Speckled trout is my their favorite fish. My second-favorite is mangrove snapper and my favorite is hogfish. The fact that it's that far up on the list speaks for itself.
Specs are delicious. You can't beat fried but there are lots of great ways to prepare them. I've had them as sashimi. Some people are not into that, but it is good. Vera Cruz is another great way to do specs.
Love the channel man, but gotta up your coffee game buddy! Making you own concentrated cold brew with good coffee is easy: 1.5c coarse grounds, 2qt room temp water (plus a bit for loss to grounds). Let steep in roasting pan for 12 hrs and run through cheese cloth. Cheaper and better than drinking that stuff from the Empire! Keep the great vids coming, thanks for all the content!
When my Dad was a kid they always said that they were trash and full of worms... fast forward to when I was a kid, there was someone on every corner selling it smoked. Lol.
It is hard to beat some Fresh fried speckled trout! You're right: They don't freeze well, but so good when freshly caught! White trout starts getting mushy not long after catching... You can fry white trout, but it needs to be super fresh...! YUM! :P
I grew up fishing the Chesapeake bay and you are right about the big grey trout aka weakfish I am 50 now but when I was 15ish we could go out and get 40 or 50 8+pound weakies in a day no problem. Miss the old days
Wow. Haven't laughed out loud at one of your videos in a while. You had me with the Starbucks line and the cooking with Elias muzak killed me. Great stuff man. Hope your luck picks of with the Kings and fishing overall. Need more of these. Look forward to hearing about your other projects.
Come down to Southwest Louisiana during the winter/spring, and you might actually have a chance, although admittedly less likely than it used to be, to catch a 10 pound Speckled Trout!
@@gordonbresette7995 dude you don't know what your talking about. The world record spotted sea trout is 17 pounds. I've personally caught several over 8 and one 10.
I grew up trout fishing in South Texas along the Laguna Madre. Most of my first fish fries we were with specs. Before the freeze it was no big deal to have 100 + fish in a weekend. Lightly fried it is good table fare for a group of people. It wasn't until I was older that I started baking it on the half shell or grilling it. And when you do fry it you want a very clean batter not a whole bunch of spice. My sister holds the family record of 36 in for a spec. My father told me he and my uncle's cleaned 300 fish that weekend.
Get some House Autry seafood breader. Just dip fish in water and dredge in the breader, let it sit in the fridge for 30 minutes, then deep fry or pan fry. Absolutely delicious.🍻 Good video, brother. Cheers!👍
I sure remember the tide runners. Caught them in the Delaware Bay. Age and health don't allow me to fish any more. I held the family record weakfish at 14 and three quarters pounds. I don't remember the length anymore. Keep on keep'n on Elias, love your channel.
One of the species I look forward to catching when I head to the coast. They are good fried as well. The recipe you used here looks very tasty. They also can easily be caught on live bait or lures. I'd say the one thing reds have over specks is they do fight harder, though the really big ones will give you some good action.
First time fishing w oldest was 5 (now 19 smfh) we used shrimp in Sanibel & ran out catching trout -7 keepers & bunch runts -released all no eats per kid lmao -vid reminded me that day -hope fishing picks up for u down there -have a great day
The funny part is in Mississippi, at least back in the 90's, speckled trout were EVERYWHERE! You'd catch them in Biloxi Bay, you'd catch off the piers out in Gulfport/Ocean Springs.. they were freakin everywhere. Most of what you'd see inland were silver shad, buffalo, mullet, and your typical bass & bluegill.
I am going to have to agree with you in the following equation. If any-fish > flounder then crazy. Yep flounder is what i want and one of the major reasons i fish. After these storms i have seen a lot fewer bait fish(striped kill fish) around my neck of the Chesapeake (cedar point). The season for live bait might be close to done.
Fry in kerrygold butter! It’s so good! So are reds cooked that way. I agree. Better than red although I really like that too. Great videos. I always look forward to them.
I will be in OBX in December and hoping to catch some speckled trout. Would you recommend using the same setup you use in this video at that time of year?
Caught some specked trout down in Florida back in May just using croaker strip bait casting on top of some oyster beds. We caught a ton and fried them up they was delicious!!!
Hey, Elias! I just found your channel last week and I’m very much enjoying catching up. Please keep up the good work! As bank fisherman using mostly dead shrimp way back in the day around Galveston, my dad, my brother and I were thrilled any of the rare times we could afford live bait and land a spec' or two. We usually had to make do with gafftops, croaker and sand trout (another kind of weakfish...bleah). We never bothered about any worms we saw in them: we just made sure they were well cooked. "Bonus protein!" my dad would say. You can’t tell they’re there if you eat them; no taste. Since then I’ve eaten just about every kind of fish you can catch in the Gulf and its bays (except hardheads), and speckled trout is still my favorite fish to eat. That nutty, almost peppery flavor is unbeatable. Please catch and cook more! And if you want to catch a real giant make a trip in the winter down to Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi. I caught my PB there 20 years ago, and it’s still the place to go for trophies, along with the Laguna Madre. Great places to get away in the winter.
While the mullet are still running you should try and catch a few horse mullet and fry them up, they're excellent! Have to be caught that day though, I usually just get some tiny fillets off them, might be able to fry them like bream though, not sure.
Love the videos and your fish prep is starting to become fancy. It use to be just pan seared with salt pepper and butter...now lemons and sprigs of rosemary. Still love it. Keep up the content.
Really enjoy your vids Try Specks cross cut - dusted with flour- fried- then coated in apricot jelly(or some flavor) and a little hot sauce (many restaurants do this to flounder!) or try a oriental black bean paste! Awesome Look forward to stingray, mullet, and maybe eel on your catch and cook!
Great stuff Elias...thanx for all the good info. I'm not a big fan of Starbucks either, but I do drink (black) their dark roasts...mostly their Sumatra. I buy some for work and home in espresso grind.
looks like a great recipe, I like them with House of Autry fried but gonna try this for sure....Hey brother views maybe down simply because less people fish in the fall...Really like your podcast as well, cant wait for the one with John Skinner...that should be 2 hours Just Sayin!!!
Little weakfish story time: I remember fishing in Port Canaveral Florida as a kid. I would go after ribbon fish with my father, doing it commercial style. We would go on a 15’ Jon boat, using steel leader with long shank hooks and a small glow stick attached. Anyways, weakfish were (probably still are) prevalent when fishing, even becoming a nuisance since we were only after ribbonfish. If the bait got too far to the bottom, weakfish were all over it (and I’m talking cut up pogies or mullet as bait). They were generally only 12”-14”, but man were there a lot. Not the best tasting fish tbh, since the meat was mushy, but it was all you can catch out there. Not really sure how that place is doing now.
Caught and ate my first speck in the outer banks a few weeks ago. Thought it was amazing, and I am not a big fish eater. Maybe because it was less than 30 minutes from the water to the frying pan. Be curious to see what you think with a simpler prep, maybe skin on filet fried in butter with just salt and pepper. PEACE!
Had speckled trout last weekend. It was not good fried. Way to soft of a fish. It was like frying mashed potatoes. The next night I baked it similar to how you did and it was much better. Love it baked.
My default mode for cooking fish is always to fry it in butter, salt and pepper only. Once you are sure of the taste of a fish, then is the time to do more complicated recipes.
lay your trout filets down on a buttered baking dish, season the filets then rub them with mustard and liberally coat with bread crumbs. bake at 350 degrees until finished then squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the filets. C'est magnifique I guarantee
hey alias. I like your videos. I like seamoneys videos and I like, sorry to say, epf and of course key west kayak fishing, millikin is ok so is blacktipph
Where is the starbucks affiliate link? Elias I thought I could trust you. In all seriousness though I am digging the marsh fishing. It looks similar to some setups near my house.
How can you judge the tastiness of fish when you mask the taste w/so many additives when cooking? Also clean up your car there’s a casserole dish in there 😂
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Speckled trout is my their favorite fish. My second-favorite is mangrove snapper and my favorite is hogfish. The fact that it's that far up on the list speaks for itself.
Specs are delicious. You can't beat fried but there are lots of great ways to prepare them. I've had them as sashimi. Some people are not into that, but it is good. Vera Cruz is another great way to do specs.
Love the channel man, but gotta up your coffee game buddy! Making you own concentrated cold brew with good coffee is easy: 1.5c coarse grounds, 2qt room temp water (plus a bit for loss to grounds). Let steep in roasting pan for 12 hrs and run through cheese cloth. Cheaper and better than drinking that stuff from the Empire! Keep the great vids coming, thanks for all the content!
Specks are great sautéed in butter/garlic with either Tony’s or Old Bay. Grew up in Maryland and moved to Louisiana, so best of both worlds!
the Speckled Trout Bite is strong in Va Beach. Havent hooked any larger than 15inches yet.
When my Dad was a kid they always said that they were trash and full of worms... fast forward to when I was a kid, there was someone on every corner selling it smoked. Lol.
I love trout on a grill with a little Italian salad dressing....quick to cook and very tasty.
Great video as always and nice bonus with the "mood music" while cooking.
Thanks for your videos, I always learn something new. Keep them coming.
I live my life vicariously thru youse guys lol
Yay, Elias is in the “I remember when” club. Living legend lol
It is hard to beat some Fresh fried speckled trout! You're right: They don't freeze well, but so good when freshly caught! White trout starts getting mushy not long after catching... You can fry white trout, but it needs to be super fresh...! YUM! :P
I grew up fishing the Chesapeake bay and you are right about the big grey trout aka weakfish I am 50 now but when I was 15ish we could go out and get 40 or 50 8+pound weakies in a day no problem. Miss the old days
I agree, trout is one of my favorites to eat. They are great baked as you did, or fried and made into tacos.
Wow. Haven't laughed out loud at one of your videos in a while. You had me with the Starbucks line and the cooking with Elias muzak killed me. Great stuff man. Hope your luck picks of with the Kings and fishing overall. Need more of these. Look forward to hearing about your other projects.
two best drinks ever...coffee and Arizona ice tea..
Speckled Sea Trout are my 2nd best inshore SW Florida eating fish. Snook #1
Come down to Southwest Louisiana during the winter/spring, and you might actually have a chance, although admittedly less likely than it used to be, to catch a 10 pound Speckled Trout!
We have plenty of them up here in North Carolina you just have to know were to go and when to go
He,s talking about a ten pound gray trout.
Well considering the world record spotted seatrout is 7.43 pounds I'd say you are mistaken
@@gordonbresette7995 dude you don't know what your talking about. The world record spotted sea trout is 17 pounds. I've personally caught several over 8 and one 10.
I grew up trout fishing in South Texas along the Laguna Madre. Most of my first fish fries we were with specs. Before the freeze it was no big deal to have 100 + fish in a weekend. Lightly fried it is good table fare for a group of people. It wasn't until I was older that I started baking it on the half shell or grilling it. And when you do fry it you want a very clean batter not a whole bunch of spice. My sister holds the family record of 36 in for a spec. My father told me he and my uncle's cleaned 300 fish that weekend.
No wonder they aren't as plentiful. 300 fish killed in a weekend is freaking ridiculous!!!
Get some House Autry seafood breader. Just dip fish in water and dredge in the breader, let it sit in the fridge for 30 minutes, then deep fry or pan fry. Absolutely delicious.🍻 Good video, brother. Cheers!👍
I look forward to your posts, keep up the good work, and tight lines Elias.
Speckled Seatrout, Chinook Salmon, Pacific Red Snapper are favorite Fish fillets.
I sure remember the tide runners. Caught them in the Delaware Bay. Age and health don't allow me to fish any more. I held the family record weakfish at 14 and three quarters pounds. I don't remember the length anymore. Keep on keep'n on Elias, love your channel.
One of the species I look forward to catching when I head to the coast. They are good fried as well. The recipe you used here looks very tasty. They also can easily be caught on live bait or lures. I'd say the one thing reds have over specks is they do fight harder, though the really big ones will give you some good action.
Bart Bryant Everything is good fried.
First time fishing w oldest was 5 (now 19 smfh) we used shrimp in Sanibel & ran out catching trout -7 keepers & bunch runts -released all no eats per kid lmao -vid reminded me that day -hope fishing picks up for u down there -have a great day
The funny part is in Mississippi, at least back in the 90's, speckled trout were EVERYWHERE! You'd catch them in Biloxi Bay, you'd catch off the piers out in Gulfport/Ocean Springs.. they were freakin everywhere. Most of what you'd see inland were silver shad, buffalo, mullet, and your typical bass & bluegill.
Glad you gave your opinion of how they taste. I hope to catch and eat some one of these days.
I am going to have to agree with you in the following equation.
If any-fish > flounder then crazy.
Yep flounder is what i want and one of the major reasons i fish.
After these storms i have seen a lot fewer bait fish(striped kill fish) around my neck of the Chesapeake (cedar point). The season for live bait might be close to done.
Gave it your best E. Yeah - I might be 40 yrs older that you, but you've earned "Oldtimer" status. NJ weakfish went to 17lbs in the 70s.
Another cool video never disappointed. Have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts
Love, love, LOVE specks! Delicious fish!
Fry in kerrygold butter! It’s so good! So are reds cooked that way. I agree. Better than red although I really like that too.
Great videos. I always look forward to them.
I will be in OBX in December and hoping to catch some speckled trout. Would you recommend using the same setup you use in this video at that time of year?
Yeah for sure. They’ll be in similar environments
The old tide running papermouth ! Mr. Elias I do remember those days just down in the Delaware bay
speckled trout is delicious fried
Caught some specked trout down in Florida back in May just using croaker strip bait casting on top of some oyster beds. We caught a ton and fried them up they was delicious!!!
Hey, Elias! I just found your channel last week and I’m very much enjoying catching up. Please keep up the good work!
As bank fisherman using mostly dead shrimp way back in the day around Galveston, my dad, my brother and I were thrilled any of the rare times we could afford live bait and land a spec' or two. We usually had to make do with gafftops, croaker and sand trout (another kind of weakfish...bleah). We never bothered about any worms we saw in them: we just made sure they were well cooked. "Bonus protein!" my dad would say. You can’t tell they’re there if you eat them; no taste.
Since then I’ve eaten just about every kind of fish you can catch in the Gulf and its bays (except hardheads), and speckled trout is still my favorite fish to eat. That nutty, almost peppery flavor is unbeatable. Please catch and cook more! And if you want to catch a real giant make a trip in the winter down to Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi. I caught my PB there 20 years ago, and it’s still the place to go for trophies, along with the Laguna Madre. Great places to get away in the winter.
Good luck on the fishing. Its starting to pick up more here in NJ, water temp slowly dropping, there is bait fish everywhere.
Love ❤️ Grilled or pan seared Speckled Seatrout.
I can't place that sound side jetty...spent years in OB. Where is that?
While the mullet are still running you should try and catch a few horse mullet and fry them up, they're excellent! Have to be caught that day though, I usually just get some tiny fillets off them, might be able to fry them like bream though, not sure.
Love the videos and your fish prep is starting to become fancy. It use to be just pan seared with salt pepper and butter...now lemons and sprigs of rosemary. Still love it. Keep up the content.
Really enjoy your vids
Try Specks cross cut - dusted with flour- fried- then coated in apricot jelly(or some flavor) and a little hot sauce (many restaurants do this to flounder!) or try a oriental black bean paste! Awesome
Look forward to stingray, mullet, and maybe eel on your catch and cook!
I appreciate the humor at 2:55 luuuulz
is being a longtime since i watched one of your videos the catch and cook is always good to see and learn hello from Bakersfield ca my man
Great stuff Elias...thanx for all the good info. I'm not a big fan of Starbucks either, but I do drink (black) their dark roasts...mostly their Sumatra. I buy some for work and home in espresso grind.
Damn, that looked great!
"Can't go wrong with BUTTER" --------wheres the T-shirt for this?
I think Fisherman's Life had one or was talking about making one.. th-cam.com/channels/C7WFw42VnywQRvewSq29eg.html
One of my top ocean fish to cook. House Surry or baked with blackening spice add white sauce. OMG
It's really good fried. We make a thin batter and coat it in coconut and eat it with sweet chili sauce
Careful chief......that lizard fish almost got a hold of your lizard.
Enjoyed the prep music
Any blue claws down the there by you ? Catch and cook blue claw ?
I tried fishing for these all of the time when I was stationed in Louisiana. Does the speckled trout taste similar to walleye? It looks like it does.
NO, no ,no and noda. Walleye ranks way higher on most folks tasteomometer. Specs best fresh and fried.
Specks are much better than walleye. Walleye are for folks who don’t like fish. ;p
Seems like your iced coffee had you yakkin' more than usual😎...
Some folks say that specs taste like one of your top five fish,Walleye.....
It’s a little different than walleye, close to it though
looks like a great recipe, I like them with House of Autry fried but gonna try this for sure....Hey brother views maybe down simply because less people fish in the fall...Really like your podcast as well, cant wait for the one with John Skinner...that should be 2 hours Just Sayin!!!
Back in the day you could buy live Grass shrimp on Long island and use them as Chum close to the marsh or a Drain and catch tide runners
Little weakfish story time: I remember fishing in Port Canaveral Florida as a kid. I would go after ribbon fish with my father, doing it commercial style. We would go on a 15’ Jon boat, using steel leader with long shank hooks and a small glow stick attached. Anyways, weakfish were (probably still are) prevalent when fishing, even becoming a nuisance since we were only after ribbonfish. If the bait got too far to the bottom, weakfish were all over it (and I’m talking cut up pogies or mullet as bait). They were generally only 12”-14”, but man were there a lot. Not the best tasting fish tbh, since the meat was mushy, but it was all you can catch out there. Not really sure how that place is doing now.
You should head down to Florida and fish the mullet run man.
Speckled Trout is much better than flounder I agree!
That’s one of those fish you can tell is good eatin just by lookin at it
Caught and ate my first speck in the outer banks a few weeks ago. Thought it was amazing, and I am not a big fish eater. Maybe because it was less than 30 minutes from the water to the frying pan. Be curious to see what you think with a simpler prep, maybe skin on filet fried in butter with just salt and pepper. PEACE!
Yeah maybe next time!
Damn... Thought you said you wanted to see what it tastes like . Lot of butter and seasoning. Lol
I need you back in jersey to tackle these stripers!!
Had speckled trout last weekend. It was not good fried. Way to soft of a fish. It was like frying mashed potatoes. The next night I baked it similar to how you did and it was much better. Love it baked.
I think cross between black drum fresh water crappie. Love it and delicate sweet not fishy kind.
When I was a kid gray trout that weren’t at three pounds were throwbacks. 1975 to 1980
hey alias. I like your videos. I like seamoneys videos and I like, sorry to say, epf and of course key west kayak fishing, millikin is ok
ps I like you accent keeps it real. plus southern girls dig it
My default mode for cooking fish is always to fry it in butter, salt and pepper only. Once you are sure of the taste of a fish, then is the time to do more complicated recipes.
lay your trout filets down on a buttered baking dish, season the filets then rub them with mustard and liberally coat with bread crumbs. bake at 350 degrees until finished then squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the filets. C'est magnifique I guarantee
hey alias. I like your videos. I like seamoneys videos and I like, sorry to say, epf and of course key west kayak fishing, millikin is ok so is blacktipph
I would love to see you get together with Morningtide. That would be interesting.
does it taste like rainbow trout?...flounder is one of my favorite as well.
rainbow is salmonoid and freshwater of course. Very different.
We bake our extra trout and then make fish cakes out of the leftovers. They make a better fish cake than about any other fish.
Where is the starbucks affiliate link? Elias I thought I could trust you.
In all seriousness though I am digging the marsh fishing. It looks similar to some setups near my house.
The beards tuff
Yes, and that also is the best cooked one you've done.
Does it taste anything like freshwater trout?
lookoutkd14 - nothing like freshwater.
was this in NJ?
My favorit fish are northern cod and pickeld herring.
Mastodon shirt !!!!! : )
It must be great to fish in shorts in late October.
I love those things
Have you done a catch and cook Lizard fish?
Yes
Ayo do a catch n cook with your shortie.
How much did that Starbucks drink cost?
Only 8 bucks. Hell with Starbucks
black and unsweetened coffee.. is there another way to drink it? (i mean, for men)
What type of fish was that at 8:10?
Lizard fish
In Texas you measure to the tip of the tail.
Gotta cook it fresh. Once you put speck flesh in the freezer, you degrade it's taste about 35%.
Are you a music fan?
It’s Good cooked any way you like baked fried deep fried or bbq
Just another NC tripletail no biggie
Underrated? Certainly not by me. My favorite fish to eat, salt water or fresh. Pan fried, lightly breaded( not battered), is my personal choice.
I was thinking garlic ,spring onions, and ginger
Looks like a Walleye to me
you dont deep fry much eh
This fish is good fried in LA fish fry the blue pack.
How can you judge the tastiness of fish when you mask the taste w/so many additives when cooking? Also clean up your car there’s a casserole dish in there 😂