Whities???

[Leaky33]

Ok,I have a problem, not serious but it's kind of bugging me. For some time I have been posting about the virtues of eating whities over slimmers. Now I think there is a lot of personnel taste involved but,------------? [:/]
Anyway, I have heard them as described as bony, strong tasting, taste like bait fish, taste like the red line on whippers, very fatty, trash fish, etc.. etc. To me it sounds like they are describing another fish??? Now, I'm not any kind of conosure of fish but I do have several acquanticies with delicate pallets and don't affirm any of the preceeding. I am truely !!! Am I up in the night? Are they just being polite (which I doubt knowing them) or is there something I just don't understand about this fish? Smell??? I havwno sense of smell, true statement. I do recognize they are soft in texture but strong, fatty, bad tasting, etc. --------- I don't get it. Is it some kind of prejudice I just don't get? [:/]
Give me some factual feed back if you have a mind to do so.
Just saw I posted on the general forum instead of the Utah forum. Am talking about the Rocky Mountain white fish found in our streams and lakes up here.
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[IndyFishing]

I've been fishing on the Weber River in UT once, we caught a bunch of these,actually about this same time of year. I think they are schooling fish as we got about 8 or more from one spot. You can't believe all of this about them tasting bad and stinking or what not.
People say they stink because one of the names for them is Shad Herring, so if it has the word "Shad" in there, it automaticallys stinks. We call these fish Mooneye here in Indiana, and take my word for it when I say that if you want a good fish to put in the smoker, this one is right up there with brownies and rainbows as well as any other cold water species.
They're just overlooked because they aren't so colorful as actual trout. Hope this helps!
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[tubeN2]

I used to catch White Fish all the time in ID and UT. They are really good eating. I do believe that anyone that is bad mouthing them has only heard from others that they are not good to eat.

Whities are much better on the grill or smoker and only have a few more bones than other fish but they are very delicious.

I usually like to fillet mine up or grill them whole.[cool]
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[Leaky33]

Hi Bud,long time - no hear.[]
Have another question. I have a forum member that insists these whities are high in fat. Now This may be, but when I eat em, they sure don't seem so. Anyway he has referred me to 2 different web sites that supposedly attest to this. My problem si when I look at these web sites I can't tell what white fish they are describing. The Web sites are up in the Michigan, Minnesota area (I think) and recognizing there are at least 6 different types of white fish (world wide) he may be talking Lake White Fisn from that area. What do you thin? Would there be a difference?
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[tubeN2]

A lot of the fat content would have to do with the diet of the fish and the amount of activity. All the Whitefish that I have caught have been in rivers. They are more active there and have a cleaner diet as opposed to a semi stagnant lake.

The other Whitefish I catch are the Pacific White Fish in the ocean. Those are some of the tastiest fish around. The used to use the Ocean Whitefish for virtually all of the fishsticks that were sold before they changed over to a different species.

I too have done studies on the many species around the world. Virtually all fish store any extra fats in the head and skin. As long as you are not eating the skin or head, then you are avoiding @95% of the fat content that the fish have. You will still benefit form the Omega 3 fatty acids which are good for you and help to fight the bad fat in your system.

Salmon, Steelhead and Trout are all high in these Omega 3s.[cool]
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[Leaky33]

Thanks bud.
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