Grilling fish question

OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

I have tried filleting them with both an electric and conventional
fillet knife, then pan frying them in olive oil. This is my preferred
method for taste. The problem with filleting them is that it yields a
pretty small fillet.

I am thinking that I would like to scale them, cut the heads off, gut
them and throw them on the grill. Has anybody tried this with any
fish about the size of a bream? If so, I would like some suggestions
on flame settings and approximate cook times. Also, any spices you
might add for flavor.

Thanks

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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

Each day? You do that every day and they population of catchable bream will
be dramatically reduced pretty quick.


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On Sep 27, 9:01 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

Each day? You do that every day and they population of catchable bream will
be dramatically reduced pretty quick.

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Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contestshttp://www.YumaBassMan.com

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Really? Apparently you haven't had much exposure to bream in southern
lakes. The lake is 825 acres and was originally stocked with 250,000
coppernose about 15 years ago. When the feeder goes off it looks like
parana.

No, I don't think there is any danger of reducing their numbers if the
population of large mouth bass and crappie haven't had any effect on
them.

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On Sep 27, 9:01 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

Each day? You do that every day and they population of catchable bream
will
be dramatically reduced pretty quick.

--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contestshttp://www.YumaBassMan.com

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Really? Apparently you haven't had much exposure to bream in southern
lakes. The lake is 825 acres and was originally stocked with 250,000
coppernose about 15 years ago. When the feeder goes off it looks like
parana.

I thought about that for a minute, but then considered that most of those
will be pretty small fish. Not catchable size friers. You have already
indicated you are not getting much meat off those you are filleting.

No, I don't think there is any danger of reducing their numbers if the
population of large mouth bass and crappie haven't had any effect on
them.

Ok. People used to say that about bass to. I was tryng to imply that you
might want to consider once or twice a week instead of everyday. But hey,
you can try it and find out. I could certainly be wrong. Also, check with
local DFG to make sure there are no consumption advisories in your area
before going on a daily diet of fresh caught fish.


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Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com





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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

I have tried filleting them with both an electric and conventional
fillet knife, then pan frying them in olive oil. This is my preferred
method for taste. The problem with filleting them is that it yields a
pretty small fillet.

I am thinking that I would like to scale them, cut the heads off, gut
them and throw them on the grill. Has anybody tried this with any
fish about the size of a bream? If so, I would like some suggestions
on flame settings and approximate cook times. Also, any spices you
might add for flavor.

Thanks



Most of the time,, i do just that, scale them, chop the heads off, then
gut them,, that is all that's needed for cleaning bream,, before you eat
them, just pull the top fin out,, a lot of bones comes with it,, there
is not much meat along the ribs,, you might want to cut the rib cages
out, and the little meat that comes off with them, your really not
loosing much meat, and makes eating them much simpler

Bream skin actually adds to the great flavor of bream,, even when I
fillet them, I leave the skin on,, just scale them prior to removing
their heads or filleting them.

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Rodney Long
SpecTastic Wiggle rig
Formally the Mojo Wiggle rig
http://spectastictackle.com/

On Sep 27, 9:24 am, Rodney Long wrote:
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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

I have tried filleting them with both an electric and conventional
fillet knife, then pan frying them in olive oil. This is my preferred
method for taste. The problem with filleting them is that it yields a
pretty small fillet.

I am thinking that I would like to scale them, cut the heads off, gut
them and throw them on the grill. Has anybody tried this with any
fish about the size of a bream? If so, I would like some suggestions
on flame settings and approximate cook times. Also, any spices you
might add for flavor.

Thanks

Most of the time,, i do just that, scale them, chop the heads off, then
gut them,, that is all that's needed for cleaning bream,, before you eat
them, just pull the top fin out,, a lot of bones comes with it,, there
is not much meat along the ribs,, you might want to cut the rib cages
out, and the little meat that comes off with them, your really not
loosing much meat, and makes eating them much simpler

Bream skin actually adds to the great flavor of bream,, even when I
fillet them, I leave the skin on,, just scale them prior to removing
their heads or filleting them.

--
Rodney Long
SpecTastic Wiggle rig
Formally the Mojo Wiggle righttp://spectastictackle.com/- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks, but I am looking for grilling tips like flame settings, cook
time, and seasonings.

On Sep 27, 9:23 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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On Sep 27, 9:01 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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OK, here is the deal. I live on a lake and feed the bream off of my
pier, mostly coppernose and blue gill. They are really nice size and
I would like to get in the habit of catching a few for supper each
day, but need to find a simple way to cook them.

Each day? You do that every day and they population of catchable bream
will
be dramatically reduced pretty quick.

--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contestshttp://www.YumaBassMan.com

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Really? Apparently you haven't had much exposure to bream in southern
lakes. The lake is 825 acres and was originally stocked with 250,000
coppernose about 15 years ago. When the feeder goes off it looks like
parana.

I thought about that for a minute, but then considered that most of those
will be pretty small fish. Not catchable size friers. You have already
indicated you are not getting much meat off those you are filleting.

It is just that unlike crappie, bream just don't yield as much meat
when filleted, even when you can barely hold them in one hand. Not to
mention that leaving the bone in bream for some reason adds to the
flavor.


No, I don't think there is any danger of reducing their numbers if the
population of large mouth bass and crappie haven't had any effect on
them.

Ok. People used to say that about bass to. I was tryng to imply that you
might want to consider once or twice a week instead of everyday. But hey,
you can try it and find out. I could certainly be wrong. Also, check with
local DFG to make sure there are no consumption advisories in your area
before going on a daily diet of fresh caught fish.


I think the concesus on bream is that overpopulation is always a
threat.

Generally speaking, the only places that have consumption advisories
in the area are lakes that were exposed to DDT when it was used.

Got any suggestions about how to grill the critters?

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Thanks, but I am looking for grilling tips like flame settings, cook
time, and seasonings.

Any decent cook book will give cooking times based on weght and thickness of
fish. Not sure it would apply verywell for such small fish, but its worth a
look to start.


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Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com



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Generally speaking, the only places that have consumption advisories
in the area are lakes that were exposed to DDT when it was used.

Got any coal fire plants in your watershed area? How about in the past?




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On Sep 27, 10:22 am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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Generally speaking, the only places that have consumption advisories
in the area are lakes that were exposed to DDT when it was used.

Got any coal fire plants in your watershed area? How about in the past?

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Assuming you are referencing Coal Fired power plants and not some
exotic toxic vegetation, that would be no or no.

I don't think they allow coal past Memphis.