| Wild Salmon | | | | Cooks have a variety of favorites for cooking rockfish. |
| There are six species of Pacific salmon - chum, coho, | | | | Whole fillets of school sized fish or steaks of larger |
| king (chinook), pink, sockeye and steelhead - and all are | | | | fish are delicious fried. Other choices for cooking |
| wild. Wild West coast salmon are harvested | | | | striped bass include grilling, broiling, fish cakes and more. |
| commercially in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and much | | | | For top quality striped bass or "rockfish" as table fare, |
| of Canada. Smoked wild salmon is a delicious seafood | | | | it's important to take care of the fish prior to cooking. |
| item. The delicacy is simple to prepare and lends itself | | | | The fish should be chilled on ice and laid out flat until |
| to a wide variety of dishes. | | | | cleaned. Once the fish is home, it can be rinsed |
| | | | thoroughly and filleted. Several cleaning methods exist |
| Tuna | | | | and each angler learns their favorite style. The fish can |
| Tuna is consumed in a variety of ways. Tuna is the | | | | be scaled and the skin left on, filleted and then skinned |
| most well known and available fish in the USA and | | | | or the skin can be cut around the perimeter of the fish |
| many other parts of the world due to its popularity as | | | | and pulled off with pliers. The skin-on version is nice |
| a canned product. Most of us grew up on tuna salad | | | | when baking or grilling smaller fish. Skinning the fish |
| sandwiches and associate that experience with tuna | | | | before filleting has some advantages, the most |
| as a meal. Readers that have been lucky enough to | | | | important being speed. Filletingthe fish and then cutting |
| enjoy fresh caught tuna know that there is quite a | | | | the skin off removes the most dark meat and leaves |
| difference between a canned tuna salad sandwich | | | | the highest quality portion, although some fish is lost in |
| and a fresh grilled tuna steak! Tuna is delicious grilled, | | | | the process. |
| blackened, or as sushi. Those of us that still love tuna | | | | Black Sea Bass |
| salad can enjoy tuna from the can or use leftover | | | | Black Sea Bass are excellent table fare. The meat is |
| grilled tuna to create a unique and delightful tuna salad | | | | firm, white and delicious. Sea Bass are superb fried, |
| with a unique flavor. | | | | grilled, baked or broiled. Sea Bass are easily skinned |
| Smoked fish lovers will be thrilled to know that tuna is | | | | and filleted. Black sea bass are common along the |
| excellent when smoked. The finished smoked product | | | | Atlantic coast from New York to North Carolina. They |
| makes fish dips, salads or just eaten alone. | | | | are best fresh. The fish do not freeze well. |
| Wahoo | | | | Tautog |
| Wahoo are beautiful pelagic fish and are excellent | | | | Tautog are excellent table fare. The fish are incredibly |
| table fare. Wahoo live in the open ocean and are | | | | slippery! It is best to rinse them thoroughly and lay them |
| common along much of the USA and Caribbean. | | | | out on a rough surface. A sharp fillet knife is needed to |
| Wahoo should be rinsed well and then the fillets can | | | | cut around the outline of the fish, making the front cut |
| be removed from the body. The flanks can then be | | | | behind the head and pectoral fin. Then the skin can |
| cut into steaks with the skin on or the entire sections | | | | easily be peeled off by using pliers and peeling from |
| can be skinned before cutting into steaks.Wahoo is | | | | the head to tail. |
| delicious grilled, fried or smoked. Fresh wahoo are | | | | Once the skin is off the fish can be filleted normally. |
| available in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, | | | | There are a few rib bones which can be cut out after |
| Mississippi, Hawaii and other areas. | | | | filleting. The meat is firm, white and mild flavored. Rinse |
| Mahi Mahi | | | | the fillets and immediately store on ice or refrigerate |
| Mahi Mahi, also known as dorado or dolphin fish are | | | | them. Tautog is delicious fried, baked or grilled. |
| fast growing, pelagic fish. Mahi Mahi are among the | | | | Tilapia |
| most beautiful of all fish. The meat is mostly white with | | | | Tilapia have gone from being an obscure fish to one |
| a high content of oil. Mahi Mahi is best grilled or | | | | of the most popular fish in many cultures. Tilapia are |
| smoked. Fresh Mahi Mahi is available in states such as | | | | the second most important group of farm raised fish in |
| Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, | | | | the world. Tilapia has been introduced in over 100 |
| Hawaii and others. Other areas of the country can | | | | countries. Tilapia farming and consumption are rapidly |
| enjoy this fish as a frozen product or fresh via | | | | increasing in the US. Tilapia are a good source of |
| overnight shipment. | | | | protein and is now the fifth most popular seafood |
| Striped Bass | | | | consumed in the United States. |