Bruce S Kershaw Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Anyone know if bluefish ever show up in the Gulf of Mexico? We took some people out fishing in Pine Island Sound yesterday, and one of them caught something I've never seen before. (I've been fishing here a long time, so I'm thinking that whatever it was, it qualifes as an unusual catch.) I didn't take a picture, but it sure looked allot like the bluefish I find in books and on the net. ...Except it wasn't really blue. More of a green and silver. Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt jake Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Maybe it was a Green or Silver Fish? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Yes- there are Bluefish in the gulf. I've occasionally caught them here on the Texas coast. Not often but occasionally. Most are smaller than what are found on the Atlantic coast and NONE are the size that get caught up around Hatteras, but they are here. I suspect they usually stay further ofshore in the gulf. In Florida we frequently caught them around inlets, surf fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 The NW coast of Florida is ate up with Blues. My kids like them, in fact the oldest one lived on them through 4 years at Fla Stare. Myself they are worse than mullett! Fun to catch but not real good eating. Too fishy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Funny you should mention mullet. When I lived in Florida we really enjoyed smoked mullet. Moved over here to Texas and got told "them things ain't fit to eat" Same fish, from the same gulf I love fresh blues- used to have a buddy in Jax who would bring the ones he caught to me cause he diddn't like 'em . His loss, my gain. My wife doesn't like them either, but she's a tad strange cause she doesn't care for Kingfish either. Of course, neither of us really like flounder either- go figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Don't like founder? My god! They are good eating. Especially freshly gigged. That princess really looked sweet Charlie. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warthog5 Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Yep we catch them some out of Pensacola Pass. I don't eat 'em. I turn 'em loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 I've caught Bluefish off Galveston about twenty miles out when I had a stinker. Kinda oily fish, makes you want to call OPEC and make a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce S Kershaw Posted November 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Hmmm... I always thought of bluefish as cold water, off-shore, and surf type fish. Ours came from a shallow, sheltered, black-water bay. ...But that's got to be what it was. There's more than one species of fish that has eluded me over the last 30 some years, but I've never even heard anyone talk about there being bluefish in this area. Oh, and I'll pass on the flounder too. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Blues taste like hell Bruce! Save the flounder for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Grin- At least the blues HAVE a flavor- Flounder taste like what ever you put on them- Bland fish, very very bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tar Devil Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Can't beat black sea bass with anything (IMHO). Fresh salmon next. I've been told snook is extremely tasty (?), but I've never caught or eaten one. Later, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Charlie, Try the flounder fried in olive oil and coated with Italian bread crumbs. Cobia is my all time favorite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce S Kershaw Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Flounder, "bland"??? I've always though it tasted like low tide! :wink: Snook, IMHO, is about like Grouper, which along with Dolphin, (Mahi-mahi) is about as good as it gets. I love a good piece of fish, but the best seafood comes from a shell of one form or another, and either crawls or ataches itself to rocks. (IMHO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Dolphin?? :shock: My girls would disown me if I told them I ate dolphin. Or whale Barramundie is a beaut fish to eat, and fun to catch too. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Yeah- Dolphin is really a good fish. Haven't caught one in years though, since I haven't been sailing offshore. Inshore we like redfish, and my wife is MOST fond of shark on the grill. Have to admit, it ain't bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Day Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Andrew, The dolphin he is referring to is Mahi-Mahi. We used to call them Bull Nosed Dolphin over in West Palm Beach. Great fishing when you get in a bunch of them on the weed line offshore. These are really fish! These are NOT the Dolphin like Flipper, AKA Porpoise, or Bottle Nosed Dolphin. Those are mammals and air breathers. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Whew! The girls were about to ban me from conversing with the dolphin (mammal) killers on this site :wink: Now I've just got to find a picture of this Mahi-Mahi to prove to them that it's not the real thing. Thanx Steve!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Think I found it Steve Its says it is also known as Dorado?, Mahi-Mahi and Dolphinfish. Ugly brutes ain't they? Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Think I found it SteveIts says it is also known as Dorado?' date=' Mahi-Mahi and Dolphinfish. Ugly brutes ain't they? Andrew[/quote'] Yep, but they had to rename them, because people were objecting to seeing "Dolphin" on menus! Its pretty good eating. I don't know how the mammal dolphin would taste, but I have no problem eating cows and deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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