12-03-2009, 05:24 PM
Yes, they are different. The Bonneville whitefish (found in BL) and the mountain whitefish (found in other streams and lakes in Utah) are "cousins" if you will. The Bonneville's have a much larger mouth and once they get above about 12" or so, they begin to feed on fish. They also have a lot less developed "Y" bone structure (comaped to the mountain WF) so you can clean/eat them like a trout. Make sure to skin them! I talked to a guy a couple of years ago who said he didn't like to eat whitefish because the scales were choking him! Seriously! You can fry, bake or boil them. Boiled they taste like mock-lobster when dipped in garlic butter! Smoking them is also very popular and one of my favorite ways to eat them too!
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