The Fight Was On!!

Yesterday, we went to a local watering hole - we were armed the old fashion way with 10 foot rods, crickets, and small corks. We were ready to do battle with the shell crackers. As thick as the lily pad stems were - it did make it challenging. Guess what, that is where those bad boys live. Last night, my daughter-in-law which is an average to small little lady and can flat out eat some crappie fillets - she asked if those fish were as good as crappie and my son said pretty quick - dad has fixed those several times and you just thought they were crappie. Yes they are good. Memorial Day we are going to have family and friends over which will include a menu of bream and crappie fillets, and some whole bream, BBQ ribs, red beans and rice, french fries, coleslaw and hushpuppies. I would imagine my wife and daughter-in-law will come up with some really good desserts. Everybody enjoy your upcoming holiday weekend.

Pretty fish and tasty

Bet that was a blast Richard! Those are some pigs! Thanks for the post and pics! Hope you and your family have a great holiday!

Tiger fish. Corn meal soakers. Fun and fattening.

Great stuff.

I know where I'm going to eat:biggrin. Great pics.

Sounds about as good as it gets.

my favorite fish to eat

Them some good uns

Those pics make me want to take up bream fishing again, Richard! Those are some dang gooduns!

nice fish congrats

Box o red ear!!! Good job

Nothing like a chest full of them big daddies...that's a heckuva weekend you have lined up..:ThumbsUp

Those are great looking and will taste as good. It is always good to have a plan.

Nice catch. Would love to get into a bunch of red ear.

Those are some nice red ears! You , Pat and Sandy have a great holiday.

I need to ask a stupid question, only stupid because I dont know the answer. How do you fillet a Bream, they are so full of bones, I am just wondering, I have never done it before. They are mighty good eating though!!!!

Same way you fiillet a Crappie. Cut straight in behind the gill plate,turn the blade and cut along spine, through the ribs to the tail. Flip the fillet and remove the skin and cut out the ribs. Some people like to scale the skin before filleting and keep it on the fillet. Pan fry the fillet with the skin side down. Or for the smaller ones, cut off the head, scale, gut and cook whole. The meat comes right off the bone.

Nice Big Brimies RL

My uncles always called them "government bream." We call them redears. Whatever name you call them, they are a blast to catch. A friend of mine always says you have to get "down and dirty" when you"re going after them bulldogs! Good eating too. Looks like big time fun. GTT

The Grown men called them "Government Improved" bream when I was a kid.

Good uns! Bet that was a blast!

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Originally Posted by Cmj

Same way you fiillet a Crappie. Cut straight in behind the gill plate,turn the blade and cut along spine, through the ribs to the tail. Flip the fillet and remove the skin and cut out the ribs. Some people like to scale the skin before filleting and keep it on the fillet. Pan fry the fillet with the skin side down. Or for the smaller ones, cut off the head, scale, gut and cook whole. The meat comes right off the bone.

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I fillet Bream just like Crappie too but never cut through ribs but around them. Wendsday I filleted another 36 Bluegills I caught on a local water supply lake. Good eating fish .