Sheephead

[fishtrap3]

Anyone ever ate these fish? If so how do you cook them? Or should I just throw them back like I always do?? A guy I work with said he tried to fry one up with some pan fish, said it was rubbery.

[LABS4ME]

I posted last week in the Upper Red LAke forum that I kept and ate some last spring. Didn't fry them, blackened them like Redfish (salt water Drum). Get a bottle of "Redfish Magic Seasoning", coat fillets with melted butter, season liberally with "Redfish Magic Seasoning", lay in VERY hot cast iron skillet, cook each side till deep golden color. It actually was very, very good! The drum disappeared even faster than the crappie fillets. I kept a half dozen for fear the crappie wouldn't be enough for a fish fry, but ended up being a hit. When filleting them, fillet off the top half of the meat (above the rib cage) and the fillet behind the rib cage to the tail. There is a fair amount of red meat along the belly that wouldn't be very tasty.

Try it you will probably like it.

Good Luck!

Ken

[fishtrap3]

Thanks labs4me i will try that next time around..

[blacksheep]

yeah i have hade some url sheephead when i was younger, we cooked it in tinfoil with lemon pepper and butter on the grill, if i remember correctly it was pretty decent.