cabezon???

[TheOne]

im wondering.if theese fish are safe to eat and if there is any right way to cook them!! i think ive herd that they were good eating but i dont think i wanna take my chances with a bottom feeder. so im not really shure baout it.and i would like to know from someone who has eatin one

[bpm2000]

Mmmmm MMmm! blue flesh may look a lil weird but its a good fish. Many people/wdfw advise not to eat them and other bottom fish out of the sound, however.

[big fish lite line]

they are great tasting fish but the ones over 5lb tend to be tough. the meet turns white after cooking. and don't eat the roe there poisonis. I would not eat them cought down south.

[racfish]

Cabezon is a pretty bullhead to me.They have nice meat and not alot of bones.Fried would be the ticket or smoked much like Black Cod.

[christopherbeebe]

i love cabezon they are one of my favorite bottomfish to eat, up there with lingcod and rockfish.:chef: deep fried for fish n chips. yummy but i only eat cabie's i catch from the coast. the meat is almost lobster like in texture. blue, green, or white its all good eats. cabie row is poisionus.

[racfish]

Be carefull handling the fish also.They got some killa spikes on the head and around the dorsil.It'll sting real good.

[panfisher]

i enjoyed eating this fish when i was stationed on whidbey isl. i would rank it next to lingcod :chef:

[fishing collector]

I have caught these around the rocky areas in the Straights when we waited for shipwork on the tug I worked on. They taste great and have a crab or lobster taste. I spose it is because that is their main food. The IFGA record is from 1990..23lbs but grows much larger. They are a great fighter for their size. I wouldn't eat any fish off the bottom in any big city bay. Seattle , Everett, Tacoma and areas South. I'm sure you will like them. Don't eat the eggs! They make you sick! Good luck!

[A9]

Good eating. I prefer Lingcod, then Rockfish, then Cabezon, but all of em are great to eat IMO.

Don't eat em outta Elliott Bay and you should be cool!

[fishnislife]

i love cabezon they are one of my favorite bottomfish to eat, up there with lingcod and rockfish.:chef: deep fried for fish n chips. yummy but i only eat cabie's i catch from the coast. the meat is almost lobster like in texture. blue, green, or white its all good eats. cabie row is poisionus.

Yes, I would put them right up there with the Lings as well. Great tasting fish. I have bbq'd them with great results to. Lemon, onion and your generic table seasoning and BAM! you have a tasty meal.





fishnislife