Successful Walleye Trip!

[Sytes]

Tough gig...

Grats on some royal Walleyes!

 

[F250]

I'll have to wait until the season opens May 4, to fish walleyes. However, your pics of those monsters had me sorting through jigs and organizing my tackle !!

 

[Z Barebow]

Wow! Those are huge. What is walleye similar to? Never fished for them.

They are one of the best tasting fresh water fish IMHO. I like them from about 15-20". If you keep a bigger one, I like them beer battered. And save the cheeks! That is the fillet mignon of the walleye.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

14 Pounders, wow! Those are amazing, thanks for setting them back. What were the lengths? 35+"?

I didn’t have a tape on the boat. My Sons 14lber he caught the weekend before was a little over 32”
Matt

 

[BrentD]

Went out walleye fishing a week ago and caught some monsters. First big one was 14.84 lbs, and the second one was 14.34 lbs. I let these both go to spawn. We kept some males for dinner. Thanks to Duck_Slayer for asking me along.






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That looks fantastically tasty. Any chance of getting a recipe?

 

[idahofishnhunt]

14 Pounders, wow! Those are amazing, thanks for setting them back. What were the lengths? 35+"?

Didn't get the chance to measure them unfortunately.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

That looks fantastically tasty. Any chance of getting a recipe?

I posted the YouTube recipe a few posts up.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Wow! Those are huge. What is walleye similar to? Never fished for them.

You mean similar in taste? Probably a perch.

 

[prhunter]

Outstanding! TFS

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Pretty sure these would make @JoseCuervo happy too...as you can see my arms are bent and not going for a trophy picture, those things are that big.

 

[cgarner]

Fantastic. Never had walleye. All the great reviews about how good they taste makes me want to plan a fishing trip.

 

[SD-Esox]

Wow! Those are huge. What is walleye similar to? Never fished for them.

Walleye taste similar to crappie in my opinion. Their cheek meat how ever are little nuggets of gold( they need to be 18” or bigger generally to get a good piece of cheek meet. Also another over looked piece of walleye meat are the “walleye wings” there is a good hunk of meat attached to the pectoral fins you can fillet off that are really yummy also.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Q2WmWNQ10

 

[sbhooper]

Nice fish! My buddy just caught and released a 15-pounder a couple days ago.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Fantastic. Never had walleye. All the great reviews about how good they taste makes me want to plan a fishing trip.

They are good eating for sure.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Walleye taste similar to crappie in my opinion. Their cheek meat how ever are little nuggets of gold( they need to be 18” or bigger generally to get a good piece of cheek meet. Also another over looked piece of walleye meat are the “walleye wings” there is a good hunk of meat attached to the pectoral fins you can fillet off that are really yummy also.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Q2WmWNQ10

Thanks for the share, more walleye meat is good in my book.

 

[nwihunter]

Thanks guys. Here is the recipie. I believe we used Panko crumbs for the breading. Click on the link below.

Parmesan Crusted Walleye Recipe

I just tried out this recipe for the first time tonight and the family really liked it. A lot less messier than frying them.

 

[nwihunter]

 

[idahofishnhunt]

How was it?

 

[nwihunter]

How was it?

It was excellent. I will definitely be cooking it like that again.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

I quit frying mine as of late, this recipe is great!
Matt