Puppy Drum Fish. These fish are noisy, and known to make grunting (some may say “croaking” or “drumming”) sounds, hence the name. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
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Last updated oct 26, 2020. Red drum are beloved across the southeast as a food fish. A keeper puppy drum is between 18 and 27 inches long with the tail compressed.
Red drum, also known as the redfish, puppy drum, channel bass, and spottail bass, lives in the atlantic ocean from florida to massachusetts and northern mexico in the gulf of mexico.
Drum fish is baked at a medium heat to retain the moisture found in the meat. Lynnhaven inlet is one of the best spots around to catch puppy drum, but rudee inlet and points along coastal beaches hold high numbers. The red drum is related to the black drum (pogonias cromis), and the two species are often found near. Cut the drum fish steaks to an appropriate serving size.
