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Old 07-21-2017, 07:37 PM
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Are lake trout considered good eating?
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Old 07-21-2017, 07:42 PM
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They are awesome. The key is to trim off all the fat along the back, belly and right down the middle on the really fat ones. The fry or bake them.
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Old 07-21-2017, 07:42 PM
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Yup!
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Old 07-21-2017, 07:48 PM
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I like the smaller ones, less fat. Pan fry in butter and a little lemon dill seasoning.
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Old 07-21-2017, 08:11 PM
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Old 07-21-2017, 08:50 PM
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They are great when smoked.
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Old 07-21-2017, 09:05 PM
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A former flat mate of mine used to stuff with dressing. Best fish I've ever eaten.
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Cubed , shake and bake (original),peanut oil.
Served with beer.
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Old 07-21-2017, 10:43 PM
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I am not a big fan although turns out decent smoked. Too oily and mediocre texture fried imo. Not horrible but I prefer pike, walleye, perch and even trout.
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Old 07-21-2017, 10:59 PM
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The camp guys smoke them real nice, call them fishermans candy. I also don't mind them BBQd, can't remember what all goes in the glaze, but it is good. I eat a lot of canned lakers, over half my lunches in a week are canned trout wraps. So yes, they are really good to eat.
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Old 07-21-2017, 11:35 PM
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I enjoy lake trout more then I enjoy salmon, it is absolutely delicious!
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Old 07-22-2017, 05:24 AM
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I have deep fried them ,baked them in the oven and enjoyed them a lot .
Last season I just pan fried them until the outside turned crispy brown and added only salt and pepper....... And wow it was really good !
All these years I have been covering up the taste with flavoured batter etc .
Not any more ,just salt and pepper.
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Old 07-22-2017, 06:57 AM
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I am not a big fan although turns out decent smoked. Too oily and mediocre texture fried imo. Not horrible but I prefer pike, walleye, perch and even trout.
X2 - Have never ate a laker that was as good as the three above mentioned. After they are frozen the quality nose dives more.
Greasy fish, especially when they get bigger.
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Old 07-22-2017, 07:22 AM
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The small ones are a good eating fish. The larger ones are oily and have a lot of belly fat, these are the ones that get smoked. They are a char somtheynwont have the same type meat/flesh as a rainbow etc but at the end of the day if you prep it properly you got a good eating fish.
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Small ones are good (5lbs or less) if smoked. Very oily and rubbery like if bigger than that. Out in BC they are known as grey's and are considered like Suckers to you and I.

Much better table fair out there.
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Old 07-22-2017, 08:33 AM
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YES! A nice 5 pounder on the BBQ using a ceder plank is deadly. I've found they very from lake to lake. Some are more oily than others.
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Old 07-22-2017, 08:50 AM
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Yep, they vary. Some of our park lakes contain some of the tastiest lake trout ever. Must be the shrimp diet...so good.
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Old 07-22-2017, 08:57 AM
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I ate some small ones from Spray Lakes and some large ones
from Waterton Lake and didn't enjoy any of them. Fun to fish
for, but I would not keep any for a snack again.
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Old 07-22-2017, 10:03 AM
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They are delicious, my second favourite only to pickerel.
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Old 07-22-2017, 10:06 AM
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Are lake trout considered good eating?
They are great eating. Especially the 2-5 pounders. The flesh on the bigger ones and be a bit softer, which in turn goes a bit mushy when cooked.
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Old 07-22-2017, 10:56 AM
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I ate some small ones from Spray Lakes and some large ones
from Waterton Lake and didn't enjoy any of them. Fun to fish
for, but I would not keep any for a snack again.
Interesting, I find the ones from Spray Lakes excellent to eat.
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Old 07-22-2017, 06:59 PM
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Baked or BBQ for me. Butter, seasoning salt on the outside with butter, garlic, onions and capers on the inside. Wrap in foil and cook.
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I must have cooked mine wrong, after eating a decent sized legal one from Cold Lake I never went back and fished for them again. It was terrible.
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Old 07-22-2017, 08:49 PM
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Same story as the people that say pike are no good because they are full of bones. Learn how to fillet them and they are good as walleye or any other good tasting fish. Learn to remove the belly fat, brown fat layer on the back of the fillet and bones and this fish is as good as any.
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Old 07-23-2017, 01:05 PM
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Are lake trout considered good eating?
not good but not bad definitely something you should experience and decide for yourself. i enjoy the smaller ones and/or the smoked ones.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:21 PM
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As you can see opinions vary. It all comes down to personal preference. Some people like myself prefer firm mild white flesh and some people like the stronger tasting fish like salmon and trout.

Lakers are like an oilier version of salmon/trout so if you don't like stronger flavoured fish or oily fish then stay away.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:30 PM
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As you can see opinions vary. It all comes down to personal preference. Some people like myself prefer firm mild white flesh and some people like the stronger tasting fish like salmon and trout.

Lakers are like an oilier version of salmon/trout so if you don't like stronger flavoured fish or oily fish then stay away.
Prep has much to do with the taste on the table. Some large lakers are soft, but not all. In my experience it seems a female after the spawn has softer muscles compared to a male of the same size. But as far as the oily content in them, this can be greatly reduced if cleaned properly. My Dad hated lake trout until I cleaned some for him. We had a fish fry about a week ago and you couldn't tell the difference between the pike, walleye, or lake trout. After they were fried the lakers had a slight orange tinge to the meat, but that's about the only way you could tell the difference.

No arguing that there are different strokes for different folks though.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:45 PM
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Prep has much to do with the taste on the table. Some large lakers are soft, but not all. In my experience it seems a female after the spawn has softer muscles compared to a male of the same size. But as far as the oily content in them, this can be greatly reduced if cleaned properly. My Dad hated lake trout until I cleaned some for him. We had a fish fry about a week ago and you couldn't tell the difference between the pike, walleye, or lake trout. After they were fried the lakers had a slight orange tinge to the meat, but that's about the only way you could tell the difference.

No arguing that there are different strokes for different folks though.
What is the trick, cut the fillet off throw it out and replace with a walleye fillet? lol

I would be extremely impressed if you could even come close to tricking me between walleye and lake trout in a blindfolded taste test.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:48 PM
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Nope, never eat lake trout... they're oily and foul tasting.
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Old 07-23-2017, 02:56 PM
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What is the trick, cut the fillet off throw it out and replace with a walleye fillet? lol

I would be extremely impressed if you could even come close to tricking me between walleye and lake trout in a blindfolded taste test.
Like I said, if you know how to prepare them properly, you will have a hard time telling the difference. Next time you catch one of legal size try to clean it properly and cook it up. I've eaten enough of all three to know how much of a difference it will make.
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