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Post by: GoPlayOutside on February 17, 2013, 08:26:22 AM
Love the flaky white meat.
Post by: Russ McDonald on February 17, 2013, 08:45:27 AM
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Post by: KFhunter on February 17, 2013, 09:22:24 AM
8-10 inchers
Post by: Bean Counter on February 17, 2013, 09:49:34 AM
I would eat Bass over Trout any day also.
Love the flaky white meat.
:yeah:
Post by: madcow41 on February 17, 2013, 10:04:09 AM
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Post by: ribka on February 17, 2013, 10:20:47 AM
Not so good eating when water temps over 65
Post by: duckmen1 on February 17, 2013, 10:36:16 AM
Not enough to be keeping in my opinion.
But the way to keep them if you must would be smaller than 12 inches for eating.
Post by: Dhoey07 on February 17, 2013, 11:02:35 AM
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Post by: earlmarne on February 17, 2013, 12:27:38 PM
i wont eatem anymore unless i killem in the landing.they take forever to grow this far north n i love fishin for em so much i let em all go so me n my son can catchem again.
Post by: magnus100 on February 17, 2013, 03:16:39 PM
Can't wait for spring,
Mike
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Post by: aaronoto on February 17, 2013, 06:58:23 PM
Grew up in Minnesota, heck yeah I would eat them :drool:. Fillet,egg wash or butter milk, bread them and pan fry.
That's the way I grew up eating them!
Of the freshwater fish - Bass, Walleye, Perch, Bluegill, and Catfish I'll eat. Trout on the other hand taste like mud...
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 17, 2013, 07:05:30 PM
Except for springers and iron noggins
Post by: PolarBear on February 17, 2013, 07:17:09 PM
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Post by: et1702 on February 18, 2013, 02:50:48 PM
Oh Yeah, LM are good eating and I use small trout for catfish bait! Don't get me wrong, I'll eat trout too. But, would much rather eat Bass, Crappie, Perch and Catfish.
That reminds me, I have some catfish in the freezer and I'm going to take out tonight and eat some later this week.
Heck, last year we had catfish dinner in early archery elk camp...lol
ET
Post by: Button Nubbs on February 18, 2013, 02:58:55 PM
Post by: magnanimous_j on February 18, 2013, 03:09:57 PM
To me trout are one of the worst fish to eat, the stockers anyway.
It depends. There are a lot of shallow lakes on the west side that are surrounded by houses and leaky septic tanks. The stocked trout there eat a lot of plankton and algae and can be pretty gross. Find a lake with a lot of shrimp or crawdads and the fish that have wintered over from being released the year before can be fantastic.
Post by: deerslyr on February 18, 2013, 03:32:19 PM
Post by: C-Money on February 18, 2013, 03:37:26 PM
I agree with Ribka, the warmer the water the worse they taste. They start to taste like a dirty aquarium smells.
Agreed. I will keep a few bass for a shore lunch or when out camping. Most of the time, bass go back unharmed. Like said above, Walleye and perch are my choice for freshwater eaten'!
Post by: Southpole on February 18, 2013, 03:41:54 PM
Post by: Dhoey07 on February 18, 2013, 03:46:04 PM
trout are over rated, wimpy, slime rockets that die instantly if you even look at them the wrong way. Oh yeah, and they taste horrible too. Bass are great to eat (depending on the time of year and lake quality) they're an extremely tough fish, so if you don't want to eat what you catch, 99% of the time they'll live to fight another day.
The description for eating bass applies to trout as well. Of course put and take, warm water, slime rockets will taste like dirt. You can find good eating trout :twocents:
Post by: PolarBear on February 18, 2013, 03:58:43 PM
one of the few states where fresh salmon are available and you guys are out eating bass? :chuckle: yall can have em...Some of us can't stand the taste of salmon and steelhead or even trout. I give all my red/pink/orange meat fish away or save some for parties. I will only eat white meat fish, except tilapia, I wouldn't eat one of those nasty things for anything!
Post by: JLS on February 18, 2013, 04:22:37 PM
To me trout are one of the worst fish to eat, the stockers anyway.
It depends. There are a lot of shallow lakes on the west side that are surrounded by houses and leaky septic tanks. The stocked trout there eat a lot of plankton and algae and can be pretty gross. Find a lake with a lot of shrimp or crawdads and the fish that have wintered over from being released the year before can be fantastic.
Lake Roosevelt trout are outstanding.
That said, I like and eat bass. There is nothing sacrilegious about killing one.
Post by: Russ McDonald on February 18, 2013, 04:43:53 PM
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Post by: BLUEBULLS on February 20, 2013, 12:25:29 PM
ill eat em. and for those that hit the big C or the snake, i hear tell that they do as much damage to those little silver things heading down river as the walleye or the dreaded pike minnow. figure im just doing my part for recovery of the runs.
you should eat the cormorants, terns, and the pelicans instead of the largies... they do more harm to the little silver things by far.
:chuckle:
I don't eat largies... there are better eating fish out there.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 20, 2013, 01:08:13 PM
Post by: magnanimous_j on February 20, 2013, 01:21:28 PM
I eat salmon too and love it. I have eaten trout and wasn't impressed.
If I grew up eating walleye in Minnesota like you, I probably wouldn’t be impressed with any freshwater fish ever again.
That is one tasty critter.
Post by: Russ McDonald on February 20, 2013, 07:35:54 PM
I just so happen to have some fillets in my freezer from Minnesota. I keep forgetting they are there.I eat salmon too and love it. I have eaten trout and wasn't impressed.
If I grew up eating walleye in Minnesota like you, I probably wouldn’t be impressed with any freshwater fish ever again.
That is one tasty critter.
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Post by: Southpole on February 23, 2013, 09:41:30 AM
i haven't fished for bass in a long time, but i rarely kept them. most of my bass fishing was in late summer, and they taste like mud that time of year. of course, it is funny pissing off the sparkle barge crowd tossing a couple of keeper sized bass on the stringer! :chuckle:Yeah, what's the big deal about keeping a few. It's not like bass are some rare delicate species of fish we need to baby along to propagate, they populate and spread pretty well. Bass need thinning at times and we need to eat.
Post by: deerslyr on February 23, 2013, 03:57:24 PM
i haven't fished for bass in a long time, but i rarely kept them. most of my bass fishing was in late summer, and they taste like mud that time of year. of course, it is funny pissing off the sparkle barge crowd tossing a couple of keeper sized bass on the stringer! :chuckle:Yeah, what's the big deal about keeping a few. It's not like bass are some rare delicate species of fish we need to baby along to propagate, they populate and spread pretty well. Bass need thinning at times and we need to eat.
:yeah:
Post by: TommyH on February 26, 2013, 07:51:04 AM
:chuckle: :chuckle: