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#1 MuskieBait

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Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:30 PM

Being a teacher has its perks. Recently, we had a week of school holidays in March. I found some cheap flights to the Canary Islands and decided to spend 7 days there. We started with 4 days on Fuerteventura followed by 3 days on Tenerife.

I haven't had time to write the blog yet...I just managed to edit the pics and upload them onto the blog. Maybe I can work on the writing on Easter Sunday.

Let's start off with a bang with some panoramic views...

Parque Natural Jandia

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Cofete and Pico de la Zarza

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Fuerteventura

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La Entallada

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Parque Natural Corralejo

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Punta de Teno

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Masca

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Teide

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Teide Caldera

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Chinamada

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#2 MuskieBait

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Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:30 PM

Some extra scenery shots...

Hornos de Cal de La Guirra, Fuerteventura

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Antigua, Fuerteventura

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View around Mirador de Morra Velosa

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Castillo del Toston

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La Entallada

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Parque Natural Corralejo

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Punta de Teno

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Teide

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Teide

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Anaga

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#3 MuskieBait

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Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:31 PM

Did you expect me to go anywhere without catching some new species? There was a bit of overlap in species with the Mediterranean, so it wouldn't exactly be easy to do well on with a large number of new species in the Canaries. However, with a bit of determination, I did catch 21 new species :)

White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) - Species #772

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Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) - Species #773

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Canary Damsel (Abudefduf luridus) - Species #774

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Golden Grey Mullet (Chelon aurata) - Species #775

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Azores chromis (Chromis limbata) - Species #776

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Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis) - Species #777

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Rock-pool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) - Species #778

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Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus) - Species #779

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Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne) - Species #780

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Common Two-Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) - Species #781

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#4 MuskieBait

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Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:32 PM

Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Species #782

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Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) - Species #783

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Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) - Species #784

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Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) - Species #785

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Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) - Species #786

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Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus) - Species #787

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Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) - Species #788

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Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) - Species #789

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Molly Miller (Scartella cristata) - Species #790

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Rock Goby (Gobius paganellus) - Species #791

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Posted 30 March 2018 - 11:32 PM

Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata) - Species #792

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And some non-lifers

Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis)

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Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

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Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)

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Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

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Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)

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Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)

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Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)

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Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)

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#6 fishfreek

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Posted 31 March 2018 - 11:00 AM

Thanks for sharing as always, that Porgy looked delicious .


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#7 TI Redux

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Posted 31 March 2018 - 11:39 AM

And here I thought only trout and salmon existed!
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#8 MuskieBait

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Posted 31 March 2018 - 12:18 PM

There are many fish in that list that are great tablefare.

Seabreams, in general, are great. Cook whole in the oven or grilled. The Red Porgy belongs in this family as well. Most Porgy are great eating.

Scorpionfishes, in general, are great. Fillet and battered they make really good fish and chips. Or you can steam them and they are as good as Groupers.

 

Mullets, in general, are great. Those from European or Asian descent knows how to prepare Mullet properly.

Combers, in general, are great. They belong to the same family as Seabass and Grouper. The only knock on them is that they are generally too small. But the photo of my Painted Comber is a 12" specimen, and it would yield twice the amount of meat as a 12" Yellow Perch since it is so thick.

I'm speaking all of this out of experience. I've eaten a few species of Seabream and Porgy, California Scorpionfish and Lionfish, a couple species of Mullets and Painted Comber (and quite a few species of Groupers). My culinary fish species list is probably longer than most people's fish species catch list LOL.


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#9 Will

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Posted 31 March 2018 - 08:33 PM

Beautiful pics - thanks for sharing! That Canary Damsel looks almost artificial. Crazy colouring.


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