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Redfish on the Halfshell

NEWB_IN_NOLA
NEWB_IN_NOLA Posts: 135
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Caught some reds today out of Lake Borgne. Filleted them and left skin on one. Seared the flesh with a blackened style seasoning in the cast iron, then basted with white wine/butter/lemon juice/ponzu sauce. Skin side got oiled and down on raised direct 350 egg with apple wood. They cooked ~10 min and then came off and under foil for a moment. Served with a bit more sauce spooned over. Came out great. Really liked the applewood with this.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Sounds great.  Nothing better than fresh red fish.
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  • keepervodeflame
    keepervodeflame Posts: 353
    edited June 2014
    Never tasted Red Fish, but boy they look a lot like the Corbina (my favorite tasting fish) I caught in the surf along the So. Cal coast. Are they in the Croaker family? 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    It's these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_drum
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,891
    @NEWB_IN_NOLA‌
    Looks outstanding my friend!! I live
    on the gulf coast as well and love fresh red fish any way that they are cooked. Awesome job! =D>

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Hmmmm :-? Sure are a lot of Reds. In FL your only allowed one per person a day 18"-27". Nice catch!
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    edited June 2014
    I like LA rule on Red Drum better than ours here in FL. ;-). Red drum are a blast to fight and excellent eating!
    http://m.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/red-drum/
    http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/node/2560
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Randy1
    Randy1 Posts: 379
    That looks tasty! I lived in Sulphur for two years in the mid nineties. When I visited NOLA ,I was surprised by how a red drum could be such a delicacy. It was on menus of the nicest restaurants.
    Maumelle, Arkansas
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    @NPHuskerFL - yeah, the limits and sizes vary by region, but it's because they're struggling more in some regions than others and those limits are necessary for a bountiful harvest.  If we didn't have any limits, no one would catch any after a few years.   We spend a lot of money on research to try to sustain the fish populations so we can come home with fish in the cooler.  The fish with the real long reproductive cycles, like amberjack, could really get decimated for years if we didn't have limits. 

    I used to catch lots of flounder around the delta here.  It's rare if you catch one anymore.  There's a lot of political pressure to lift limits that hurts the fisheries just for political reasons.  Alaska is probably the best state in managing it's wildlife.  They don't take **** from anyone.
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  • Aquacop
    Aquacop Posts: 481
    Love Redfish, miss living on the Gulf and catching them, nice cook!
    LBGE 2013 Located in Savannah, Georgia
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    @nolaegghead‌ FL doesn't play on fishing regulations. I've never seen anybody just get a warning. I've been stopped by them before and I have no problem complying with the laws set in place. I understand the reasons but, I was simply saying I love me some Reds! B-)
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • FATC1TY
    FATC1TY Posts: 888
    Man, makes me want to go to my BIL's house in Savannah and go fish me some grouper now.
    -FATC1TY
    Grillin' and Brewing in Atlanta
    LBGE
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  • Whaler
    Whaler Posts: 110
    NPHuskerFL said:
    Hmmmm :-? Sure are a lot of Reds. In FL your only allowed one per person a day 18"-27". Nice catch!
    Northwest and Northwest zones are two per person per day.

    Pensacola,FL
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