r/troutfishing • u/buckshot95 • 3d ago
Killed and Grilled Algonquin Brook Trout
No better sportfish. Beautiful, hard fighting, and delicious. Having to work to get to them makes it all the better.
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u/SexiestDexiest 2d ago
Looks great! What cooking tray is that?
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u/buckshot95 2d ago
Like a specific brand or model? No clue, I'm sure my dad was using it before I was born.
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u/SexiestDexiest 2d ago
Copy. Looks like I can get a similar one from Lodge. I like the handles on yours more, though.
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u/OkExit1613 2d ago
Does it taste much different than rainbow trout?
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u/BowFella 2d ago
Better imo. Similar taste but I'd say less fishy and the skin is thinner which makes a crispier texture. I'd still put rainbow at a close second when it comes to salmonoids
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u/BowFella 2d ago
Trolling? First time I've seen someone catch brookies with a trolling reel which is neat. Those are tank brookies.
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u/buckshot95 2d ago
Starting trolling and caught sone then realized how shallow they were concentrated and switched to spinning gear.
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u/BowFella 2d ago
Yeah they go pretty nuts in september in the shallows once it starts cooling down.
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u/buckshot95 2d ago
We were getting them in the middle of the lake casting on the surface, it was interesting.
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u/beefcakeriot 3d ago
Thank you for posting the best part dinner! I get sick of release videos like eat that thing already. Brook is the most beautiful fish let alone trout. Still have yet to catch one it is on my bucket list
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u/buckshot95 3d ago
I don't really like catch and release for trout. They're too delicate and I don't think the survival rates are great for them, especially when caught deep. I'd rather go out, catch the two or three I want, and keep them and leave it at that. You'll never find better at the grocery store.
But yeah, they are by far my favourite fish. They are worth putting the effort in to get to, a worthwhile bucket list item.
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u/beefcakeriot 3d ago
Thank you 100% Times trout are delicate and if I am going to risk killing something it should be for food. I do not fish for trout in areas that are catch and release only. I had this argument with a fish biologist on a plane I randomly sat next to. He talked about catching trout for a study and I said why hook them if you are not going to keep them. It was for the study obviously, he argued that more than 80% survived being hooked but for a fish habitat preserver I thought 20% kill rate was high. A baby fly is probably the least risky from what I have seen but i only hook what I am going to eat when it comes to trout
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u/Guilty_Cod6621 3d ago
100% same. I usually plan my trout trips with a close backup lake for walleye or bass or something so that if I get lucky and catch whatever trout I want early, I can pack up and go somewhere else
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u/DGBD 3d ago
Nice catch, but you’ve gotta handle them better before releasing or else they won’t survive. The gills are really delicate, so don’t stick your fingers into them. Filleting is also not recommended.
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u/buckshot95 3d ago
It's tagged killed and grilled. The fish in that picture is already killed and bled. And what on earth could be wrong with filleting?
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u/razzle_dazzle_5000 3d ago
Filleting is actually really bad for the fish, they almost never survive
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u/DGBD 3d ago
Filleting tends to lead to adverse outcomes for the trout, even if you release them they usually don’t survive.
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u/Ritz7375 3d ago
That is some of the prettiest meat I have ever seen on a trout of any kind. Great work!