Harvesting Your Catch
For many fisherman, fishing isn’t simply a sport. In fact, it is just as common to fish as a means for food as it is for sport or hobby (catch and release). In the lakes that make up the Madison chain, bluegill, crappie, and perch are abundant and are my very favorite to include in a fish fry. It can be nerve-wracking before filleting fish for your first time. It is important that you have a good teacher, so you don’t end up wasting any meat from the fish. For anyone who wants to start harvesting their catch, I recommend starting with panfish, as they are the easiest to harvest. Once you get the hang of the fillet knife and how it works, you can start to venture into filleting more types of fish using many of the same techniques. If you’ve never had fresh fish caught same day–you’re missing out! Very tasty and satisfying 🙂
5 Comments
Megan Rakow
I’ve never eat fresh-caught fish before in my life, but I definitely want to try it considering I like to fish all the time when I’m up north on my boat. It is a really relaxing hobby when you are up north.
Alijah Peper
It took me a while to learn how to properly fillet fish. I mainly practiced using bluegill since that was the fish I enjoyed eating as a child.
Malcolm Schneider
Fresh Fish fry is the best especially when hanging on the lake all day. I used to catch large mouth bass with my grandparents and broil it and it tasted amazing! Can’t wait to try others too.
Emily
I definitely agree there’s nothing quite like catching a fish and having it for dinner in the same day. It’s quite satisfying!
Austin Dirks
Fishing is fun, and I also like to eat fish. Fish meat is good because it has a unique taste. Fish meat does not taste like other meats.