In Defense of the Fighting Blues, Coastal Angler News and More…
Those fighting bluefish, the catch we love to hate. Is it a coincidence that while everyone and their brother wants their photo taken with a nice big striped bass, even tog and scup, folks are definitely more camera-shy when it comes to smiling for the camera while holding a nice shiny blue. Is it embarrassment? While blues are popular enough to have their own FaceBook page, it is a bit embarrassing that there are fewer than 100 likes. Are folks afraid that the chef in the house will toss them out when they bring home that trophy blue?
We know our favorite bluefish recipe is a delicious smoked bluefish pate (find it in our Sea to Table section of this issue …yum. capers.) When asked about his favorite bluefish recipe, our writer Zach Harvey replied, “well, you carefully skin the bluefish….marinade with lemon etc…plank the fish, place plank and fish on the grill…then toss the bluefish and eat the plank.” Haha.
After a few more cheap shots at bluefish we started getting psyched to champion them in this issue. We know how to catch them, but how do you prep them? I see pics on-line of guys standing over a brace of dead bluefish getting ready to toss them on the grill. Guys, it’s too late to get the best from your catch. The glands that bring you that skunky taste have been hard at work and your fish will taste strong, whatever you marinate it in.
Careful prep is the key to delicious bluefish. Check out Zach’s step by step guide on our website coastalanglermag.com/rhodeisland. This prep will bring you from zero to hero when you arrive home with your catch of bluefish for the family.
In terms of Coastal Angler News we are continuing to get great feedback on our snappy new look. We continue to get calls from readers who are upset that their favorite outfitter, deli or watering hole is out of free copies by mid-month. We are definitely considering increasing this free circulation, and will probably do it in the spring as fishing season 2016 ramps up, but for now the best suggestion is to subscribe! In addition to the 10,000 free copies we distribute each month in each market, you now have the option to subscribe and beat the crowds, avoiding disappointment at the racks. Get your own subscription here. Remember – we are entering all subscribers into a drawing for a Yeti cooler – the cooler of a lifetime and it could be yours, just for subscribing to Coastal Angler Magazine Rhode Island.
Also, you can always catch up by going to our website.
Please reach out with your rants, raves, comments…still a work in progress, but we are working hard to bring you the best.
Tight Lines,
Mike and Lisa Danforth
[easy-social-share]
