Surprisingly enough, after many trips into the BWCA and seemingly thousands of hours fishing over the last several decades, my experience catching whitefish only surfaced last summer. On the multiple occasions I caught them, they most certainly were not my target. My paddle partner and I were impressed by their slime and let them go to be caught another day.

In hindsight, and on one trout-less trip, I am curious if we should have filet them out and had them for dinner. How should they be prepared for campfire cooking? Or are they best left for the smoker?

Thanks,
Mac

If you are talking about Lake Whitefish, they're one of the best eating fish out there. You can fry them, bake them, poach them. People endure open boats in November to net them, so yes they are good eating.

marsonite: "If you are talking about Lake Whitefish, they're one of the best eating fish out there. You can fry them, bake them, poach them. People endure open boats in November to net them, so yes they are good eating. "

Oh yeah, whitefish fillet baked on a split and charred cedar plank!

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