flounders ?????

[toonboymc]

hello boys n girls just wondering if people catch big flounders from up the river and keep them to eat i heard they taste funny but not sure as they are over a pound in weight cheers for any advice

 

[codcatcher3000]

someone said soak in salt and water for 24 hrs if its a muddy flounder ...helps with taste. i have never tried . so cant really say

 

[Ian Alexander]

They taste like a postman's foot mate.

Regards Ian

 

[IANG]

flounders

flounders

Next time you collect mussels at the timber beach try the mud,its the same taste:

 

[toonboymc]

well i think they will get returned to fight another day cheers boys

 

[kayos]

We caught a fair few at Alnmouth off the beach, they were lovely. A few days later the beach was packed so we tried up river to a spot we had been told about. Caught another few and they were rotten!

 

[codhunter81]

hello boys n girls just wondering if people catch big flounders from up the river and keep them to eat i heard they taste funny but not sure as they are over a pound in weight cheers for any advice

Catch them from the open shore and they will be fine mate.

 

[Ray.J.]

I have caught a few huge flounders in the river over 2lb but have never kept them as I tried them years ago and they tasted like Duckhams 20/50. I have heard that if they are from the beaches they are OK but I don't feel brave enough to try. I will stick to Dabs, they taste just as nice from the river as from the open sea.

 

[lambtonworm]

River Flounder are pretty much the worst fish you can eat though apparently flounder from the beaches are far better,personally I prefer to return the lot gives a bit sport for all during the quiet times ..

 

[Bushwhacker]

Flounders from the river or the beach taste the same,fekking horrible.
If you want to cook them,do it the Rex Hunt way.
Get a big pan that will hold a couple of gallon of water.Bring to the boil then add the Flounder and a brick.
Boil for at least 3 hours till the Flounder is totally gone then, "eat the brick".....

 

[phill_itofish]

Not sure if the taste different but I don't like the taste of flounder, its almost as bad as whiting!

 

[Bushwhacker]

Not sure if the taste different but I don't like the taste of flounder, its almost as bad as whiting!

Theres not a lot of difference in the taste between Flounders and Plaice..
Dabs are a lot better and theres nowt beats Sole.....

 

[toonboymc]

caught a sole last year beautiful plus all flounders will be returned

 

[RossW]

Everyone's different, like. Whiting is ok, in my view..
I kept a few decent flounders from the open sand at Embleton last year - filleted, skinned, dipped in egg and flour and fried fast in butter... absolutely superb.

 

[Philysafc]

Beach caught flounder are lovely cut into strips and deep fried with tempura batter , river flounders tend to be a bit muddy tasting , but soaking the fillets in milk can get rid off the soilly taste , whiting are sweet if cooked properly

 

[andyco]

filleted, skinned, dipped in egg and flour and fried fast in butter... absolutely superb.

I've had a few cooked just like that off shields beach, and they tasted ok. The first time I made the mistake of seasoning with salt and pepper - won't do that again, the flounder have a peppery taste anyway, and there's no need for extra salt. (the darker brown ones taste like mud, the lighter sandy coloured ones are ok).

I got the Tom Aikens cookbook 'Fish' for Christmas and there's a couple of recipes in there for flounder,

Fish: Amazon.co.uk: Tom Aikens: Books

 

[bigfen]

I wouldn't like to try a flounder from the river, when you see all the **** that goes into it.

 

[Charlton]

gave a Tyne flounder to my daughters cat once, next time I gave it one the cat sniffed it and walked away, suspect it brought the other one up somewhere, wouldn't eat anything out the Tyne or Wear

 

[ambleangler]

Its catch and release with these fish every time for me. Cannot be bothered to mess around with them.

cheers,

aa.

 

[phill_itofish]

Theres not a lot of difference in the taste between Flounders and Plaice..
Dabs are a lot better and theres nowt beats Sole.....

Sorry mate, I meant I don't know if there's a difference between river flounder or a flounder from the shore. Place is one of my favourite fish :-D