Hit DesMoines twice a week ago and nothin... between the two days I caught 2 squid. ppl have been saying that the season is coming to a close over here...
You basically get a squid jig, flash it so it glows in the dark and jig it off the dock. On a good day you should catch at least 3 to 4lbs of squid. Some of my friends will stay longer and bring home 8 to 10lbs.
How to eat them:
1) an easy way is to clean them, then cut into long strips and cook on a pan with olive oil, little bit of soy sauce and garlic and butter. If squid is fresh this is great. (asian)
2) Calamari (american)
3) Salt and Pepper Squid is my favorite, you can look up the recipe online, lot of work though. (chinese)
4) You can cut them up, get some chojang (spicey red paste) and eat sashimi, ya raw and it's really good if you like sushi. (japanese/korean)
5) Some ppl dry them and eat them kinda like beef jerky.
6) Stir Fry with vegtables
7) baking and soups are ways of eating squid that I've never tried. The mexi's and viet's seem to like them in soup.
8) They also make really good bait. My buddy caught a squid late 07', and was catching fish 2 to 1. I was using herring. If the squid is freshly caught even better. I've heard ppl being successful for salmon with squid.
Not nearly as fun as salmon or steelhead fishing in my opinion, but a great place to go with friends and hang out all night.
