The BEST Fish

[buzzyboy]

Fried:

Brim: excellent
Crappie: very good
catfish (whole) good
catfish filets: good if curled
catfish filets: poor if thick
Bass: fair

Not fried:
Sea Bass: Excellent
Tilapia: fair
salmon: very good
Grouper: very good
mahi mahi: poor
swordfish: poor
halibut: fair
Rainbow trout: good

[geodood]

I love eating fish and anytime I travel, I like to try something new when I can.

Fried:
I'm with buzzyboy. There is no sense in frying anything else but brim, perch, and catfish. As a child, I remember my dad biting down on the tail (the crunchest part) during fish fries at local lakes and ponds. I don't order fried foods at restaurants (normally). It's just not the same.

Not fried:
Sea Bass: Excellent (although I hear Chilean sea bass is endangered)
Tilapia: poor (I just don't like farm raised fish, especially redfish)
salmon: My fault, I just don't like Salmon at all for some reason. I'm sure I'm missing out.
Grouper: Excellent, especially yellow tail and scamp
Sablefish: Very good
Amberjack: OK
mahi mahi: OK to Very Good (depends on circumstances)
Almost any Hawaiian fish (opakapaka, pink snapper, ahi, etc.) Excellent
swordfish: fair (too tough and dry)
halibut: fair (same as swordfish)
Rainbow trout: Good
flounder and sole: Good

Raw: (sushi and sashimi)
Ahi Tuna: Excellent (my absolute favorite)
Yellow Tail Tuna: Very good
Albacore (White Tuna): poor
Salmon: I won't eat it, my bad
Pufferfish: That can kill you! LOL

[joepole]

If you ever find yourself having brunch at Brennan's (is it open again?) and want to try something better than the Eggs Benedict, get the Eggs St. Charles. It's the exact same dish except it replaces the english muffin (technically a Holland rusk but who ever says that?) and Canadian bacon with a piece of fried fish, usually trout. It doesn't sound that super, but it really is.

[RABoy]

Originally Posted by geodood

Not fried:
Sea Bass: Excellent (although I hear Chilean sea bass is endangered)
Tilapia: poor (I just don't like farm raised fish, especially redfish)
salmon: My fault, I just don't like Salmon at all for some reason. I'm sure I'm missing out.
Grouper: Excellent, especially yellow tail and scamp
Sablefish: Very good
Amberjack: OK
mahi mahi: OK to Very Good (depends on circumstances)
Almost any Hawaiian fish (opakapaka, pink snapper, ahi, etc.) Excellent
swordfish: fair (too tough and dry)
halibut: fair (same as swordfish)
Rainbow trout: Good
flounder and sole: Good

Raw: (sushi and sashimi)
Ahi Tuna: Excellent (my absolute favorite)
Yellow Tail Tuna: Very good
Albacore (White Tuna): poor
Salmon: I won't eat it, my bad
Pufferfish: That can kill you! LOL

OK, a lot of this I have not had the pleasure of trying. I'm willing to try most all of it, but the sushi still scares me a little. I suppose I just need to step out of my "fried catfish-to-go-box" and try something new.