What Have you Eaten?

[MuskyBug85]

a guy i work with LOVES fried northern eggs, he says there like fried fish bbs and he cant gett enough of them.

[The Grebe]

Different strokes for different folks!

[Captain B.R.K]

The Grebe- pout' are lots of guts, but filleting the backstraps off these ugly fish is where you will find all the meat.

I'm not saying it was the best tasting fish I ever had , but I know some people love it and I do believe it tastes a little like lobster

[FRESHWATER PETIE]

After a 12 pack anything will taste good!!

I have heard the eel pout tasting like lobster thing before. Never tried it myself though. "poor mans lobster!!"

[The Grebe]

BRK...I think the term "Poor Mans Lobster" is in reference to Torsk...boiled and lightly broiled Cod...that stuff is is really good...dipped in that melted butter, it would make you fat as a penguin if you ate it to often! The old arteries would clog up to the size of a swizzle stick!

The old Poutski is a freshwater Cod, a Ling, or Lawyer and just like there is a difference between a Maine Lobster and a Rock Lobster, one being firmer and tastier then the other, so it is with the warm water and cold water Cod.

Just for a taste test, I dipped my daughters sunglasses in butter and took a bite and yup, tasted kinda like lobster...no, maybe it was chicken?

Anyway, I'll return the Pout to the water when I catch em, and they are safe from me unless I get hungry...then watch out!

[Ralph Wiggum]

FYI,

I tried out a sheephead this weekend. I was leary at first, but it actually was fantastic. I just filleted it and removed the lateral line and any dark meat. Could have called it a walleye and I would have been none the wiser.

[Deitz Dittrich]

RW- your a brave man... I was talking with Kut Paulson and he said the same thing.. I may have to keep the next one I catch!

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'd been hearing that for a while and our lake is chock full of them, so I had to try. I'll be keeping more in the future

[dirtking]

"Poor Mans Lobster"

I have heard plenty of folks refer to pout as poor mans lobster

I like it - boiled and dipped in butter - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Borch]

Well I've had shark, red snapper, Sheephead(Ocean variety), Seatrout, Rockbass, eelpout, and of course the usual suspects this past year.

Once I ate mountian lion. Tasted a lot like pork to me.

[Whoaru99]

Tried muskrat and didn't see that on anyones list so I figured I'd throw it in the mix. It's a very dark and rich meat; wasn't bad, but not something I'd go out of my way to have again.

[MidCoast]

I ate Carps, walleyes, bass, pikes, drums, dogfish, sunfish, crappies, perch, bullheads, catfish, white bass, buffalos, turtles, basically EVERYTHING that swims in MN waters LOL....

[FoolNFish]

Think I'll stick with eatin' bass and muskies...MMMMMMMmmmmm

[TNFL]

I kept two 10 or 11 inch bass this weekend to compare with some 7 and 8 inch sunnies. Both me and the wife agreed the bass was much better tasting. the fillets were thicker and the meat softer. However, any larger bass and the meat seems to get mushy. PS. that was my first fish meal of the summer. I nearly always catch and release as I mostly fish for game fish.

[Ely Lake Expert]

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The Other Day i Seen a Bunch Of Hmongs Eating raw Sheephead!Right On the Dock! That Was Weird.

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WHAT ARE HMONGS? ARE THEY SOME KIND OF ANIMAL ?

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LMAO

[M.T. Bucket]

Fish & game I've eaten...

Channel & flathead catfish

Black & white crappie

Carp

Smallmouth, largemouth, & rock bass

Bluegill & sunfish

Lake, rainbow, & brook trout

Northern pike & muskie (yes, I once tried a small one from Illinois out of curiosity)

Bullhead

Sheephead

Walleye

Yellow perch

Whitefish

Crayfish

Pheasant

Ruffed Grouse

Duck

Goose

Venison

Elk

Now when am I gonna get down after a turkey?

[Selmer]

Hmongs are and Southeast Asian ethnic group, usually ousted here to the US by the Vietnam war. They normally LOVE fish in any way, shape, or form.

Selmer

[Sonicrunch]

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The Other Day i Seen a Bunch Of Hmongs Eating raw Sheephead!Right On the Dock! That Was Weird.

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[Ely Lake Expert]

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The Other Day i Seen a Bunch Of Hmongs Eating raw Sheephead!Right On the Dock! That Was Weird.

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I am not laughing at the Hmong race at all, I was laughing because I think he seriously didn't have a clue and really thought a hmong was a kind of animal.

[Ely Lake Expert]

PS

It struck me as funny. NO WHINING