Red Snapper ?

[AllenW]

Just curious, back in the 70's I spent two years in Harlingen TX, we used to catch Red Snapper off Padre Island down by Brownville, now I see they have Red fish tournies down that way, its been to long for me to remember, but are Red fish and Red snapper the same fish???

I remember eating them cooked over a campfire and it'd give walleye a run for its money..if I remember right..:)

tia
Al

[R.J. Ziert]

Red Snapper and Red Fish are often read wrong. Red Snapper are the ones you want to eat. . . I know this may be considered blasphemy here, but if freshly caught, and properly prepared, there is none better - including Walleye. Tastes like Lobster, only better. When large, either fish often have worms. Limit your take to less than a 20 pound fish and you can’t go wrong.

Rich

Sore forearms anyone?

[AllenW]

Thanks, they are a darn tasty fish I remember, buy the time they get shipped up here to Minn and sit in a store for a bit, they seem to lose it though.

Better than walleye?
Maybe, but both are excellent imho.

Al

[walfshmn]

The red fish they catch in the tournaments are actually a Drum (red drum) and aren't red in color at all and watching them on TV look like they would be fun to catch.
Red snapper is a bottom fish that are red in color and IMHO the best table fair available from salt water.

[bridgeman]

Here's a redfish aka. red drum I caught at Hatteras Inlet a few years back. They have a slot limit on them and this one was way over, captain said the fish was probably 50+ years old.

[MSUICEMAN]

redfish actually do not taste bad at all... but they are no red snapper.

[Hawker]

Redfish and Red Snapper are two entirely different species. Red Snapper are more of a reef fish, normally found around underwater reefs, wrecks, and offshore oil rigs/platforms. Typically, Redfish will be found in the shallower inter coastal waters with the exception of the larger Bull Reds as depicted in the pic provided by "bridgeman", which spend the majority of the year in deeper coastal waters and come into the shallow waters in late Fall to spawn.
We go to Port O'Conner, TX each year around the first of October for a week of fishing for the Bull Reds and they will smooth wear you out. Catch 8-10 of those 30-50# brutes a day and you'll sleep like a baby! We run out to the oil rigs a couple of times during the week to catch Red Snapper, which will also wear you out.
But to once again answer your question, no, they are not the same fish!!

[AllenW]

Thanks all, now anyone know of a local (Mpls) fish market that has fresh Snapper??? :bigsmile:

Used to grill them with a bit of butter and lemon juice, that and we'd get a box of shrimp from the shrimpers, not so sure I miss Texas, but I sure miss the seafood..:)

Al

[tbomn]

Thanks all, now anyone know of a local (Mpls) fish market that has fresh Snapper??? :bigsmile:

Used to grill them with a bit of butter and lemon juice, that and we'd get a box of shrimp from the shrimpers, not so sure I miss Texas, but I sure miss the seafood..:)

Al

http://www.coastalseafoods.com/Default.asp?page=52

[AllenW]

http://www.coastalseafoods.com/Default.asp?page=52


Thanks I've heard several mention that place, will have to get by there soon.

When we gonna get out btw? :bigsmile:
You do any ice fishing?

Al