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Flies for Tilapia?

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 21:24:41 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote in message
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Anyone know what they feed on, in general, and what flies would work on
them? I found a great (stocked) pond about 5 km from me, and they were
making huge swirlies all over, especially in the muddy channel between
two
ponds.

can't advise about flies, but if you catch any and don't keep them,
you
don't know nothin' bout eatin no damn fish, boy.
\

Got a good recipe?

--riverman

(who ain't admittin' nothin')

wayno took the words right out of my salivating mouth

Make coating out of:

1 tbsp of Chef Prud'Homme's Blackened Redfish seasoning
2 tbsp of flour
sprinkle of sea slat and fresh ground black pepper

coat fish with dry coating and fry in a frying pan containing about a
1/4" deep of olive oil. Pan and oil should be hot enough to insure
that the fish does not stick to the pan. Turn once.

On removal from the pan, pat dry with a paper towel to remove excess
oil.

Serve with wild rice and a chilled light chardonnay (preferably not
barrel aged or at best, a short aging) or a sauvigon blanc. If a
vegetable is required then the light taste of snow peas will not
overpower the delicacy of the fish. Some may wish lemon wedges but I
do not believe them to be necessary. Hide the vinegars and ketchup as
this ain't fish and chips. Shoot anyone who insists on adding these
condiments.

HTH

My compliments to Suzie the chef, who reluctantly supplied the above
info.

Now pardon me while I go tuck into my pork tenderloin . . .

Peter

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Flies for Tilapia?

"riverman" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote Got a good recipe?

--riverman

(who ain't admittin' nothin')

since they have delicate and somewhat bland flesh, i recommend any
of
your favorite, lighter base marinade, sauteed or grilled.

yfitons
wayno (god only knows what wolfgang would do to the damn things...)

I'd grind thém up with somé kétchup y lémon juicé and slathér thé wholé
méss
on a Él pan dé carné con la salsa dé tilapia. :)

Hmmm, sounds somewhat South of el Bordero, for some réasoné.

--riohombre

i just *knew* the crazy ******* had some latin blood in those veins...

yfitons
wayno (viva zapata!)

Flies for Tilapia?

Hmmm, sounds somewhat South of el Bordero, for some réasoné.

Or North of the bordello....

--
Frank Reid
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Flies for Tilapia?

My advice...Cook it while it's still fresh and it won't draw flies.

Flies for Tilapia?

Use the same flys you use for mullet. You could tie some up that look like
some dinoflagellata, algae or any diatom. Probably going to need some of
those size 36 hooks that people were discussing here once up on a time.
They are being raised in ponds and irrigation ditches in California and
Arizona. I'd never go back to that part of the world unless the earths
shifting magnetic field caused every place else to be under water. If I
did I'm sure I would poach them, some of the best tasting fish I've ever
eaten were poached.
I have read one article about people raising Tilapia in the effluent of one
of those giant hog factories. The water ran through a marsh (biological
filter - they called it) first and then to the fish. I always think of that
when I see them in the supermarket. Fish and pigs don't mix well, that was
supposedly how we got a new strain of Asian flu up every year or so.

"riverman" wrote in message
...
Anyone know what they feed on, in general, and what flies would work on
them? I found a great (stocked) pond about 5 km from me, and they were
making huge swirlies all over, especially in the muddy channel between two
ponds.

I waded through a swamp up to a muddy bank (ignoring the malarial
mosquitoes and what ever creepy crawlies were in there) rigged up, and
after
the mandatory half hour getting the tippet unsnarled from the waist-high
reeds, out of the trees behind me, and untying Gordian wind knots, I
actually got a chance to see how bad my casts have gotten since this
summer.
Then a hellacious thunderstorm rolled in and I had to get out before the
road turned to mud. I actually only 'fished' in any proper sense for about
5
minutes, but I'm dying to get back there, once I get some clues as to what
they will take.

--riverman

Flies for Tilapia?

riverman wrote:

I definately paid and will
continue to pay the pond owners: its a little R&R spot about 5 km out of
town called "Symphonie Naturelles", and they charge 1000CF to enter and
another 1000CF to fish, your gear or theirs, C&R or C&K (at the current rate
of 380CF = $1). They have a website that a search will find, I can't link
you to it because our internet server is down. I have no idea why I can
access the groups in the meantime.

I've got to admit that made me laugh. Congo, at least Bas-Congo,
Bandundu, and the two Kasais, are chock-a-block with tilapia ponds (tens
of thousands of which were put in as part of an excellent Peace Corps
program that lasted more than two decades). I had supposed you'd come
across a couple of ordinary farm ponds.

"Symphonie Naturelle". eh? That the RENKA business? I think you should
86 the tilapia and check out wherever that babe on the RENKA home page
caught the little tigerfish.

JR

Flies for Tilapia?

"JR" wrote in message
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riverman wrote:

I definately paid and will
continue to pay the pond owners: its a little R&R spot about 5 km out of
town called "Symphonie Naturelles", and they charge 1000CF to enter and
another 1000CF to fish, your gear or theirs, C&R or C&K (at the current
rate
of 380CF = $1). They have a website that a search will find, I can't
link
you to it because our internet server is down. I have no idea why I can
access the groups in the meantime.

I've got to admit that made me laugh. Congo, at least Bas-Congo,
Bandundu, and the two Kasais, are chock-a-block with tilapia ponds (tens
of thousands of which were put in as part of an excellent Peace Corps
program that lasted more than two decades). I had supposed you'd come
across a couple of ordinary farm ponds.

Yeah, I know about the abundance of Tilapia ponds, but I don't think there
are any close to Kinsahsa. Too many mouths to feed. And even if I managed to
find and get out to a 'farm pond', I'd be swamped by hundreds of half naked
kids wanting to touch me and my gear, and completely amazed when I threw the
fish back. (I'd rather hand them out, but can you imagine the stampede if I
did that!) I prefer to pay the $5 and have some privacy and peace of mind,
since thats whats in prime demand around here. Also. I think farm ponds
might not have lunkers since they get harvested 2-3 times per year.

"Symphonie Naturelle". eh? That the RENKA business? I think you should
86 the tilapia and check out wherever that babe on the RENKA home page
caught the little tigerfish.

I found the site you are referring to. RENKA is a tourist/rental car
business that just got started, and that Tigerfish babe picture is a stock
picture, probably taken on the Zambezi back before the collapse of the
Zimbabwean economy. I've been scouting for Tigerfish around he they have
Goliath Tigers in the big river, but that takes a big boat and specialized
gear. The real problem is getting around the country without a sturdy 4WD. I
have caught some tiny Tigers in another river near here, but they were only
fishtank sized. I'm working on that: I think I'll be able to get more FF for
tigers in the coming year as old guides start hanging up their shingles, and
maybe I find a truck.

--riverman

BTW, here is the official (not so good) Symphonie website:
http://www.congo-pages.org/kinshasa/...naturelles.htm
For an inspirational search, go to Google images and put in "tigerfish"..
:-)