Sheepshead a Real Taste Treat!

We have had limited success fishing. Every time we go out the wind comes up, or the weeds wash in messing up our lines. Our fishing score was fish three and us zero. Fortunately, we went out a fourth time and did catch some sand and speckled trout, enough for a nice meal.

So, when John and Nina invited us to go fishing in their boat we jumped at the invitation. To top it all off the sheepshead were biting and sheepshead are some of the best eating, and hardest to clean, ocean fish that swim. If you have never caught them they fight like crappies on steroids!

Arriving at the first spot Nina quickly caught the first keeper. Then the fish seemed to have moved and we only caught one more keeper, (here in Texas they must be fifteen inches). John decided to move to another spot and soon after arriving Nina caught a four-pound fish.

Then it was my turn to land one that was also destined for the skillet. Soon we were all catching fish and in less than three hours we had our limit of twenty fish. Back at the rv park we stopped to clean the fish and I prepared myself by donning a steel glove.

The fish have razor sharp gill covers and awesome dorsal fins. They also have teeth that feed on oysters and can just as easily crush fingers. John showed me up with his cleaning skills cleaning two fish in the time it took me to clean one. Still I caught on and we soon had a nice pile of fillets.

I am trying to eat less deep fried fish and so we dusted the fillets in flour before sautéing them in a butter olive oil sauce. As they cook quickly I also added sliced tomatoes along with capers and lemon juice. Suffice it to say that it was an all you could eat fish dinner with plenty left over for future dining!

Tomorrow our group is heading to the beach as the weather is going to be in the eighties and the waves should be calm. Our goal is to catch some pompano and if you never have had pompano you are missing another great ocean treat! Clear skies