Thread: Lake Wright Patman

Go to Douglasville turn north on hwy.8 cross the upper end of lake
there is a ramp on right .go up the river and fish the tops.Have been
good ,haven't been in about 3 weeks. you will need a gps as there are
many things that look the same at the ramp,easy to get turned around.
Good luck .

Originally Posted by olduckhunter

dp, scale the pickerel and or buffalo fish. we called it fleecing the buffalo. fillet it but cut the fillet off at the tail and leave the skin on. cut the rib cage out and lay the fillet skin side down on the cuttin' board. cut the meat across the fillet all the way to the skin but not through the skin. do this all up and down the fillet every 1/4 inch. you can feel the knife cuttin' the "y" bones in the fillet. when you fry them that will cook the bones to where you eat bones and all. we called the fillets pig turds because they would roll up when frying like a pig turd. buffalo out of cold water can't be beat and the pickerel are wonderful. people cuss them and throw them back because they don't know how to clean them for cooking. hope this helps.

I will keep a couple next time and give this a try. The grand boy will get a kick out of eating pig turds.
DP