I was determined to make a catch and cook video on this monkey face prickle back eel. Been wanting to go poke pole for these fish for a couple months and I finally caught one worthy enough for a catch n cook! The tide was -1.2 in the afternoon which made fishing and filming a problem at night, but that was taken care of.

Ended up catching several fish (cabezon, perch and eels), and a bunch of crab too. I think the most important thing to making these eel edible is to take the skin off. So whether you fillet them or cook them in chunks, it’s a good idea to take the skin off first. I ended up pan frying the eel in a little butter cooked over medium heat and they turned out great!