greater amberjack

What Is Jack Smelt?

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The jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis) is one of the fish most commonly caught off docks, piers, and jetties on the West Coast of the United States Known as horse smelt, blue smelt, or California smelt, it appears from Baja to Oregon and is typically nine to 15 inches long. How big do jack smelt get? Size … Read more

Is Amberjack A Good Tasting Fish?

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greater amberjack has a rich, buttery flavor The flavor has been described as a mix between tuna and mahi-mahi, though not as steak-like as tuna and not as mild as mahi-mahi. Is amberjack full of worms? Amberjack, often to an angler’s dismay, are frequently riddled with infestations of long, thin, white worms with the consistency … Read more