steve sparky Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 recently in spain i had some zander and it was bloody lovely better than cod .never had pike tho ,and thoughts on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I have eaten zander that I caught here, I don't really like fish much anyway, but it was really nice. Not tried pike, I believe it is muddy tasting and bony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Had zander here in the uk,as you say bloody lovey ,big chunks of cod like flesh,but better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev56 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Eaten pike, white meat very bony, needs salting another food that ' tastes like chicken' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Pike here too, very bony needs the cooked flesh flaking off to sort it from the small bones if I recall correctly. All freshwater fish wants soaking in salt to remove the muddy taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger525 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 had pike taste of mud lots of bones.cant beat cod lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpkiller Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 perch is supposed to be very nice and my grandfather always told me Tench is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillmouse Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 "like cotton wool soaked in muddy water and laced with pins" That's how I once heard Pike decribed. We paid all of our shooting rent for the outlying farms with Pike in Eire in the mid-80's. The older farmers always took a few pike and a bottle of Paddies for a years shooting rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybucket Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I had some spicy pike similar to fish cakes and I thought it was nice mind it could of been the spice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I had some spicy pike similar to fish cakes and I thought it was nice mind it could of been the spice Or horse ! sorry could not resist ! I put a post a while ago about eating pike & Izak Waltons recipe but soon got some grumpy comments from the catch & release boys ! perhaps they have not see this yet ? . I have eaten small I Pike I caught as boy & yes they are muddy & the flesh was white & chunky but in those days I knew nothing about salting them ! . I plan to try again on day if I am allowed that is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have had pike but as others have said very boney. Don't remember mine tasting muddy but it didn't taste all that much of anything. It was in a restarant in Austria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 both depend on were they are caught from pike from a clean clear river or loch etc are great, perch are even better but all freshwater fish like this are better left in the water than treated as cheap food. I wont return dead fish however, every now and then one goes belly up for good on being returned though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 like Kent said, it depends where you catch them. Back in the US pike, walleye (equivalent to zander), and perch are all common in the northern states and perch and walleye are considered the best tasting freshwater fish. Since they only live in clean water at home, they taste pretty good. Pike are also good and I've only eaten them from clean rocky bottomed lakes. Both walleye and perch you can fillet like a normal fish, but pike have a spare set of bones called 'Y' bones. If you fillet them like a normal fillet you'll have a line of bones running down the middle sticking at a 45 degree angle to the skin (aiming from front to back). You can either pull them with tweezers/pliars or just make two long cuts on either side of the bone and loose a small strip of meat (my preference). thanks rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Pike is bony, but taste OK and perch is very nice. It seems that most predator type fish are good to eat, perhaps its the bottom feeders that you need to avoid, but then catfish are very tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 i have had pike zander perch and chub i love all fish i have it at least 3 times a week mostly shop bought or fresh trout when in season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 used to eat em when i was at school in the 60,s,ate roach and perch as well as pike they all went down same way,a shop owner i gave em to baked em whole in the oven with belly stuffed an stiched up but never tried them that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Have eaten Pike.... Imagine eating a mud pie laced with twigs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Perch is very much like sea bream. Coarser then bass and with more flavour. Look out for Nile Perch at supermarkets. You can get decent sized fillets and it tastes lovely. I did a fish curry using it the other day - perfect flesh for the job. Just holds together enough for cooking then melts in your mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 In the Czech Republic, one Christmas, I was eating Carp; to the left of me, my female doctor friend was eating Perch; to the right of me, my friend Jiří was eating Pike (Štika) I had the tallest pile of bones at the end of the meal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Have eaten Pike.... Imagine eating a mud pie laced with twigs!! If its taken from a muddy hole that's what you can expect, commercially farmed carp for eating are purged and starved in clean well oxygenated water for the same reason, taken from a very clean clear lake or river were they have fed on salmoniods expect a totally different fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Or horse ! sorry could not resist ! I put a post a while ago about eating pike & Izak Waltons recipe but soon got some grumpy comments from the catch & release boys ! perhaps they have not see this yet ? . I have eaten small I Pike I caught as boy & yes they are muddy & the flesh was white & chunky but in those days I knew nothing about salting them ! . I plan to try again on day if I am allowed that is . its very popular with our continental friends, you could organise wildfowling / piking trips for them :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 cut your pike into decent sized fillets, debone with tweezers as best you can, soak for 12 hours in 1 pint of water with one wine glass of white wine vinager added, no salt, its bad for you, make up a batch of beer batter, dry and flour the fillets, dip in batter and deep fry in very hot oil, flesh is white and flaky, tastes great with no trace of the mud flavour, Batter is 1 cup of plain flour 1 cup of beer pinch of salt 1 egg white mix salt and flour, add beer and mix till smooth, add egg white and mix well, stand in fridge for 5 minutes to chill, discard any unused mix , will not keep. if you like your batter yellow, add a half teaspoon of paprika to the dry mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Cant under stand why the catch & release boys have not jumped in because they did when I mentioned eating pike !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 its very popular with our continental friends, you could organise wildfowling / piking trips for them :lol: Ha Ha Ha ! very funny ! Well If I did they would be most unhappy because I set strict bag limits ! lol. No pike here any way so I'm coming down to get one of yours !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Cant under stand why the catch & release boys have not jumped in because they did when I mentioned eating pike !!! Post a good barbel recipe up and sit back for the fireworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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