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Re: tastiest fish!

#21 Post by brianbru »

john1 got there before me
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#22 Post by shamoo0804 »

http://www.fishing.co.uk/species_display.php3?id=9

Now, I didnt say they were native, just that I had caught (and eaten them :wink: ) in the wild
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#23 Post by shamoo0804 »

Now to throw a spanner in the works...............

Do you eat the skin on your fish :?:

I for one, love the skin, so long as its crispy.

If oven baking the fish ( take note eric :wink: ) , fry it skin side down first, then bake.
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#24 Post by nicefish »

shamoo0804 wrote:
wild rainbow trout!!! stockies


Errrrr :?


The best ones i have caught and tasted are the ones in Angling for all in Aughrim Wicklow great place for a spot of fly fishing :wink:
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Gurnard? I really didn't know that anyone ate them.

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#26 Post by concancook »

I would go with the gilthead bream,i only wish we got them on the east coast.baby clams are very tasty too.
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#27 Post by alannelson »

haddock thick chips and mushy peas hard to beat :)
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#28 Post by Tanglerat »

JOHN1 wrote:
shamoo0804 wrote:Hard to beat wild caught fresh rainbow trout,


i dont know anything about trout :wink:
but is there such a thing as a wild rainbow trout in ireland, are they not all in man made farms/ponds and not wild at all.


There is, I think, 3 lakes in Europe that have a self-sustaining wild rainbow trout population. One of which is in Ireland, in Donegal. I'm loathe to name it publically, because it's under some pressure nowadays and I wouldn't want to add to that.

So, it is possible to catch a wild rainbow trout in Ireland.
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#29 Post by Tanglerat »

Best fish - Black Bream, for taste and fighting ability.

I've never caught or tasted the Gilthead. Sea Trout is a good one, as is Gurnard. Turbot would be pipped to the pan by Brill. and let's not forget the humble Mackeral, if caught within the previous couple of hours. Wild Salmon steaks fried in the pan are great, as are whole herrings.

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Tanglerat wrote:
JOHN1 wrote:
shamoo0804 wrote:Hard to beat wild caught fresh rainbow trout,


i dont know anything about trout :wink:
but is there such a thing as a wild rainbow trout in ireland, are they not all in man made farms/ponds and not wild at all.


There is, I think, 3 lakes in Europe that have a self-sustaining wild rainbow trout population. One of which is in Ireland, in Donegal. I'm loathe to name it publically, because it's under some pressure nowadays and I wouldn't want to add to that.

So, it is possible to catch a wild rainbow trout in Ireland.


Would that be near Muckish by chance?
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#31 Post by shamoo0804 »

There is, I think, 3 lakes in Europe that have a self-sustaining wild rainbow trout population.


And rivers :?:
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#32 Post by Tanglerat »

shamoo0804 wrote:
There is, I think, 3 lakes in Europe that have a self-sustaining wild rainbow trout population.


And rivers :?:



Perhaps I should have said places, because I don't really know what the other 2 European waters are. :D


Eth wrote:Would that be near Muckish by chance?


If I'm thinking about the same place you are, and I know no other Rainbow waters near Muckish, then No, those fish definitely aren't breeding themselves.
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#33 Post by rustyhookthomas »

Tanglerat wrote:
shamoo0804 wrote:
There is, I think, 3 lakes in Europe that have a self-sustaining wild rainbow trout population.


And rivers :?:



Perhaps I should have said places, because I don't really know what the other 2 European waters are. :D


Eth wrote:Would that be near Muckish by chance?


If I'm thinking about the same place you are, and I know no other Rainbow waters near Muckish, then No, those fish definitely aren't breeding themselves.


caught rainbows for years and the odd brown, in woodenbridge, aughrim and avoca rivers!
back in the "80s, farm escapees i reckon but in the rivers no less!
really wanna fish there again.

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#34 Post by youngrod »

JOHN1 wrote:
shamoo0804 wrote:Hard to beat wild caught fresh rainbow trout,

i dont know anything about trout :wink:
but is there such a thing as a wild rainbow trout in ireland, are they not all in man made farms/ponds and not wild at all.

there is lots of rainbows in my locacl river the fish farm up stream throughs the damaged ones in and as a result of this there is no brownies any more :evil:
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#35 Post by eric »

Eth wrote:Gurnard? I really didn't know that anyone ate them.

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really really nice fish as well, mate
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#36 Post by dbrock »

forgot ling to, there really nice to
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#37 Post by croppyboy »

Not the biggest fish eater but have started to eat some in the last year i like cod haddock and whitting.
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#38 Post by kenf41 »

has to be bass with hake a close second
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#39 Post by bigsod »

I think bass with the skin on and crispy is hard to beat, with cod and haddock also high on my list
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#40 Post by alby »

Fresh Lemon Sole shallow fried, topped with lemon juice. Serve with chips & salad. (Kehoe's pub in Kilmore Quay do an amazing sole - 4 fillets in a portion - the best fish I've ever had :wink: )

"Dommo's" Cork Harbour Ling, Filleted, baked next day in tin foil with cherry tomatoes. Superb!!

Lobster is overrated I reckon, but whole Langostines (Dublin bay prawns are fantastic, really sweet).

Dab is another amazing fish, really simple, cut head off extract guts, pan fry for a minute each side, squeeze of lemon!!!
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