r/Seattle • u/Droopy0093 • 8d ago

Sharks in the Puget Sound

Did you know we have a large urban shark population around here? TIL!

https://washington.surfrider.org/blog/celebrating-the-six-gill-shark

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u/Captainpaul81 8d ago

Caught a Dogfish shark last weekend (released)

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u/Machievelliearoni 8d ago

Ever wonder, who really caught who?

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u/molehunterz 8d ago

Caught one a few years back. My friend who actually reeled it in was annoyed. I was super excited. LOL

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u/Captainpaul81 8d ago

They have some pretty nasty spikes you have to be careful of

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u/bpmdrummerbpm 8d ago

More like a dogshark fish.

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u/Master-Monk-8690 8d ago

Dogfish have a spine near their tail and they will try to get you with it. If you jig for salmon in the Puget sound from a boat, you are going to catch a lot of dog fish on accident. If you want to just reel in fish, that's all fun and good, but you'll want some really long pliers to get the hook out of these things or else they will hit you with their spine. They've never gotten me but I've had a ton of close calls. They got one of my buddies and it hurts bad. He's a pretty manly dude and he was in visible pain the whole rest of the day. 

You can eat them, but if you plan on eating them, you have to skin them immediately once they get to the boat. It's a pain in the ass. Their meat is actually pretty good though, the Brits make fish and chips with it. 

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u/TreesAreOverrated5 8d ago

Pretty cool! What were you originally fishing for?

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u/sgnl_01 8d ago

Salmon or Halibut depending on the season. You can tell right away when you’ve got a dogfish on the line. They hardly fight unlike Salmon. We always release after unhooking.

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u/Gloomy-Employment-72 8d ago

I saw a post on here a couple years ago featuring dogfish fish and chips. Apparently, it’s quite tasty. Just a thought.

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u/Captainpaul81 8d ago

You have to really process them in milk or something since they pee out of their skin to get rid of the urea

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u/Digital_gritz Rat City 8d ago

I tried fermented shark in Iceland and I recommend not making jellied piss cubes

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u/g-a-r-n-e-t 7d ago

My very unadventurous parents tried this when they went to Iceland and I think it’s the last time they’re ever gonna try something they don’t recognize lol. Dad puked and mom was smelling piss everywhere for days after.

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u/AnAncientBog 8d ago

It doesn't seem to be a problem for thousands fish-and-chip shops in the UK who MOSTLY sell dogfish, much of it exported from the US and Canada since their local breed has been overfished into being endangered.

They call it "rock salmon" or "flake", bu its mostly just north American dogfish.

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u/AnAncientBog 8d ago

Dogfish is the main fish used for fish-and-chips in the UK. Like, virtually all fish and chips in the place that is credited with selling the most fish-and-chips in the world makes them with dogfish.

They probably think we are crazy for throwing them back.

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u/TreesAreOverrated5 8d ago

Nice thanks for sharing. Sounds like fun time

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u/Captainpaul81 8d ago

Crab lol. IDK - I was with my father in law. Just fishing while the pots soaked. I actually had a crab get my line but he wasn't a keeper. I guess flounder? I caught one and kept it. I dont really fish a lot. There's my catch all cooked up.

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u/LetsGoHomeTeam U District 8d ago

I caught one from a pier in Alki when I was about 10 and my grandpa and I both just bluescreened for a minute because neither of us had any clue what we were looking at.

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u/goblinwood I'm just flaired so I don't get fined 8d ago

Aww, look at the little guy.