Favorite Saltwater Fish To Eat? 2024
smr_hga reply :
Ok so I have a nice spot along the Indian River in Florida and I was wondering what fish are the best for eating and what are the seasons for them. I've heard good things about Flounder, Sheepshead, and Snapper but I want to know if there are any other good tasting fish out there and their bag limits.
halochef reply :
Grouper yes snapper redfish flounders ok. one fish monger used to get me flounders "Big as doomats". sea bass
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 5/13/2015 at 10:52 AM, halochef said:Grouper yes snapper redfish flounders ok. one fish monger used to get me flounders "Big as doomats". sea bass
Best fish I ever ate was sea bass in louisville in the rotating restraunt (Hyatt)
Catt reply :
Flounder stuffed with shrimp, crab, & oyster 
atcoha reply :
Inshore, flounder > redfish or specks. Snook > most.
Sheepshead, not really worth the trouble of cleaning, unless you are really hungry and have nothing else to eat. PITA to clean, about like a triggerfish. You will find a bunch of grey/mangrove snapper in the rivers, they are good to eat, catch you a bunch, filet, fry'em up or grill them with the skin on, good stuff.
smr_hga reply :
Thanks guy you're making me hungry!
RoLo reply :
Three-way tie: Dolphin (mahi-mahi), Tripletail & Yellowfin Tuna
Hot on their heels: Black Sea Bass, Pompano & Blackfish (tautog)
Roger
SirSnookalot reply :
No difference than freshwater, it's personal choice.
My favorite is flounder, but not the warm water variety. I prefer cold water flounder and of the flatfishes it's dover sole for me. I also really like cod.
As far as Florida fish goes, grouper, dolphin, barracuda are pretty good, all are fairly mild. Snapper has a a bit more of a robust flavor, yellow tail gets my nod.
If you catch snook take the skin off.
shanksmare reply :
Naturally a lot has to do with personal preference. Up North a lot of people love bluefish ,,, yuck!
Secondly a lot has to do with how the fish is prepared and cooked.
The following are my preferences: Seatrout are OK. Blackened redfish are very good. Tripletail are excellent.
But the best tasting fish (in my opinion) is snook. The snook has to be caught in saltwater. Those caught in freshwater or even brackish water don't have the same flavor. Check the regulations in your area before bringing any home!
KayakKid reply :
Spanish mackerel are also pretty good too.
Alonerankin2 reply :
I once bought a tin of octopus, is that a fish? Lol
Incidentally it was without pleasure.. ( gross )
DogBone_384 reply :
Does lobster count?
kikstand454 reply :
In the irl - redfish, seatrout, flounder, snook, sheepshead, black drum, rock bass, silver trout, weakfish, cobia, tripletail.
Surf side- whiting, pompano
Some people like to smoke Spanish mackerel and lots of people eat gafftop catfish (sailcats) . Yellow tail jacks and some sharks aren't bad if you know how to prepare them- yellowtails are NOT jack cravelle! Lol.
Big C reply :
Whiting, specifically freshly fried in a tortilla with chipotle ranch sauce, shredded lettuce, a couple jalepenoes, tiny bit of cheese, few shots of Frank's Red Hot, topped with a dollop o' Daisy. Yeah it's pretty good.
smr_hga reply :
On 5/14/2015 at 12:52 AM, kikstand454 said:In the irl - redfish, seatrout, flounder, snook, sheepshead, black drum, rock bass, silver trout, weakfish, cobia, tripletail.
Surf side- whiting, pompano
Some people like to smoke Spanish mackerel and lots of people eat gafftop catfish (sailcats) . Yellow tail jacks and some sharks aren't bad if you know how to prepare them- yellowtails are NOT jack cravelle! Lol.
Rock bass are freshwater and cold water how are they in the irl??? Unless there is a different rock bass I don't know about.
kikstand454 reply :
Yeah I normally only eat trout or reds and I will fillet them and pan blacken them. Its not trully blackening- but its delicious and takes 12 minutes.
Also either fish wrapped in tinfoil with butter, lemon slices and seasoning and baked in the oven or campfire for an hour or so is equally delicious and you feed more people.
kikstand454 reply :
On 5/14/2015 at 1:42 AM, LiftedSquare13 said:Rock bass are freshwater and cold water how are they in the irl??? Unless there is a different rock bass I don't know about.
Sorry.
"Rock bass" is black sea bass here. We don't have actual rock bass in Florida.
smr_hga reply :
On 5/14/2015 at 1:45 AM, kikstand454 said:Sorry.
"Rock bass" is black sea bass here. We don't have actual rock bass in Florida.
Haha I know that's why I was confused. Thanks for clearing that up.
fishinfiend reply :
triggerfish, poon-tang, amberjack, scamp,
riverbasser13 reply :
Dolphin/mahi +Old Bay+butter in a cast iron skillet. There are a lot of tasty fish in the salt, it's really up who ever is doing the eating. Some people will even tell you how much they like mullet.
Catch 22 reply :
Tog, triggers, stripers, sheeps, . All good but any order.
Flounder breaded deep fried ,swimming in catsup.
BTW triggers and sheep are not to hard to clean if you make the first cut from the inside out.
Blues mostly cat food, but I did have smoked that was really good.
C22
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
Croaker ..snapper blues are good also
Dogmatic reply :
Yeah, personal preference, but as a Chef, whether a specific species taste better than another, has a lot to with preparation.
everythingthatswims reply :
Fresh Blackfin with some soy and wasabi is my #1 favorite. Yellowfin and mahi are also excellent that way. On the grill, Cobia is probably my favorite.
There are just all sorts of saltwater fish that are EXCELLENT eating... Black Sea bass, flounder, trigger fish, sheepshead, tog, redfish, sea trout....the list goes on and on.
00 mod reply :
Mahi-Mahi/Dorado/Dolphin fish....whatever you want to call them, I just call them delicious!
Jeff
Felixone reply :
On 5/14/2015 at 7:24 AM, riverbasser13 said:Dolphin/mahi +Old Bay+butter in a cast iron skillet. There are a lot of tasty fish in the salt, it's really up who ever is doing the eating. Some people will even tell you how much they like mullet.
Yup, that would be me! Well at least when I was a kid that is. I haven't had it since. When I was young I loved to eat smoked mullet. It might actually have been my favorite.
BassinLou reply :
Grouper, yellowtail snapper, Mutton snapper, Mahi (aka: dolphin). Gotta love South Florida!!
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 5/15/2015 at 5:25 AM, BassinLou said:Grouper, yellowtail snapper, Mutton snapper, Mahi (aka: dolphin). Gotta love South Florida!!
We use to catch 60 to 80 a day (yellowtail) around Puerto Rico, also small Cuda Even with the mercury warnings we ate them about everyday! Great fish!
whitwolf reply :
Smoked bluefish are very, very good! I like Grouper, Dolphin, kings(on the grill) and my all time favorite, Spots.
Deep fried spots, grits, fried cornbread, green beans, and tea. Good stuff!
MIbassin reply :
Bluefin Tuna and Cobia are my favorites but i love others as well
the reel ess reply :
Grouper, snapper, sea bass. Meaty fish. I got to go on a long weekend to FL as a work retreat once. I ate grouper every lunch and dinner for 4 days.
riverbasser13 reply :
On 5/15/2015 at 4:59 AM, Felixone said:Yup, that would be me! Well at least when I was a kid that is. I haven't had it since. When I was young I loved to eat smoked mullet. It might actually have been my favorite.
Yup that's what people tell me, they even have a mullet festival up in Mims, FL where it's supposed to be real tasty.
Alonerankin2 reply :
Fishing the St.Johns @ Jacksonville, I use to watch the locals roll carts down to the river. Onboard those carts were bags of chicken feed, they would chum the river, then with cane poles and sometimes just a bare hook, other times a bit of yarn... Catch 10 to 20 mullet a trip, 14" to 16" fish.. Go eat them & come back the next day!
I never tryed mullet, to many other great fishes to settle on that for me...
Big C reply :
Fish dip made out of freshly smoked Spainish Mackeral with hot suce and crackers is pretty awesome
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