04-21-2011, 06:44 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Walleyes are some of the finest eating fish available...large or small. Contrary to what some folks would have you believe, the large ones do not develop soft flesh or bad taste. They just have thicker fillets and need to be handled and cooked differently to maximize their edibility.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]People who claim that they don't like fish...or claim that a certain species tastes bad...are usually not proficient at properly caring for the fish before cooking and don't know their way around a fish kitchen very well. You can make almost any fish palatable if you take care of it and cook it in the best way for the fish you are cooking.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Granted, there are fish from individual waters that develop "off" flavors...no matter how you fix them. But the big walleyes of Utah Lake are superb table fare. The only times I have seen them in anything other than beautiful eating condition is when they have been stressed for an extended period of time due to low water or warm water...or being starved due to lack of food. That will affect any fish of any species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have watched the commercial netting operation on Utah Lake and have seen hauls that had as many walleye as carp in the nets. And the walleye are all big, fat and healthy. No need for bleeding heart conservation...just to save pregnant females. If anything the lake could probably stand a much greater harvest.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]People who claim that they don't like fish...or claim that a certain species tastes bad...are usually not proficient at properly caring for the fish before cooking and don't know their way around a fish kitchen very well. You can make almost any fish palatable if you take care of it and cook it in the best way for the fish you are cooking.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Granted, there are fish from individual waters that develop "off" flavors...no matter how you fix them. But the big walleyes of Utah Lake are superb table fare. The only times I have seen them in anything other than beautiful eating condition is when they have been stressed for an extended period of time due to low water or warm water...or being starved due to lack of food. That will affect any fish of any species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have watched the commercial netting operation on Utah Lake and have seen hauls that had as many walleye as carp in the nets. And the walleye are all big, fat and healthy. No need for bleeding heart conservation...just to save pregnant females. If anything the lake could probably stand a much greater harvest.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Ever eaten walleye?[/#0000ff]
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