I've got to get into the fridge quick! But before loggin off I forgot to mention that I've never done a hi Q breakfast out in a jet sled or driftboat. But back when I raft guided for a large outfitter on multi-day rafting/camping trips on the Rogue and Deshutes rivers we couldn't wait to wake up and have at the fresh buttermilk blueberry pancakes and grilled bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaarggggg - headin to the kitchennnnnnnnnnnnn! Later.

Just finished a big piece of Steelhead, Barbied, with alder chunks, basted in pineapple juice

LC, Why do some fish shrink up and some don't. If they are kept on ice can you eat them the same day??

RT, I got a chub for you, good buddy. Check your email for the defination of a "good buddy"

Bardo, Lets go Monday.

Fishhead5

I would think that shrinkage would either be related to fat content or moisture content.

Rapid Robert ......... So you are in Selah.. Well where do you fish and serve those 'neat' meals??

(PS) Your spelling is exquisite for this board and cooking at the same level.

Who's got time to cook lunch when fishing? Nothing beats having fresh caught summer steelhead on the river for dinner. (Well I haven't tried BBQ'd springer yet. Smoked springer is delicious.) Fillet it and remove the skin, put it in a gallon ziplock with Lawry's lemon pepper marinade for 1/2 hour, and put in foil and on the grill. Serve with hash browns and Santiam green beans cooked on the propane grill. I love to tailgate.

This is all too complicated. Nothing beats a dog with all the trimmings or a juicy burger on a cold day. I only bring the barbecue for still fishing. Trolling is just to difficult for the barbecue.

Have any of you ever used Mick's Peper Jelly on fish? They sell it at sportsman's shows and they have a reseller at the Pike Place Market. That is some of the best stuff for cooking. They make different flavors with varrying degrees of spiceness to them. I'll fry a piece of fish in a tiny bit of oil, put some salt, pepper, and garlic powder on it and when the fish is just about done, I'll spread some pepper jelly on it. My favorite flavors are ginger, garlic, and lime.