Winter Wanderbouts

[leech~~]

58 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

Bowstring Shores on the east side closed their roads today for slush and told everyone to head to Geigers.  

 

So you Lied!     

 

  On 1/28/2022 at 3:16 PM, leech~~ said:

Any slush around?

 

"Not much.  I set the house on the edge of some but it seems the slush is just under the drifts.  It’s all hard packed out here.  Maybe a foot of snow in the drifts."

[smurfy]

I watch those webcams almost daily, that slush by bowstring shores just happened. Wasn't there yesterday morning. 

 

There looks like slush on the narrows cam also today that appeared the last 2 days.

[Wanderer]

15 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

 

So you Lied!     

 

  On 1/28/2022 at 3:16 PM, leech~~ said:

Any slush around?

 

"Not much.  I set the house on the edge of some but it seems the slush is just under the drifts.  It’s all hard packed out here.  Maybe a foot of snow in the drifts."

No I didn’t.  I’m not on the east side….

 

Of course if you really want to know how a lake is doing, you could do some of your own recon at some point. 

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Wanderer said:

No I didn’t.  I’m not on the east side….

 

Of course if you really want to know how a lake is doing, you could do some of your own recon at some point. 

Yep, I'm doing distance recon first!

[Wanderer]

Morning bite for these guys I guess!

 

[smurfy]

just looked at geigers cam.....a few coming off with some wheelhouses already parked on shore. 

 

how'd the rest of the morninggo wanderer????/

[Wanderer]

We rolled off the lake about 11.  Bite was done by 10.  A few more crappies and a tullibee before the pike came back.

 

Just settled down, unpacked, washed the fish house and now gotta clean a bunch of fish.  Bucket is plenty full.

Edited January 30, 2022 by Wanderer

[Wanderer]

@smurfy when you smoked your pike did you leave the skin on?  I can’t find that post.  I’m debating on pickling, smoking (found your recipes) or just fry em up.  Fillets are in chillin in the fridge.

 

I also saved the roe from the pike.  I saw someone on a spearing page post a recipe for a spread made with pike roe I might give a shot.  ALL the pike, perch and crappies were females except one of the crappies.

[Mike89]

39 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

@smurfy when you smoked your pike did you leave the skin on?  I can’t find that post.  I’m debating on pickling, smoking (found your recipes) or just fry em up.  Fillets are in chillin in the fridge.

 

I also saved the roe from the pike.  I saw someone on a spearing page post a recipe for a spread made with pike roe I might give a shot.  ALL the pike, perch and crappies were females except one of the crappies.

no he doesn't...  skin off always...  

[smurfy]

skin is ON  when i smoke them......all off when pickling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

and a good way to get rid of that slime.....put them in water and add a little bit of vinegar and let it set overnight. it will be slimy but wash it off and your good to go!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

53 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

@smurfy when you smoked your pike did you leave the skin on?  I can’t find that post.  I’m debating on pickling, smoking (found your recipes) or just fry em up.  Fillets are in chillin in the fridge.

 

I also saved the roe from the pike.  I saw someone on a spearing page post a recipe for a spread made with pike roe I might give a shot.  ALL the pike, perch and crappies were females except one of the crappies.

not sure if i ever posted my smoking brine..well i did next door!!!!!! i'll post it in the what ya smoking thread!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

Here's my brine for smoking fish. Works with chicken too. Disregard the no tap water, you can 

[Wanderer]

35 minutes ago, smurfy said:

not sure if i ever posted my smoking brine..well i did next door!!!!!! i'll post it in the what ya smoking thread!!!!!!!!

Yah, I fished it outta the threads next door. 

[Mike89]

opps misread the post !!!    had brineing on my mind!!!!  my apologies!!

[Wanderer]

38 minutes ago, Mike89 said:

opps misread the post !!!    had brineing on my mind!!!!  my apologies!!

No problem!  Some people are adamant about skin off for smoking.  I’ve always smoked my trout skin on but didn’t know if pike were gonna be different cuz of the slime but he addressed that.

[Mike89]

skin on here to when smoking fish...  

[leech~~]

I do skin on, skin down so it doesn't stick to the rack. May try adding a few slits across the skin like I saw some folks in Alaska doing them.

[Wanderer]

On 1/30/2022 at 6:48 PM, smurfy said:

 

and a good way to get rid of that slime.....put them in water and add a little bit of vinegar and let it set overnight. it will be slimy but wash it off and your good to go!!!!!!!

That worked awesome.  Thanks!

[Wanderer]

23 hours ago, leech~~ said:

I do skin on, skin down so it doesn't stick to the rack. May try adding a few slits across the skin like I saw some folks in Alaska doing them.

I think the Alaska deal with slits is when they have thicker fillets maybe but I know they slit them for straight hang drying.

[smurfy]

46 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

That worked awesome.  Thanks!

 even old dawgs like us can learn new tricks once in a while!!!!!!!

[Wanderer]

6 hours ago, smurfy said:

 even old dawgs like us can learn new tricks once in a while!!!!!!!

OK old dawg….

 

Ever tried this trick?  Pike caviar.  It’s pretty good.  Strip the roe from the skein, brine in salt water, rinse and add to crackers or bread with your favorite spread.  I did water crackers and plain cream cheese cuz that’s what I had on hand.

 

The first round actually left me wanting more.  So I did another!

 

[smurfy]

naw the old dawg aint eating fish eggs......... no raw fish either.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i have tried fried pike livers........gave that up to. 

[Wanderer]

22 minutes ago, smurfy said:

naw the old dawg aint eating fish eggs......... no raw fish either.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i have tried fried pike livers........gave that up to. 

I don’t really like liver anyway so I’m down with that.  I really like sushi though.

 

The raw fish thing - when it’s fresh and clean it’s sublime.  The trueness of the flavor is at its best.  Red or orange for me though, white or yellow doesn’t make the cut.

[smurfy]

the fish liver is differnt then the beef liver.....but yea..........the eagles enjoy it more then i!!!!!!!!!

[Mike89]

liver is liver, an oil filter for the body!!!

[smurfy]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

liver is liver, an oil filter for the body!!!

Oh quit being a negative Nelly. Debbie downer!

[Mike89]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

Oh quit being a negative Nelly. Debbie downer!

you can have mine then!!!   

[Wanderer]

Holy carp is this tech insane.  When you can see a fish 6 feet down and 10 feet over and jig it in….    watch which direction they’re a comin’ and a goin’.  Actually watch them turn around after a missed bite and come back.  Count exactly how many fish you have under the house and a ways outside of it too.

 

Wow.

 

Unit is on loan, not mine.  I get it till about Noon tomorrow.  We’ll see how search and destroy goes in the morning.

 

For the record I have NOT been in favor of these toys but if you get a chance to try one, you do it so you can speak to it.  I’ll have a better opinion tomorrow.

 

[Wanderer]

Woke up at 3 and turned the unit on.  Saw some bigger marks.  Yup, bigger fish.  All hanging out 10 feet over - the side the exterior light strip is on the fish house.

 

Jigged a few in and confirmed they were bigger.  It’s like watching an aquarium.  One fish I could see it was going to come in cuz the mark suddenly had movement on one end - the tail.  I could see the the tail move!  This is crazy.

[smurfy]

3 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Woke up at 3 and turned the unit on.  Saw some bigger marks.  Yup, bigger fish.  All hanging out 10 feet over - the side the exterior light strip is on the fish house.

 

Jigged a few in and confirmed they were bigger.  It’s like watching an aquarium.  One fish I could see it was going to come in cuz the mark suddenly had movement on one end - the tail.  I could see the the tail move!  This is crazy.

boyz and there toyz!!!!!!!!

 

what part of the frozen tundra are you at now........abouts???

Edited February 5, 2022 by smurfy