I too was surprised that the Wahoo (which I'd never heard of) was actually
the famous Ono (that I remember fondly).

Not so surprised that the Wahoo (or it's cousins) are found in both the
Atlantic and the Pacific. Border control in the ocean is notoriously
difficult to enforce.

Least surprised that the Wahoo is a mackerel even though it doesn't taste
like other mackerels. For some reason, Linnaeus forgot to include "taste"
in his classification scheme….

-Bob

On 10/7/07, boogkb@tmo.blackberry.net wrote:
>
> 6 Oct
> The large house in the background, one of many such in Hatteras, has 12 or
> so bedrooms. The locals referred to these as unregulated hotels. In the
> season a single person rents the house and then rents to others – maybe
> several couples or others. The house goes for $10K a week in seasoon.
> They clearly do not fit into the landscape or feeling of a National
> Seashore.
> In one section of town there are 10 or so in a row..
>
> We had, past tense, some questions about the veracity of Wiki in this case
> (refer to Bob"s research). The locals here all insist that wahoo is a
> local fish, the name comes from the catching. Apparently nice to fish with
> a line on a chartered boat. No sense of mackeral taste at all. We have
> had Ono but in this case I suspecedt we have a Nono. Does the research show
> the range of the Ono from Hawaii to NC? That question was answered by the
> local fishing shop. Queried them and they said an oceanfish with a very
> wide range, these Hawaiians just make up names, in Pacific too. Wiki's
> rep is saved.
>
> Then we asked about two other local fishes. No other names that they knew
> of. Trigger fish and Cordia.
>
> I like the image of QB in a leather jacket and wind goggles; the scarf
> too. However it is 90 plus degrees, 140% humidity (yes water keeps
> dripping out of the atmosphere). The goggles might work.
>
> I had hoped to call into the SMCG but connectivity is so spottly that it
> is unlikely a call could be made or sustained. Kind thoughts to all and
> sorry that you are missing this triip. The area is beautiful and getting
> better as we travel up the Outerbanks. As to the weather – it is too hot
> and humid for humans. Libby pointed this out a few weeks ago when she
> visited the AC of NC.
>
> Toes in the Atlantic (not the sound side a few feet away, island is quite
> narrow). Walk in the surf, does not get much better.
>
> A hearty thank you to Vanessa Cole at the tourist center. Helpful and
> friendly. A nice change from the past two centers.
>
>

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