Fresh Water Drum / Sheepshead recipes

[morgan]

As a side note my family had a cottage at Longpoint and in the spring the locals smoked carp . My dad attended one of these affairs ( generous libations ) was sicker than a dog that night and next day , blamed it on the carp ?? (Next legend ) talked about pickled chub , I new people back in the sixties that speared suckers ,and pike in the spring and pickled them , no more bones . When I was a kid we fished for suckers in the spring in Otter creek . Fried them up a couple of times , very boney , soft white meat but no off taste . Of course everything back then over a campfire was 5 star !

 

[Lachine60]

My grandfather use to smoke them. It was very good, my dad loved his smoked fish.

 

[lesliearl/guelph]

Bambam Thanks for posting that. I have always thrown them back and it looks like it is really worth giving it a try!

 

[Chico]

Tried it as a kid and again last year thinking it will be different. I've smoked it, baked it and breaded and deep fried it, still not a fan. My Newfie neighbour on the other hand loved it though, just saying!

 

[Octavius Brine]

Haha sorry for bringing this topic back to life... I stumbled across an article on drum that I have to share.

This guy Hank Shaw is the best author on fish and game cooking that I've found, and if he says he cooks them and they are good, then I do believe it. Even if you hate drum, poke around his website for other recipes!

Eating Freshwater Drum (Gaspergou) - Freshwater Drum Recipe

Freshwater drum, also called gaspergou, are good to eat. Here are tips on how to cook freshwater drum, with a freshwater drum recipe.

honest-food.net

No surprise that in the drum article he suggests using recipes that work with the texture- meaty and firm, not tender flaky- and like always careful handling for best meat quality.