So Many Varieties

[kjackson]

3 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Sheepshead. 👍 Did I miss something or is redfish missing from all the lists?

Old Timer's strikes again. Redfish is definitely on my list, and so is black drum.

 

[Quillback]

3 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Sheepshead. 👍 Did I miss something or is redfish missing from all the lists?

Never had sheepshead or redfish.  I did have speckled trout once and it was pretty good.  

[Quillback]

Just now, Quillback said:

Never had sheepshead or redfish.  I did have speckled trout once and it was pretty good.  

And cobia, one time, when Cody brought some to Jigfest.  It was pretty darned good too.

[frymorefish]

Shellfish

Chesapeake bay blue crab

King crab ( no longer possible to get due to imment extinction).

Good Fresh *not frozen) gulf shrimp

Lobster live fresh not frozen

Gulf oysters (fried)

Snow crab

Fried clams

Conch

 

[Johnsfolly]

For Shellfish my list: (I have not had king crab - imagine it as a better version of snow crabs; also no stone crab claws)

maine lobster

spiny lobster

atlantic blue crabs - may be all headed out of the chesapeake on their way to Maine

Gulf shrimp / Snow crabs / Surf clam sushi

streamed mussels / Steamed clams / uni sushi

raw oysters / Fried clams / dungeness crabs

Escargot snails / conch

 

[Terrierman]

For shell fish - I want somebody else to do all the work.  These are not in order of preference - just how I typed it out.  They are all top shelf in my book.

So: 

Boiled, peeled and iced fresh shrimp with my cocktail sauce.

Fresh raw oysters opened in front of me.

Fried oysters done the right way.

Shrimp cocktail at a good Mexican restaurant.

Crawfish etoufee.  Again, done right.  Etoufee is especially sensitive to needing a cook who knows what's what in the kitchen.

Really meaty Maryland crab cakes.

Lobster Roll done the right way.

Lobster bisque with lobster bits.

Crab, shrimp and scallop enchiladas.

Crab dip - the kind served warm with spiced cream cheese.  So long as there are plenty of Frito's Scoops.

 

 

[Quillback]

One thing I really miss was going salmon fishing in Puget Sound and tossing the crab pots out on the way to the fishing and then pulling them on the way back to the ramp.  Back then the limit was 6 Dungeness, on a good day you'd get a limit.  There were also Red Rock Crabs, they liked rocky terrain (thus the name), a little smaller on average than Dungeness and you could keep a smaller size, Dungeness had to be something like 6" across the shell and Red Rocks 5".

The Red Rocks had a little different taste, but were pretty good and meaty like the Dungeness.  I never have seen Red Rocks in restaurants or stores for sale, dunno why, maybe too hard to harvest commercially.

Used to save the salmon heads and backbones left after filleting to use as crab bait.

The regulations have tightened considerably since then, shortened seasons, limits, and so on.  

[grizwilson]

I am good with about anything except Tilapia, think I am eating shad, can not get past the smell, raw oysters stop up my kidneys so have to chase with cranberry juice..... 

[kjackson]

I'm drooling as I write this; I really miss shellfish. 

Geoduc steaks...

Oysters-- the last place I lived we were a 15 minute drive to a spot where it took 10 minutes to get a limit of Pacific oysters--half of a five-gallon bucket. 

Razor clams

Horse clams turned into fritters or chowder

Dungeness or rock crab--had a couple of local places where I would wade flats at minus tides and scoop he buggers up with a pitch fork, kinda like hunting. The only problem is that between the pots and wading, I pretty much got tired of crab.   

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, grizwilson said:

I am good with about anything except Tilapia, think I am eating shad, can not get past the smell, raw oysters stop up my kidneys so have to chase with cranberry juice..... 

Les I agree with not wanting to eat tilapia. Store bought farm raised tasted like dog food to me. I have had fresh tilapia and it was decent. I also feel that farm raised catfish is a no go as well. If I can help it I try not to buy tiger shrimp or any farm raised shrimp. 

Sorry about the oyster deal. We have been getting into getting flights of oysters from different locations and there is a marked difference in flavors. Definitely have some favorites and some that we would not order again.