DrumKing Started It

A couple weeks ago that great fisherman from down river (Drumking) posted up a picture of a big old Walleye he caught from below Watts Bar Dam. And then, last week another dude down that way (M Blue Guy) posted up a tailgate full of said toothy critters. Good eating fish they are, and in both instances I thought to myself, about time to cook up a plateful of Walleye for supper. Now this summer I stuck my fair share of the them as I prefer to fish for them when it is warm, kinda of a weenie in this cold weather.
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A couple from the summer, that ended up in the freezer and tonight, on the plate.
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The usual suspects came together, Panko and Parmesan crusted the fillets and oven roasted veggies got an olive oil bath. Bacon crumbles were added to the Sprouts, just added a little extra flavor.
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Before a 400 degree bake, then after. Supper was on. Plated shot with a rice/edamame mixture, and the wife rolled in just in time.
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I prefer Panfish for the plate, but Baked Walleye is a favorite in this household. So thanks Drumking for posting the Walleye picture, I hope yours tasted as good as ours did tonight.


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Good looking vittles

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Good looking vittles

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Oh yeah, good eats!


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I know that was a tasty dish no doubt …..mmmm yum :highfive

Man, that looks good, thanks for the post and pics.

Looks amazing!!


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Prudy Purdy filets. I've never tried walleye does it taste like chicken:biggrin

Oh yeah!

Dang that looks good... those come from Cherokee?

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Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan

Dang that looks good... those come from Cherokee?

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Those were Deep Water Douglas fish from the summer. Last week the Walleye and Sauger both were being caught on Cherokee up in the river near the Hugh B Day Bridge that spans over the River right outside Rogersville.....However, the rains came and it is chocolate milk now and the toothy critters are who knows where??? Good eating, but I do like Panfish the best.


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That bridge isn’t super far from me but I have never fished it... I always heard it was a good place for white bass and crappie... or it used to be???

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Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan

That bridge isn’t super far from me but I have never fished it... I always heard it was a good place for white bass and crappie... or it used to be???

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Before the Steam plant closed down access to that area of the river, it was an excellent place to boat and bank fish for all species that swim in Cherokee, especially Walleye, Sauger, White Bass and Stripers. Basically, all of your river running (traveling Fish) would head up that way each Spring on their annual migratory attempt to spawn. Being landlocked by the upper spillway (Dam) the fish were and still are easy pickings in the right conditions at the right time of year. Now that most access is closed off, not as many people fish up there from the bank, and if you have a jet boat that area can be a virtual Candyland in the early Spring when other boats cannot access the area. I would ride up and down both sides of the river above and below the bridge and look for the people fishing from the banks and the boats, they will let you know where the fish are and the good spots to try.