My small morning joy has been finding leatherjackets at the Cuba St fish shop this morning: not quite the same vibe, but I haven't seen them for a very long time.
Sweet, nutty, succulent. I just pan-fry them in olive oil and butter, eat them with my fingers. A much underrated fish, imo – and therefore cheap: these were $12.99/kg.
The first – and last – fish I ever caught was a leatherjacket, from a dinghy in Queen Charlotte Sound when I was six. When it came up I screamed and dropped the line in the water. (They have a huge spike protruding from their back.)
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