Questions About Houston and It's Nearby Areas

[mojo101]

HEB is a Texas only supermarket ,they have red snapper(whole),cod loin part,swai,whole tilapia fish(defrosted),they have their own shrimp boat to catch shrimp in the gulf,plenty of farm raised salmon.
if you are into fishing,I have seen folks fishing at the Galveston wharf,I dont know what they catch,I doubt you will find red snapper swimming so close to the beach.

[mojo101]

Asian supermarkets also sell dead lobsters ,dungenese crabs and people will buy them as they are cheaper,but my understanding is that once the lobster is dead,it gives out some green gas and the meat turns soft and starts to shrivel.
Not a good idea to eat dead lobster and crabs.
There is one Korean supermarket,they order fresh fish from Fulton Market daily,every now and then they have live Alaskan King Crabs kept in tank,if they dont sell,they will boil them and sell them at a cheaper price

[mkwensky]

Originally Posted by viridianforest

I guess it depends on the area. I know my husband would mention in Mexico how fishermen would go out early in the morning and come back with their fresh catches right near the water to sell and then they were done for the day. I would think it would probably work in a similar way for some areas.

I know that if it were to be packed, shipped, etc. that frozen or canned would be more efficient to prevent spoilage.

Previously frozen isn't always bad - if it's good quality I'm all for it. Some of the stuff clearly isn't great quality.

The Asian grocery there actually has tanks? Awesome! Kind of brings back weird memories of some stores here that'd have lobsters in the tank. I loved watching them as a kid...they were my favorite part of the grocery store, but after a point those grocery stores got rid of it.

To go out fishing, I would think it would have to be to have the right license and to do a fishing charter boat with while splitting the cost with a group. I also heard there were some areas with good parking and docks that you could fish off of. That would probably be more cost effective. Of course licensure would still be needed, bait, rods, etc. I'm sure there are ways to keep the cost to a minimum.

I've never had a problem on boats. I'm sure I'd be okay provided I was feeling clear headed enough before boarding and I wouldn't go alone.

Thank you for the information! Glad to know it!

For a day trip I think I paid nearly a hundred about ten years ago to get on a boat. I caught 3 red snappers that are big enough to keep. Someone else caught a decent sized shark. I don't think anyone's doing it to save money but to have fun.

There are places in the Houston metro where you can go and buy fish from the boats as they return. Red snappers are probably the best species available.

For pier fishing the best species are probably red drums. Some people like them but I personally would not pay to eat them.

[Wile E. Coyote]

I live in the Pacific Northwest. My neighbor fishes and hunts. Some years he must spend hundreds of dollars in gas and only catches one spring Salmon. He had a good year this year for the first time in years and years and caught 6. The season got extended due to weather. It's a sport.

One of the You Tube channels I watch is in Alaska. I lived there for 3 years at one point. This family gets a permit to go out on this one river and they essentially scoop salmon out of the river in bucket loads. They can feed their families for a year. However, you cannot come in from outside the state and get a permit for that. That's not really sportsmanship. Though it takes a lot of physicality to go do that too.

It might be better to go live somewhere you can grow food.

[mojo101]

There are places in the Houston metro where you can go and buy fish from the boats as they return. Red snappers are probably the best species available.
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where in Houston Metro?
There are a few places between Houston and Galveston but not Houston Metro.
i have seen trucks from fisherman selling Gulf shrimps.
Oh,Vietnamese may sell them from the back of their station wagon

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by mojo101

There are places in the Houston metro where you can go and buy fish from the boats as they return. Red snappers are probably the best species available.
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where in Houston Metro?
There are a few places between Houston and Galveston but not Houston Metro.
i have seen trucks from fisherman selling Gulf shrimps.
Oh,Vietnamese may sell them from the back of their station wagon

The Federal commercial red snapper season was June 1 to September 2 this year. There is no commercial red snapper season for Texas waters. Any red snapper you see now are either imported or were frozen.

[mojo101]

Originally Posted by WRM20

The Federal commercial red snapper season was June 1 to September 2 this year. There is no commercial red snapper season for Texas waters. Any red snapper you see now are either imported or were frozen.

thats not my question,my question is where in metro Houston you can find fresh fish for sale?
I see tons of fish in HK Market ,are some fresh?

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by mojo101

thats not my question,my question is where in metro Houston you can find fresh fish for sale?
I see tons of fish in HK Market ,are some fresh?

The markets in Seabrook sell pretty fresh Gulf fish.