M.J.Lampert Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 a 2lb 3 oz. rainbow that I got on Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Now you’re making my mouth water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I start my fry pan heating! I put the butter in! And when that butter's smokin toss the trout on in. A little salt and pepper and you're talking Mouth WATERIN! Now I'm hankering for some nice pan sized brookies. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 frosty I filleted it out and my father used some butter and lemon pepper turned out excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Oh yeah, that was plenty large enough to need filleting. Dad and I mostly fished for brook trout which run pan sized, 9" being a monster. The way we cooked them was cleaned but not scaled and salted on the inside. Hot pan with the butter just starting to smoke and a fresh trout goes in. Sometimes they were so fresh you had to hold them down or they'd flop out of the pan. (Yes, into the fire until you learned to not let them.) When they started to crisp up a little where the tail meets the meat we'd flip them, the second side always cooked a little faster as it was already hot. The trick for eating trout Dad taught me was to separate the meat at the tail with a fork and just lift the cooked fillet off the skeleton and lower it into your mouth while pealing the skin with your other hand. Eating fresh trout was indeed a two handed affair for us. The fin bones stayed on the skin. We could eat them as fast as they cooked. We only got fancy when we caught large trout about the size of yours and up. Lemmon pepper sounds good. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Butter & lemon pepper is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Wow this thread took off since I was away! Thanks for everyone who shared! I’ve been doing extensive fishing over the last few months, there’s a few people who can attest to that since I constantly blow their phones up with fish pictures! Lol MJ I haven’t tried trout fishing yet but plan to do so this fall on the lower Illinois below tenkiller dam I can’t wait! That fish looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Good to see your AVATAR again Billy, REALLY GOOD! I've missed reading your posts. What's been happening on the seven seas? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Speaking of trout, my very last big job as a custom cabinetmaker was building an L-shaped, three-level display cabinet and sales counter for the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, VT. They moved to another location several years later, and rumor has it that the counter made its way to a local school for some purpose or other. If any of y'all find yourselves in Vermont, the museum is worth a visit. Even if you're not into fishing, the level of craftsmanship involved in fly tying and rod building is pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Jerry, Been busy all summer dealing with a lot real estate stuff on a few different properties, busy in the repair shop with customers, and a vacation to Branson, been fishing on the weekends, ca I won a fishing competition/tournament thing here a couple months ago, an actually I just got back from the creek a few minutes ago! Caught a handful of baby bass an one little pumpkin seed sunfish Max has started school so that’s a new adventure, he will be playing soccer this fall in the little 3 year old league, so that’s gonna be hilarious watching a bunch of toddlers chase a ball around so yeah just been buzzing around doin a little bit of everything, John that’s sounds cool! do they have a website where I can check them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Yeah, you really had a lot on your plate last time we talked on the phone and got pretty worked up. I've been hoping I didn't say something wrong. Are things calming down some now? Jer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 No if anything things have been steadily getting more ridiculous around here but it is what it is, that’s why I’ve been taking time to walk away once in awhile and enjoy some quiet solitude on the river lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidquality Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Good plan and nice bait. Thought you said you caught some fish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Those aren't nightcrawlers or crickets. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I would rather cook those "pan sized" guys, they make better eating than some of the near record bass I have caught. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Hi Billy. The river was my favorite get-away for some solitude. We had a boat but sometimes I went on a smaller river, 12 miles out of town on the gravel roads then a hike across a big bean field and I went at night. Only an occasional freight train crossing the old river bridge to disturb. Good to see you post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Man I'm getting my posts out of order it must be the rain. Things are getting more ridiculous everywhere Billy. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candidquality Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 15 hours ago, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said: pan sized Joking aside, I always enjoyed the brim for that reason. That and you could not buy them in the store. My father bought a small boat Like this one and we would pickup and load on top of the Buick. Had a small trawling motor and we could get off the shore and get to the best fishing spots. Some very fond memories of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 17 hours ago, Frosty said: Those aren't nightcrawlers or crickets Nah we use crank baits, 17 hours ago, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said: pan sized Yeah and they are a blast to catch too! I use ultralight rods an reels on the creeks an sometimes on the river, with 4lb test and micro baits so even a little fish is a fight 17 hours ago, Scott NC said: Only an occasional freight train crossing the old river bridge to disturb That’s about how it is where I go on the Barren fork, just a lonely train whistle once in awhile, but I fish early morning, I try to get out there just before sunrise Candidquality we’ve got a couple kayaks and an ol beat up aluminum flat bottom jon boat for bigger puddles, they come in handy Ive been taking Max fishing on some mornings an afternoons and I just set him up with a worm a bobber and he goes complete ballistic when he gets a bite and reels it in! Lol he has had a ball all summer and asks me pretty frequently to take him fishing now, he’s not afraid of anything, he wants to handle the fish and worms and get in the water lol last weekend I took him up on the Illinois river just north of me a little ways and that little turkey kept trying to get out in the current so I had to watch him like a hawk, at one point he grabbed hold of a rock and held on and let the water just pull him horizontal lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 23 hours ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said: do they have a website where I can check them out? American Museum of Fly Fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 You never forget the first time a kid catches a fish, you can almost feel the soul deep happy excitement. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Max is a natural born fisherman. I never could get either of my boys interested but they did love going out in the boat and diving off. I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s. Semper Paratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Billy, Good to see back on the site. Looks like Max is having a great time, keep it up and enjoy every minute. my youngest daughter used to go with me almost every time I hooked up the boat, until she turned 13 and got other ideas in her head. When she was 8 she hooked a 5 ft gator and fought it all the way to the boat and got mad at me when I cut the line because she wanted to bring it home to show her mom and older sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 That was pretty unreasonable of you Les. Sounds like my Dad, we were trout fishing one afternoon when I got a solid strike and found myself reeling in a rattlesnake. I yelled "LOOK" at Dad, he turned and said "Don't play with the rattle snakes Butch," reached over with his cigarette and burned my line. I didn't think about it till years later but am bummed to think the snake probably got trapped and died when the fishing line got tangled. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Les L said: When she was 8 she hooked a 5 ft gator and fought it all the way to the boat and got mad at me when I cut the line because she wanted to bring it home to show her mom and older sister Omg!!! That’s the best fishing story I’ve heard all week!!! Lol well we don’t have gators in Adair county Oklahoma but we do have four different species of Gar and I’ve been trying to get one of them on the line so far no luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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