Mahi mahi . . . IMO the best eating fish out there.

its dolphin,,we eat many in asia!! It is good!! most fish are good.

Pass.

Osky

That's Dolphin the fish, not Dolphin the Mammal.

the culinary association got them renamed silver-fin and now serve them as such in restaurants.

A person once told me that carp smoked tastes just like smoked ham. I tried some and it tasted just like smoked ham. You do have to like ham with a fishy taste.

I just caught a Freshwater Drum aka Sheepshead Saturday , I didn't have a way to keep it, but I looked it up when I got home and it looks like a very interesting fish and like it may be a decent eating fish. as long as we are talking rough fish anybody eat Drum?

I have. They are best caught in early spring out of cold water. Still ok though in summer. Have to trim a lot a lot of red meat off them.

Once. It tasted exactly like the Neosho River smells.

Mike

Hey now! What you know about the Neosho River?

I tried the same with spawned out salmon. Ain't doing that again.

around here the Neosho produces some big spoonbill and flat heads

click on the pictures

http://academic.emporia.edu/schulmem/hydro/TERM%20PROJECTS/2007/Camp/index.htm

I ran into the dad of one of my All Purpose Boy's old school chums, the guy had just returned from a Walleye outing (Saginaw Bay or Detroit River???)and told me the fishing for Walleye was so-so, but that he'd caught a bunch of "Sheepshead", as a bunch of Michigan folks call them. I asked if he eats them and he said he loved them smoked. Two days later he dropped off a couple smoked to perfection. It was delicious. I won't toss back any if I catch them. They are not found in most of the inland lakes here, but the Great Lakes and connecting waters teem with them.

around here the Neosho is called Grand Lake of the Cherokee and is where the Twin Bridges Trapperman Spoonbill Meet is held every March

small drum under about 15" are excellent when fileted like crappie and fried in cornmeal . I'm not fond of the big ones

I caught this one on the Wisconsin river upper dells , from shore while I was eating my lunch on Blackhawk Island , the Island is closed to the public owned by the University of Wisconsin it is for research and education projects but my son and I were there helping with a mussel study.

very interesting the Fresh water drum is the host fish of a a few Mussels.
The Mussel biologist we were working with thinks the drum are eating the Zebra Muscles that were attaching themselves to Pimple-Back mussels we saw several of the pimple back that had been attached to and eaten off and one that was still attached.

last time I caught a sheepshead was in Sturgeon Bay WI about 1993. I would be up for catching more and would like to try frying some up.

my son and I went fishing with my dad Friday , his boat is on lake Michigan but the wind had kicked up NNE after midnight and waves were up to around 6 feet , so we fished the river and harbor , and picked up a nice sheepshead.

I filleted it up and tonight we had rainbow trout and sheepshead fish fry .

I did do a 30 minute milk soak on the sheepshead , but the wife compared it to fried catfish at a restaurant and ate 2-3 peices and really liked it.

very mild flavor not fishy or smelly.

I had cut off the meat below the ribs keeping any of the white flesh above the blood line

she was presented with 3 beer battered pieces of fish tried each and decided which one she liked not knowing which was which and she choose the sheepshead.

making me hungry!!

I can a lot of carp. I used to just mix them all with no preference. Now I actually prefer the silver jumpers. When you remove most of the red meat they look much whiter than common carp in the jars. Pressure canned 24 pint jars about a month ago and only have 6 left. lol

Have never had anyone, even people who dont really care for fish, not like fried carp pattys made frome canned carp. Put on a bun with home made tartar sauce or mayo, a little lettuce and you'r good to go:



Is also great with cream cheese or Mayo and relish for a cracker type dip.