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Fishing on OahuAluminum Foil Steamed Fish
Steaming is a common way to prepare fish for many asian families. I learned how to steam fish the traditional way from my father in law. However, I've found that steaming fish in aluminum foil is extremely easy and just as tasty. I consider it the lazy man's way to steam fish. Here's how I do it:
Ingredients:
1-2 lb whole fish (scaled, and cleaned)
1/4 cup Shoyu
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
Green Onions, diced
2-3 slices of Ginger
1 Tablespoon Butter
Salt and Pepper
Garlic, minced (optional)
Preparation:
Start off by scaling, and cleaning the fish. Once the fish has been cleaned, pat dry to remove excess water. Season the fish with salt and pepper and insert the butter into the belly of the fish. Tear off 3 sheets of aluminum foil approximately 6 inches longer than the fish and stack the 3 sheets on top of each other. Place the seasoned fish onto the foil and fold the ends up for now (we will be pouring sauce on shortly). Place the small pieces of Ginger on top of the fish.
Sauce:
In a saucepan on medium heat, add the shoyu and brown sugar and garlic and cook the sauce until the brown sugar melts and the garlic cooks thru. Add the green onions and cook for an additional 20-30 seconds. Remove from heat and pour over the fish in the foil.
Fold the ends of the foil up and together to create an air tight seal. Throw in the oven set to 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Be careful when removing from the oven, as the foil and it's contents will be hot. When fully cooked, the meat should easily flake off.
Pan Fried Nabeta
Jon caught a couple of Nabeta that he was generous enough to share. He caught them fishing off his kayak near Waikiki. I've heard so many stories that Nabeta is one of the best eating fish so I had to give it a try... Here's a picture of the before: Ingredients: - A couple of pan sized Nabeta
- 2 Tablespoons butter (for frying)
- Garlic salt
- Pepper
- Shoyu
Preparation: Clean the fish (gut and gill). Removing the head is optional, but do not scale the fish. Heat the pan over a medium heat. Once heated, melt the butter and let it get hot enough to fry. It's important not to use high temperatures as the butter will burn and smoke very easily. While the pan/butter is heating, sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on both sides of the fish. When the butter is ready, fry the fish for about 4 minutes per side (more if it's a large fish). When done, remove it from the frying pan, blot with a paper towel, drizzle shoyu over it and enjoy! Makes 1-2 servings. Here's a picture of the after:
No time to fish
Haven't had a chance to go fishing recently... Been extremely busy with work, family and other real life stuff. Have been doing some light research on buying a boat and a 4x4 to tow it but nothing really serious yet.
Jon has been getting into Kayak fishing with some guys he hooked up with online. Personally, I'm too lazy; I think it's too much work. I'll just wait a few more months until I can get a boat.
Haleiwa Fishing
Spent a couple of hours fishing the incoming tide with Jon and Todd up near Haleiwa. Conditions were fairly good... It was fairly overcast, but very little wind and no rain.
It was a nice time out, but the bite was extremely slow. None of us took strikes on our dunking poles, with the exception of a puffer, and very few bites on our lighter whipping rigs.
Altogether I think we caught 3 moanas, 3 puffers including one that was between 4-5 pounds, and a couple of lizard fish.
It was a bit disappointing in that the area looked awesome for whipping, but we weren't able to bring up anything of note. We'll definitely have to try the area again sometime in the future.
Aweoweo Pictures
Here are some pics of our Christmas Eve fishing trip courtesy of Jon...
North Shore Whipping Trip
We spent Christmas Eve whipping on the North Shore. I spent the night fishing for Aweoweo with Jon and our friend Todd visiting from the Bay Area. The bite was decent for Jon, but rather slow for me and Todd. Jon picked up a handful of Aweoweo and Aholehole's.
I was lucky enough to pick up an Aweoweo and a Nenue. It was the first time I've actually caught anything on my new Nitro and Daiwa Exceler that I bought a few months back. It feels good to finally know that the rod and reel can actually catch fish.
I spent some time thinking about why Jon was getting more bites than we were. It's possible that since he was able to cast farther, he was able to reach the school while Todd and I were not. The other possibility is that his lighted floater was rigged differently from mine, which allowed him to feel the lighter bites that I couldn't. My lighted floater was tied directly to the main line as well as my leader. It's possible that that fish were able to feel the resistance of the float when hitting the bait which may have spooked them. I'll be certain to rig my lighted floater differently the next time we go fishing there to see if it makes a difference.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Pan fried Menpachi and Aweoweo
One of the most delicious ways to cook up small pan size Menpachi and Aweoweo is to fry them up whole. This recipe is fairly simple and can be modified to suit your taste. Here are the steps I use:
Ingredients:
Pan size fish (between 6-8 inches)
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Cooking oil
1) Clean and gut the fish. With Aweoweo, removing the scales is optional, but if it is a large one, I recommend scaling it.
2) Cut some diagonal slits into the side of the fish. These slits are to absorb some of the spices as well as to easily check the status of the fish during cooking.
3) Blot the fish with paper towel and rub salt and pepper on the outside and inside of the fish.
4) Add some oil to a frying pan or wok to about the 1" level (more if it's a thick fish).
5) Heat the oil, but the trick is to make sure the oil isn't too hot. If the oil is too hot, the fish will burn on the outside and still be raw on the inside. I usually put my stove on medium heat.
6) Dip the fish in cornstarch to lightly coat each side.
7) Put the fish in the oil to cook for approximately 3 minutes on each side. Do not disturb the fish while it is frying. Moving the fish too early will damage the skin of the fish. For a large fish, you may need to fry it for a minute or two longer per side.
8) Remove it from the pan and place on a paper towel to absorb the oil.
9) Top with garlic salt (or shoyu) and enjoy with steamed rice.
Aweoweo and Menpachi
Went out last night to try catch some redfish. We had originally planned to go fishing on the east side but the conditions were not right so we ended up fishing on the south shore close to home.
Jon brought up a Menpachi within the first 10 minutes of getting our lines in the water. He also brought up a decent size Aweoweo shortly after.
Sadly for me I wasn't able to bring up anything. Must be the fishing gods aren't happy with me.
However, I was pleased with the fact that my new Nitro rod was able to cast out decently far. If I had to guess, I was regularly throwing a 2 oz lead about 75 yards out. We were fishing from a cliff so that probably skewed the numbers a bit, but in general I was pleased with the distances I was getting.
It was moderately windy, the current was strong, and we were getting stuck on Oahu fairly often, so after a few hours we called it a night. Not a great night for fishing, but I was happy to just get out there to test my new gear. Hopefully I'll get a chance to break in my new gear and catch something our next time out.
Nitro Surf Graphite
I picked up the 10' Nitro Surf Graphite from Sears at Ala Moana for $95. The pole is rated Med Hvy action (12-30 lb line). Model number is NS100MH, and the length is 10 feet.
Unfortunately there wasn't much information on this rod available on the web, so I'll have to do my own review after I try it out this week.
Nitro also produces another series of whipping rods called "seatech" as well as heavy action ulua poles in the 12'-13' range. I have heard many good things about the ulua poles, but I wanted to buy a good all around pole without spending a lot of money on a custom made rod. With the Nitro Surf 10', I can use this rod for almost anything from whipping for aweoweo or mempachi to light dunking for papio or smaller sized ulua.
Daiwa Exceler 4000
Here is a picture of the Daiwa Exceler 4000:
Specifications:
Ball Bearings: 6
Gear Ratio: 4.9 : 1
Weight: 13.9 oz
Line Capacity: 300/10, 260/12
I paid approximately $62 off of ebay (including shipping).
I've loaded it up with a mono backing and 300 yards of 20lb Power Pro. It will be put to the test this weekend at a spot on the east side of Oahu.
Aweoweo pics
Since I haven't been able to go fishing recently, I've decided to share some pictures from a fishing trip in January of this year (2007). My friend Jon and I went to his "secret spot" on the North shore of Oahu. All of them were caught using grubs and glowsticks.
The bite was on and we were bringing one up every few casts. Unfortunately, the bite lasted only for about an hour and then the aweoweo moved on.
I can't wait to go fishing again. I think we're planning something for Thanksgiving weekend which means I need to pick up the rest of my fishing tackle before then.
My Return to Fishing
Welcome to my new blog about fishing on Oahu. I've actually been fishing since I was about 5 years old. My family used to spend a lot of time on the North Shore of Oahu having bbq's and fishing at Haleiwa. As I got older, I dabled in Ulua/Papio fishing thru high school and college.
After college I moved to California and my fishing adventures took a back seat to career and family. I did some fresh water trout fishing and some pier fishing down in Santa Cruz, but these were few and far between.
I've since moved back to Hawaii and plan to start fishing again. My buddy Jon is a hardcore fisherman and will most likely be my fishing buddy. It's always good to fish with a buddy in case of emergencies *knock on wood*.
Unfortunately most of my gear has either been thrown away or left on the mainland so I've slowly been acquiring some new gear. I recently purchased a 10' Nitro Surf medium/heavy rod for all around usage. Additionally, I also picked up a Daiwa Exceler 4000 which I will be loading with 20lb PowerPro line. I still have my Ulua gear from my younger days but I'm not sure how much Ulua fishing I'll be doing. I'll probably spend a lot of time whipping and dunking for small game.
My plan is to keep a record of my fishing trips (catch or not) and update this site... Hopefully I'll have some successful fishing stories to tell soon.
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