Shore lunches, what goes into them and how do you do it?

[Terry Hagstrom]

On my shore lunches I usually check to see if we have any dietary restrictions and offer fried, grilled, baked or boiled fish. Baking fish on tin foiled with sliced, tomatoes, onions, portabello mushrooms, peppers. pour italian dressing over it all and bake. near completion slit the foil open and let in some of the smoke flavor..... shawing!

Walleye sandwich, 1 fried fillet, thin tomato, strip or two of well fried country bacon, smidge of mayo or tartar sauce.

The bacon really tops it off.

Of course we have the taters, beans and dessert.

Terry Hagstrom

Terry's Guide Service

www.fishingmn.com/terry

[leechlake]

regarding the canned potatoes I switched and even at home I use canned potatoes for making fried potatoes. I think they are better tasting. Oh well...I've never guided and it looks like I never will thinking canned potatoes are better!!!

[Fish Head]

I've never used canned potatoes myself. But I was up at Manaki, (north of Lake of the Woods) about 10 years ago with a large group, approx 40-50 people. We all met on an island and the guides made us a shore lunch using canned potatoes. At the time, my thought was "you've got to be kidding me", but they were actually very good. They were seasoned and deep fried. I guess everything is good seasoned and deep fried. I kind of forgot all about it until I read the posts here.

Some great posts by the way! I get hungry just reading about these shore lunches!!!

[backlash 1]

I've been on a couple of fly-ins where in the shore lunch kit ( right next to the canned potatoes) there were a few pieces of flatwood fire starter. If you get some wet weather this fire starter is very helpful.

[Bexter]

Here is a favorite side dish (and an easy one) that we enjoy for a shore lunch.

I take a bunch of potatoes, slice them up into chunks, an equal amount of onions chopped up with a couple tablespoons of butter stirred in the mix and then I put seasoned pepper and seasoning salt in the mix. This is very versatile. You can throw it in a casserole in the oven, a bowl in the microwave. Of course we normally put it in foil and do it on the grill or over an open fire. It's great! And easy!

A can of baked beans goes over pretty good too.

[Fishook]

SAR5: Beside having some fresh walleye fillets, you need to include the following in your shore lunch kit. We use a 45 qt ice chest (waterproof) to pack the following:

a) Cast iron skillet

Spatula

c) Loaf of homemade bread

d) Salt and Pepper

e) Crisco (for 9 guys we use a 1qt can per day)

f) Hot pads/mittens to grab onto hot skillet, move the beans etc.

g) Canned potatoes

h) Canned corn, beans and peas

i) Plates (hate eating off a flat rock), silverware & can opener (Swiss Army knife will work)

j) Butter

k) We take a propane stove/small tanks if it is raining; otherwise we build a fire.

l) Flour/Fry'n Magic for breading

m) Zip lock bags for shaking up fillets in the breading.

We pack our kit everynight so it is ready to go in the morning. We also tape this checklist to the inside lid so we don't forget something. You are in for the treat of your life - you just can not top a fresh walleye shore lunch. Good Luck.

[Eastwind]

Everone has covered shorelunches with Walleye pretty well and given me some great ideas to add to mine. However, if you have some Laker, cut it in to steaks, stuff it with onion, seasoning and butter. Wrap it tightly in foil and set it in the coals of you fire. Fry up some taters ( "I'll have me some of them french fried pataters")with onion and enjoy. MJ nice picture!!!

[WAG416]

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I had the best thing a few years back up in Canada. I know some of you will laugh at this healthy lunch. The guide boiled in water the onions, potatos, peppers and seasoning. Once these were all done he strained the vegetables out and in that same water boiled the fish. Believe it or not it was excellent and healthy to boot! I wish I new what kind of seasoning he used? Has anyone else had fish this way?

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Bigger fish-

How did you keep the fish from flaking apart? I've boiled fish once, and never really planned on doing it again.(cept for pout Mmm MMM!!) I just felt it was too many pieces and got kinda messy trying to pick out all the meat.

WAG

[luckyc]

For shore breakfast we like to use the piemakers, a couple slices of bread buttered, a egg, chopped onions, green peppers, some chunky salsa, and a slice of cheese. Cook it over your campfire, makes a egg mcmuffin that Ronald wishes he could duplicate. That along with freshly brew coffee, and your day is off to a great start. And I bet you can't eat just one.

[Biggerfish]

WAG416-

I have never personally done it. But what the guide did was laid the walleye filet on the wire strainer and dropped it into the boiling water mixter for only about +/- 4 minutes. Then lifted the strainer out and the fish stayed together.

[M.T. Bucket]

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You guys want a true shore lunch do what I do when I usually go to Canada. Cook everything in the same shore lunch pan. Use oil, canned corn, peeled patatoes, and put the fish in. Cook patatoes and corn first then after five-seven minutes add the fish. Don't forget the most important item of the recipe....natural flame. No propane stove or any of that stuff. Make your own fire. Makes a huge difference. Trust me. Ohh don't forget buttered bread and a beer.

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Open flame? Beer?

I'm eatin' with doser!