What’s your favorite fish ?

[TommyGavin 790]

I was always a fluke/flounder guy as that’s what I caught. Do love catfish with old bay seasoning. 
 

However I never had Branzino until a couple years ago. Don’t know how I never heard of it before that.  Have a good Greek place by me. Hhhmm. That’s what’s for dinner !!!!

[HTH 95]

Best fish I ever had was Trout at the restaurant on top of the Eiffel tower in Vegas.

 

[posty 2,849]

Fried...

[TommyGavin 790]

9 minutes ago, posty said:

Fried...

Rooned 

[BeenHereBefore 1,676]

Long Johns.

[GobbleDog 1,019]

#1 best tasting fish in the entire world - SNOOK.  Absolutely delicious.  But you have to catch them yourself as they're illegal to sell commercially.

People rave about redfish and they're ok. Though the bigger one's usually have worms.

Wife cooks salmon and it's good.

Philosophically, dolphin (mahi) should be awesome because they live in the clean ocean blue and only eat live bait... meh. Not that great. Don't get the hype. Kinda rubbery.

Won't eat catfish because they feed on dead stuff and are slimy.

Trout - tried it, hated it. I blame the wife as she used her salmon recipe.  Had to throw it away. Dog wouldn't eat it.

Largemouth bass - tried it, hated it. I blame myself as I can't cook. Butter + bass + frying pan = disgusting.

Wife brought home cod and it was really good despite being a yankee fish.

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

Walleye and perch are some of the best fresh water fish.  I like most fresh water fish, it just depends on how you prepare it.  I'm a fan of pike because they are easy to catch and provide a lot of meat.  Bluegill are the most overrated in my opinion.

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

15 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

Won't eat catfish because they feed on dead stuff and are slimy.

There are probably a lot of foods you should never eat if you have that mentality then.

[MDC 8,114]

Your mom’s clam

[Drizzay 760]

Walleye for sure

Salmon a close second

[seafoam1 3,525]

Swedish Fish by far. 

[Fireballer 2,693]

Rockfish

[WhiteWonder 3,012]

Salmon, flounder, bass, pike, walleye. Catfish is good too

[wiffleball 4,797]

Branzino is damn tasty.

 

Rainbow trout was my go-to growing up. I mean damn, all you really needed was maybe a little wedge lemon. You didn't even need to season it. Nothing better than pulling it out of the lake an hour or two before sitting down to eat it. 

about a year ago, I had locally harvested rainbow trout here and the damn thing was pink inside. Almost like salmon. I don't know if it was the fish or the preparation or maybe my tastes have changed, but I was really put off by it.

 

Big fan of halibut too.

[wiffleball 4,797]

This is a little story I like to tell when it comes to fish.

 

The Patagonian toothfish was an absolute trash fish. Even the Japanese wouldn't eat the damn things they're that ugly and gross.

 

So, bunch of guys hired a New York advertising firm and they renamed it Chileian sea bass. It's not generally found in chile. And it's nowhere near a bass. But God damn, change the name, market it a little bit, get a fancy Chef to talk it up?

 

Damn thing is now on the cusp of being overfished.

 

I forget the name of it, but there's a another fish they're trying to push these days. Commonly harvested around the philippines. Apparently it's a lot easier to farm in large quantities for commercial purposes. Got to look that up.

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

3 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

Branzino is damn tasty.

 

Rainbow trout was my go-to growing up. I mean damn, all you really needed was maybe a little wedge lemon. You didn't even need to season it. Nothing better than pulling it out of the lake an hour or two before sitting down to eat it. 

about a year ago, I had locally harvested rainbow trout here and the damn thing was pink inside. Almost like salmon. I don't know if it was the fish or the preparation or maybe my tastes have changed, but I was really put off by it.

 

Big fan of halibut too.

Trout meat can change based on the water they are in or by their age.  I caught a huge rainbow trout back in high school and the meat was orange colored.  The thing I love about trout is they are so easy to clean and prepare.  I would just rip the guts out and leave the rest of the body all together, rinse it off, then put butter and some seasoning in the cavity, wrap in tinfoil and toss on the grill.  The meat pulls off the bones and the skin falls off.  Delicious.

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

2 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

This is a little story I like to tell when it comes to fish.

 

The Patagonian toothfish was an absolute trash fish. Even the Japanese wouldn't eat the damn things they're that ugly and gross.

 

So, bunch of guys hired a New York advertising firm and they renamed it Chileian sea bass. It's not generally found in chile. And it's nowhere near a bass. But God damn, change the name, market it a little bit, get a fancy Chef to talk it up?

 

Damn thing is now on the cusp of being overfished.

 

I forget the name of it, but there's a another fish they're trying to push these days. Commonly harvested around the philippines. Apparently it's a lot easier to farm in large quantities for commercial purposes. Got to look that up.

I've heard similar stories like that.  Marketing can go a long way.

[wiffleball 4,797]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Trout meat can change based on the water they are in or by their age.  I caught a huge rainbow trout back in high school and the meat was orange colored.  The thing I love about trout is they are so easy to clean and prepare.  I would just rip the guts out and leave the rest of the body all together, rinse it off, then put butter and some seasoning in the cavity, wrap in tinfoil and toss on the grill.  The meat pulls off the bones and the skin falls off.  Delicious.

Man, you are not wrong about that. Easiest damn fish to prepare and eat I ever had that didn't come out of a can.

 

Beats the hell out of pulling pinbones out of salmon for a half hour.

[GutterBoy 2,900]

Sole, Walleye, Branzini, vagina.

[GobbleDog 1,019]

4 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

The Patagonian toothfish was an absolute trash fish. Even the Japanese wouldn't eat the damn things they're that ugly and gross.

So, bunch of guys hired a New York advertising firm and they renamed it Chileian sea bass. It's not generally found in chile. And it's nowhere near a bass. But God damn, change the name, market it a little bit, get a fancy Chef to talk it up?

Damn thing is now on the cusp of being overfished.

Good story. I never knew that. I've caught a few Florida sea bass and they're definitely ugly, but I threw them all back even though supposedly tasty.

[League Champion 1,926]

Cobia 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,058]

Carp On A Stick

[Engorgeous George 2,332]

Walleye, fresh caught, fileted, and in a cast iron skillet over a wood fire within an hour of being caught, maybe two.  Yellow perch, mnearly the same.  Brown trout over rainbows, lake and cutbos.

 

I am not particularly familar with sea caught fish.  I have had salmon, of course, and swordfish I have enjoyed.  I have eaten others, but do not recall having an opinion.

[GobbleDog 1,019]

6 minutes ago, League Champion said:

Cobia 

I've heard that - never eaten one.

I've caught 3 of them in my life. When you hook into a cobia... it's on. They fight like hell, but of course ya never know what fish is hooked until you finally get it near the boat.  But then once you see "holy mother of pearl - it's a COBIA!!!!"  it's a special feeling. Even if you're gonna throw it back, it's a treasured catch.

[dogcows 1,267]

Nemo

[Bier Meister 1,774]

Seafood

 

a lot of pacific seafood:

ono

opakapaka

huachinango

ahi

opah

 

[League Champion 1,926]

Just now, GobbleDog said:

I've heard that - never eaten one.

I've caught 3 of them in my life. When you hook into a cobia... it's on. They fight like hell, but of course ya never know what fish is hooked until you finally get it near the boat.  But then once you see "holy mother of pear - it's a COBIA!!!!"  it's a special feeling. Even if you're gonna throw it back, it's a treasured catch.

Yup, exactly. One of the best fights you'll ever have. It's a great eating fish, by far my favorite. We catch the hell out of them in Hilton Head. 

[TommyGavin 790]

I never had Walleye

[MTSkiBum 1,626]

3 minutes ago, GobbleDog said:

I've heard that - never eaten one.

I've caught 3 of them in my life. When you hook into a cobia... it's on. They fight like hell, but of course ya never know what fish is hooked until you finally get it near the boat.  But then once you see "holy mother of pearl - it's a COBIA!!!!"  it's a special feeling. Even if you're gonna throw it back, it's a treasured catch.

In texas you catch the majority of them site fishing. In the summer months just cruise around buoys and seaweed patches and find them. I have caught most mine on a pretty basic bucktail jig.

As far as taste they can taste good, but they also can taste average. You need to bleed them right away and get them cold fast.

[Engorgeous George 2,332]

15 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Trout meat can change based on the water they are in or by their age.  I caught a huge rainbow trout back in high school and the meat was orange colored.  The thing I love about trout is they are so easy to clean and prepare.  I would just rip the guts out and leave the rest of the body all together, rinse it off, then put butter and some seasoning in the cavity, wrap in tinfoil and toss on the grill.  The meat pulls off the bones and the skin falls off.  Delicious.

We grew up in a similar hunting and fishing culture.  Wisconsin and Minnesota for me.  I sailed in Iowa a few times., never fished it as the fishing where i grew up was great and it got better going north.  I simply did not consider going south to fish, at least in my youth.  Since then i have fished Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Wyoming and Montana, and of course Canada which can be simply incredible.

[League Champion 1,926]

1 minute ago, MTSkiBum said:

In texas you catch the majority of them site fishing. In the summer months just cruise around buoys and seaweed patches and find them. I have caught most mine on a pretty basic bucktail jig.

As far as taste they can taste good, but they also can taste average. You need to bleed them right away and get them cold fast.

Totally agree. I bleed mine out and soak in buttermilk but I do that with almost any fish.

Sight casting is about the only way to catch them here. We use jigs as well, when you hook up, hold on. The big boys will put a hurting on you if you're lucky enough to land it. 

[porkbutt 897]

tuna, wahoo, seabass

[Bert 1,129]

To catch:  Deep water - Blue Marlin, dorado (on light tackle)  Bay - Redfish

To eat: Halibut, flounder, dorado 

[kozmiq 70]

Blackened Rainbow Trout .. with real Butter topped and Sour Cream on the side.  Obviously, Salt & Pepper.

[Nomad99 842]

Grilled Swordfish

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said:

We grew up in a similar hunting and fishing culture.  Wisconsin and Minnesota for me.  I sailed in Iowa a few times., never fished it as the fishing where i grew up was great and it got better going north.  I simply did not consider going south to fish, at least in my youth.  Since then i have fished Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Wyoming and Montana, and of course Canada which can be simply incredible.

Most of my fishing is in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota but I have fished the Boundary Waters before.  I've also done some fishing in South Dakota, Missouri and Louisiana.

Doing a fly-in fishing trip to Canada is at the top of my bucket list.  Was hoping to do it for my 40th birthday this year but the wife and I are going to Mexico.

[Bert 1,129]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

the wife and I are going to Mexico.

If you will be on the Pacific, September is prime marlin season.  

[wiffleball 4,797]

Little Swedish.

[Bert 1,129]

1 minute ago, wiffleball said:

Little Swedish.

I always figured you were a Pepperidge Farm Gold guy.

[wiffleball 4,797]

2 minutes ago, Bert said:

I always figured you were a Pepperidge Farm Gold guy.

Ooh!  I'm changing my answer!