My first fishing trip of the year

[richard cameron]

Last Saturday my wife and I went trout fishing at Fuller Lake here in northern California. We fished from the shore using power bait. The highlight of the day happened when I caught a 15” German Brown trout. We ended the day with 8 trout between us.

When I got home, I froze all but two of the trout. The way that I freeze trout is to put them in Ziploc freezer bags, put in enough water to cover the fish, remove as much air from the bag as I can, and place them in the freezer. The fish last for months this way without getting freezer burn.

Sunday morning I cooked up the two smallest trout for breakfast. Trout and eggs are a great way to start the day.

 

[gmc2003]

Congratulations on a nice catch. Looks like some good future eats right there. Post cleaning we usually vacuum seal ours and toss in the freezer. I haven't seen any burn to date.

Chris

 

[SmokinAl]

Nice catch!
Al

 

[jbellard]

Awesome day I bet.
Got to have smoked trout over in Germany. Very tasty for sure.

 

[Ed Crain]

Looks good haven’t had much luck on trout this year but the crappie has just started now the fun begins

 

[ghostguy6]

Nice haul! How does the taste of the brown compare to the rainbow? Ive never caught a brown large enough to consider keeping.

 

[SonnyE]

Nice catch Richard!
When I used to live in Lone Pine, CA I use to go up and catch a limit of planted rainbows on stocking day.
Then smoked them. Just fish and smoke.
Dad use to love to pan fry trout coated with Dixie Fry.