Mix of fish fillets.

[splitshot]

Hmmm, maybe from Washington? I can see now I need to ask some questions tomorrow. Sheephead the same color also?

 

[sparkplug]

White fillet? I think someone got the species mixed up when these were packaged. Lol, any guess on what I have? (Southernmost coast of Texas).

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Is it really that pink? If so, I would think that it would have to be tuna.


Sheepshead = white meat
Sea Trout = white meat

 

[tcb]

I thought we were talking about sea trout from the Gulf of Mexico, aka speckled trout.

so did this guy... we are apparently talking about some kind of trout that we don't have down south.

 

[tcb]

Sea trout from the Gulf is nothing like salmon. It's a pure white fillet, you should always visually inspect larger fillets for worms and cut them out.

Sheepshead is delicious. They feed primarily on crustaceans, which is what supposedly makes the meat tasty like small black drum.

another fish that I do not eat.

 

[fsusteve]

sheepshead is very good just tough to clean. Black drum aren't bad but not a big favorite....also don't put fresh fried fish on paper towels, let them drain on a wire rack, they stay alot crispier.

 

[sparkplug]

Sheepshead are super tasty , like Steve said. Have Agomez clean them for you if it is a problem.

 

[DudeAbides]

another fish that I do not eat.

Have you ever tried it? We had a dinner once with reds, trout, and black drum. Everyone tried them all and then proceeded to fight over the rest of the black drum. Almost tasted like crab meat, delicious.

 

[fsusteve]

another key to better tasting fish is where you got them, filets coming off fish from muddy back bays or dirty water taste like s***, getting fish from channels or out front as we call it where the water is clean and clear and is moving tastes much better.

 

[sparkplug]

another key to better tasting fish is where you got them, filets coming off fish from muddy back bays or dirty water taste like s***, getting fish from channels or out front as we call it where the water is clean and clear and is moving tastes much better.

I guess all of the fish in La. taste like s*** then. all we have is mud and dirty water.

I do agree with you though. I prefer eating snapper and stuff from Florida. The problem is that Florida doesn't have any fish.

 

[fsusteve]

we have it, it's in all the stores.

 

[tcb]

Have you ever tried it? We had a dinner once with reds, trout, and black drum. Everyone tried them all and then proceeded to fight over the rest of the black drum. Almost tasted like crab meat, delicious.

yes, ive had it. it is considered a trash fish where I come from, but I do occasionally see it on a resaurant menu.

I accidentally ordered it once when I read a menu as black(ened) instead of black...

 

[sparkplug]

yes, ive had it. it is considered a trash fish where I come from, but I do occasionally see it on a resaurant menu.

I accidentally ordered it once when I read a menu as black(ened) instead of black...

It's a trash fish here too, but the little ones are tasty. I used to catch them commercially when I was a kid. I think they were sold to cat food companies.

 

[fsusteve]

so were snook and redfish, it was a big industry here for years. Tripletail is another bonus fish when fishing offshore, tough to filet but dang it's good.

 

[wob]

A guy I fished with in Florida a few years ago used to keep and eat amberjack. This guy used to guide some on the side. When we were done fishing that day, he was cutting up the fish and dividing it up. I told him I was passing on the amberjack and he looked at me like I had five heads. I showed him the big assed worms in the flesh, and he said "That's what that is?" He continued fileting them, but cut the worms out. My brother in law later told me that the was the last time the guide kept amberjack.

 

[fsusteve]

he must have been a crappy guide, I don't know any local guys that keep reef donkys.

 

[wob]

he must have been a crappy guide, I don't know any local guys that keep reef donkys.

The guy was pretty good, actually - he just used to keep those nasty fxxxers. He was the guy that put me on the big ass snapper that I posted all those years ago.

Amberjacks will give you a workout.

 

[fsusteve]

yeah they're great but wormy bastards. Some guys don't care, it's dinner, maybe I'm just picky.

 

[sparkplug]

so were snook and redfish, it was a big industry here for years. Tripletail is another bonus fish when fishing offshore, tough to filet but dang it's good.

Tripletail are the bomb. Unfortunatly I dont catch many.

 

[wob]

yeah they're great but wormy bastards. Some guys don't care, it's dinner, maybe I'm just picky.

Yeah, I'm not too keen on eating parasites that I can see.

 

[sparkplug]

A guy I fished with in Florida a few years ago used to keep and eat amberjack. This guy used to guide some on the side. When we were done fishing that day, he was cutting up the fish and dividing it up. I told him I was passing on the amberjack and he looked at me like I had five heads. I showed him the big assed worms in the flesh, and he said "That's what that is?" He continued fileting them, but cut the worms out. My brother in law later told me that the was the last time the guide kept amberjack.

Louisiana must be living up to it's name, everyone eats them over here. I have always thought they were gross.

A friend of mine owns the best Cajun restaurant I have ever had the opportunity to try (most Cajun food restaurants suck, only home cooked Cajun food is any good, normally. So he blackened the sea donkey, deep fries it, and smothered it with jumbo lump crab meat. It was awesome, but after doing that to a turd, it would probably taste good too.