Trout for Sale - $4 each!

[Terrierman]

46 minutes ago, laker67 said:

I wonder if it is illegal  to buy them?

No bird, fish, crayfish, mussel, amphibian,  reptile,  mammal,  or  other  form  of
wildlife, including wildlife raised or held in
captivity,  or  their  homes,  dens,  nests,  eggs,
and larvae in Missouri shall be molested, pursued, taken, hunted, trapped, tagged, marked,
enticed, poisoned, killed, transported, stored,served,  bought,  sold,  given  
away, accepted,  possessed, propagated, imported, exported, or
liberated to the wild in any manner, number,
part, parcel, or quantity, at any time, except as
specifically permitted by these rules and any
laws consistent with Article IV, sections 40–46
of the Constitution of Missouri; however,
this Code  shall  not  apply  to  other  invertebrates
except as specifically provided.
 (Article IV, sections 40–46 of the Constitution of Missouri establishes the MDC)

This is the section of the wildlife code that makes it a permissive code.  Unless the code tells you how, when and where you can take or even try to take animals in Missouri, you can't do it - legally.  And of course you need the appropriate permit(s) and have to comply with daily and possession limits, labeling and all the other stuff they can hang you with.  The wrong agent can and will.  For example, I have a friend who had to go to court for having ducks in his freezer that weren't labeled.  

[Phil Lilley]

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[netboy]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 1:35 PM, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Is it legal or not?

4$ for a trout!!!   You can get the same flavor profile from the pellet machines for a quarter a handful at the hatchery.  And you don't have to clean a trout.

Oh my you are really missing out....

We enjoy a fresh trout dinner once a week. I catch lots of trout being retired and fishing most every day. I usually keep 2 trout each week for a fresh trout dinner. What I look for are trout that have been in the river for some time. That said you must be selective on what you keep and not keep trout straight of the hatchery or they will taste as you posted.

Here is what I look for...trout with vibrant colors, white tips on the fins and a distended anal vent. These are the ones that are feeding mostly on snails, crawfish and minnows.  When you clean one like that they will be full of snails and the meat will be an pretty orange color, much akin to salmon. Fillet them and saute in butter and olive oil, then take the fillets out. Next add a bit more butter, lemon juice and almonds and let them brown up and then spoon over the fillets and serve with a nice chardonnay.

Really good eats. We just finished that exact dinner and pretty darn good.

 

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

With that recipe you should get on Ness’s food thread. I think it’s the longest post ever on OA. 

 

[nomolites]

That is my favorite way as well.  Agree wild(er) trout are best!

Mike

[fishinwrench]

Stocker trout patties are pretty good. 

Foil bake them, then fork out the meat (avoiding that yucky brown stuff, "fat?" that tastes like liver pellets).  Mix with Ritz cracker crumbs, chopped celery, lemon pepper seasoning, and an egg or two.   Make into patties and fry in a skillet.  Lots of protein there.

[netboy]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Stocker trout patties are pretty good. 

Foil bake them, then fork out the meat (avoiding that yucky brown stuff, "fat?" that tastes like liver pellets).  Mix with Ritz cracker crumbs, chopped celery, lemon pepper seasoning, and an egg or two.   Make into patties and fry in a skillet.  Lots of protein there.

I do that but use smoked trout instead of baked. Yum.....

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I’ll try that one

[Old plug]

I knew a fella down at Clearwater Lake used to catch crappie and sell them. As a matter of fact there was not much game he did not catch shoot or trap that he would not sell. His wife could fillet a crappie faster than anyone I have ever seen.  They would catch him take him to  court, he would pay his fine go home and go right back to it  That happened several times  And yes he was very poor. But in his case it was of his own choice. But that does not mean ALL poor are by choice. We got a big community here of folks that are not poor by being lazy or choice. Its named Ivy Bend  

You got a point about the giving of fish to organization for fund raising etc It is overlooked the same as the cash card games that go on in the back rooms of some of these places. You cannot overlook the law to satisfy some privleaged and expect those who are not a part of that to obey they law. That is how we get to where we are. Bending laws to suit some. 

[fishinwrench]

I'm betting that a person could make more money selling vegetables or even lemonade on the roadside than by selling fish.  

If you're thinking about doing something illegal in order to make some money, you should first consider if it's possible (and easier) to make even more money legally.   You can make more money in 1 hour by mowing a lawn than you can by selling fish that it took you 3 days to catch/clean/package.    

Even if selling fish was legal the guy should be jailed for stupidity.