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July 11, 2026

πŸ”₯ What Is This Fish?! Butter Lip Tuna off Ensenada Rocks!πŸ”₯ What Is This Fish?! Butter Lip Tuna off Ensenada Rocks! 🎣

πŸ”₯ What Is This Fish?! Butter Lip Tuna off Ensenada Rocks!πŸ”₯ What Is This Fish?! Butter Lip Tuna off Ensenada Rocks! 🎣

Louie Prieto in Ensenada sent me this photo of a fish that was caught off the rocks at Campo 7, a rocky area near Punta Banda. It looked like a skipjack to me at first, but I ran it by Captain Josh on the New Lo-An and he said it’s a Butter Lip Tuna β€” very common around the Galapagos Islands!

I’ve never even heard of that before. I sent the same photos to Jeff Lingle, who runs a VIP yacht and takes clients fishing, and he immediately said it looks like a Butter Tuna. He added that long-range legend Captain John Grabowski used to call them that too.

I learned something new today! Check out this fish and drop a comment below if you have a different interpretation or have caught one before.

Huge thanks to my friend in Ensenada for sharing the photo and to Captain Josh and Jeff Lingle for the expert IDs!

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Louie Prieto in Ensenada sent me this photo of a fish that was caught off the rocks at Campo 7, a rocky area near Punta Banda. It looked like a skipjack to me at first, but I ran it by Captain Josh on the New Lo-An and he said it’s a Butter Lip Tuna β€” very common around the Galapagos Islands!

I’ve never even heard of that before. I sent the same photos to Jeff Lingle, who runs a VIP yacht and takes clients fishing, and he immediately said it looks like a Butter Tuna. He added that long-range legend Captain John Grabowski used to call them that too.

I learned something new today! Check out this fish and drop a comment below if you have a different interpretation or have caught one before.

Huge thanks to my friend in Ensenada for sharing the photo and to Captain Josh and Jeff Lingle for the expert IDs!

Visit friedmanadventures.com for more fishing adventures, reports, and Baja updates!

πŸ‘ LIKE if you love learning new fish IDs

πŸ›ŽοΈ SUBSCRIBE for daily briefings and epic trips

πŸ’¬ Comment your thoughts β€” what do you think this fish is?

#FishID #MysteryFish #ButterLipTuna #ButterTuna #EnsenadaFishing #PuntaBanda #Campo7 #BajaCalifornia #RockFishing #GalapagosFishing #SkipjackTuna #Sportfishing #FriedmanAdventures #NewLoAn