On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:35:42 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:08:21 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


The above info tends to confirm that. But any of that farm fish doesn't
taste right to me. Told her to quit buying salmon too.
Eating fresh caught wild fish has spoiled me rotten.

--Vic

Move to South Florida. Tilapia has established itself all over the
canals of Dade County.

Costco had some wild salmon last week. Great stuff!

John H. wrote:

You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not
matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does...
You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity,
that is obvious. Say what ever you want about me here in this group, I
have never been considered a liar, you are and have always been a
liar, and that means a lot as all we have here is words... Yours are
no good...

Well said. How anyone can stand to 'discourse' with that fool is beyond me.


Your attitudes of "my country right or wrong" does nothing but get
Americans killed.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:35:54 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Jul 24, 10:30*am, DownTime wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
That's an interesting fish the tilapia.

The lobster of fishes.

After watching an episode of Dirty Jobs and seeing tilapia being
harvested at a fish farm, my wife and I both vowed to NEVER eat it
again. Not due to its processing, but more about what they were
primarily there for.

Thanx, but no thanx...

You saw the same program I saw.. They were eating POO... POO, right
there in the middle of the desert so it could bake in.. They take them
directly from the poo tank, to the grocery! Nope, not happening..
won't eat it again either.

Catfish? Croaker?

Like I said, everything is either pre- or post poo. Poo is good, as long as
you don't go overboard.

"JimH" wrote in message
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On Jul 24, 3:50 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some
walleye....

Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-:
I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here.
Fishermen, anyway.
Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies.
But that's from when those were all plentiful.
Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in
Wheeling?
That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a
restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990.
The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins.
He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad
piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida
grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin.
Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how
they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20.
Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep
for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd,
and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks.
Haven't been there in 2 years though.
Here, found this:
http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html
The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection
of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets.
I always got them grilled "blackened" style.
Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were
good.
Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer,
and take a look at the boats too.

--Vic

I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X
some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy.

My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's
in
Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a
little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth.
The
last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago.
The
non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the
smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled.

This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of
catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over.
While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked
with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye
of
course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice
complement to the fish.

When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following:

http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs

Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again.

Long live the walleye....

I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any
day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch.

Ever been to Navy Pier while in Chicago during the summer? A fun
place. Their museums and aquarium are also first class.

I lived in Chicago for over 50 years of my life and did enjoy the
attractions you mentioned.

On Jul 24, 5:13*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

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On Jul 24, 3:50 pm, "D.Duck" wrote:



"Vic Smith" wrote in message

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some
walleye....

Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-:
I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here.
Fishermen, anyway.
Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies.
But that's from when those were all plentiful.
Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in
Wheeling?
That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a
restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990.
The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins.
He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad
piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida
grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin.
Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how
they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20.
Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep
for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd,
and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks.
Haven't been there in 2 years though.
Here, found this:
http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html
The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection
of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets.
I always got them grilled "blackened" style.
Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were
good.
Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer,
and take a look at the boats too.

--Vic

I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X
some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy.

My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's
in
Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a
little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth.
The
last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago.
The
non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the
smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled.

This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of
catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:50:02 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:


I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X
some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy.

My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in
Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a
little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. The
last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. The
non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the
smallish variety. I preferred them saut?ed and the walleye/perch broiled.

Never went there, but they do a piece about it in the papers now and
then. My brother lives in Lansing, and used to live in Hammond.
Never tried frog legs, either. Had turtle once when gramps cleaned a
big snapper I caught. Yep, tasted like chicken. Maybe better.
I was bank fishing in the brush, had a little bullhead dangling over
the water. My reel had tangled as I brought it in and I was clearing
that and noticed the snapper reaching up trying to get the bullhead.
I put it in his reach and he took it. Only turtle I ever caught.
He was about a foot across.
There was a frog leg place called the Kickapoo Inn on 79th and South
Chicago, but I never went in.

This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of
catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over.
While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked
with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye of
course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice
complement to the fish.

I never eat ketchup, even with fries, but some people even put it on
their eggs. Had a hillbilly friend who was married to a Pollack that
was from the same village as my Pollack, and he sliced tomatoes onto
his eggs. Tried it myself one day at their house and it was good.
But I never did it again. Lot of that is just habit, and mine is
bacon or pork sausage and hash browns with my eggs.
And good rye toast.
Reminds me. When I was doing heavy work every Saturday morning
my wife would fry me a pound of bacon and a dozen eggs, and toast
me about 10 slices of Polish rye.
Still can't believe I ate all that, but it was normal then. I don't
eat more than 5 eggs and 1/2 lb of bacon at a sitting now, and
that only happens about once a month.

When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following:

http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs

Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again.

Think that closing was the last article I saw. I was thinking it had
closed. You're right though. I grew up on the south side and spent
much of my adulthood on the north side, but even though it's only a
half hour trip I've been in Chicago once in the past 7 years, a couple
months ago just to do some passport stuff with my wife.
Too many damn yuppies. I still think about taking a spin in to have a
couple beers at Resi's Beer Stube and talk to the Kraut U-boat guys,
but they're probably all dead now.

Long live the walleye....

And the mighty Lake Perch!

--Vic

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:



I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any
day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch.

Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. They don't
even remember what a lake perch looks like.
Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating.

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:


I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any
day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch.

Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. They don't
even remember what a lake perch looks like.
Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating.

--Vic


I'm sure I've never had walleye, and I have no recollection of eating
freshwater perch...

Hmmm...

Wait...maybe 15 years ago, I had a "shore lunch" while up in Thunder
Bay, and I think walleye was on the menu. Maybe not. Does that sound
probable for that sort of a meal?

On Jul 24, 6:01*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:



I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any
day. * Walleye, however, are fun to catch.

Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. *They don't
even remember what a lake perch looks like.
Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating.

--Vic

Young timers and old timers like to fish for walleye. As I said, they
are fun to catch.

However, if you want a tasty fish you go out for yellow perch.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Wait...maybe 15 years ago, I had a "shore lunch" while up in Thunder
Bay, and I think walleye was on the menu. Maybe not. Does that sound
probable for that sort of a meal?

Yep. Pan-fried walleye is the favorite shore lunch. The Ontario
fly-in lodge I went to also specialized in a northern pike fish
chowder at shore lunch - pike cubes, onion, potatoes, condensed milk,
spices.
Watched the Injuns prepare it a few times, but don't have the recipe.
It was good, but hunger from 6 hours of fishing always influences
those kind of judgements.
Lake perch and walleyes have been practically gone from the south end
of Lake Michigan for many years.
When I was a kid the Chicago lakefront was still pretty good for perch
fishing and netting smelt.

--Vic