Just curious , Can you eat the fish out of Kitsap. I though I read in the regs that you weren't supposed to?? Nice Fish btw
Thanks...it was a good couple hours of fishing. That top one is just over 17 inches.
My family and many others I know eat them all the time, with no ill effects. I don't know of anywhere in the regs it warns you not too. I would be hard pressed to believe the state would stock a lake and then warn against eating them.
Wouldn't make much since.
I've talked to some that thought the fish they caught were mushy and tasted like mud. That's why I only fish them during the off season.. I've found the meat firmer and their better tasting with the colder water temps and after they've had time to swim in something more then a fish tank. I occasionally do get one that is soft and I'll just put them in the freezer until I get enough and to justify smoking them up. I do them just like salmon.
The best way I've found to cook them.....
Gut, de-head, and scale just after catching them, the sooner the better. Then when you get home place sweet lemon,butter, salt, pepper, and garlic in the cavity. Put in the Treager smoker at 350deg for 15 minutes, so that the cavity is face up to hold in all the juices. Slap on a plate...
When you can pull the fins and they slide out with just a little pressure, you know their done.
