I remember catching them off the pier in Huntington Beach. Not that often but it did happen every now and then. They are definitely good eating.
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Not all; not even the majority, just a few and each state has them; its not limited to location; we all must deal with them and try to not lose faith in our fellow man.
Growing up near the Great Lakes, I assumed everyone had constant access to fresh wild-caught fish. I shake and shudder when I'm visiting up there these days and someone orders cod or salmon or tilapia. Boggles my feeble little mind. Now that I'm landlocked in Tennessee, I miss the bounty of wild-caught fish. All we have here are stocked reservoirs (blech!) and dang ole river rats - I mean catfish.
I remember those days! The water was so thick and oily, it's much better now I believe. We would blame Gov. Mike Dukakis but I don't think it was his fault
Growing up near Boston my friends and I would charter a boat from Gloucester (pronounced Glosta) and fish off of Novia Scotia. Halibut, Mackerel, Flounder, Bluefish, and the occasional sand shark. I would bring some to my Dad that night and we'd cook it up. Hook to plate in the same day...so good!
There is a really good read "Bottom Feeders" that explains the history of fisheries and why things are like they are today in various places. Some of it is very surprising.
What is the main catch in the great lakes? Walleye, perch and bluegill? The times I've been in WI I always enjoyed stopping at a supper club for a Friday fish fry.
I'm not such a fan of catfish either. A bit too slimy (waiting for the Cajun contingent here to lay into me), although those and sunnies are what I caught the most of when I went fishing with my Grandpa.
Long time ago an Australian on assignment to us Exxon boys said when we fried up some catfish one Sunday, I DONT EAT THAT TRASH MATE! Looked him in the eye and Said YOU AINT GONNA MAKE IT MATE!
Long time ago an Australian on assignment to us Exxon boys said when we fried up some catfish one Sunday, I DONT EAT THAT TRASH MATE! Looked him in the eye and Said YOU AINT GONNA MAKE IT MATE!
I would eat it BUT that doesn't mean I would like it but sure it would taste fine slathered in roumalade.
I guess that’s as big an offence as it gets for a Cajun! There’s no history of eating catfish where I am from, overall freshwater fish are considered inferior, but I had catfish a few times in restaurants and it was delicious, very meaty!Long time ago an Australian on assignment to us Exxon boys said when we fried up some catfish one Sunday, I DONT EAT THAT TRASH MATE! Looked him in the eye and Said YOU AINT GONNA MAKE IT MATE!
Has anyone had shad? I don't know many who have tried it outside of Lambertville NJ which has a shadfest every year when they come up the Delaware to spawn. I always remember a week too late. Their sacks of roe are delicious, dusted with flour and pan fried in some brown butter, simply delectable.
Raised on a farm, you ever see the ? chickens, pigs, ducks eat? Then don’t put down the lowly Catfish????
It seems to me, and I could be wrong as usual, but, most of the 'wild caught' fish is heading overseas to Asia while we are stuck with 'farm raised' which has, on average, 1/3rd of the nutrient value. I have had to switch to flash frozen at sea wild caught salmon ... some stores carry it. Like Target, BJs wholesale, Walmart on occasion. The stuff in stores now is all previously frozen farm raised. If I were President ....
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It seems to me, and I could be wrong as usual, but, most of the 'wild caught' fish is heading overseas to Asia while we are stuck with 'farm raised' which has, on average, 1/3rd of the nutrient value. I have had to switch to flash frozen at sea wild caught salmon ... some stores carry it. Like Target, BJs wholesale, Walmart on occasion. The stuff in stores now is all previously frozen farm raised. If I were President ....
Trader Joes has some decent frozen wild caught fish. It use to be reasonably priced but haven't checked in a while.
It's only gonna get worse, as we've depleted well over 3/4 of the ocean's bounty.
Why do you think all the hungry sharks are now looking to the coastal areas for tasty bipeds?
As Agent Smith said in The Matrix, humanity is a blight upon the planet, a virus.
Smoke 'em while you got 'em....
Why do you think all the hungry sharks are now looking to the coastal areas for tasty bipeds?
As Agent Smith said in The Matrix, humanity is a blight upon the planet, a virus.
Smoke 'em while you got 'em....
Fished flounder in NY. In the OLD days, filled the boat.
Love crab-stuffed flounder! You can still find it in restaurants up and down the Texas gulf coast. Galveston still has excellent flounder fishing. They close the season on flounder in Texas from the beginning of November till the middle of December during spawning season. It's a popular fish here on the coast, along with Red Fish and Speckled Trout.
Interesting how some of the ugliest fish taste the best. Flounder and monkfish come to mind. I love the tender flakiness of flounder and monkfish taste just like lobster!
Interesting how some of the ugliest fish taste the best. Flounder and monkfish come to mind. I love the tender flakiness of flounder and monkfish taste just like lobster!
When I worked in the fish market, I didn't know the small town had a private Trout Hatchery business until one day a guy came into the store as we opened with two bags of Rainbow trout. He explained that at 4 am his tank alarms went off and he ran out to find that a raccoon had chewed threw the tank electrical line and was electrocuted. He had spent all morning saving the fish and transferring them to other tanks but two dozen (large 1 1/2 to 2 lbs each) were too weak to survive so he had gutted them and put them on ice. The local grocery store took a dozen would our store like to buy the dozen at cost to defray his loss ?? My manager explained that she had just received a large shipment and they didn't have a call for trout but she would take six to help him out. Overhearing this I came running out of the back room and said "Dibs on that second bag !" ... cost me about $2.50 a fish. My family had a feast that night of fresh trout ! Best day fishing ever !!!!
That reminds me of how that salmon farm in I believe was in the PNW had some breech a few years ago releasing thousands or tens of thousands of fish into the wild. The worrisome thing wasn't the loss to the hachery but how they could effect the natural stock through inter-breeding.