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Today's Photo - Jan 31 - The Grimms Bros. - "Walleye Country!"

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 11:18 AM



An enchanted tree in a place called...Lost Wages?


It's northern cousin:


This is indeed another enchanted place...yes... 'someplace'...brrr...on the fabled Rainy River, Lake of the Woods, Canada/USA.

My Baja of the North....come along?... if you dare to fish it... :rolleyes:



[Edited on 1-31-2012 by Pompano]

Ken Bondy - 1-31-2012 at 11:27 AM

Roger - my first introduction to the joys of walleye were at Rainy Lake. Flew to International Falls in a C182 I rented at MPL and spent a week on the lake. Thanks so much for "los recuerdos".

KurtG - 1-31-2012 at 01:23 PM

Roger,
I recently read a great article on the restoration of the Sturgeon fishery in the Rainy River. Great to hear a success story in this era of declining fisheries. BTW, the greatest day of Walleye fishing I ever had was in that country. Lake of the Woods out of Warroad. We caught limits in Minnesota and two Canadian provinces in one day. The highlight being in Buffalo Bay where an unbaited hook was fought over by voracious Walleyes. I still remember our shore lunch that day, freshly filleted Walleye in beer batter. This was around 1973.

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 01:41 PM

Kurt and Ken and all fishermen...

...keep your 'eyes' open for a upcoming thread I've been meaning to write on the best-tasting fish in the world...WALLEYES...

...or 'pickerel' as our Canuck Cousins would say. :rolleyes:

Some of the best times are those walleye shore lunches....mmmmm-gooooooood!





[Edited on 1-31-2012 by Pompano]

popmpano

captkw - 1-31-2012 at 01:51 PM

Hola,,,hummm .... O k I have not tasted waleye,,,but have you ever had fresh (keyword) white seabass or albee ?? If you think its better,great,,cus, that must be one damn good tasting fish and I looked forward to one day catching what I've heard is "mouth with a tail" Wally K&T :cool:

Cypress - 1-31-2012 at 01:54 PM

Best tasting? Doubt if anyone could tell the difference between walleye and speckled trout.;D

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 02:25 PM

Speckled.... trout?? :?:


Surely you are joking, Cypress..right? Good enough to keep one alive.. and feed the sled dogs, maybe. Like Northern Dancer alongside a plow horse.

Hoo-boy, that'll stir them up some! :rolleyes:

And yes, capt...I have caught and eaten white sea bass, and I like it...but walleye is still Tops in my book.

capt quote: "...I looked forward to one day catching what I've heard is "mouth with a tail"


...hmm, never heard that expression about a waldo....You 'might' be referring to a largemouth bass?

A part of the magic of fishing walleyes (Up North, that is..) is the absolutely pristine wilderness area you are fortunate enough to be in...truly God's Country.

Now I ask you.......Who could ask for anything more?

Cypress - 1-31-2012 at 04:09 PM

Pompano, I don't think you really know what a Speckled trout is.:D

Ken Bondy - 1-31-2012 at 07:11 PM

I'm with Pompano on this one. Walleye is the best tasting fish I've ever had, fresh or salt water. And yes, I've tasted white sea bass, albee (albacore???) and a wide variety of trout (they've all had speckles of some sort :)) Best salt-water fish, IMHO, is wahoo.

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 07:15 PM

Cypress, my son.....Is it anything like a seatrout? I think the locals in Louisiana called them yellowmouths? At least that's what I caught in a salt water estuary down there when I was on a fishing trip with my father in summer of 1952...I was 9.

The ones we caught were fun on the surface. Lots of spice and breaded, then fried. Okay...but liked the shrimp gumbo better.

KurtG - 1-31-2012 at 07:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ken Bondy
I'm with Pompano on this one. Walleye is the best tasting fish I've ever had, fresh or salt water. And yes, I've tasted white sea bass, albee (albacore???) and a wide variety of trout (they've all had speckles of some sort :)) Best salt-water fish, IMHO, is wahoo.


Yup, I agree. Walleye is #1, ate lots of it growing up in Minnesota, and I think Wahoo is the best salt water fish I have tasted.

tripledigitken - 1-31-2012 at 07:43 PM

I have to list the top five, picking the numero uno too tough.

fresh water

Wallyeye, Arctic Char

saltwater

Sculpin, Sand Dabs, Chinook (King) Salmon

Cypress - 1-31-2012 at 07:50 PM

Pompano, The specs are still down there, plenty of 'em. Redfish are choice also, the ones under 10 lbs. And that gumbo, just finished a big pot of gumbo this afternoon.:yes:

Skipjack Joe - 1-31-2012 at 08:09 PM

I'm with tripledigit on this survey.

I've had plenty of wahoo at Christmas Island and was not that impressed.

Another great freshwater fish to eat: arctic grayling.

We had WSB chowder at San Quintin this winter and it, too, is overrated IMO.

tripledigitken - 1-31-2012 at 08:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I'm with tripledigit on this survey.

I've had plenty of wahoo at Christmas Island and was not that impressed.

Another great freshwater fish to eat: arctic grayling.

We had WSB chowder at San Quintin this winter and it, too, is overrated IMO.


Lucky you too, you're in the middle of Sand Dab habitat. Very hard to find in So Cal.

Ken Bondy - 1-31-2012 at 08:47 PM

I know this is politically incorrect, but in my dim past I recall that totuava was very delicious. Probably why it's pretty much gone now. All of the white sea bass family (including corbina) are great tasting, firm white-meat fish.

[Edited on 2-1-2012 by Ken Bondy]

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 09:20 PM


SALMON…pa-too-ey!

Sadly, too much of a good thing.

I ate salmon every day for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks...so.....I have lost 'most' of my yen for salmon after a few seasons of commercial salmon in Alaska.


Many,many thousands of pounds of salmon...every blessed day for weeks upon weeks....what's for lunch, cookie?....Salmon?.....:barf:



"Vell, vat do yew say, Sven?...dem two over dare for lunch? Ya sure, by golly, dis time ve make em into something ve can eat, ya betcha. Oof da! I have it, Sven...how about some nice salmon chili?"



Then again....it's a shame to waste fish...a real crime. :yes:








so...I guess I'll force myself! :saint:




Yeah, salmon is okay, I guess...but never, NEVER get between me and a walleye fillet. :bounce:

Pompano - 1-31-2012 at 09:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ken Bondy
I know this is politically incorrect, but in my dim past I recall that totuava was very delicious. Probably why it's pretty much gone now. All of the white sea bass family (including corbina) are great tasting, firm white-meat fish.

[Edited on 2-1-2012 by Ken Bondy]


Totuava is one fish I never had the pleasure of having for dinner...more's the pity, because as it is now is endangered and off-limits to law-abiding fishermen, I will miss that treat.

Wish I could have tried it....just saying. I will make do with white sea bass and corbina, however. ;D

wessongroup - 1-31-2012 at 09:50 PM

Thanks Pompano... Ya got some sense of humor .... just super


"Vell, vat do yew say, Sven?...dem two over dare for lunch? Ya sure, by golly, dis time ve make em into something ve can eat, ya betcha. Oof da! I have it, Sven...how about some nice salmon chili?"

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Edited on 2-1-2012 by wessongroup]

desertcpl - 2-1-2012 at 09:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Pompano
Quote:
Originally posted by Ken Bondy
I know this is politically incorrect, but in my dim past I recall that totuava was very delicious. Probably why it's pretty much gone now. All of the white sea bass family (including corbina) are great tasting, firm white-meat fish.

[Edited on 2-1-2012 by Ken Bondy]


Totuava is one fish I never had the pleasure of having for dinner...more's the pity, because as it is now is endangered and off-limits to law-abiding fishermen, I will miss that treat.

Wish I could have tried it....just saying. I will make do with white sea bass and corbina, however. ;D




growing up in Long Beach, my parents used to take me to San felipe starting in the early 50s, Totuava was considered a delicacy, I remember as a young kid we would bring back alot and share it with family and friends, I hadnt had Totuava for many many years until about 5 years ago, I guess I will not mention the restruants name , but it was aways below San Felipe, we was with some friends that never had totuava, well it brought back fond memories for me and was a special treat for my friends

san felipe 1953 001.jpg - 35kB

tripledigitken - 2-1-2012 at 09:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Pompano

SALMON…pa-too-ey!

Sadly, too much of a good thing.



That reminds me of a camping trip to Punta Baja. We befriended a local fisherman named Jorge who lived in a fishcamp nearby. He joined us for fishing demonstrations and tequila over the two days we were there. When we mentioned we had brought chicken breasts to cook his eyes lighted up and offered us lobster in exchange.

He complained he was tired of his diet of lobster!

watizname - 2-1-2012 at 10:48 AM

Traded a small canned ham for 4 large live lobsters at Scorpion bay about 15 years ago. I guess it's all relative. "That old too much of a good thing", thing.:cool: