Thread: How Many of you Guys Eat Bluegills??

Bluegill taste great. You have a video of how you handle the small ones for cooking and eating?

You'll have to come on the boat with me and film one Chris,lol.Better be quick,I'm a pig when it comes to eating bluegill.

Last week, my wife, 13 year old son and I ate 35 bluegill fillets for supper. I deep fry 5 fillets at a time the small electric deep fryer. They are great! I caught 20 nice 9/10" shellcrackers yesterday. I don't think we will be able to eat 35 of them. Maybe 20 or 25.

If I could eat 35 11 inch bluegills,I WOULD,lol.

Originally Posted by azslabber

If I could eat 35 11 inch bluegills,I WOULD,lol.

Let me clear this up. We ate 35 fillets = 17 1/2 bluegill. lol. My wife ate 36 frog legs one night (not 36 frogs). She was pregnant at the time, our son was born the next night!

Man its amazing how different people are on the other side of the country...Lol

Originally Posted by crappiecrazy

Let me clear this up. We ate 35 fillets = 17 1/2 bluegill. lol. My wife ate 36 frog legs one night (not 36 frogs). She was pregnant at the time, our son was born the next night!

I don't believe I would'a told that!:D You know she will hear about it and then... Well, I just wouldn't a told it. :D:D

We sometimes fry them whole and nibble the crispy part of the fins, then pull the dorsal and pectoral fins and flake the sides off with a fork. Even the small ones are easy to fillet. There is a great thread over on the bream forum on filleting.

I have one friend that eats them with grits and eggs for breakfast.

Sounds tasty to me.

After they are caught,we all put them in our mouthes the same,lol.

He was'nt hopping around too much,was he???lol