![]() ![]() Though it’s said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I doubt if there’s anyone with anything good to say about the ocean pout. They are generally only a pound or two, but can grow to 7 pounds or more - and are edible. Sea ravens don’t put up much of a fight, but often feel bigger than they are by filling up with water or air just as a blowfish does. Though a fairly common catch on party boats, I’ve never seen any quantity of them come aboard - just one or two. I’ve also caught sea ravens while drifting for cod on rough bottoms off Block Island, and they are additionally found in similar areas well to the north in the Gulf of Maine. The sea raven looks even more dangerous to handle with its large colorful fins, but in fact everything is soft! It can be handled without fear, but does have small teeth. The local name is very descriptive of those sculpins with sharp projections on their gill covers which make them difficult to remove from a hook without getting cut. The sea raven is a member of the sculpin family, but quite different from the drab and skinny longhorn sculpins (commonly called hackelheads) that are also caught from those wrecks. Yet, no one has ever identified it at any of those clubs. It’s of a fairly common fish caught on wrecks not far offshore. The inspiration for this article came from a slide I’ve shown many times during presentations at fishing clubs. Many fall into the general category of “trash fish,” but most are actually good-eating. ![]() Northern waters don’t offer the great variety of species found in Florida and other warm water areas, but there’s a lot more available to us than most anglers realize. Northern Stargazer – Photo by Canvasman21 at Wikipedia ![]()
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