Perch anyone

[flygoddess]

Hey TubeDude, read your article in the Trib. today. If I catch them, will you cook them? I have to agree they taste better, bluegill is tastie too.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]You betcha. I make a Pig Out Perch Chowder that really takes the cold out of an ice fishing trip.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also fry them with a dry coating mix, and I make a perch "scampi" that is much different than the recipe in the paper. I soak the fillets in sherry for a half hour or so and then saute in butter and garlic. Dip some fresh bread in the drippins and you can hear your arteries harden.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is a [url "http://www.sltrib.com/food/ci_3412204"]LINK TO ARTICLE[/url] for other tubers who might like to read the article.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We really should do something like I used to do back in the olden days. Find a spot where we can all get together and do "show and tell" on filleting and preparing different kinds of fishies. [/#0000ff]
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[flygoddess]

You bet!. My vote would be Pelican with the Bluegill, croppie and Bass.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Crappies...in Pelican? Never heerd of 'em. Also, the fish in Pelican have lots of those little flesh worms. Just extra protein to me, but some folks are squeamish about them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A closer shot would be Mantua. Don't know if you have fished it with the fairy wand in the last couple of years but it is gangbusters for bass, 'gills and perch. There are some areas right next to shore up there that you can catch a lot of "ten in a row" on gills and perch, with occasional largies. Early in the season there are some decent bows and cutts too. Once the weeds grow to the top of the water, it is tougher.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The other option is Jordanelle. Hopefully the perch are more plentiful this year. In years past you could fill a boat with them, but they were more scarce last year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As soon as the water warms a bit we could easily have a group flotilla and fish fry afterwards. I'm down for dat.[/#0000ff]
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[flygoddess]

Okay maybe no crappie in Pelican, and the worms are something of concern.
I use to fish Mantua all the time till someone took it upon themself to introduce perch. I use to go and catch rainbow close to those of Henry's, one of the few lakes that I have had to chase a fish to keep him from taking me all the way into my backing. Got real excited when they put the Kamloops in there (that misteriously disapeared). I would even deal with the waterskiers and jet skies. But, the last time we went, people were parked and picnicing on the boat launch and all the big trout are gone. Caught nice Bluegill and Bass, but, I sure miss the trout.
Jordanelle isn't bad except for the mass of chub and the price to get in.
Sorry, don't mean to be so negative, I will go anywhere there is fish.
Have you tried the Great Salt Lake for fun? (this isn't a joke if you know what I am talking about)
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]One thing about living (and fishing) in Utah is that nothing stays the same. Just when you are really starting to enjoy a fishery...BAM...something happens to it. Those kamloops in Mantua were great while they lasted. Now, it is a good place to take the kids and rookies to at least let them catch something...'gills and perch. It is also a good place for gettin' the fixin's for a fish fry. Some of the bluegills in there are well over a pound and the perch are getting there too. And, nothing wrong with a porky old largemouth, if you can put up with all the whining from the bassaholics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Jordanelle is no longer a major chub fest. They almost disappeared last year, just like the perch. The smallmouth have been chowing down on them, just like in Starvation. Great early season troutin' up at Rock Cliffs. I buy a season pass for all the parks, so it don't pain me none to fish there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fun on the Great Salt Lake? Are you by any chance referring to the "emergers"...shucking their coverings? Or do you know about a giant race of brine shrimp that will hit your size 32 bitty bugs?[/#0000ff]
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[AdictedBassTard]

Never really caught a sized perch in the US. I think the biggest I ever got was seven inches.
In Africa, I nailed an 4lb Nile Perch on Lake Victoria back in '92. Of course they don't look the same as the perch here.

-ABT-
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[flygoddess]

Well heck, being able to fish in Africa had to be the rush of a life time!
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[tubeN2]

I can vouch for TubeDads recipes. I was forced to eat fish 4,286 different ways as a kid. We always asked for seconds.[cool]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]A 4# Nile Perch would only be bait for the really big boys. All tackle world record is 230#. Here is a pic of a 210# one. None of the faces in the pic is mine. Dang.[/#0000ff]

[#0000ff]I'll bet you could feed a few folks with the fillets from that baby.[/#0000ff]
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[AdictedBassTard]

@Flygodess
I'm a born and raised African (from South Africa) and fished a lot of Africa, particularly the coastal regions. It used to be a truly awesome place to fish, but apart from a half dozen countries, the coastlines have been denuded of their coral, crustaceans and moluscs. So shore fishing is all but a thing of the past.
Mozambique in my opinion, is still King of Coasts fore shorline fishing.
All the wingfish genus, wahoo, mackrel, garrick and many other famous game fish come close in shore to hunt schools of fish that breed in the estuaries or exist along the coral lines for protection.
In the Sardine run season, you can't miss!

@TD
Yep, those Nilies get massive. My dad popped a 74lb'er on Lake Kariba.
My favourite African freshwater fish to catch, is the African Tiger fish - Hydrocynus Vittatus.
According to the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthylogy, pound-for-pound the African Tiger delivers three times more tail thrust than a sailfish. They have been recorded to jump 11 feet in the air.
It is not uncommon for a tiger to break line twice it's weight in break strain. It will rush toward you faster than you can reel, then suddenly it will either dive or reverse direction, taking up slack and snapping it like cotton.
They can reach 36lbs.
There is also the Goliat Tiger fish. It looks much like the African Tiger but grows much larger - up to 110lbs. But my experience is that is a little more docile than the African Tiger.
Here are some pics (none are me. Some day I'll scan in my pics and post 'em (they were taken pre-digital era).

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[AdictedBassTard]

I was just thinking: if any of you or anyone you know is looking for a real cheap fresh water fishing trip to Africa and nailing some tigers, my bro is still there and takes folks out now and then.
He can arrange your accomodation for you, and he'll be your guide. Just bring your own gear.

-ABT-
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[flygoddess]

WOW! let me ask you though, are you content with the fishing you got now?
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[AdictedBassTard]

@Flygodess
You betcha. The US has great fighting fish. The one thing in the US that is better than anywhere else in the world: fresh water fly fishing. All the different salmon, trout, bass etc. Africa has no salmon (what we call salmon is actually Daga Snapper and never go into fresh water, not even to spawn) and no idigenous trout (only a hand full of damns and srtictly controlled streams have some Rainbow and Browns).
Fly fishing is way too expensive there, so few people pursue it and of course that means fewer knowledgeable people on the subject. I only really started to get into flyfishing in the US.
As for freshwater sport fish - walleye, muskie, striper etc ... these fish which do not exist in Africa make the US a prime oyster with a perfect anglers pearl!
I also dare not forget to mention how float tubing is also for wealthy people in Africa - that alone is enough to convince me the US is an anglers paradise.

-ABT-
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[Bluegillman]

So Flygoddess talked about "Perch Anyone" as she saw your article and you posted the story. I know we can buy perch fillets in the meat markets or the seafood stores but do u or anyone know if there are bluegill fillets out there? A year ago my brother asked me to come fishing with him up Three Lakes in Wisconsin. After all day of fishing, it got a little too late to cook dinner so we went out to eat at a lodge. Looking at what to eat and found it saying "Bluegill Plate" I asked if it was really bluegills and they said yes. Man, it was a great thing and very good! We stopped for that three time that week!
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[flygoddess]

You got me, I am sure that there is. My husband would kill me if I brought that home, he hates freshwater fish and the smell, GO FIGURE!
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Availability of any type of fish species in a market is dependent upon several things. First, the laws of the state. In Utah, there is no commercial harvest or sale of listed gamefish species allowed. The only exception is catfish, tilapia, rainbow trout, stiper and a few other species that have either been purchased from a "fish farm" or which have a certified origin from a legal commercial fishery in some other state.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bluegill are not common as a commercial fish. First of all, they are small and a lot of people just don't want to mess with them. Second, they are so common in most areas that most folks just go catch a bucketful on their own. No dispute that they are some of the best eating fish. I purposefully chase them whenever I can find them, and I love them on the table.[/#0000ff]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]You gotta smack that boy upside the head. He's plain flat unAmerican.[/#0000ff]
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[Bluegillman]

""[cool][size 1][#0000ff]You gotta smack that boy upside the head. He's plain flat unAmerican.[/#0000ff] ""[/size]
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[Bluegillman]

He would eat (?) fish but doesn't like the smell? Most of the time (almost all) I do the cookings outside on my cast irons if I'm frying them. If I'm baking them then it's in the oven inside the house. I haven't notice the fishy smell....I just asked my wife do they smell? She says yes but not as bad as some others. Eats wild game? Those do smell more... I like TubeDude's saying "wack him on the head!"[]
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