45 minutes on Taney

[Phil Lilley]

Dark images but you should be able to make out where I am on the lake... below Fall Creek on the inside bank.  You can see the marina past the bow of my jon boat.

Drifted and fished this inside bank for about 45 minutes throwing a #14 black zebra midge under an indicator 18 inches deep and caught 5 rainbows, 4 of which will be dinner tonight.  This is a great bank to fish...  it's not deep water so you have to fish it shallow.  

I started at the huge tree in the water and it's good to just pass the Riverpointe boat ramp.

[brother dave]

Woohoo, eat in trouts!   Deep fried? Smoked? Baked or bbq?

[Phil Lilley]

Microwaved

[Smallie Seeker]

Haha!!

[Gatorjet]

Fishee that stretch last weekend most of the time. Not a large number of fish, but everything I caught on a sculpin/olive/olive head 3/32 oz jig was good size. Up to a bright, and bold colored heavy 16" bow.

Brought that one, and a couple more back to Lilleys so my little granddaughter could pet him before I released it at the dock.

[Phil Lilley]

I should expound...

Melt butter in plate.  Sprinkle lemon pepper and season salt (or garlic salt) on melted butter.  Place fillets on plate, dipping and turning them so that there's butter/seasonings on both sides.  Fill plate with fish.  Microwaves for 3.5 minutes.

I've done this with crappie - meat fell apart and dried out quickly.  White bass, not as bad.  Trout - perfect.

[brother dave]

Makes me hungry for trout!

[Smallie Seeker]

I didn't think you were being serious. I've heard of nukeing crappie, but never trout. 

Ill have to give it a try. 

Mine usually get coated with Cavenders seasoning and dill inside and out, stuffed with lemon, and spend 2-3 hrs on the smoker. 

[dennishoddy]

We put layers of sliced spuds, carrots, bell pepper, onions, salt, pepper, fresh diced garlic and jalepeno on heavy foil, add trout with lemon slices on both sides and in cavity, then put another  layer on top. Wrap tightly and seal the edges.

Put on a  charcoal grill or throw into a campfire coals for 20 minutes on each side. It will balloon up a bit, but when opened up to eat, its heaven on a plate.

[fishin_addict]

I thought you were kidding Phil.  I'll try anything once.  I smoked some trout over the weekend after soaking in a brine for 4 hours to make trout dip and they were so good right out of the smoker I stopped making the dip as it just covered up the taste.