Author Topic: A Curious Question (Read 5925 times)

1sttimefisher · « **on:** Dec 24, 2007, 02:59 AM »

Well, I'm new to this forum and this will be my first year ice fishing!

and I am very excited. I think I'll be doing most of my ice fishing on Lake Champlain, so I have a question I've been curious about, and I'de like to get a lot of opinions:

I've just been wondering what peoples' favorite tasting fresh water fish is.
The more opinions the better!
thank you

doogie494 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 07:18 AM »

Walleye and perch for me.

Little Brown Dog · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 07:36 AM »

Perch and Walleye

1TIGGER · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 07:44 AM »

Walleye , perch

sticks · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 07:52 AM »

trout and salmon

Fish Farmer · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 10:50 AM »

Yellow perch and walleye, then trout and salmon, then bullhead, then...heck I'll eat most any fish once and then figure out a better way to cook it if it tastes bad. For instance take lake trout out of Champlain, brine it for a day in my special brine, smoke for half a day with apple and hickory, bast with maple syrup, yum!

1sttimefisher · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 10:53 AM »

mmm! See know that makes me wanna be out there right now!

fishinfool96 · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 10:54 AM »

Definetly yellow perch. Sweet meat, not fishy at all.

vivlamored · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 10:59 AM »

walleye perch crappie and gills i send the lakers back down the hole i love to catch them but i won't eat another after i ate the first one

jayswimmer09 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 11:02 AM »

walleye and perch by far

ChamplainTigerShark · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 11:18 AM »

I had some lake whitefish the other day, and it was tasty. It was uncooked, prepared gravlocks (spp) style.

Fish Farmer · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:09 PM »

Gravlax. Was it salt/sugar cured with hints of dill and black pepper? Another treat I prepare with FRESH trout or salmon.

1sttimefisher · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:13 PM »

I think the hardest part for me will be skinning the fish. I've never don't that before, is it hard?

Fish Farmer · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:20 PM »

Depends on the fish. Practice makes perfect. I have a technique for gutting/skinning perch and sunfish than make them practically boneless. I read about it in a book, The Hunting and Fishing Library were a series of books from years ago that had great pictures on skinning fish in their cleaning and cooking fish book. I'm sure online there are some pic by pic descriptions of cleaning, like filleting pike is an art form to get it boneless in my opinion, which is why I rarely keep them.

vivlamored · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:24 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcWyGrV0qao&mode=related&search=

vivlamored · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:24 PM »

Thats the best wat to fillet a pike with a littke practice it works pretty good

fishinfool96 · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:25 PM »

Go to the cleaning fish section, it has lots of great advice. Fillet fish is not hard as long as you can handle a little blood and slime.

JCaughtem · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:27 PM »

Quote from: 1sttimefisher on Dec 24, 2007, 01:13 PM

I think the hardest part for me will be skinning the fish. I've never don't that before, is it hard?

You cant tell me someone wont do it for you.

1sttimefisher · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:38 PM »

I love how little blood there is! Way less gory than skinning a deer!!

But it's soo small...that seems like the hard part, i guess you have to have good precission with knives!

vivlamored · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 01:45 PM »

get yourself an electric fillet knife zips the skin off in seconds

camocowboy · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 02:37 PM »

Looks like Chris Hanson may have made his way to iceshanty.com. Be careful fellas. 8)

JCaughtem · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 24, 2007, 02:39 PM »

Quote from: camocowboy on Dec 24, 2007, 02:37 PM

Looks like Chris Hanson may have made his way to iceshanty.com. Be careful fellas. 8)

ChamplainTigerShark · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 25, 2007, 03:59 PM »

Quote from: Fish Farmer on Dec 24, 2007, 01:09 PM

Gravlax. Was it salt/sugar cured with hints of dill and black pepper? Another treat I prepare with FRESH trout or salmon.

Thats it!!! but you forgot the brick(s)

edp13 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 25, 2007, 05:14 PM »

i would half to say yellow perch and cusk in a dead tie at the top of my list

MrMarty51 · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 25, 2007, 05:28 PM »

Fish is my choice.every kind of fish is different so I just enjoy them all.

Pike Dude · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 26, 2007, 11:16 AM »

I don't eat fish out of lake Champlain. I love the big fat glen lake perch however.

Sasquatch · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 27, 2007, 01:08 PM »

Walleye, then smelt.

VERMONSTER · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 09:03 AM »

Quote from: Pike Dude on Dec 26, 2007, 11:16 AM

I don't eat fish out of lake Champlain. I love the big fat glen lake perch however.

LAST BATCH OF PERCH OUT OF GLEN WERE INFESTED WITH WORMS, REALLY BAD.
THEY WERE BIG HEALTHY LOOKING FISH THOUGH

JCaughtem · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 04:42 PM »

Quote from: VERMONSTER on Dec 31, 2007, 09:03 AM

LAST BATCH OF PERCH OUT OF GLEN WERE INFESTED WITH WORMS, REALLY BAD.
THEY WERE BIG HEALTHY LOOKING FISH THOUGH

Please do some research on the area your fishing to make sure they are safe.

VERMONSTER · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 31, 2007, 09:53 PM »

Quote from: 1sttimefisher on Dec 24, 2007, 02:59 AM

Well, I'm new to this forum and this will be my first year ice fishing! and I am very excited. I think I'll be doing most of my ice fishing on Lake Champlain, so I have a question I've been curious about, and I'de like to get a lot of opinions:

I've just been wondering what peoples' favorite tasting fresh water fish is.
The more opinions the better!
thank you

its hard to beat big bluegills&perch,walleyes are great too but not nearly as plentiful as they once were in champlain!But thats a whole different story and if you need answers to that askVTF&W. Good luck fishing this year
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Author Topic: A Curious Question (Read 5925 times)