Fisherman in training

[MITCHMO]

Pretty proud of my little guy. He never really had a lot of interest until this year. Now him and his sister are getting a tad competitive. I’ve been getting him out a lot lately and he seems to really enjoy it. Yesterday one almost pulled his little Butt right in. Proud that he didn’t drop the rod haha. It was about a 15lb lake trout.

 

[WyoDoug]

Pretty proud of my little guy. He never really had a lot of interest until this year. Now him and his sister are getting a tad competitive. I’ve been getting him out a lot lately and he seems to really enjoy it. Yesterday one almost pulled his little Butt right in. Proud that he didn’t drop the rod haha. It was about a 15lb lake trout.

Man I love these kind of stories. Kids having success makes me smile way more than if I was the one successful. And it don't matter whose kids they are. Congrats!

 

[Sawtooth]

Awesome pictures and time with family. Great fun watching your kids catch the fishing and hunting bug.

 

[SO7mm]

Great job dad and kids.

 

[Sytes]

Good stuff, Mitchmo! Grats on a great time - Pops!

 

[MITCHMO]

Haha we are doing pretty good tonight. Arms are tired!

 

[homers]

Lake trout is my favorite eater

 

[MITCHMO]

Lake trout is my favorite eater

Agreed! I have no clue why so many people tell me they don’t like lake trout. I would eat a lake trout over most other fish out there in Lake Michigan. We usually only keep the 18-24” fish too. The trout have started eating more Gobies(invasive species) and they defiantly taste better with less fat.

 

[devon deer]

Awesome pictures and time with family. Great fun watching your kids catch the fishing and hunting bug.

Agree with that 100%, well done for getting them interested at such an early age, they are the future, well done mate.
Cheers
Richard

 

[1_pointer]

Super stuff!!!

 

[JohnCushman]

Excellent!! Good on you dad!

 

[rustneversleeps]

That fourth pic is a framer!

 

[oleefish2]

looks like a fun day

 

[Nick87]

Agreed! I have no clue why so many people tell me they don’t like lake trout. I would eat a lake trout over most other fish out there in Lake Michigan. We usually only keep the 18-24” fish too. The trout have started eating more Gobies(invasive species) and they defiantly taste better with less fat.

I've got some Lakers in the freezer from a couple weeks back. Never had the best of luck with cooking them, how are you guys preparing it?

 

[MITCHMO]

A couple ways depending if on the grill or in the pan.

On the grill:
Wire basket sprayed with oil. Coat both sides of fish with Lemmon pepper and old bay. Put on the hot grill and put a little chunk of butter on each piece. Once white at least halfway through, flip, add butter, and finish until white through.

In the pan:
1/8” -1/4” layer of peanut oil. Get nice and hot but not smoking. Roll fillets in egg wash. Have breading mix in a gallon ziplock and drop the filllets in and shake up. Put and pan and cook until crispy on one side then flip. Put on paper towel to dab off the grease. I always prefer breading that has cornmeal because it makes it more crispy and the oil doesn’t burn so fast.

Or a little oil and butter mixed, coat both sides in old bay or seafood seasoning and Lemmon pepper.

Before cooking, all skin, bones, grey line, and fat should be trimmed off. If it’s been frozen, sometimes thawing in a bowl of milk will take away any freezer burn or strong taste. Slice some taters, add and onion and fry that up with the fish and it’s a pretty darn good dinner that costs almost nothing!

 

[MITCHMO]

I've got some Lakers in the freezer from a couple weeks back. Never had the best of luck with cooking them, how are you guys preparing it?

One more thing, our trout are eating a lot more gobies and less alewife. They seem to be less fatty and taste better. Not sure about yours. You will notice because there is a ton of fat on the alewife fish. I noticed our Cisco taste way better during the early part of the year when they are also eating gobies. I’m sure people are going to call me crazy but there are also several strains of trout out there. Some will be more silver and some will be more gold with orange fins. The silver ones also tend to have whiter meat. Those are the good eaters. The ones that have that beautiful firm firetruck colored fillets are much stronger tasting. Not my favorite. I think those may be the Mackinac strain. More info than you asked for but figured I’d share. Now I want to go fishing.