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 Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Joined a couple of friends to do some silver mining this past weekend on Lake Michigan. We found some.  Attachments ----------------  IMG_1008.JPG (126KB - 160 downloads) IMG_1011.JPG (124KB - 164 downloads) IMG_1013.JPG (66KB - 189 downloads) IMG_1014.JPG (94KB - 160 downloads) IMG_1018.JPG (106KB - 172 downloads) IMG_1021.JPG (63KB - 172 downloads) IMG_1023.JPG (105KB - 159 downloads) IMG_1024.JPG (188KB - 170 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | You seen the fun. Here's part of the Cherry Wood smoked, Brown Sugar and Honey glazed reward. Edited by walleye express 9/13/2011 10:45 AM Attachments ---------------- IMG_1033.JPG (144KB - 164 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | We went out of Ludington Harbor. Almost ran into the Badger coming in from Wisconsin after dark in the fog. Then again the next morning in the fog when she went back out. Seems like we had a Badger bullseye on our boat. But that persistent NE wind pushed the warmer water out 16 miles and the close to shore waters were 46 degrees, making it foggy as hell up near shore both days. Got a trip booked with Trout Scout charters on the Big Manistee for this Saturday. I guided for 15 years on that and the Pere Marquette but never learned to three-way chug spawn back in the holes. So that's what we're going to try and learn to do this Saturday. I'll post the result Sunday Morning. | ||
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Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Had a couple of PM requests for my smoking recipe. The recipe works for any kind of fish, even walleye. I chunk the fish first in the sizes you see in the picture. Then layer them 1 chunk thick, skin side down in a 6 gallon pail. After each layer I salt them lightly (or to taste) with Kosher Course Salt. After all the fish are in the pail and layered with salt, I mix 1/2 pound of Brown Sugar and 5 table spoons of Honey into a gallon of warm water and mix throughly. Pour over fish and top off (if needed) with cold water to just cover all the chunks. Let soak for 24 hours. I also pour 1 quart of apple juice into the chip pan of my Brinkman Propane smoker then pour the Cherry Wood chips on top of the apple juice to about level with the edge of the pan. The smoker heat in the straight up "IDEAL" temperature zone of the brinkman will boil off the apple juice first, quickly cooking the fish through, yet keeping the fish moist, and then the chips will start to smoke. Usually by the time the chips have burned off, the fish is done. Usually 3 hours total time. It is delicious. Good luck. Edited by walleye express 9/15/2011 8:02 AM | ||
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Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Remember the horrifying account of Todd, Jeff, John and I almost running into the Badger coming out of Ludington harbor last Saturday night and then again Sunday Morning. I was pretty sure after that hair raiser few other things could tighten my sphincter to toothpick size again. But then came this morning and running full throttle up the Big Manistee river in Lances Jet boat, in fog so thick you could not see 10 yards in front of the boat. Of course I know that I could (and have) done that myself on the Pere Marquette River after years of fishing it and mentally knowing where all the obstacles are in the river. But when somebody else does it too me, I get a tad nervous. Anyway the Humble Pie began when we stopped and started tossing T-Stick Juniors. In that 1 1/2 hours while the fog burned off I went a miserable 1 for 6. loosing some real dandy's and finally landing a small 4 pound Jack. While Mark and Mark both landed fish in the 14 to 16 pound range. Later on though I shined through with the bobbers and skein and went 1 for 2 in the last hole we fished. Over all a 4 for 12 day. :sad: There were literally hundreds of fish in each hole we fished. We know because you could see them scoot out of the holes when we would move. But the river is so low and clear they are simply not hitting anything during the high sunlight periods. Pictures below. Attachments ---------------- IMG_1037.JPG (53KB - 162 downloads) IMG_1039.JPG (128KB - 174 downloads) IMG_1041.JPG (129KB - 151 downloads) IMG_1038.JPG (172KB - 150 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 2680 Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Thanks Johnny. Passionate is truly the word that has best described my feeling these last 54 years about fishing. I'm glad it shows through for you in my posts. Edited by walleye express 9/20/2011 1:46 PM | ||
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