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Offline Perch Sniper

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Eating cisco (?)
« on: Dec 14, 2013, 10:47 PM »
While walleye fishing this morning I landed a large cisco (17"). Does anyone have experience cooking & eating them? Are they similar to whitefish?
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Offline princecraft

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #1 on: Dec 15, 2013, 06:31 AM »
I filet them just like a walleye and deep fry them the same.  A little boney but real good eating.
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Offline n4cer26

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #2 on: Dec 15, 2013, 10:09 AM »
My buddy says they are a little oily and therefore great in the smoker.   I have never caught myself but intend on smoking them if I do.
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Offline scout 2

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #3 on: Dec 15, 2013, 10:21 AM »
I use to get them on a lake in southwest mich and they were great in the smoker
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Offline fisheyefool

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #4 on: Dec 15, 2013, 04:52 PM »
smoke em!
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Offline Barebow

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #5 on: Dec 15, 2013, 04:54 PM »
i caught a few some time ago, cooked just like trout in frying pan, pink, very boney flesh...Taste like mild salmon or brook trout...
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Offline Trek

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #6 on: Dec 15, 2013, 05:02 PM »
Just like some of the other guys said. Smoke em'... Fillet them and leave the skin on.
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Offline princecraft

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Re: Eating cisco (?)
« Reply #7 on: Dec 15, 2013, 05:21 PM »
Some of the best smoked fish I have ever smoked.  Not bad in the deep fryer either.
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   I pray that I may live to fish
          Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
       I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
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      That in His mercy I be Judged
              BIG ENOUGH TO KEEP.
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