Fresh Speckled & Brown Trout

[mellowyellow]

Good on your husband for bringing home the fish, clever man. One of my favourites is rainbow trout. I buy two small ones about 12-18 inches long, wrap them in foil and bake. Peeling back the skin to reveal that beautiful pink flesh that melts in the mouth is so yum.

 

[Keesha]

I just had salmon for dinner w/ a green salad with cukes, frozen peas and avocado. And a lemon/oil dressing.
The salmon was supposed to be citrus marinated, but I didn't taste it. And croutons.

I ate so healthy, I'm telling myself that It'd probably be ok to have one of those lava cakes I have in the freezer from Trader Joe's.....lol

And, btw, the trout looks delish.

Thanks dobie. I LOVE salmon. It’s my favourite fish. What are cukes?
I’ve got a recipe for cedar plank dill/lemon salmon that I’ll try and find. Just moved. It’s makes the most delicious salmon ever.

Lava cakes. Drool.

 

[dobielvr]

Thanks dobie. I LOVE salmon. It’s my favourite fish. What are cukes?
I’ve got a recipe for cedar plank dill/lemon salmon that I’ll try and find. Just moved. It’s makes the most delicious salmon ever.

Lava cakes. Drool.

I've seen the cedar plank salmon advertised, but never tried it.

Cukes= cucumbers

 

[Keesha]

Good on your husband for bringing home the fish, clever man. One of my favourites is rainbow trout. I buy two small ones about 12-18 inches long, wrap them in foil and bake. Peeling back the skin to reveal that beautiful pink flesh that melts in the mouth is so yum.

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Rainbow trout is nice. I must admit that some of the nicest fish I’ve ever had had been baked in tinfoil.

Just tonight I discovered that brook trout & speckled trout are the same thing and related to salmon. The pink flesh is a hint I guess. I was a bit surprised.

My man is a good man. I’m a lucky woman.

 

[Keesha]

I've seen the cedar plank salmon advertised, but never tried it.

Cukes= cucumbers

You’ve GOT TO try it. You ‘d have to purchase the cedar planks which you can only be used once and need to be soaked over night so they don’t catch fire. They flavour they offer the fish is outstanding and the blend of cedar with the dill & shallots is exceptional. If you drink, it’s goes nice with a nice light Pinot.

Did I get carried away?

Cucumbers! Thanks

 

[dobielvr]

You’ve GOT TO try it. You ‘d have to purchase the cedar planks which you can only be used once and need to be soaked over night so they don’t catch fire. They flavour they offer the fish is outstanding and the blend of cedar with the dill & shallots is exceptional. If you drink, it’s goes nice with a nice light Pinot.

Did I get carried away?

Cucumbers! Thanks

I've seen those cedar planks at Sprout's by the meat deli dept, where all the fresh fish and meats are..
I didn't know you had to soak them first...makes sense. I really have to be in the mood for salmon tho, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Yes, I dwink sometimes lol

 

[Aunt Marg]

Keesha and Dob, you can also use a slab of cherry or other wood to barbecue on, too.

 

[Keesha]

I've seen those cedar planks at Sprout's by the meat deli dept, where all the fresh fish and meats are..
I didn't know you had to soak them first...makes sense. I really have to be in the mood for salmon tho, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Yes, I dwink sometimes lol

Maybe decide sometimes this summer to make it. It makes a great bbq. Sometimes my guy will prefer steak so we will cook both.
What’s great about this recipe is that you can go to Costco and get a big piece of salmon for a great price, cook it all at once and freeze whatever you don’t freeze. It actually freezes really well. Perhaps the heavy blanket of dill helps protect it. Not sure. I’ll get the recipe today.

Dwink sometimes? I rarely drink since my other half doesn’t.

 

[Keesha]

Keesha and Dob, you can also use a slab of cherry or other wood to barbecue on, too.

Sure can but for this particular recipe, it’s the cedar flavour we want. Apple , cherry, plum and other fruit hardwoods are great for bbq’ing.

 

[Keesha]

Are those trout wild trout or were they stocked? Most trout caught here are stocked except in a few places where they manage to reproduce. The only natives we have are brookies.

Here it depends what part of Canada you are from. In Ontario they have stocked trout but Ontario also buys fish from Hatcheries to let them go in the lakes to replenish them.

In the Atlantic provinces, most caught are wild fish but they do have plenty of stock raised in fish farms.

The other provinces I can’t comment on.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Here it depends what part of Canada you are from. In Ontario they have stocked trout but Ontario also buys fish from Hatcheries to let them go in the lakes to replenish them.

In the Atlantic provinces, most caught are wild fish but they do have plenty of stock raised in fish farms.

The other provinces I can’t comment on.

Here in BC, we have open net salmon farms, which the federal government has confirmed will phase out by 2025.

 

[Gary O']

Do you like eating fresh fish?

Uh, yeah.

That's the only fish I eat.
I'm usually the one doing the catching

I don't put anything on the fish I fry or bake

Lately, I've been smoking the smaller trout

Well....now I gotta get a line wet

 

[Chet]

Here it depends what part of Canada you are from. In Ontario they have stocked trout but Ontario also buys fish from Hatcheries to let them go in the lakes to replenish them.

In the Atlantic provinces, most caught are wild fish but they do have plenty of stock raised in fish farms.

The other provinces I can’t comment on.

Our trout are raised in hatcheries and are fed food pellets. Before the season opener in April, an outdoor TV show does a story on the seasonal stocking from the hatchery. An underwater camera shows hundreds of trout in the concrete pools swimming about in their own excrement. A food pellet fed trout swimming in fish excrement is not a happy thought when sitting cooked on a plate. I don't eat them.

 

[Keesha]

Our trout are raised in hatcheries and are fed food pellets. Before the season opener in April, an outdoor TV show does a story on the seasonal stocking from the hatchery. An underwater camera shows hundreds of trout in the concrete pools swimming about in their own excrement. A food pellet fed trout swimming in fish excrement is not a happy thought when sitting cooked on a plate. I don't eat them.

I don’t blame you. That’s pathetic and so unfair to the fish. They didn’t ask to have such a life but if people can profit from it, they don’t care.
Poor fish. I actually feel bad for them.

Here is a picture of the brown trout. They look quite different from the speckled. I’m trying to upload a picture but it’s not letting me. I’ll try later. Lol

 

[Gary O']

An underwater camera shows hundreds of trout in the concrete pools swimming about in their own excrement. A food pellet fed trout swimming in fish excrement is not a happy thought when sitting cooked on a plate. I don't eat them.

Yeah, any stock fish are quite mealy

I usually go after steelhead or salmon

But, the best fish I've ever eaten is a sea run cutthroat trout
Pink, solid meat

The trout I go after are high lake trout
Never stocked

The sea runs I pull from coastal streams

Just good eatin'

 

[horseless carriage]

2 whole (10 ounce) trout, pan-dressed
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons butter
½ cup blanched slivered almonds
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
8 slices lemon, for garnish

Rinse and pat dry trout. Season inside and out with salt and pepper to taste. Dredge trout in flour.
Heat 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over high heat until melted. Add trout and brown both sides. Lower heat to medium and cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove trout to a serving plate and keep warm.
Wipe out pan and add 2 tablespoons butter. Cook butter over medium heat until it just begins to brown. Add the almonds and brown.
Pour sauce and almonds over fish and sprinkle with lemon juice and parsley. Garnish with fresh lemon slices.

Trout & almonds, a wonderful fish dish that doesn't take too long to prepare & cook.
In the photo it's served with green beans, I prefer to present it on a bed of wholegrain rice, with a side of sweetcorn.
A glass of chilled white completes the meal.

 

[Keesha]

After getting some tips from a fellow fisherman, my husband went fishing today for sea trout and caught about 12 of them. Since he can only keep 5, he threw the rest back. The guy told my husband not to use red wiggler worms but to instead use big dew worms. He says that the sea trout are much more aggressive fish which made it that more rewarding. He also took pictures of his catch this time including some sea oysters and clams.

After tossing his smallest fish onto the bank, a bald eagle who was watching him fish the entire time came swooping down, claws outstretched to scoop it and this was ‘after’ my husband chased it away.

Here, you don’t need a license to fish in the ocean and you are allowed to walk on anybody’s property in order to go fishing as long as it’s not on a manicured lawn. My husband hasn’t done this so far but that’s how seriously this province takes ‘fishing’ into consideration.

Here’s some pictures of his catch and the cheeky bald eagle

This is what sea trout looks like. I had to delete the oysters & clams in order to upload it.

The bald eager picture doesn’t look so great but I had to crop it too much in order to upload it. I’ll try later to get some better photos.

 

[old medic]

Just tonight I discovered that brook trout & speckled trout are the same thing and related to salmon. The pink flesh is a hint I guess. I was a bit surprised.

Was going to post this info for you... Trout is used for several different fish...
Speckled is used for both fresh and salt water trout... but they are also different.. fresh is a Brook,
Sea is a Brown that only spawns in fresh water. The flesh color is more related to the environment and food supply.
The darker firmer flesh is most likely due to a natural spawn or long time release... the lighter is probably a recently stocked fish.
Grew up chasing Trout in the Catskills

 

[Keesha]

Yes. My husband caught a brook or speckled and some brown trout from the river last week. The other day he met an older man who told him he should be catching sea trout since we live right next to the sea. This guy has lived here his whole life and even told my husband what to catch them with.

Yesterday while getting some propane tanks filled he talked to another maritimer who gave him some more info so this morning he went down the road and fished in the ocean.

This might be the first time my man has knowingly caught sea trout but he was born in Newfoundland and has fished his entire life. He says stock trout have damaged tails since they get dragged on the cement floors and it’s noticeable. Wild trout have perfect back tails. The ones he has caught have perfect tails.
Here are some pictures of them .




The man yesterday said there used to be far more sea trout but now the seals eat them. He added that while seal beating seals was a cruel way balancing things out, since it’s been outlawed, the seals are cleaning out the areas.

The man also said that sea trout are more scalier than other trout and that the brighter fish are newer to the salt water. Apparently the darker ones are the older ones and I believe these people know what they are talking about.

On the way to get new phone plans, I stopped to take pictures of where he caught them.


There’s the tree the bald eagle few into

 

[Chet]

I noticed that the top fish in the picture is missing an eye. Did he use it for bait? We did when we were kids with perch.

 

[Keesha]

I noticed that the top fish in the picture is missing an eye. Did he use it for bait? We did when we were kids with perch.

Ewwww! I did not notice that. That type of stuff grosses me right out and something I won’t ask cause I don’t want to know.

I’d make a terrible fisher person, but I do have my own pink fishing rod and yesterday I went out and got boots. I don’t need a licence.

I want to see that bald eagle up close and perhaps get better pictures of him/her. Plus maybe I’ll catch a fish or two. My husband will have to take the hook out though.

Here are some pictures of what appear to be stock trout. The tails are damaged. Not our photo.

 

[Lewkat]

Friends of mine went trout fishing in Lake Ontario last weekend. She caught a 10 pounder and he caught one over 20 lbs. They estimated his fish was about 20 years old. Something that old, I would never eat. The very best fish I ever ate was The John Dory. Not an attractive fish at all, but the tastiest and I've eaten many different ones in my life. I also like grey sole and swordfish. They are very expensive in my area.

 

[Keesha]

Warning: not for the squeamish.
The other day my husband caught his biggest trout yet which was 15 1/2 inches. He got his daily quota and cooked them that night.
The colour of the flesh is probably darker than most salmon I get.