[jrsfish]

My girlfriends cats just love them, she bakes them and then peels off the meat.Ive tried them but they remind me of her.

 

[jlamson]

Hey you guys forgot the, "When I manage to catch one, i will try eating it"

Since this is somewhat on topics what is recommended for freezing steelhead, my dad like fresh fish but they only come up in the summer usually. Fish would be in freezer maybe 3-6 months. Should I do the usual water in a ziplock with fillets?

i vacume seal all mine so i can have some smoked in the summer, water works as well but i found out there not as good as sealing them up

 

[creekcrawler]

I hardly ever keep them, but Friday the wife got her first (and I wanted some skein..). I never saw a fillet like the ones I got Friday - they were very red, if I didn't know, I would have swore it was a salmon. Smoked it with hickory that night and it was yummy. Plus, smokin a trout is a good beer drinking sport!
Put some wood chips on, crack a beer. Get another beer, put on some more wood chips, repeat as necessary!

 

[ezbite]

Ive tried them but they remind me of her.

ahhh man, whats wrong with that statement?LOL

dont eat them, the nasty taste will ruin your tastebuds for when your eating the really great tasting walleye. ive tried everyway possiable and they still taste like a!# to me. i love to catch them and try to release everyone, not because i want to preserve the species, but their nasty man...nasty..yuck

 

[The One]

I have eaten many steelies from the Pacific Northwest and there is a big difference in taste. The GL steelies have a more fishy flavor where the PNW steelies have little to no flavor. As mentioned before trimming the brown fat along the lateral laine helps remove some of the fishiness. I also like Johnny's seafood seasoning and regular seasoning and lemon pepper dry rubbed into a dry fillet then grilled over charcoal.

http://www.johnnysfinefoods.com/products/10021.php

 

[danjaquino]

If you catch some, I would highly recommend smoking them. They are very, very good this way. If you like beef jerky, then you will like smoked steelie.
Excellent snacking food with beer

 

[K gonefishin]

ahhh man, whats wrong with that statement?LOL

dont eat them, the nasty taste will ruin your tastebuds for when your eating the really great tasting walleye. ive tried everyway possiable and they still taste like a!# to me. i love to catch them and try to release everyone, not because i want to preserve the species, but their nasty man...nasty..yuck

I agree 100%.

 

[riverKing]

for the smokers... this is just my opinion but it alwaya seema that smoking fish is the best way to make bad tasting fish good enough to eat. smoked carp is pretty darn good, but why go through the effort when fried perch is better and easier.

 

[MuskieJim]

Believe it or not, Bruce up at Grand River Tackle has a great little seasoning that he sells. You can get it at virtually every grocery store, it's called Redfish Magic. It is a cajun, or blackening seasoning that you put on the fish before grilling. I have tried steelhead several ways, and smoked or redfish magic grilled are the way to go, no doubt.

 

[reo]

IMHO, it comes down to this, If I have to do something during the cooking process to cover up the taste of whatever it is that I am cooking......I will cook something else

 

[ngski]

I was planning to keep a couple and try to grill both of them for my family over the holiday. Have an hour drive back home so I need to keep them on ice, or is not worth it.

 

[ryosapien]

I was planning to keep a couple and try to grill both of them for my family over the holiday. Have an hour drive back home so I need to keep them on ice, or is not worth it.

I like your confidence ski... with the weather we are having you may want to buy that turkey just in case

 

[creekcrawler]

I'd bleed them asap, and put them on ice. Bleeding them really seems to help.

Now if any of the rivers will be fishable is another story - the Hoga was blown out this am on the way to work......

 

[ShutUpNFish]

Yes if cooked right steelies are very good, but you need to take the time to prepare them right. Cook on grill if skin on cook skin side down garlic sea salt little soy and bamm.

Yep! Some folks don't know what they're missing believing in common mis-conception. I do mine very similarly....The prep is the main key....

First off, I bleed the fish by cutting the gills...this allows for a nice clean, bloodfree fillet. Fillet the fish and leave skin on. Before marinating, make sure you pat dry the fillet completely (very important step!) Stick in a glass cookie pan and squeeze on fresh lemon juice, then liberally with olive oil. Chop up fresh garlic and parsley. Season the fillet to taste...I like to use Lowrys season salk and fresh cracked black pepper. You can also lightly sprinkle onion power and garlic powder on. Then add the fresh chopped garlic and parsley......cover the entire thing and place in fridge for half day or overnight. Get the grille hot to 350*. olive oil on the grill then place the fillets on skin side down.....grille until the meat gets flakey....DO NOT TURN OVER. The meat will easily come off the skin....You WILL NOT be disappointed!

PS - Walleye is NOT great tasting because it has NO taste at all. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat walleye, I have a whole freezer full. However, walleye is for people who don't like fish. IMHO, when prepared correctly, steelhead blows walleye away on the grille....then again I'm a seafood lover and appreciate the various seafood tastes.

 

[ngski]

First off, I bleed the fish by cutting the gills...this allows for a nice clean, bloodfree fillet.

I assume just run a sharp blade across the red gills both sides, how long will it take to drain the blood, hang the fish upside down (I did see someone mentioned to bash the fish before I do this). Sorry for being stupid, never killed a chrome before, not trying to make a habit but I've tasted a few chromes someone cooked and it was yummy.

 

[ngski]

I like your confidence ski... with the weather we are having you may want to buy that turkey just in case

Don't worry I got a whole spead for Christmas, one deep fried turkey and all the fix'ns. The chrome is going to be a bonus. Now I need to catch a fresh silver guy, I'll let the old ones go, Sunday is the day to chase some chrome, going to abuse my PA license.

 

[liquidsoap]

Only tried it once.
Will never make that mistake again

 

[icehuntR]

I'm not a fan of farm raised salmon or rainbow trout.Had fresh lake trout long time ago liked it.Wild Reds best fish I've ever eaten. Had a dried out smoked piece steelhead once ugh blah spit spit.I'm willing to try a fresh cooked piece but never seem to have a stringer with me .

 

[ngski]

I like your confidence ski... with the weather we are having you may want to buy that turkey just in case

Well I got into steel Sunday in PA, unfortunately they were all older fish so I did not kill any chrome.

 

[AnthHol]

I kept a hen this past weekend it turned out really good. I filet it the night before and soak it in milk over night. Then i soaked the filets in orange juice for 5-10 minutes and patted them dry. Then i mixed honey and orange juice and brushed it on the filets. I broiled them at 450 for around 5 minutes until done. Everyone that tried it liked it.