Cooking After Your Pike Fishing Trip

I don’t think there is anything more enjoyable than taking a weekend pike fishing trip. It is so enjoyable to be out on the lake with nature all around you, only to be disturbed by the tug on the other end of your fishing line.

Everyone who has gone pike fishing has similar memories, but the memories of your pike fishing trip do not have to end when you leave the water. Some of the best memories that I have are of the meal the night of the trip. Just the sheer enjoyment of eating something that you caught earlier that day, and sharing it with your good friends over good conversation. It is memories like this that can stick with you a whole lifetime.

So to help you out with ending your pike fishing trips on a memorable note I have put together a collection of several different pike recipes. I hope you all enjoy!

Barbeque Northern Pike Recipe

Here is what you need:

*1/4 Cup barbeque sauce.
*fresh rosmary, marjora, and basil.
*4 cloves of garlic.
*1/4 Cup olive oil.
*2 lb northern pike.
*Salt and pepper to taste.

First chop the fresh herbs and garlic. Then place all the ingredients (including the pike) in a plastic bag. Then allow the pike to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Then barbeque the pike along using the remaining liquid in the plastic bag to baste the fish every few minutes. I would cook the fish for about 5 minutes on each side. Then just serve with fresh cut lemon wedges and a little parsley for decoration.

Northern Pike Recipe #2

Here is what you need:

* 3 pounds fresh walleye pike fillets
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/4 cup 2% milk
* 1 egg, beaten
* Cracker crumbs (30-40 crackers crumbled up)
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 2 tablespoons of fresh cut parsley
* 1/2 cup canola oil

First wash and pat dry all the pike fillets and then cut them up into single serving size pieces. Then in a mixing bowl, combine the flour and garlic powder, then set it to the side. In another mixing bowl, combine the milk and the beaten egg. Then in yet another bow, mix the crackers, Parmesan cheese and parsley together. Now you are ready to dust the pike fillets in the seasoned flour, dip them in the milk egg mixture, and then cover them in the cracker/cheese mix. When you are finished with this three step process set the pike fillets off to the side for 5-10 minutes before frying them.

Then in a large non-stick frying pan, heat the canola oil and fry the walleye pike fillets for 4-5 minutes on each side. Padding them with dry paper towels to remove any excess oil. Now they are already to serve with fresh cut lemon wedges or your favorite tartar sauce.