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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: No_way on July 18, 2005, 09:35:27 PM

Title: Skate
Post by: No_way on July 18, 2005, 09:35:27 PM

Has anyone ever caught a skate?  How did you do it, and would I want to?

thanks

Title: Re: Skate
Post by: glycine on July 18, 2005, 09:46:26 PM

i caughta skate once at ambleside, while i fished for doggies.
i used bullhead tails for baits.. 
it was fun.i caught 5 doggies at that night. all came from 10 pm to 2 am.

Title: Re: Skate
Post by: No_way on July 18, 2005, 10:02:56 PM

so I guess it's just bait on the bottom and luck then.  Did you eat it?

Title: Re: Skate
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 18, 2005, 10:59:26 PM

Normally you eat the wings. You can buy the wings at fish market.

Title: Re: Skate
Post by: Steelhead King on July 18, 2005, 11:22:22 PM

Caught a few skate while fishing for halibut..

Title: Re: Skate
Post by: glycine on July 19, 2005, 12:44:40 AM

right.. cast your bait and wait..

actually, i couldnt eat the fish.

sharks and skates are all cartilageous fishes which means they have ammonia in their blood stream. therefore those are really taste funny without proper treatment. however, some people really enjoy the funny taste. so i gave it to one of my friend..