Today Erik and I went out again in front of his brother’s hostel, Rocking Js.  The first half hour was pretty unproductive with me having a single miss, but not seeing any more.  Erik was a bit ahead of me, heading towards Salsa Brava (see photo). We really didn’t see any lionfish at all till about three quarters of the way through the trip.

From underneath, you can certainly get a sense of why Salsa Brava is given it’s name.  The waters are around 50 feet deep with a sheer face of coral for the first fifteen feet then large caverns underneath.  This is where we generally find the biggest animals.  They are generally in a pair, and sit in little divots up on the roof of these underwater caverns and overhangs.

We nabbed a couple more on the way in to shore bringing the total count today to 7 animals and 15 ounces of cleaned filets which were pan fried and served over fresh mixed vegetables with a thai fish sauce.   Tomorrow we hope to go out and take some pictures.  Anyone else getting any?

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