Redfish/crab Cakes...

[Abigail4476]

Been a while since I have made these. I went fishing and the conditions were right. Falling tide after a period of slack tide so the fish were feeding. But with a WNW wind overnight, the wind blew the tide out farther than I expected. I only had a few hours to fish the flat before I lost too much water to float the boat. I made the best of it. Caught 4 redfish, could only keep one that was in the slot. Also caught a 20-22" black drum on a topwater.. only the second black drum I have ever caught on topwater. So with a keeper 24.5" redfish, and the black drum, plenty enough meat for crab cakes.

First fish of the morning-27" redfish...
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Second fish of the morning....20-22" black drum...
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Did not take picks of the 3rd and 4th fish of the morning. a keeper 24.5" redfish and an undersized 16" redfish. The tide forced me to move, so I went to a low tide spot and soaked shrimp under a cork while I ate lunch. I caught catfish every cast. Kept most of those hardheads for garden fertilizer. Then I saw a big redfish cruise around the point. picked up my topwater bait and timed my delivery. He crushed it as I pulled the bait just in front of him...after a good fight, 30" redfish...
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Been a long while since I have caught one that big on topwater. Always fun! Then the afternoon storms started building so I called the trip just after 1pm. Tide would stop at 3pm anyway so the fishing was about done for the day. Time to head home....
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Now the meal...The fish/crab cakes ready to hit the pan...
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Sauteed zucchini, squash, and tomato with a little bit of basil..
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The plate...
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So good. The crab was super fresh with no fishy smell at all. Great meal! Served with a side salad and a nice French Sauvignon Blanc White wine.
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Amazing looking meal, @indaswamp!

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Another awesome meal. You have been killing it!

 

[zwiller]

All of it looks superb! But I gotta ask... Why cakes? Burnt out of running it blackened? That is the FIRST thing I am going to try when i visit.

 

[bmudd14474]

Looks Great Bud

 

[WaterRat]

Sounds like a great day fishing followed by good eats! I always have to shows pics of your wines to my Wife

So what is “soaked shrimp under a cork?” I assume you were somehow getting them nice and stinky for the catfish?

 

[indaswamp]

All of it looks superb! But I gotta ask... Why cakes? Burnt out of running it blackened? That is the FIRST thing I am going to try when i visit.

Yeah....burnt out on blackened. Plus the heavy char is not really all that healthy for ya. Nowadays, I do more of what we call bronzed redfish which is cooked the same way, but at a lower heat so you get hardly any of the black charring. And I mean...who doesn't like crab? LOL!!!

 

[indaswamp]

Sounds like a great day fishing followed by good eats! I always have to shows pics of your wines to my Wife

So what is “soaked shrimp under a cork?” I assume you were somehow getting them nice and stinky for the catfish?

"Soaking a shrimp under a cork" is Cajun slang for fishing bait shrimp under a popping cork....letting it float along an oyster bed in the falling tide. You do catch some game fish, but mostly catfish...

Like this little Mobey Dick...LOL!

 

[indaswamp]

Nice catch . I grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and we would catch redfish, drum and flounder often. In the late '60s I can't remember if there was a slot limit on redfish.

Thanks thirdeye. I doubt they had a slot back in the 60's as redfish was considered a trash fish back then from what I am told....

Cool recipe. I've done this with fresh shrimp diced up in small pieces but have never tried fish. On the list for sure.

Thanks lcg! Yep-good with chopped shrimp too...

Simply amazing looking meal!

Thank you Steve!

Amazing looking meal, @indaswamp!

Thank you Abi!

Another awesome meal. You have been killing it!

Thanks Brian! I love all that nature provides here in South Louisiana. I wanna go crabbing soon...

Looks Great Bud

Thank you Brian!

 

[WaterRat]

"Soaking a shrimp under a cork" is Cajun slang for fishing bait shrimp under a popping cork....letting it float along an oyster bed in the falling tide. You do catch some game fish, but mostly catfish...

Like this little Mobey Dick...LOL!
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Ahh, gotcha . Yeah, caught a monster there