Is Northern Pike any good for eating?
Jan 9, 2021 16:45:34 #
Gary Northrop
Loc: Richland WA
When I've caught pike in Washington, Idaho, and Montana and
put a finger on it, the strand of slime goes as high as a foot before
it drops off. Not so in northern Canada. I wonder if this is true in similar
US latitudes.
put a finger on it, the strand of slime goes as high as a foot before
it drops off. Not so in northern Canada. I wonder if this is true in similar
US latitudes.
Jan 9, 2021 17:03:55 #
Grandpa Knows How
Loc: OC, California
Northern Pike are excellent eating. You need to study YouTube for instructions on removing the Y-Bone. Several ways on how to fillet the fish. Develop skills on method you prefer.
Jan 9, 2021 17:12:04 #
smells fishy wrote:
Great eating out of cold water. Small ones where legal are terrific pickled.
I think the far north cold water is the key. My boys catch quite a few of them around Wyoming and they smell fishy alive and don’t taste good at all. Really slimy and lots of bones. They kill a few just to save the other fish but they won’t eat em. Fun to catch though.
Jan 9, 2021 18:50:09 #
I cheat cut it into chunks and pickle it like herring, if you frying and get the Y bones out great if not pick around the bones to get a taste of that “sweet” meat and you’ll be hooked enough to learn the trick.
Jan 9, 2021 18:57:11 #
Stopped at a small restaurant near lake Wisconsin many years ago and had pike, still remember it as one of the best meals ever
Jan 9, 2021 19:04:59 #
Miley1
Loc: Northampton county,Pa,Bangor
Good eating as ashore lunch but yes it takes time to learn how to fillet them
Jan 9, 2021 20:12:53 #
Tyee
Loc: Normal, Illinois
Toothy and slimy when alive. Unless we plan to eat them, they are unwelcome guests in my boat. But all the nastys go away after they are fried and hit with a little lemon juice and white wine; a nice shore lunch alternative to walleye.
Jan 9, 2021 20:28:46 #
I think they are good eating lots of them here in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I like walleye and crappie better because they are easier to fillet no y bones.
Jan 9, 2021 20:39:06 #
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Jan 9, 2021 23:13:11 #
I don't hate pike and crappie is yummy and so is walleye but I love Halibut yum yum yum I couldn't get enough of it when I was stationed in Alaska
Jan 10, 2021 06:16:53 #
wainemaine
Loc: western mountains, Maine
No idea what it tastes like, I hate them, they are invasive species here, ! of our best trout/ salmon lakes"Sebago" is overun with them.Pike are related to baracuda are an ambush predator, and will eat anything it can fit down it's sizable throat, small 1s eat the same things as trout and salmon, and big 1s eat salmon and trout . Nothing is safe, from ducks, loons, turtles, best to catch them, cut them up and use them for lobster and crab bait,most lakes/ponds that have them are no limit and no size restrictions.
Jan 10, 2021 08:09:21 #
Lee1947
Loc: Rochester, NY
FS Digest wrote:
We don't have pike where i fish.. Most people I've asked say it isn't worth dealing with all the bones. I was wondering whether you all were eating them or releasing them back.
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by Chess-Piece-Face
there is a way to get rid of the bones when you filet(check it online) then cook anyway you want...delish!!!!!!!
Jan 10, 2021 09:13:16 #
The Northern is an incredible fish to catch and eat. The native Indians back home (SD) prefer to eat them over all else. I agree with everything Harleypiker said in his response. My Uncle taught me the Y-bone cleaing method. If you like pickled foods, Pike are the best candidates for it. The meat texture is perfect for pickling and the act of pickling them totally disolves the bones into non-existence. Both catching & cooking, Northern Pike are a treasure.
Jan 10, 2021 13:02:06 #
Pikeman
Loc: Michigan
I agree with everything that they are great eating but need to get the y bones out
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