Crappie????

[Sparky70]

Get a sharp filet knife, split em in half and shave off the meat next to the bones on each side...the filets are small, but a batch dipped in hot oil will make a believer out of you next time...make sure U cut the skin off the meat.... ENJOY!

[madwire3]

i use a kitchen knife i found in the knife drawer dunno where i got it, says diamond cut doubt its an expensive knife its not sharp has a weird edge to it kinda like suraded"bad spelling", i clean crappie like i do bluegill ... lay fish on its side belly towards you cut through skin and meat to the bones just behind the gill flap from top of fish down to fin area on side,, hold fish down and cut streight down to the bone on the tail then turn blade towards head and cut forward "sliding blade from top to bottom of fish as u move forward" .. try to cut so the blade runs along the spine and when u feel the ribs pull knife our and then finish your cutting above the ribs, peel back top flap of meat and fillet across ribs, tear side off and flip fish, repeat... then lay fillet skin side down hold the meatless spot with fingertips and press blade against skin and cut the meat off... after like 4 fish u will have it down i can fillet a bluegill or crappie in like 8-10 seconds with that knife, with a good fillet knife it takes me almost twice as long,,, catfish its the other way around gotta use the ol fillet knife for sure... zatarans crispy fish fry with garlic salt, pepper and a lil lemon pepper added is my fav...

anyways if my description of filleting the smaller fish sucked then look on youtube ive seen videos of the same tech on there, one guy filleting a 2.5 inch bluegill,, was funny

[BIGBASS MB]

Hey all, I just went fishing and limited out on some crappie, relatively small though average of 8 inches. Before I ask all of you for your favorite recipe, I'll pass on a super simple but absoulutey awesome trout recipe that I learned from my dad when I was 8. Take a fresh trout and gut and scale it. Remove the head. Then, take lemon slices, salt, pepper, garlic and butter and fill the cleaned trout. I usually stack a thin slice of butter on a slice of lemon and put as many of the stacks in the trout that will fit. Then generously season with salt pepper and garlic. Wrap in foil and seal the edges well. Place on the coals of a camp fire and wait until the foil puffs up. When puffed its done. Remove from coals and peel back the foil, the skin usually pulls away. Enjoy!!!! Now, if any of you have a good crappie recipe I would much appreciate it. Also, is crappie okay to use for ceviche? thanks

try bacon with your trout recipie...
MB

[lovefofish]

I cant read these threads any more it makes me too hungry.

[TUNAVIC]

Yes, I'm still alive and well, although things have been really busy around here. I am careful to eat clean fish and try marinate them in lime or lemon juice first. Last week, my wife chopped up a nice size, pink meated Brook Trout I caught during our trip to Mammoth, marinated the pieces in lime juice, added soy sauce and wasabi, then I ate it, just like lox or gravlax.

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Is it still considered sashimi if its marinated? I ate some fresh Lasen trout sashimi style pink meat,soy sauce wasabi,it was great.

[Cartman]

Man, you should not eat raw freshwater fish. Sometimes they have lung and liver flukes, and that can kill you. Best to cook them first.

[keepemlo]

Good job on the limit!crappie aren't easy to come by ,parasites can be dangerous ,you said they were small
I would just scale ,gut ,take off head and fins,cornmeal and flour( seasoned to taste,in bag ,take out and dip in milk and egg mixture back into bag and then fried,gotta be careful eat slow with bread ummmmm good

[JoeCali]

Hey guys, althought microrganisms may be present in both fresh and saltwater fish there is a safe way to enjoy these fish in a raw application such as cheviche. Simply FREEZE your cleaned and gutted catch. This kills any microbes that may be present. Freeze for a day or two then thaw and you will still have very fresh fish to work with... and yea, lime/lemon juice does not kill germs.

Joe Cal

[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

ever heard of C&R!!! go to a good market, and buy some farm raised,safe fish.maybe those you fish caught ,will be there next time you go fishing...

[Thisfool]

ever heard of C&R!!! go to a good market, and buy some farm raised,safe fish.maybe those you fish caught ,will be there next time you go fishing...

that is a good policy and i respect your point of view

but for me at least, i have a great deal of pride in eating what i catch. it is a special meal when you have actually put in the time, effort and knowledge to catch the fish. and also there just crappie not like there bass. and that why the limit of crappie and pan fish is so high because they can reproduce so fast and grow really fast.