Walleye

[Tom Brennan]

Pan fried walleye and wild rice I had the other night at a northern Wisconsin supper club. Way up dere, almost in da UP. Uff da!

 

[GChief]

Best eaten fish on the planet

 

[rickb119]

Good stuff!

 

[Ross6860]

Walleye
Perch
Northern Pike (even with all the bones)

Three of the best eating freshwater fish I've tried.

Smoked Whitefish (Menominee) is right up there.

I live in Ohio, so I would say on the best walleye fishery around.

 

[GChief]

I live in Ohio, so I would say on the best walleye fishery around.

Grew up with 2 faimly cabins on the lake, South Bass and Port Clinton.

Walleye Capitol of the World

 

[W9TR]

Threw this guy back
I love WI Supper Clubs.

 

[damacman]

Hope you washed that down with a cold Liney red!

 

[markd51]

Gotta love those Wisconsin Supper Clubs!

And without doubt, been there and done that, just about all freshwater fish caught from northern USA Lakes is superb! Panfish like Crappie, Bluegill, Perch Bass, and yeah, Northern and Musky as well.

 

[Yamaki]

Walleye = YUMMMMM

 

[Ross6860]

Grew up with 2 faimly cabins on the lake, South Bass and Port Clinton.

Walleye Capitol of the World

Our family was into boating. Lots of time with a dock on Sandusky Bay (Cedar Point and The Harbor) or Huron Lagoons.

Great times growing up on the water. Going to the "old" Cedar Point was a ritual as a kid and even as a young adult. It was a real blast having the boat docked there.

 

[Joe Nardy]

When I lived in the flatlands of northern Illinois we used to go to southwest Wisconsin to ride the hilly terrain. There was a small restaurant (not officially a Supper Club) where we would stop for lunch. One of their appetizers was Walleye cheeks. We thought it was a joke but were assured that they were indeed a real thing and were exactly what the name suggested, meat from the side of the Walleye's head. And they are delicious!

 

[transmaster]

A tradition at Culver's during the Lenten season is Northern Walleye Pike sandwiches. They are scrumptious.

 

[jayvis]

The upper Midwest is blessed with the best eating freshwater fish in the world. Can't get enough.

 

[transmaster]

The upper Midwest is blessed with the best eating freshwater fish in the world. Can't get enough.

We have Northern Walleyed Pike in some lakes in Wyoming. There is nothing in the world like a minutes fresh caught Walleye cooked over a campfire right by the shore.

 

[hopeless]

Pan fried walleye and wild rice I had the other night at a northern Wisconsin supper club. Way up dere, almost in da UP. Uff da!

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I can taste it from here. I really want some walleye

 

[Fat Point Ja]

The best was Phil Schmidt's in Hammond, IN, but it's long gone. We went for lunch, I had Walleye, SWMBO got boned and buttered Perch.

A local fish store has frozen Walleye at $20/lb.

You folks keep tempting me to blow the budget.

 

[transmaster]

A very much overlooked relative of the Walleye is the Yellow Perch, It is roughly 1/3rd the size of a Wallyeye but just as tasty, and more widespread in fisheries.

 

[Ross6860]

A very much overlooked relative of the Walleye is the Yellow Perch, It is roughly 1/3rd the size of a Wallyeye but just as tasty, and more widespread in fisheries.

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A lot of folks actually prefer perch. I'll take either one (perch or walleye).

There used to be a lot of bars in NE Ohio that served fish and pierogis, especially during Lent. The fish used to be perch. No idea what they are serving these days, if they still have fish and pierogis.

We have pretty severe perch limits in Lake Erie around Cleveland (10 fish). Not like the old days.

Folks talk about how good fried catfish is. It's fertilizer compared to walleye and perch. ;-)

 

[a_retent]

Minnesota's state fish.
I always keep a couple filets in the freezer for those times I don't feel like sittin' on the ice to catch dinner.

 

[transmaster]

In Wyoming the Yellow Perch is almost a trash fish. I will admit a nice red fleshed 5 pound Brown Trout is hard to beat.