Lingcod question

With all these lingcod being caught recently I have to ask ..... are they good to eat?
I though they were full of parasites mushy and high in mercury and PCPs....

I just don't understand why so many are killed if they eat like mud .......

Thoughts?

They're tasty fish.

mmmm. My favorite!!

the bigger ones can get a little wormy and mushy but the 22-28 inch range are the best, IMO.

I'll let you know if they taste like mud since that's what I'm having for dinner tonite. Anyway with all those chemicals, I'm hoping(sarcastic) that radiation from Japan make them more Godzilla like in size and that they have 3 heads for a better chance of a Slamo Fish On. Take care Bill.
Rich

Fishnut,
It was a nice ling you landed, it was especially cool to see a kayaker show the PB's how to catch fish.

Congrats again an nice to meet you on the water!

Haze grey

Thoughts?

I think you know the answer!!!   

-Allen

I don't know about your Washington Lings but the Oregon Lings are friggin yummy!

Grilled in a foil boat with butter, garlic and salt = yummy
Grilled in a foil boat with butter and lemon pepper = yummy
Grilled naked with salt n peppah = yummy
Pan fried with garlic in sesame oil = yummy
  The above loaded into fish tacos = yummy
Blackened with hot spices and served with dirty rice = f'n yummy
Rolled around creame cheese and shrimp, breaded and baked = yummy

You gettin the picture?   

-Spot-

Thoughts?

I think you know the answer!!!   

-Allen

Are you saying that Fungunnin is playing troll??


They're damn tasty.

I wouldn't want to subsist on any Puget Sound residential fish. (Google reports about resident Orcas.) That said, I doubt they're any worse for you than Willamette sturgies.

A meal or two a year is going to be less risky.

I'm even less worried about fish from the coast, WA or OR.

Thoughts?

I think you know the answer!!!   

-Allen

Are you saying that Fungunnin is playing troll??

... eh slow day in the office =)
I'm having fresh lingcod tonight too! .... or greenling

With all these lingcod being caught recently I have to ask ..... are they good to eat?
I though they were full of parasites mushy and high in mercury and PCPs....

I just don't understand why so many are killed if they eat like mud .......

Thoughts?

Whoa..... There for a moment I thought you were talking about McDonald's or something...

I just don't understand why so many are killed if they eat like mud .......

Thoughts?

What's wrong with that?  Catfish, carp, and sturgeon end on many peoples' dinner plates; they eat muck and taste great.  Personally, I am a huge fan of cooking my whitefish in a southern-style fish fry complete with hush puppies and country ham (when I'm able to get some shipped in from Harper's in Tennessee).