Pike fishing Aug 21

[offtrail]

Pike fishing is another favorite sport of mine. It's still early and the fishing will get better.

[orly152]

Thanks for sharing that buddy. I was wondering if pike can be eaten ? Also, dont know if you noticed but the little pop-up notes you put in the video the sentences arent complete.

[offtrail]

Aug 22, 2012 6:12:43 GMT -7 orly152 said:

Thanks for sharing that buddy. I was wondering if pike can be eaten ? Also, dont know if you noticed but the little pop-up notes you put in the video the sentences arent complete.

Thanks for letting me know, i will check into it.

[garret]

nother great vid OT

love pike fishing, in the town where i was born the river opened into a large, shallow reeded area (called a flash) we used to pike fish there all day, using perchlings for bait.

and if you cook it right pike tastes wonderful

[offtrail]

Aug 22, 2012 18:39:18 GMT -7 garret said:

nother great vid OT

love pike fishing, in the town where i was born the river opened into a large, shallow reeded area (called a flash) we used to pike fish there all day, using perchlings for bait.

and if you cook it right pike tastes wonderful

Me to, it can be very exciting pike fishing. And yes they are very good eating,thanks for posting

[thywar]

Not that we have any pike in Oklahoma but since you brought it up.. where is the recipe for 'if you cook it right pike tastes wonderful'. I caught a pike when I was in the boundary waters, my brother caught a lake trout.. we cooked 'em both that night over an open fire and without a recipe they tasted pretty darn good after an all day of paddling.

[offtrail]

Aug 22, 2012 19:01:52 GMT -7 thywar said:

Not that we have any pike in Oklahoma but since you brought it up.. where is the recipe for 'if you cook it right pike tastes wonderful'. I caught a pike when I was in the boundary waters, my brother caught a lake trout.. we cooked 'em both that night over an open fire and without a recipe they tasted pretty darn good after an all day of paddling.

Lots of factors come into play as to how your fish turns out. Was it left on a stringer all day to die slowly. The best way to keep fish fresh for cooking is to put on ice as soon as possible. If you can't do that then cooking it as soon as possible is best. As for cleaning and cooking, a pike can't be cleaned like other fish. If not done right you will have to many bones to even enjoy your catch. Always remove the lateral line and belly meat. As for cooking most people over cook there fish, it should be cooked just till it flakes, not mushy of tough. In your situation cooking a fresh caught fish on an open fire always taste good... plus how hungry a person is.... thanks for posting

[garret]

we had keep nets for our fish (sort of like a live well) so even at the end of the day the fish were fresh, most of the time the pike were filleted and cooked with lemon, salt and peper. fried on a high heat quickly to sear it was good eating