I absolutely love baked pike. It is about even with fried walleye. What I do is cut a full fillet, not just the little bite size chunks. Line a baking pan with foil, and cut bacon strips in half and put a layer on the fillet. Then I layer all kinds of vegetables on top like onions, carrots, celery, even cut up potatoes. Now that I think about it, I think some rice and tomatoes might be good on it too. Then I spice it up with salt, pepper, garlic, brown surgar, whatever you like. I bake it at 350 degrees F until everything starts to brown.
When frying, I have a hard time finding anything better than just flour. I rinse the fillet, and roll it in flour. Then I fry it like anything else. I have never liked any store bought breading. It always makes the fish taste too much like an over done chicken nugget. I love plain old flour, sometimes with spices in it.
