Pompano

POMPANO HAVE MODERATE FAT CONTENT, IS MILD AND SUCCULENT WITH A SWEET FLAVOR. THE SMALLER THE FISH, THE BETTER TASTING. THEY ARE ALWAYS SOLD IN THE ROUND STATE, NEVER FILLETS AND THE SKIN IS EDIBLE. FRESH POMPANO SMELLS LIKE THE OCEAN. THESE FISH CAN BE FOUND FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH TO BRAZIL AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE BEST TIME FOR HARVEST IS FROM OCTOBER TO MAY. THEY OFTEN TRAVEL FROM REGION TO REGION BASED ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER.