Sick and tired of recipes that take longer than it did to catch the fish? Ones that destroy the fish's natural flavor? Check out these simple, easy-to-make recipes, one for anglers who spent the day fishing inshore and another for those who made it out to the offshore grounds.

28 inch speckled trout
The next time a speckled trout like this ends up in your cooler, give this simple recipe a shot.

Speckled trout, striped bass, redfish, you name it. Hey, you can never go wrong with a recipe based on Old Bay and butter, right?!?

Ingredients

  • 1 pound skinned fillets
  • 1/4 stick of butter
  • 1 heaping tablespoon Old Bay
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
fresh speckled trout filleds cooked
Pair with your favorite white wine and you're off to the races.

Melt the butter and mix in all the spices. Slather the mix over the fillets and bake at 350 degrees until they’re cooked all the way through. For moister fish bake in a Pyrex pan, and for drier fish bake on a rack over a pan or cookie sheet.

gaffing a yellowfin tuna
Yellowfin tuna steaks? Y-U-M. And there's no need to get fancy, try a simple recipe like this one and you won't get in the way of the fish's natural tuna flavor.

Looking to cap off an excellent fishing trip with a dinner every angler—and everyone else in the family—will love? Try this simple but bangin’ recipe for tuna steaks on the grill.

Ingredients

  • Fresh yellowfin tuna steaks
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 tablespoons crushed or minced garlic
  • Kosher salt
tuna steaks grilling
In about two minutes these tuna steaks on the grill will be a picture of perfection.

Mix all the ingredients except for the Kosher salt in a zipper-lock baggie, and let it marinade for 20 to 30 minutes. Set the grill to full blast then drop on the fillets. Cook for just a minute or two per side and leave the meat pink in the middle for best results; sprinkle on a bit of Kosher salt before serving.