Lunker777 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Just curious to see who here doesn't eat the fish they catch ?? I know of a couple anglers that won't eat fish ! Im one of those people. I had a bad experience when I was a youngster ( choked on a bone ) and to this day I CAN'T bring myself to eat fish. Ive forced myself to try it pretty well every year and I can only handle a piece or two and then I have to say no more ! Its funny when you here people say " Well you haven't tried it how I cook it ! " Each time Ive tried it "their" way, I still can't handle it ! I don't look at it as a bad thing though... I just ALWAYS practice catch and release I guess !!! hahah Have a good day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hopefully you dont have the same problem if you hunt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I eat my catch once a year........literally, thats it. I do a spring trip once a year (walleye) and its the one week i will keep a bunch of fish for my belly. (if things go well that is lol) I duno, i enjoy it, but i just dont do it, too much work i guess. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I eat 2 maybe 3 meals of fish a year ..cause that's all I can catch..shut up Lloyd, I beat you to it...LOL no really not a big fish eater, but I do keep a few more fish because my wife like fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm with Blaque, once a year when we have our boy's weekend musky trip, we fry up a few crappie, perch and bluegill for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Allergic to all freshwater fish heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carll2 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i dont like fish, il make a walleye shore lunch while im guiding for my clients, but then its sanwhiches for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I eat fish with regularity, but I'd say 90% (at the very least) of what I catch is released. I do really, really love fresh fish, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 We love it! walleye and bass are awesome..would eat it 2-3 times a week if I could...crappie as well! I'm not sure who likes it more, me or my wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i'll keep a walleye for table fare but i'm not huge on the salmon and trout. the odd one that is hooked poorly is kept for my grandmother but the rest go back. whitefish are also quite tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I keep fish to eat about 3-8 times a year. About half the time it's because the fish appears wounded and live release is entirely unlikely. The rest of the time it's because I have company at camp and they want a fish fry. Maybe around 2% of my catch ends up on the table. I only keep fish if I plan on eating it within a day. I NEVER, EVER, EVER take fish home just to put in my freezer. Some people can't seem to tell the difference between fresh and frozen fish, so if they want to keep fish to freeze...that's fine for them. Like a lot of people though, I sure as heck CAN tell the difference (regardless of how it's packed) and wouldn't waste a fish or a fillet by letting it spend so much as a couple of hours in the deep freeze. Just like in an army mess hall, anglers should keep in mind that they are free to take all they want (within legal limits of course)...but better be darn sure to eat all they take. If you've ever cleaned out your freezer and discovered forgotten fillets that are now ruined...remember them the next time you're debating whether or not to harvest a landed fish. I had a bunch of laker bones stuck in the back of my throat when I was about 7. My Dad plucked them out with a set of needle nose pliers while I was blindfolded to surpress my gag reflex. I still eat fish...but it HAS to be totally boneless. If I'm chewing a piece of fish and detect a bone, I immediatley spit out the entire mouthful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapala14 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I find i only keep fish when i'm ice fishing. something about freezin my ass off for hours makes me think i deserve a nice fresh caught fish dinner when i get home. But in the summer i only keep fish if they're mortally wounded or if a buddy wants a few for home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love to eat fish, fresh is preferred but I'll throw some in the freezer without hesitation. If I lived closer to where I fish I might not have much in the freezer but when you are limited to your time on the water, I'll take frozen fish that I caught over captain highliner any day. Also, if I don't end up getting enough for a feed I'll throw them in the freezer and add them to the fish I get the next trip and have a good feed. I also love wild meat and most types of game, in fact I'm having deer chops tonight, can't keep them fresh lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Enough fish dinners for me as a kid, I will eat fish but don`t care to. Usually a diet thing for me , sardines, tuna, salmon out of a can. Usually kept one fish a year, decent sized walleye, steelhead for the wife and kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I eat fish once a week, and I never buy it. Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I only eat fish that I catch because I know where it came from and second, I'm the one handling the meat.... Call me finicky but I still won't change my mind over it.... The species targeted is walleyes, barbotte (catfish) and brookies.... this year got my first white fish and truly enjoyed it. I release the fish that I catch all the time except for the bleeders and those that won't make it. My wife won't eat them but my daughter does and makes for a real enjoyable moment. Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 DANG.. that reminds me... Brookies in the freezer. Tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I've always said "I don't eat anything that swims or flies" to which the usual reply is "You don't like chicken?". Perhaps I don't hang with a bright crowd. I've tried many species of fish from out of the can, out of the deepfryer to out of the livewell. I just don't have a taste for it to enjoy a meal. I don't have a taste for much out of the ordinary but I will say I loved the deer sausage Pete and Bill forced upon me at Lakair last year. I'm usually willing to try new things. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 tone z71 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I like to have a few walleye @ pike dinners a summer other than yet back in the lake they go ,sept for them 45 inch plus muskies mmmmm mmmm they dammm good smoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnthmn Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks to Dad we regularly had fresh caught fish and game on the table for our dinner while growing up. In the fall the freezer always got stocked with walleye and perch for the winter months as well. In the water that morning and on the plate that evening is always preferred but thanks to the old man I start feeling like I'm missing out if I don't eat fish I caught about once a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 speaking of freezing fish,,,do you guys freeze them in a zip lock bag & suspended in water? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) I too, know only too well the experience of having bones caught in the throat. Ended up in the hospital to have them removed some 30 years back. That scope was the most horrible experience. Everytime I get the feel of fish bones in the mouth, that old gag reflex starts to kick in. Despite that, I love fish. Got to have it twice a week or so, and I am perty finicky about my fillets. Offspring love it as well, but not the Mrs. Edited March 27, 2009 by bigugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 speaking of freezing fish,,,do you guys freeze them in a zip lock bag & suspended in water?thx Add water to submerge and squeeze all air out by rolling the zip lock. Stops freezer burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Me I dont eat fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve barrett Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Mostly catch and release But will eat the injured ones.Mostly brookies. But preferr Halibut instead. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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