 by Mariner 31

[AdamK]

Mariner,

you've done your homework. thanks for the info mate.

Spanker

this is only the 2nd time I've caught and have eaten blue eye and yes it is beautifulllllll

nice firm flesh fillets, lightly salted & black pepper fried in very little oil does wonders for the appetite

If you can get your hands on some, try it you will luv it

cheers

Adam

[Dreamtime]

Mariner,

you've done your homework. thanks for the info mate.

cheers

Adam

Hi Adam,

I have to be honest, try this link for all your fish recipes;

www.frdc.com.au/species.php?f=8&v=f - 17k

Cheers

Carl

[lukeric]

Nice blueye , well done

[AdamK]

nice blue eye mate

are you sure it was a sailfish? its not something particulary common off sydney more so being the time of year... more likely a small striped marlin

mate, I'm not quite sure to be honest, possibly strippie but not 100%. I called it for that but the other fellas said it was a sailfish so who knows.

didnt know that sailfish were non existent in this area. Thanks for the info

As for the blue eye, this is my 3rd outing now and must say it's different fishing. must be a dog eat dog world down there and apparently they get even bigger.

cheers

Adam