where to catch the most fish without a boat for beginners

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by mkwensky

I've never tried to eat them. I had sheepsheads and croakers once and decided they weren't worth the trouble of cleaning and cooking. IMHO only redfish and the occasional shark are truly edible if we're talking about fish you can catch from shore. I've heard you can catch flounders but you probably can't do that from piers and have to wade into the sandy part of the shore.

Sheephead, croakers, trout, flounder, redfish, etc are all good eating. I've caught and eaten hundreds of fish from the Galveston jetties and East Galveston bay, and have never worried about pollution. Best day ever on flounder was46 on the North Jetty at Bolivar, back in the 80's, and before the current limits. You can catch flounder from the piers, but they are hard to keep on the hook while getting them to the pier, 20 feet above.

[mkwensky]

Originally Posted by WRM20

Sheephead, croakers, trout, flounder, redfish, etc are all good eating. I've caught and eaten hundreds of fish from the Galveston jetties and East Galveston bay, and have never worried about pollution. Best day ever on flounder was46 on the North Jetty at Bolivar, back in the 80's, and before the current limits. You can catch flounder from the piers, but they are hard to keep on the hook while getting them to the pier, 20 feet above.

Perhaps you could share some recipes for the smaller species. I baked them in the oven and found them too 'fishy'.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by mkwensky

Perhaps you could share some recipes for the smaller species. I baked them in the oven and found them too 'fishy'.

A little bit of lemon juice on flounder will smooth it out.

[mkwensky]

Originally Posted by tstone

A little bit of lemon juice on flounder will smooth it out.

I was talking about croakers, sheepshead, and sea trouts. I always thought flounders were good eating.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by mkwensky

Perhaps you could share some recipes for the smaller species. I baked them in the oven and found them too 'fishy'.

Filet them and cook in a skillet in some olive oil. Apply salt and pepper first. They will still be fishy to a certain extent.