Urban Trout Fishing Saint Louis

[Whiskey Joe]

Here to take my lumps. . .

Walker Lake Kirkwood, catch & release till Feb 1st, after that ANYTHING goes (fish in a bucket style, 3 poles, can-o-corn).

I took off Monday 2/4 to recover from a probable hangover after a Saturday Mardis Gras and Sunday Superbowl. Didn't feel that bad (guess I'm smarter then I used to be), so went over to Walker Lake to hoosier fish some trout for dinner. I at least used power bait (no corn, yet. .).

What a beautiful day it turned out to be! 70+ degrees and easy fishing.

Caught my 4 trout, cleaned, ice & water in the frig for Ash Wednesday fish night. Delicious fresh trout! Of course, very white meat, not the orange you get in the rivers.

I don't know how many are left, but it would be a great place to bring a kid, catch a few fish, bring home, clean and eat.

I enjoy trout fishing for the food. My policy is to NEVER freeze fish, so I don't take too many.

I appreciate you "sporting trout fishermen" supporting something you like to do so I can yank a few dinners a year. I sport fish on small rivers for bass and only keep the spots (they screw up the smallies).

So, go ahead. Yell at me in your cool trout vest, tying fuzzy things on little bitty line that make your fingers double in size, whipping your flyrod while wading with hemostats hangin. GOD LOVE YOU GUYS!

[Terrapin Station]

Hey WJ, as long as you're casting floating Powerbait upstream (or in this case, north of the fountain) only to fish feeding on the surface, it's all good!

PS: Got any good trout recipes?

[jjtroutbum]

Nice report Joe

I think Trout are good to eat also. As far as getting flogged for using bait and eating fish. I don't think that you will see much of that going on here as the vast majority of fishermen here believe that as long as things are done legally all is good.

Besides if the trout are not kept by summer there all dead anyway.

Good luck and Good eats,

JJ

[Whiskey Joe]

Thanks for understanding the hoosiers (aka jaw yankers).

Recipe: Nothing new. Best I ever made was laying whole gutted fish directly on bbq grill with only fresh picked strawberries (sliced) in the gullet (forgot butter & salt/pepper).

Joe