China News Service, July 29. According to the US "World Journal" report, the home shelter for several months has made people yearn for the sea and beach. In July, the Southern California sea fishing began to prevail in the United States. The Chinese sea-fishing masters and their friends went out to sea, fishing more than 150 pounds of bluefin tuna (Bluefin) in the waters off San Clemente Island (San Clemente Island) off San Diego. .
"We set off from Long Causeway Port and arrived in the waters of St. Clemente Island between Orange County and San Diego in more than three hours." Los Angeles sea fisher Eason Ye and three friends went out to sea. The captain drove to Blue Fin based on experience. The tuna enters and exits the sea frequently, the anglers arrange fish arrays, one long pole is hung with kites and balloons, and the other pole is hung with flying fish bait. "Bluefin tuna is very smart. The bait is too close to the boat and won't bite." Eason said, their flying fish bait is about 800 to 1,000 feet away from the boat.
When the fishing line in your hand begins to tighten, you know that the fish may be hooked. Eason said that for people who often go fishing, the feel of the fishing rod pull line can tell if the bait is big or small. This time the four people on the boat cooperated fully, eagerly and steadily. Sometimes the fish's draft was too deep and the strength was too great. The captain even had to retreat the fishing boat to ease the stalemate between the fish and the fish, allowing the angler to rest and re-charge. . When the four of them exhausted their energy and saw the "elves" in the sea for more than half an hour, a huge bluefin tuna finally surfaced, estimated to be over 150 pounds to the naked eye, and the whole ship cheered. But the next thing is to deal with freezing, to ensure that the fish enter the ice store on the ship in the freshest state.
Caught large sporty marine fish, like bluefin tuna, must be dealt with as soon as it leaves the water. As soon as the fish is pulled on the splint, the fish brain must be processed quickly to prevent the fish from decaying rapidly, and then the blood is quickly cut open, the internal organs and the gills are removed to store the ice storage, it is best to complete the front and rear within 20 minutes, not in time will often lead to The fish flesh has strong fishy acidity, which greatly affects the taste.
It was dusk before Eason's fishing boat arrived at Long Beach. When the huge tuna was lifted out of the car's freezer, the whole family exclaimed. The kitchen counter can’t fit at all, so a temporary dissection table can be set up in the garage, and a few people can dissect together. The fat fish is cut into slices and filled with a large basin to make delicious sashimi; the remaining fish Use olive oil, salt and chili to make fish sauce in a pressure cooker, and put it in a glass bottle to make canned food. The canned fish can be eaten all year round.
Starting in July each year, it is the peak season for fishing in Southern California. Because the warm sea current in the Pacific Ocean moves northward from Mexico, the sea temperature on the coast of California rises, and various fish schools appear in large numbers. Every day, a large number of sea-fishers go fishing. According to Los Angeles sea fishing masters, there are two types of sea fishing that are relatively easy at present. One is to go to distant waters, such as the waters of San Clemente Island, which is more than three hours away from the Port of Los Angeles, or even the farther Mexico waters, at 5 pm Get on the boat around the hour. Six or seven people sit on a fishing boat about 60 to 70 feet. They are all fully equipped and leave the coast at about 8 or 9 in the evening. They talked and drank and watched the stars while preparing, and took a nap until dawn. The captain usually sailed there. Schools of fish frequent the sea.
The other is shorter and easier, usually boarding at three or four in the morning, leaving at 6 o'clock, and arriving in the waters of Catarina Island at noon. There are also Chinese who specialize in fishing for groupers in the Channel Island waters from Ventura County to Santa Barbara.
California’s warm climate allows sea fishing all year round, but the premise is to purchase a sea fishing license, which is usually 45 yuan per person. You can catch ten groupers at a time, and five at a time in red. Some species have size restrictions, and they must be returned to the sea if they are too small. However, there are no restrictions on the groupers that the Chinese like. Except during the spawning period, it is a restricted area. At other times, you can catch many or small fish and take them home, but you cannot exceed ten at a time. Shi Jiugong and Longli, which the Chinese like, are also unlimited fish species throughout the year, but many sea fishing veterans find it too easy to get the bait and not exciting enough.
"The fun of going out to sea is definitely not only fishing." Eason and his sea fishing friends said that every time out to sea, there are different surprises. Sometimes you will see whales appearing on the water, spit out a high curtain of water, and you will see hundreds of dolphins roaring. However, it is simply a movie screen. (Yang Qing)