Post by: gaddy on April 27, 2019, 04:36:58 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on April 27, 2019, 05:49:34 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on April 27, 2019, 06:10:06 PM
if its lake trout i cook them on a cedar plank, and when its done i throw it in the trash and eat the plank :chuckle:
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Post by: JeffRaines on April 27, 2019, 06:57:59 PM
If its cold water / river trout i cook them just like salmon on a grill. if its lake trout i cook them on a cedar plank, and when its done i throw it in the trash and eat the plank :chuckle:
Honestly, I don’t see the appeal of trout other than brookies. I love to fish for them and catch them all, but as food it’s brook trout or no trout. There’s no comparison.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on April 27, 2019, 07:03:50 PM
If its cold water / river trout i cook them just like salmon on a grill. if its lake trout i cook them on a cedar plank, and when its done i throw it in the trash and eat the plank :chuckle:
Honestly, I don’t see the appeal of trout other than brookies. I love to fish for them and catch them all, but as food it’s brook trout or no trout. There’s no comparison.
I would agree in this part of the country...but, in cold water/native fisheries like in my home range (NW Montana) many trout species are excellent table fare. Honestly, I will not keep a W WA planted trout for the purpose of cooking it. I’ve thrown them in the smoker and they’re somewhat tolerable tho :rolleyes:
Post by: Stein on April 27, 2019, 08:57:26 PM
Post by: Twispriver on April 27, 2019, 09:06:36 PM
Post by: JeffRaines on April 29, 2019, 05:06:57 PM
If its cold water / river trout i cook them just like salmon on a grill. if its lake trout i cook them on a cedar plank, and when its done i throw it in the trash and eat the plank :chuckle:
Honestly, I don’t see the appeal of trout other than brookies. I love to fish for them and catch them all, but as food it’s brook trout or no trout. There’s no comparison.
I would agree in this part of the country...but, in cold water/native fisheries like in my home range (NW Montana) many trout species are excellent table fare. Honestly, I will not keep a W WA planted trout for the purpose of cooking it. I’ve thrown them in the smoker and they’re somewhat tolerable tho :rolleyes:
Im heading to Montana this summer so if I get a chance I'll bonk one and give it a go.
Post by: Blacklab on April 29, 2019, 05:15:44 PM
Post by: Axle on April 29, 2019, 06:21:45 PM
I have no idea why fresh water shrimp have not been introduced into these waters. It sure would help.
Post by: Alchase on April 30, 2019, 10:23:18 AM
Fried in cast iron with Johnney's seasoning or butterflied on the grill with Johnney's and a little butter.
Post by: vandeman17 on April 30, 2019, 10:25:30 AM
Post by: MLHSN on April 30, 2019, 10:40:31 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 30, 2019, 10:54:25 AM
Post by: Birdgetter on April 30, 2019, 10:56:25 AM
My favorite way is still over a campfire. Slide a switch underneath skin behind the backbone. Use a couple green twigs to spread it out. Coat the inside with butter or oil to keep from drying out. A little lemon, garlic, salt, and pepper. Then smoke it over open flame campfire. High Lake trout that have been feeding on copepods or scuds always taste better then lowland lakes, IMO.:yeah: Rarely ever keep fish but if I'm backpacking they sure taste great just like this cooked in some tinfoil!
Post by: 7mmfan on April 30, 2019, 11:12:06 AM
Now, if it's an eastern wa early season cold water stocked lake trout, totally different. I super salt those and put them on circle hooks with 2 pounds of lead and turn them in halibut. I then eat the halibut.
Post by: WSU on April 30, 2019, 12:16:15 PM
If it's a western wa stocked lake rainbow, I kill as many as possible and then stuff them into crab pots. I then eat the crab.
Now, if it's an eastern wa early season cold water stocked lake trout, totally different. I super salt those and put them on circle hooks with 2 pounds of lead and turn them in halibut. I then eat the halibut.
Those are my 2 uses for planter trout. I do like to eat wild trout from mountain lakes or streams though. I'm heading out camping a few times coming and am excited to cook trout in the fire with my kids. It'll be their first time doing that and it should be a blast. I remember doing that as a kid and thought it was the greatest thing ever.
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 30, 2019, 04:35:18 PM
4 medium trout
Stuffing:
4 oz of crab claw meat
1/2 sleeve of Ritz crackers
4 oz melted butter
1 oz Soy
Stuff the fish enough to leave the cavity open 1". Oil a flat pan and put the trout on. Paint the trout with melted butter. Stick in the oven for about 20 minutes. Eat that.
Post by: gaddy on April 30, 2019, 05:17:21 PM
Post by: Buckhunter24 on May 01, 2019, 09:34:31 AM
How about this one-- scale the fish with a garden hose, gut and take the head off. Toss them into a pan with some bacon grease Or olive oil, flowered with some lemon pepper seasoning" and fry till the skin is crisp, Good eats, skin and all. Stick a fork under the tail, pull up, and the bones come right out.
Thats how i do it, flour salt and pepper in bacon grease. Good breakfast there
Post by: The Weazle on May 05, 2019, 08:15:22 PM
My favorite way is still over a campfire. Slide a switch underneath skin behind the backbone. Use a couple green twigs to spread it out. Coat the inside with butter or oil to keep from drying out. A little lemon, garlic, salt, and pepper. Then smoke it over open flame campfire. High Lake trout that have been feeding on copepods or scuds always taste better then lowland lakes, IMO.:yeah: Rarely ever keep fish but if I'm backpacking they sure taste great just like this cooked in some tinfoil!
As I’ve gotten older I’ve wondered if the fish really are better, or if we are just hungry and they smell good cooking after a long day hiking and fishing...
Post by: j_h_nimrod on May 05, 2019, 08:48:12 PM
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on May 17, 2019, 10:10:27 AM
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I agree JeffRaines,
Nothing like a Lemon in your back pocket with Salt and Pepper packets and a fresh caught Brookie on a hot dog stick, roasting over the open fire up on the gravel bar, next to the pool with the Mayfly Hatch on. :tup:
Doug
Post by: lokidog on May 17, 2019, 11:20:44 AM
In this state? - catch them, then throw them back. If there isn't fresh water shrimp for them to eat, they are not worth feeding to dogs. :puke:
I have no idea why fresh water shrimp have not been introduced into these waters. It sure would help.
For lakes, I have to agree. There is one lake in the Lacey area that has amazing tasting trout mixed in with the pale wannabees. Now, a Brook, Brown, or Bull trout, different story.
The only way I have had planter trout be OK to eat is brined and smoked.
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on May 21, 2019, 10:38:26 AM
"The difference between an 8-inch and 14-inch yellow perch show the growth potential in Lake Washington. Some experts say the next state record could come from Seattle’s largest urban watershed."
Doug
Post by: Kc_Kracker on May 21, 2019, 10:51:19 AM
ill eat sea run cuts all day :tup:If its cold water / river trout i cook them just like salmon on a grill. if its lake trout i cook them on a cedar plank, and when its done i throw it in the trash and eat the plank :chuckle:
Honestly, I don’t see the appeal of trout other than brookies. I love to fish for them and catch them all, but as food it’s brook trout or no trout. There’s no comparison.