Northern Pike

[Fishin Musician]

Fileted some pike from up North and fried them in a flour corn meal batter...mmmmm Good. Caught Friday cooked Sunday let them sit in milk overnight. I would say it was hard to tell them from walleye cooked this way and baked waffle fries and a salad to round the meal off.

[Ken G]

The one muskie I've eaten came from a spring pond out in Virginia many years ago. The fish didn't belong in there, it got caught, it had to go.

Wound up marinating the filets and grilling them. Home made Italian type marinade, overnight. Some of the best fish I've eaten.

I want to get hold of some silver carp and give that a try. I keep hearing it's not bad.

[Fishin Musician]

This lake we were on had an abundance of small Northerns and the Dnr wants to thin them out a bit. 5 northerns was the possession limit and it is tough to catch one over 22 inches long. Takes some time to filet them without the bones but they are quite tasty!! I did throw back All my smallouths that I caught, though it was driving my fishing buddy crazy!! I gave him my legal largemouth I was catching which was the predominant species on the waters we were fishing. I never did like to eat bass, so...I still hate giving up a 20inch bass to the pan but it was his boat and he needs bring home fish to appease his wife, at least that's what I think his reasoning is keeping those fish.

[Special Ed]

Smallies is good viddles. I'm very much missing the smallie fish fries we would have up in Canada. No limit on them in that lake and after we found out they taste better than the walleye we stopped fishing for walleye!

[Ken G]

Out of clean water, smallies are one of the best. Best had to date came out of the Apple River. With the temps coming down, may have to keep a few out of the Fox.

I always liked baking the big largemouth whole. Gut them and fill the cavity with garlic, onion, whatever else looks good. Coat the whole thing inside and out in olive oil and wrap it in tin foil. Toss it on the grill. M M M M M.

[ThunderStick]

I have a bunch of cookbooks by A.D. Livingston (the guy with the column in Greys Sporting Journal) and he's inspired me to try cooking largemouth over a fire. Gut it, chop off the head, cut the two fillets off the fish, place scale side down on a grill over hardwood coals and wait til the meat is flakey. Season as you wish while it cooks.

[Ken G]

I make sure I read Livingstons recipes in every issue. I'll have to look into getting one of his books.

[ThunderStick]

I turn to Livingstons column first thing. I think he's great. That guy will eat anything. Most of his cookbooks are available on Amazon. One of his books I bought used for 16 cents and lemme tell ya, its worth every penny!

[Rob P]

had pike last week in minnesota. Wow was it good. tried it years ago but stayed away prolly my snobby attitude.
Now after several meals i really liked it. Brought home 9 (3 per person), intend to eat them all..

#2 i tried last week was rockbass.

ive only seen them up to 10 inches.

at Leech Lake we were catching them 1-1/2 pounds, they were HUGE and delicious.
MAny folks staying at our resort specifically target the rockies.

Walleye snobs said the taste was below par.
I thought it was great.
Resort fish fry was predominant rockeis and everyone ate everything!