Alternative for Redfish

[Down to Earth]

Coming across some recipes on TV for redfish, but don't have any here in Minnesota and I don't have any trips planned to fish the flats down South to bring any home. Any good ideas as to what I could use as a substitute?

Thanks.

[BobT]

Just about anything would be my guess. I visited a restraunt chain in Jacksonville once and enjoyed probably the best meal I've ever tasted. I asked the manager if it would be possible for my to obtain the recipe so I could try it on walleye back home. She gave me the name of the corporate chef but I haven't been able to make contact yet. Good reminder, I need to try again.

The chain was Harry's (I think there are nine in the area) and the dish was Zesty Redfish. It is a creole dish with a simularity to etoufe but with more tomato base and much, much more flavor. I think it would be terrific with walleye fillets.

[magic_minnow]

Sheepshead kinda looks like a redfish. I've had sheepshead hit my rattletrap. Good fighters.

[LABS4ME]

Sheepshead is the freshwater version of RedFish. They are both drum...

I've kept Sheepshead from Red Lake and used Chef Prudhommes Redfish Magic Seasoning and blackened tem and they were fantastic! I've also kept them and deep fried them in batter after cutting the fillets into chunks and they were firm and meatey.

Make sure you take the mud line out of the fillet and I also remove all the belly meat. Actually the blackend sheepshead disappeared faster than the crappie fillets...

Good Luck!

Ken

[ThunderLund78]

I created a post in the South Central forum regarding eating Sheephead. I've never tried but got a book for x-mas that says they're just like Walleye. I have not tried it but I may have to. It sounds like there's plenty of us out there that eat them regularly.

One question, when you say "mudline" is it the same as a trout where it runs down the bottom of the spine and out the business end? Why is the meat below the lateral line no good?

[LABS4ME]

I guess it would be the lateral line.... very fishy, and gray meat...

Good Luck!

Ken

[fivebucks]

I use Chef Prudhommes blackened Redfish magic on larger walleyes and it it great eatting. I may have to try the sheepshead when I catch one again.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Sheepies are good! Be sure not to overcook them, though, or they get tough.

[andrew chadwick]

catfish is a good stand-in for redfish.