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Re: one fisherman's trash
Trash or Treasure..??<br /><br />Where I was raised(Downeast Maine), if you caught a "Horned-Pout", You'd cut the line,+ throw them on the bank to die..........<br />Here in Northern New York, The Lake,+ River banks twinkle in the spring with camp-fires of people Trying to catch "Bullheads".....<br />Fire Dept.s have Bullhead Feeds to raise funds....<br />BTW, Bullheads,+ Horned Pout are the Same fish.......... Go Figure........<br /><br />Carp ?? There's a whole New fishery being exploited up here on the St. Lawrence River.......<br />British folks are Flocking to the riverbanks in search of Carp.... Tournaments... Charters... Complete Vacation Packages...... Go Figure......<br /><br />As for Eating,??? In any given year, I fish both Hard,+ Soft water......<br /><br />Ice fishing, any Northerns, Bass(out of season here), Trout(Brookies,Lakers,Browns, or Rainbows),+ Perch, Go back down the Hole.... Unless it's a Money Fish in a Derby....<br /><br />Winter Eating for Me is Walleye, or Burbot.....<br />(Burbot run in Black River Bay in late Feb,+ early March.... Nasty to fillet, Very Slimey, but Very Tasty.. Much like Walleye, large flaky white meat)<br /><br />In the Summer, Trout(Browns, Lakers, Steelies), Salmon, Northerns, Muskies, Bass, Perch, Bullheads, Catfish, Eels, Carp,+ Most Everything Else goes back Overboard.........<br /><br />But, I will break out the Fillet Knife for All legal Walleyes.... And, All the Sheepies that come over the transom............<br /><br />Filleting a Sheepshead is pretty straight forward... After the fillets are on the board, take the time to remove All of the Darker lateral line meat... What's left is an Excellent flakey white meat fillet.... Much like Walleye.... Matter of fact, I've converted several people by mixing Walleye,+ Sheepie fillets at a cook-out.... Nobody could Tell the Difference.........
<br /><br />BTW, Sheepies also have rather large "Cheeks"... Two of the tastiest morsels know to Me......<br />And, There's a "Pearl" in their head, just forward,+ above the Ears, in the center of their Head.........................
Trash or Treasure..??<br /><br />Where I was raised(Downeast Maine), if you caught a "Horned-Pout", You'd cut the line,+ throw them on the bank to die..........<br />Here in Northern New York, The Lake,+ River banks twinkle in the spring with camp-fires of people Trying to catch "Bullheads".....<br />Fire Dept.s have Bullhead Feeds to raise funds....<br />BTW, Bullheads,+ Horned Pout are the Same fish.......... Go Figure........<br /><br />Carp ?? There's a whole New fishery being exploited up here on the St. Lawrence River.......<br />British folks are Flocking to the riverbanks in search of Carp.... Tournaments... Charters... Complete Vacation Packages...... Go Figure......<br /><br />As for Eating,??? In any given year, I fish both Hard,+ Soft water......<br /><br />Ice fishing, any Northerns, Bass(out of season here), Trout(Brookies,Lakers,Browns, or Rainbows),+ Perch, Go back down the Hole.... Unless it's a Money Fish in a Derby....<br /><br />Winter Eating for Me is Walleye, or Burbot.....<br />(Burbot run in Black River Bay in late Feb,+ early March.... Nasty to fillet, Very Slimey, but Very Tasty.. Much like Walleye, large flaky white meat)<br /><br />In the Summer, Trout(Browns, Lakers, Steelies), Salmon, Northerns, Muskies, Bass, Perch, Bullheads, Catfish, Eels, Carp,+ Most Everything Else goes back Overboard.........<br /><br />But, I will break out the Fillet Knife for All legal Walleyes.... And, All the Sheepies that come over the transom............<br /><br />Filleting a Sheepshead is pretty straight forward... After the fillets are on the board, take the time to remove All of the Darker lateral line meat... What's left is an Excellent flakey white meat fillet.... Much like Walleye.... Matter of fact, I've converted several people by mixing Walleye,+ Sheepie fillets at a cook-out.... Nobody could Tell the Difference.........
<br /><br />BTW, Sheepies also have rather large "Cheeks"... Two of the tastiest morsels know to Me......<br />And, There's a "Pearl" in their head, just forward,+ above the Ears, in the center of their Head......................... 
