Thread: What is the best tasting fish caught from the pier

Originally Posted by tofer

Scamp would have to be my favorite, followed by pompano, flounder, cobia, specs, and sheepshead . There's no shortage of good tasting fish and no one is the same. Cobia is good even raw : ) I like redfish if its a good slot red. Mmmmm, this thread is making me seriously hungry and jones'n for some gulf seafood.

When you coming back?

Someday, its pretty nice out here but the fishing sure ain't the same. Was hoping to make a visit sooner, but thinking September. That's probably my favorite time of year out there and its a lot less crowded.

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Originally Posted by Haywire

Pompano is the best, but there are a whole bunch tied for second place---sheepshead, Spanish, speckled trout, cobia, spadefish, flounder, king cooked the right ways and anybody who doesn't like fresh bluefish just doesn't know how to cook them. I also hear that lookdowns taste like pompano, so they have to go on the list. There may be others that I don't know about, but I expect remora and jack crevalle are tied for #10.

In the pier poultry division, I hear that pelicans taste like chicken and herons taste like what the chicken left behind on the ground. Can't give a first hand report on either.

I love chicken! Come here Sam......lol!

Originally Posted by Rich1

Saw a Guy leave kings and jacks laying on the deck for several hours a Few days ago. Said he planned to eat them. I can't imagine any fish tasting good after that sunshine marinade. I grew up eating bream and crappie. Moved on to walleye. Fish I've caught from the gulf have a different flavor. But taken care of and prepared correctly they are fine eating.

I don't have a lot of experience sampling saltwater fish, but agree with Rich1 and the walleye! Probably the best tasting fish hands down!

Ooops! Sorry for responding to a year old post.