What's the best way to clean and cook perch? I'm thinking about going out to Lake Washington and trying to catch a few, and would like to know the best way to dress and prepare them.

Thanks!

I like to filet them and either deep fry them in beer batter or pan fry them and eat them as sandwiches.
Yum Yum

1 CATCH EM' ANYWHERE NEXT TO WEED LINE.
2 FILLET EM'
3 TAKE A PACK(S) OF SALTINE CRACKERS AND EITHER SMUSH THEM WITH A ROLLING PIN OR PUT THEM IN THE BLENDER TO MAKE CRUMBS.
4 MIX UP SOME EGGS AND MILK, LIKE YOU WERE MAKING SCRAMBLED EGGS. SEASON TO TASTE W/ GARLIC, PEPPER ETC.

5 DREDGE FILLETS IN EGG MIX, THEN IN CRACKER CRUMBS, REPEAT IF YOU WANT THICKER BREADING ON FILLETS,

DEEP FRY AT 375 DEGREES UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN, OR PAN FRY.

Plug cut and use for bait! Just kidding. Why fish for those leeeeetle guys when there are so many big guys available? Andy

HEY ANDY!

COME UP TO LAKE WASHINGTON SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND I'LL TAKE YOU OUT FOR SOME 1+LB., 12"PERCH. AND AS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, THERE GOOD PRACTICE FOR KIDS LIKE YOU, ESPECIALLY IF YOU CATCH 70-100 A NIGHT!

Hi Traut,

Did your brother tell you of our outing to Sekiu? We didn't catch many monsters, but we did take home 20 coho. Last weekend brother-in-law, my dad, myself and my son hunter got into the big silvers. Biggest was 15.8 pounds! Now that is a fish!

See you later, Andy

YO ANDY!

YEAH, I HEARD ALL ABOUT IT, MY BROTHER IS SORTA LIKE ME, AND DOESN'T LET THINGS LIKE FACTS OR TRUTH RUIN A GOOD STORY!

BTW, WAS OUT ON LABOR DAY NEAR CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN AND RAN INTO 2 HUGE BULL ELK, A LITTLE OUT OF BOW RANGE, BUT FUN TO SEE THEM ANYHOW.

Saw 7 cows and calves in my tag unit that opens up in October. I get to hunt ALL of October for a cow. This will be the first year I use a shotgun, firearms restriction area. Nice to hear the reports, and hey, STOP SHOUTING!

Andy

ANDY,

i'm not SHOUTING, i just can't see the little bitty type!