And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A guy used to come fishing at my place in Wisconsin and was running off about a way he filleted Northerns that took care of the bones. I'd heard it before but by god he showed me something I hadn't seen, and it worked. Lose some of the meat getting the Y bones out, but when they're gone the fillet is perfect. I'd never been much on eating the snakes just because of the bones, but with the bone problem gone, Northerns are one of my favorites now.
The fish in the image is a Northern Pike (Esox lucius). It has a distinctive pattern of light markings on a darker body and sharp teeth, which are characteristic of this species.
Northern Pike, Grandpa used to can them (softened the bones). They were good fresh, bit too salty canned. Shore fishing using 6-10" smelt for bait. Twice had to chase my pole down the beach, when that pike hit and ran, once I was knee deep in the lake before I caught my pole. "And then the fight started!"
And bony
ReplyDeleteA guy used to come fishing at my place in Wisconsin and was running off about a way he filleted Northerns that took care of the bones. I'd heard it before but by god he showed me something I hadn't seen, and it worked. Lose some of the meat getting the Y bones out, but when they're gone the fillet is perfect.
DeleteI'd never been much on eating the snakes just because of the bones, but with the bone problem gone, Northerns are one of my favorites now.
And very slimy.
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ReplyDeleteDuck billed fish.
ReplyDeleteThe fish in the image is a Northern Pike (Esox lucius). It has a distinctive pattern of light markings on a darker body and sharp teeth, which are characteristic of this species.
ReplyDeleteNorthern Pike, Grandpa used to can them (softened the bones). They were good fresh, bit too salty canned. Shore fishing using 6-10" smelt for bait. Twice had to chase my pole down the beach, when that pike hit and ran, once I was knee deep in the lake before I caught my pole.
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Shore fishing with two poles can be very exciting and sometimes wet.
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