Fresh and Simple

Phantom Hunter · May 3, 2023

A morning trip to my favorite fishing hole provide fillets for more than one meal. Fried fish is a favorite at my house. Usually with homemade gold potato fries. Found no gold potatoes in the pantry so I tried sweet potato fries. They were edible but not my best dish. Finished off the meal with fresh made brownies the wifey whipped up while I was fishing.

DeerMadness · May 3, 2023

Looks good but of course the sweet potatoes isn't something I would try . Are those stripers on right side of board? I have never fished where they reside.

Phantom Hunter · May 4, 2023

DeerMadness those are white bass, also known as sand bass. They are a true bass like striped bass. We also have a hybrid striped bass in our area lake stocked by our fisheries crew. I love to fish for, catch and eat the striped fish.

DeerMadness · May 8, 2023

Are those different Flavor than Smallmouth ?

Phantom Hunter · May 11, 2023

DeerMadness said:
Are those different Flavor than Smallmouth ?

Yes, they taste different. They are mild in flavor. I don’t get to eat many smallmouth living where I do, but smallmouth is near the very top of my taste preference for fresh water fish

DeerMadness · May 11, 2023

Phantom Hunter said:
Yes, they taste different. They are mild in flavor. I don’t get to eat many smallmouth living where I do, but smallmouth is near the very top of my taste preference for fresh water fish

Walleye is my favorite of freshwater . I hear Burbot is even better but I have never fished for nor seen one.

Phantom Hunter · May 12, 2023

I once fried up a plate of walleye and a plate of smallmouth bass and put them on the table. I was the only one who knew which was which. My family preferred smallmouth! That said most of the fish we eat are hybrid striped bass as they are big, fun to catch and tasty.

DeerMadness · May 12, 2023

I haven't had Smallmouth in a long time. I liked Crappie too. A nice cornmeal with spices coating and fry in a pan with some lard. Steelhead, Sturgeon, Salmon. I don't eat Halibut anymore as the price is too high. I had Grouper Po' Boy at a good restaurant in Daytona. That was phenomenal. Tilapia stuffed with Crab in Dallas at a restaurant called Landry's now that was tasty as heck too.