Ever catch bream big enough to jerk the rod from your hand? You will if you go to the shallow-water rigs this month.
The venison fajitas and sheepshead ceviche were the hit of the evening. As usual for the post-Endymion festivities, Doc Fontaine’s Bourbon street bungalow was packed to suffocation. A long table featured everything from a shrimp mold to marinated veggies to buffalo wings to a dozen wine bottles.
But the biggest line formed behind the platter featuring the venison strips, onions, green peppers, sour cream and tortillas.
“Oh my!” sighed Trisha’s sister Brenda as she bit down and hunched over, dodging the juice that squirted from the far end of the rolled tortilla.
“This is heavenly!” gushed Brenda who was visiting for Mardi Gras from her home in Sacramento. “But this can’t be deer — no way! Un unh! You’re pulling our leg again, Humberto.”
Her pretty eyes rolled heavenward as her pretty lipsticked mouth slurped and chewed. “This is SO tender, SO juicy. No gaminess at all. And it melts in your mouth! Here, Trevor.” She said reaching over to her 10 year old son. “Try some.”Click here to read more on Saltwater Perch Jerking
