stendec Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 My buddy caught this today at Stoney Point Lake St Clair, We're not sure what type of fish it is... any help??
BillM Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 That would be a freshwater drum, otherwise known as a Sheep(s)head.
stendec Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Posted July 26, 2014 Thanks! Funny how we're just used to the fish we catch in the rivers around here, bass, perch, pike.. Are drum any good to eat?
misfish Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 I wouldn't eat that thing.. Don't listen to him. Steamed,they are called poor mans lobster. Cut into 1inch chunks.
kickingfrog Posted July 26, 2014 Report Posted July 26, 2014 Bill meant can't. I've eaten them, not out of St.Clair though.
BillM Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 . Don't listen to him. Steamed,they are called poor mans lobster. Cut into 1inch chunks. Where's the puke icon?
Bernie Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 The seagulls up here won't eat them either.Yukk...I'd have to be terribly hungry to eat one.
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 . Don't listen to him. Steamed,they are called poor mans lobster. Cut into 1inch chunks. If Bill ate it he would have to meet you on the other side. He's allergic to fish.
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Where's the puke icon? Don't you mean, where's the EpiPen Bill?
bushart Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Real Man Soup Recipe 1 cup of Detroit River Sheepshead (cubed...gutted optional) 1/2 cup of warm July pike slime 3 cups of 2 day old minnow bucket water 3 tsb of craw claws from the bottom of the livewell 1/2 tsp of gunpowder Serves 4 in a well ventilated area
cram Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Saltwater drum (like redfish) aren't bad. No idea what the freshwater ones are like.Funny though how "poor man's lobster" is always a terribly ugly fish. The other "poor man's lobster" is monkfish, and it's really tasty.
esoxansteel Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 That Drifter is a real funny man, thanks for making me laugh today Drifter
kickingfrog Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Saltwater drum (like redfish) aren't bad. No idea what the freshwater ones are like. Funny though how "poor man's lobster" is always a terribly ugly fish. The other "poor man's lobster" is monkfish, and it's really tasty. Burbot is another.
mosquito Posted July 27, 2014 Report Posted July 27, 2014 Sheepshead breaded and filleted are actually pretty good, SOMETIMES, I would eat that one in a second! It doesn't look like it is over two pounds and the scales have the blue green shine to them along the back. If they have been in muddy water they loose that shine and start to taste muddy, also if they get too big I've found they can not taste as good. Detroit river... pass! St.Clair or Erie... depends on the scale colour. They seem to move around and fishing with my dad in Lake Erie you could catch the "white scale" ones (been in the mud and they will taste muddy) and the "green scale" ones (been in the colder clean water) fishing in the same spot and you can get to spot the differences pretty easy. Cook a "white" one and you won't want to cook another, it tastes muddy, cook a "green" one and you will probably still prefer perch but you won't be upset.
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