Smallmouth Bass for shore lunch?
Apr 21, 2021 19:32:53 #
With the border remaining closed, our guys are fishing the Rainy Lake area in June. With the reduced limits for Walleye, and not knowing what we'll catch, our normal Walleye shore lunches and dinners may be substituted for Smallmouth Bass. Does anyone have any comments on using SMB instead of Walleye in the frying pan? Any suggestions on different preparations needed? I'm assuming the relatively clear and cold water will make them OK to eat, but would like to hear any comments or suggestions you may have.
Apr 22, 2021 06:46:58 #
ronengland wrote:
With the border remaining closed, our guys are fis... (show quote)
I catch and eat both and Smallmouth don't hold a candle to Walleye, taste wise, in my opinion. cook them just like you would Walleye I'll normally toss in a little Cajon Seasoning and they make a good meal.
Apr 22, 2021 11:36:12 #
Ron,
If you need to eat smallmouth for shore lunch, they will taste fine out of Rainy Lake. I have eaten smallmouth in
the Boundary Waters when we didn't have a good walleye bite, and they tasted just fine. Just let the big mammas go.
We cooked them the exact same way we did our walleye (rolled in Shore Lunch seasoning mix and pan fried) and they made a good meal.
Fishing in Rainy Lake in June will be a mixed bag of walleye, small mouth, and pike . . . but mostly walleyes and smallies.
I might be there the same time as you!
Good luck!
If you need to eat smallmouth for shore lunch, they will taste fine out of Rainy Lake. I have eaten smallmouth in
the Boundary Waters when we didn't have a good walleye bite, and they tasted just fine. Just let the big mammas go.
We cooked them the exact same way we did our walleye (rolled in Shore Lunch seasoning mix and pan fried) and they made a good meal.
Fishing in Rainy Lake in June will be a mixed bag of walleye, small mouth, and pike . . . but mostly walleyes and smallies.
I might be there the same time as you!
Good luck!
Apr 22, 2021 13:24:28 #
Yep 12-14 inchers taste just fine.
If you are in a bind for breading, crushed ritz crackers or cheezits work in a pinch
Fry up a batch of potato’s to really set it off.
Yum
If you are in a bind for breading, crushed ritz crackers or cheezits work in a pinch
Fry up a batch of potato’s to really set it off.
Yum
Apr 23, 2021 05:10:22 #
agatemaggot
Loc: iowa
If you like catching Smallies You might not eat a lot of them, they have a very slow growth rate in most waters. A 14 inch Smallie might be 13 to 14 year old fish ! In some waters they will grow faster but that that's rare !
Apr 23, 2021 16:39:18 #
Apr 24, 2021 13:33:02 #
Ben Bragg wrote:
If they are that aggressive, I bet even I could catch one
The one in your profile photo looks fairly impressive - I'm guessing it wasn't your first one, either ! That
IS a 'smallie', is it not ? Photo's a
little fuzzy when I try to zoom
it in !
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