Finally, my turn. Big monkfish!

[KOMPRESSOR]

YESS! We finally found it! Monkfish grow big, but any larger than 10 kilos are rare. We usually take those larger than 2 kilos, and the white meat of this grand fish is highly praised and highly priced... We have some awsome receipes, and it's a thrill to serve these critters as part of a sunday 3-course meal with good friends or special guests. -Usually with great scallops as starters

Our big one weighed in at 16,1 kilos. That should be about 36 Ibs for those who can't figure kilos No speargun, just my little dive knife

Big filéts too!​

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Big ugly fish Nice job with the knife, looks like good eat'n to me!

 

[Tom Smedley]

I have tasted Monkfish and it was delicious. Those that you picture are really nice. Congratulations. I enjoyed your website. I have been to your country and it is indeed beautiful.

 

[Spoon]

wow i wish i could do that over here! nothing like feasting on your own catch

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

I have tasted Monkfish and it was delicious. Those that you picture are really nice. Congratulations. I enjoyed your website. I have been to your country and it is indeed beautiful.

Thanks Tom! Yes, monkfish prepared the right way is probably the very best fish meat available. It's quite extraordinary, and something a lot of people never get to try out very well. All good restaurants here have monkfish on the menue, and it is always the most expensive dish served.

You guys can enjoy the rest of the pictures from our latest dive trip here: Gallery

Next trip is in February 2006, with perhaps 40 meters of viz as we had February this year

That's me having fun!

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

I also got four of these. They are small halibut, about 5 lbs each. The bigger one got away! Anyway, they can grow huge. Up to 10 feet long and 1000 lbs.

The best part is, we're going back to this place regularly! I'm getting to know the dive spots there really well. Except there's always something new to try out. We have wall dives on walls going from 20 to 300 feet in one boat length, rapid currents through narrow straights (boat pick up), an unbelievable under water split in the rocks (See picture), some nice and small wrecks and even a little cave to investegate. -In at 12 meters, and 1,5 meters wide at the entrance. Goes up to 4 meters depth and widens to about 7 meters across and big enough for 3-4 divers at the same time. I met a large school of fish inside the cave. -Way cool!

Yes, we dive here too! Wanna go with us?!

 

[Rick Murchison]

I have tasted Monkfish and it was delicious.

Lovely lotte... yummy!
Rick

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

Lovely lotte... yummy!
Rick

You should try my wife's port vine gratinated great scallops, with garlic, chili, herbs, butter, cream and cheese :07:

We pick them by the hundreds every time we visit that place. :07:
-And that's uw-hunting too you know!

 

[Tom Smedley]

Comparing with the plate and fork that scallop must be 20 cm. And you get them by the hundreds? I can almost taste it!

 

[KOMPRESSOR]

Comparing with the plate and fork that scallop must be 20 cm. And you get them by the hundreds? I can almost taste it!

They are big, but not that big. Normal size is around 12-15 cm across. We leave the smaller ones to grow, since they reach max size in about 12 years.

They are, however, plentyful. If we go after them we usually fill an average net in 20 minutes with 40-50 pcs. On one occation I had what you'd might call an "optimist net", which expands as you fill it. It took 99 large scallops + a 2 kilo halibut, and did so within the first 25 minutes of the dive! I then carried on catching another 2 kilo halibut that I carried on my knife for the rest of the dive, and then we did a free ascent from 15 meters. That safety stop at 5 meters was unforgetable! -With one heavy load pulling down, both hands more or less occupied with the halibut on my knife, and doing the bouyancy control mostly by my lungs... :11: