Northern Pike
05-21-2013, 10:07 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Northern Pike
My first northern Pike I caught yesterday...it was 23 inches long and was tagged by Idaho fish and game...this one didn't fight much but I knew it was decent sized. maybe someday I'll catch a bigger one. I think they are a beautiful fish. they look like they are related to Gar. My wife caught one but it was a lot smaller and we didn't keep that one.
I had one on the line 20+ years ago but I didn't have a steel leader and it popped my line...I never did get to see how big it was...
I had one on the line 20+ years ago but I didn't have a steel leader and it popped my line...I never did get to see how big it was...
05-21-2013, 10:26 AM
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05-21-2013, 10:29 AM
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They can just a little boney if they aren't filleted well, but it sounds like you got it.
05-21-2013, 11:36 AM
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Im always up for trying a new (to me) fish. I did see some bones but I'll pick them out. I prob got 4 good fillets out of it...a little over a 1/2 inch thick on the thickest part. I cant wait to try it out.
05-21-2013, 05:40 PM
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I have hear that you can pickle/can the pike fillet and after a while the bones will just dissolve. Now sure if it actually works, but I would love to try it sometime. It sounds like it would be a lot easier than picking around all of those bones.
05-21-2013, 06:16 PM
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I have heard similar...I have yet to try it though...
05-22-2013, 09:40 AM
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While I am not sure about your northerns. Here with Chain Pickeral (which is about the same) it is a lot of work to get those "y" bones all out. So what we do is fillet the fish and then make a criss cross pattern will a dull knife about a 1/4 inch apart. We do this to the whole length of the fillet.. We stop just before reaching the skin and skin it afterward. Some will alos soak them in milk after making that criss cross pattern. I am not fully convinced that the soaking with milk helps it though.
This will help to break the bones up so when you fry it the bones cook threw it.
This will help to break the bones up so when you fry it the bones cook threw it.
