Pan Fried Sheepshead

[chilerelleno]

Caught a few Sheepies this Saturday, mmmm, gotta love some fresh fish.

Cleaned'em up and filleted
Double dredged in seasoned flour and fried till they were white flaky goodness
Plated with lots of veggies and oh man was it good.

 

[redheelerdog]

That's one delicious meal John.

 

[radio]

That looks delicious! Well done!

 

[Smoke23]

That looks great!

 

[indaswamp]

Like!
Looks delicious. Sheepshead is an underrated fish here in Louisiana. Everyone targets trout and redfish.

Where did you get that SS prep table Chile? I need one like that....

 

[chilerelleno]

That's one delicious meal John.

That looks delicious! Well done!

That looks great!

Like!
Looks delicious. Sheepshead is an underrated fish here in Louisiana. Everyone targets trout and redfish.

Where did you get that SS prep table Chile? I need one like that....

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback and Likes.

I've two of those SS prep tables and I like'em a lot.
You can find'em Inda Costco stores. :D

 

[motocrash]

Beautiful job on the breading and fry,golden deliciousness.;)
I stocked up on those when our local petsmart went out of business.:D

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks Chile...I'll check 'em out.

 

[myownidaho]

Superb. I’ve heard Sheephead is a delicious fish.

 

[indaswamp]

Superb. I’ve heard Sheephead is a delicious fish.

It's the fish used to make imitation crab meat. And it is a good eating fish.

 

[SmokinAl]

What a great looking meal!
Nicely done & congrats on making the carousel!
Al

 

[tropics]

They look great! I never seen them that big up here LIKES
Richie

 

[Medina Joe]

Nice fresh fish. Looks great.

 

[chilerelleno]

Beautiful job on the breading and fry,golden deliciousness.;)
I stocked up on those when our local petsmart went out of business.:D

Superb. I’ve heard Sheephead is a delicious fish.

Thanks.
It is, it cooks up nicely, a mild white meat.

It's the fish used to make imitation crab meat. And it is a good eating fish.

Hmmm... I've never seen it used for faux crab.
I've only seen the larger Black drum aka Big uglies used, as they've a coarser flesh that shreds rather than flakes.

Thanks Chile...I'll check 'em out.

I just remembered, it wasn't Costco they were Inda Sam's Club.

What a great looking meal!
Nicely done & congrats on making the carousel!
Al

Thanks Al... Tasted even better than it looked.

They look great! I never seen them that big up here LIKES
Richie

Thanks Richie... We have a different sub-species from what you have up there.
They average 4-6lbs, a big one is 8-10lbs and anything bigger is a big pig.
A guy fishing a Pompano/Sheepshead Tournament over in Pensacola landed one pushing 13lbs.
My PB is about 9.5lbs.

 

[indaswamp]

Hey Chile...
http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2014/10/delaware_fisherman_sets_record.html

I've seen one pushing 20# come in the boat. Guy did not weigh it, just threw it back.....

I caught one on topwater while redfishing one time that went almost 10#. I kept that one.

 

[indaswamp]

I can't remember where I read that sheepshead are used for imitation crab meat. Might have been a Louisiana seafood board publication. I'm sure they use a number of white flesh fish depending on availability...

 

[indaswamp]

This looks like the one you have...
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/work-table-with-stainless-steel-top-49/145625.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1

 

[chilerelleno]

Hey Chile...
http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2014/10/delaware_fisherman_sets_record.html

I've seen one pushing 20# come in the boat. Guy did not weigh it, just threw it back.....

I caught one on topwater while redfishing one time that went almost 10#. I kept that one.

Yeah, they can get big.
I've heard that max size is supposedly 36" and 35lbs, but never heard of one that big landed.
The IGFA All Tackle world record is 21lb 4oz, that fish is also y'alls LA record.

I can't remember where I read that sheepshead are used for imitation crab meat. Might have been a Louisiana seafood board publication. I'm sure they use a number of white flesh fish depending on availability...

I'm sure of it, just boil with Crab Boil and flake it.

This looks like the one you have...
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/work-table-with-stainless-steel-top-49/145625.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1

That's the one, good height, easy to clean/sanitize and strong racks.

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks for the info on the table...I will pick one up in the near future.

 

[indaswamp]

Last summer, my brother and I were fishing out of Venice for mangrove snapper. He hooked a +25# triple tail and lost it @ the boat....so depressing.