CEDAR PLANK TROUT

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CEDAR PLANK TROUT

Report AbusePosted On July 29, 2010

Oh my, I have so many years of eating and cooking fish, I don't even know where to start. Let's start with Cedar Plank Trout which should be a National Dish along with Maple Salmon... and I'll tell you why EH. Canada is the biggest producer of Cedar, and the world record for Lake Trout is from Great Bear Lake EH, you see what I'm getting at here????? Uh Ha....

After this...Your dinners will never be the same. Follow simple MAN steps below and ENJOY….Wait....wait...wait....purchase a 6 pack first, and then follow these steps below EH!

 

1. NOTE: You will need something that could house burning charcoals and it MUST have a lid (for smoking purposes, Charcoal BBQ will work wicked good EH)

2. Purchase a bag of charcoals at any camping or home-hardware store EH!

3. Purchase Cedar Planks at any camping or home-hardware store EH

4. Soak Cedar Planks in water at home for at least 6 hours…(cedar planks will absorb water, the more water it absorbs the stronger cedar steam will be produced, hence better tasting Cedar Trout)

5. Place and light charcoal in something with a lid (step 1), burn charcoals until VERY HOT. This will take up to 30 minutes.

6. Sit down, have a cold beer, EH!!!!!!

7. Prep Trout….. I like to gut my fish, then remove head and tail. "Split" the fish along the spine to flatten it. You could also gut and stuff the fish with lemon/lime, dill, some onions and garlic…. Explore this option, sky is the limit.

8. Place previously soaked Cedar Planks on the grill above the burning charcoals, place Trout onto Cedar Plank. Squeeze fresh lime/lemon, sprinkle dill, grind black pepper.

9. Close the lid and smell the magic…

10 The smoking process may take up to an hour, pending on the fish size. Keep checking the fish meat for tenderness.

11. Sit down and grab a cold beer out of the wheel barrel which is filled with ice. Ok, have another one.

TIP: the longer you smoke it, the better it will taste, BELIEVE ME……I would say a 6 pack, time wise EH!

 

Let me know, how it goes..... Cheers

 

Sheboygan's Onion River

Yesterday I went to the onion river. Its a rehab river in Sheboygan county

and Its only about a 20 mile drive from my house. I'm always hesitant about

rehab sections because I never do well on them. I was pleasantly surprised

at the area. What a gorgeous stream. I got some nice browns and the smallest 

trout I ever caught. I'm hoping that means there is some natural reproduction going on.

The reason I'm really excited is I have cut my drive time in half to a trout fishing fix.

The next closest place is a one hour drive for me so I will enjoy this one I think! The

area is nice and clean and very natural looking. Great job people!

        

Can you remember your first fly rod?

 After years of fishing walleye and bass tournaments and having three kids I knew the pace of my fishing was going to come to a screeching halt. There wasn't a weekend that went by and I was off on some pre fishing trip or at home fishing Lake Winnebago fine tuning my tournament approach. Often friends would ask how I got started fishing and my mind always
shot back to trout fishing on the Mecan River in Wisconsin when I was eleven.   To this day I can remember the very hole and that first "thump" on my pole. I'll never forget throwing that trout on the bank and looking at the colors and thinking how beautiful it was. It was cold that day and my fingers were froze and my toes were so cold in my rubber boots. I also remember the guides freezing up and how good the sun felt on my face when it finally shined on the river bank. 
  I trout fished on and off over the next thirty or so years but it was never anything meaningful and it always felt like a race to the stream and back home again. One Christmas a few years back my 8 year old son so proudly gave me a neatly wrapped package that he bought at a school charity event. Every year his school ran a "Elf's are Us" event where the children bought presents for their
moms and dads and proceeds would go to help cut cost of tuition. So I unwrapped my gift and low and behold my first fly rod...... a seven dollar fly rod. I looked it over, hugs and kisses where exchanged and Christmas went on and a new tournament of sorts was on my mind.  I needed to catch a fish on that fly rod. 
 Well come spring, our annual trips to the Driftless area of Wisconsin was the perfect place to give my new fly rod a whirl .So it was packed among other spinning gear and I made halfhearted efforts over the next five or six trips to catch a trout and I was unsuccessful . What I didn't realize was happening as time went by was that I was finally slowing down and soaking things in. I stumbled onto a fly shop in Virouqa WI called the Driftless Angler. I knew in my mind if I was going to catch a fish on this rod I needed to seek "Professional Help", so to speak. So I talked to Mat and Geri, the shop owners, and they hooked me up with a few basics, They fixed this thing you call a leader and tippet and asked if I had a thermometer at which point I held up  my index finger . A few pink squirrels, blue wing olives and a midge or three later out the door I went with more confidence than ever. Map in hand, I headed to the north fork of the Bad Axe. After working out a few casting issues I proceeded to catch my first brook trout on that  fly rod.
 Since then, I make even more trips to the driftless area with my two sons and always have my fly rod along. I  have moved on from the seven dollar version and I will never buy one of those thousand dollar sabers. I still am very frugal and just like that trout I caught when I was eleven, I will never forget my first fly rod. 

Author
John McArdle
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Fishing for a great Deal . EBAY

Fishing for a deal on EBay?

   EBay can be a great place to find many deals when it comes to fishing, hunting and camping equipment. I have bought and sold tons of things on eBay and I’m happy to say I have had only one or two bummers in 5 years. Is everything a bargain? Absolutely not!
 First off, a PayPal account is a must if you’re going to use eBay. PayPal is a super safe connection that allows you to have a bank account on- line that you can use about anywhere. Many online stores now are taking PayPal because Millions are using it and they don’t want to give up valuable sales. The most popular lure parts companies are taking PayPal so Its really the future in online sales.Would I keep thousands of dollars in a PayPal account ? No, but that’s just me.
     Feedback score is the next important thing as a buyer that I look at. It has to be flawless or I don’t buy from that seller. There are way too many sellers out there to risk buying something from a bad Ebayer. Chances are if you look around someone else has the same thing.
  Shipping is not free and don’t think it is. Sellers will add the cost of shipping to the product and call it free. BUT, You can adjust your search setting to list all products with the lowest cost and lowest shipping first. That way you can see if shipping is way out of hand. Many times, if I think it’s too high, I will ask if the seller will ship it any other way. Some will and some won’t but it doesn’t hurt to ask.
 Another great feature of the advanced search on eBay is you can buy close to home. There is a section that asks about a radius from your zip code. Adjust it for within 20 miles of your zip and see who is selling near you. I have bought some really great stuff right down the block.
   High ticket items such as bamboo fly rods and antique baits can go for thousands of dollars on-line. I don’t feel comfortable buying something like that unless I can actually touch it. You might receive it and the product won’t meet your expectations and then you’re stuck. Ebayers will return your money sometimes but many times they will exchange it for equal value products in their own store. I’m not trying to scare you from shopping but I just want to make you aware it is still a buyer beware type of sale. Other things like rubber worms, ,finesse plastics,jigs and spinners are super buys on eBay.
Black Foot Trader is one place I shop and you can find some great deals for anything outdoor related.
http://stores.ebay.com/Blackfoot-Trader
Crosslake sales is another great spot I have found many great buys.
http://stores.ebay.com/Crosslake-Sales/_i.html?_fsub=13313974
One more I have bought from.
http://stores.ebay.com/Juniors-Warehouse
 I have no affiliation with the stores above but I have bought many things from each of them . For me they have all sent quality items .I really think with the price of gas today and the convenience of shopping for someone who lives in the sticks, eBay can help you become a frugal fisherman.

Good Fishin

John

   

Steelhead!

So the last few days I chased steelhead around my neck of the woods. Milwaukee one day and Sheboygan the next and I have just stunk it up something fierce . As a matter of fact my last three trips have been total blow outs . The thing about spring fishing is its either chickens or feathers and lets just say at least the feather coat has kept me warm while I'm fishing. Started the season off great but its has taken a serious turn for the worse. I'm in a bad funk right now and I think I need to head to the driftless area to shake it off. Don't know what I'm not going to catch next but like always I'll post a report of whats not biting. Taking a break till next weekend!(maybe)



Good fishin

John

Milwaukee Wi Steelhead Report

Fished Miller Park today  on the Menominee river in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Since the Brewers are stinkin up Cincinnati we thought should keep some smell here and stink it up we did! 

Saw fish crusin but none interested in our baits. Threw spawn sacs under slip bobbers

all day and came up empty . Never saw a fish caught. We are getting some needed rain

here  and hopefully it will  pull some more fish up the river. Locals said suckers showed up and the bite has slowed since then. Till next time 

      Good fishin John