Perch and Walleye Report for Lake Erie
 

Looks like I have to hitch a ride for some walleye fishing this spring:

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"We are now realizing the benefits of very conservative harvests on
lake-wide walleye fisheries over the past four years," said Steven A. Gray,
chief of the ODNR Division of Wildlife. "The interagency effort to address
population declines in this popular game fish has paid off and now we are
seeing the greatest numbers of Lake Erie walleye since 1990."

Ohio's yellow perch quota is 5.4 million pounds of the lake-wide TAC of 11.8
million pounds. That amount is similar to last year's quota of 5.1 million
pounds.

"The yellow perch population is healthy and we are expecting another year of
fantastic perch fishing on Lake Erie," said Gray.

The daily bag limit for walleye between March 1 and April 30 is three fish,
increasing to six fish from May 1 through Feb. 28, 2006. A minimum length of
15 inches per walleye also remains in effect year round. The daily bag limit
for yellow perch is 30 fish year round with no size limit.

http://www.thefishwrapper.com/news/s...s/2127914.html

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Walleye is fun to catch and delicious.....yellow perch is even better in
both categories.

*JimH* wrote:

Walleye is fun to catch and delicious.....yellow perch is even better in
both categories.

Agreed. We have an annual fishing trip to Lake Cumberland or Lake
Center Hill, and meet friends there from the Cleveland area, where my
neighbor used to live. One of the meals I look forward to on the
houseboat is fried Lake Erie perch. I don't think I've had anything
better than those little morsels!

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*JimH* wrote:

Walleye is fun to catch and delicious.....yellow perch is even better in
both categories.

Jim, one of the guys from Ohio makes a dish that is very good, wonder
if you've ever heard of it: He fries some cabbage in butter with onion,
gets it kind of browned and carmelized, and adds this to cooked
noodles. It is MUCH better than you'd think. I want to learn how to do
that.


Sounds yummy.

We dip the fish in flour, then and egg/milk mixture, then seasoned bread
crumbs, then fry them in oil.

We have always tried to duplicate the perch recipe from the Village Pump
http://www.villagepump.com/ on Kelleys Island....we finally got the
recipe when we jumped over there on my friends boat a couple of weeks
ago.....no egg, milk or flour....just a dip in some specialty breading and
frying them in oil.

BTW: If you ever get a chance to get up to the Islands for a fishing trip,
make it a point to head over to the Village Pump. Nothing beats their perch
basket washed down with brandy alexanders. We are vacationing on the island
in a lake front house for the week this summer. My friend's family is
coming with us , along with his newly restored 26 foot Lyman. We are
supplying the house and he is supplying the boat. I can't wait. ;-)

*JimH* wrote:
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*JimH* wrote:

Walleye is fun to catch and delicious.....yellow perch is even better in
both categories.

Jim, one of the guys from Ohio makes a dish that is very good, wonder
if you've ever heard of it: He fries some cabbage in butter with onion,
gets it kind of browned and carmelized, and adds this to cooked
noodles. It is MUCH better than you'd think. I want to learn how to do
that.


Sounds yummy.

We dip the fish in flour, then and egg/milk mixture, then seasoned bread
crumbs, then fry them in oil.

We have always tried to duplicate the perch recipe from the Village Pump
http://www.villagepump.com/ on Kelleys Island....we finally got the
recipe when we jumped over there on my friends boat a couple of weeks
ago.....no egg, milk or flour....just a dip in some specialty breading and
frying them in oil.

BTW: If you ever get a chance to get up to the Islands for a fishing trip,
make it a point to head over to the Village Pump. Nothing beats their perch
basket washed down with brandy alexanders. We are vacationing on the island
in a lake front house for the week this summer. My friend's family is
coming with us , along with his newly restored 26 foot Lyman. We are
supplying the house and he is supplying the boat. I can't wait. ;-)

I'll put it on the list! I'm going to see my friends in Lorain, and
Vermillion in July, and am compiling a list of things to do (besides
perch and walleye fish!). Last time there, I had a good time going to
these little clubs that were around. It seems that all nationalities
had their own club, The Chek club, etc. Went to a Polish one and had
the best damned food ever!